Photo: SounderBruce · CC BY-SA 4.0Elgin Township’s public schools
School District U-46 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elgin Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2021, when 100% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Elgin Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
3 of Elgin Township’s 22 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Kenyon Woods Middle School places highest (better than 86%); Ronald D O Neal lowest (0%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
15 elementary schools serve Elgin Township, graded from D− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then five middle schools and two high schools: South Elgin High School and Larkin High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Elgin Township, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Elgin Township · depends on your address
South Elgin High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,665 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in South Elgin
Larkin High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,174 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Elgin
10th grade in Elgin Township · depends on your address
South Elgin High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,665 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in South Elgin
Larkin High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,174 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Elgin
11th grade in Elgin Township · depends on your address
South Elgin High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,665 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in South Elgin
Larkin High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,174 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Elgin
12th grade in Elgin Township · depends on your address
South Elgin High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,665 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in South Elgin
Larkin High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,174 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Elgin
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the School District U-46.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Elgin Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Elgin Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Elgin Township | — | School District U-46 |
| St. Charles | A | St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 |
| Plato | A | Central Community Unit School District 301 |
| Elgin (city) | C+ | School District U-46 |
| Dundee | B+ | Community Unit School District 300 |
| South Elgin | B | School District U-46 PK–12 · St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 PK–12 |
| Hanover | C+ | School District U-46 |
| Rutland | A− | Community Unit School District 300 PK–12 · Huntley Consolidated School District 158 PK–12 |
3 of the 7 neighbors share School District U-46 with Elgin Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Elgin Township
33 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 5 public programs with fewer than 25 students (New Beginnings Regnl Safe Sch Pgm, DREAM Academy, Central School Program, Dream Academy and Illinois Park Elem School).
Questions about Elgin Township’s schools
Are Elgin Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Elgin Township. School District U-46 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elgin Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 22 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Elgin Township in?
School District U-46.
Where do Elgin Township kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: South Elgin High School and Larkin High School.
Are there private schools in Elgin Township?
Yes: Harvest Christian Academy (grades PK–12, 501 students), Westminster Christian School (grades PK–12, 313 students), St. Edward Central Catholic High School (grades 9–12, 207 students), Elgin Academy (grades PK–12, 182 students), St. Thomas More Elementary School (grades PK–8, 166 students), St. Mary School (grades PK–8, 117 students), St. Edward Catholic Preparatory Academy (grades PK–8, 103 students), Parkland Preparatory Academy (grades 1–12, 96 students), Summit School (grades 1–12, 53 students) and St. John's Lutheran School (grades PK–1, 16 students).
Parents talk
What Elgin Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Elgin Township → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.