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Century Oaks Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1551^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Century Oaks Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 536 students in grades PK-6 in Elgin, Illinois. The school is part of the School District U-46, which is ranked 594 out of 811 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Century Oaks Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Illinois elementary schools over the past 10 years, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school struggles with significant achievement gaps across various student subgroups, with low proficiency rates on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams compared to state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 34.2% of students were proficient in ELA and 21.9% in Math, well below the state averages of 53.1% and 38.5% respectively. Additionally, Century Oaks has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 34.9% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as Highland Elementary, McKinley Elementary, and Harriet Gifford Elementary, also perform poorly and have similar low rankings and proficiency rates as Century Oaks, suggesting systemic challenges within the School District U-46. While Century Oaks struggles overall, there are a few bright spots, such as its 6th-grade ELA proficiency rate of 50.9% in 2024-2025, which was higher than the district and state averages.

542

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,995

Per pupil spending ?

74%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1235 Braeburn Dr
Elgin, IL 60123-1458

(847) 888-5180

District: School District U-46

Students who attend Century Oaks Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Kimball Middle School
High:	Larkin High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.4%

White:

10.9%

African American:

9.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (22% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg35%

Illinois avg44%

1,551^st of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th of 38Elementary Schools in the School District U-46

594^th of 811School District U-46 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	1551 of 2056	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	1641 of 2067	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	1745 of 2077	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	1614 of 2082	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	1342 of 1948	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.3	1777 of 2086	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	1737 of 2037	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.3	1705 of 2044	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.9	1721 of 2046	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.2	1587 of 2052	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.1	1778 of 2093	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.8	1828 of 2167	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.0	1783 of 2166	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.3	1958 of 2147	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	24.6	1741 of 2139	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.5	1651 of 2120	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.8	1404 of 2092	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.3	1379 of 2095	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.3	1457 of 2086	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	27.3	1635 of 2022	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.1	1580 of 2030	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	54.2	1130 of 2020	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	21.5	610 of 655	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	597 of 692	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.5	343 of 684	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.4	422 of 711	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	492 of 698	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	465 of 1049	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	305 of 886	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.4	730 of 907	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	528 of 788	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	536 of 826	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	376 of 788	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.0	431 of 768	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.4	156 of 537	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	29.3	626 of 743	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	574 of 718	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	1551 of 1942	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	1585 of 1942	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	1564 of 1957	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1529 of 1970	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	1159 of 1680	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.7	1750 of 2019	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	1643 of 1964	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	720 of 982	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	693 of 959	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	838 of 970	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	719 of 954	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.0	445 of 742	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.3	810 of 955	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	875 of 938	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	1347 of 1800	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	1458 of 1793	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	1534 of 1808	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	1393 of 1763	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.0	811 of 1514	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	1406 of 1816	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	1600 of 1765	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	1333 of 1947	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.7	1493 of 1959	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	1749 of 1984	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	1500 of 1977	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	1362 of 1707	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1665 of 2019	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	1712 of 1972	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	751 of 1292	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	641 of 1195	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.5	1046 of 1156	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	855 of 1113	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	755 of 1194	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	1339 of 1389	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	1139 of 1463	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2025)56th percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2024)7th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-19 vs state

Mathematics22%-17 vs state

Science11%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Century Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1235 Braeburn Dr	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5180	542	31	17.5	74.0%	59 (10.9%)	51 (9.4%)	398 (73.4%)	17 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	25.4	1551^st of 2056 public elementary schools	24.6%		21.5	1641^st of 2067 public elementary schools	20.6%	90	11.3		32.9	25.0	32.1	50.9			34.2	24.1	19.7	17.0	26.4			21.9	98.5	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.3	98.3	98.8	14.9	$17,995	$1,561	$16,434
Creekside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	655 N Airlite St	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 289-6270	469	34	13.9	62.5%	70 (14.9%)	37 (7.9%)	322 (68.7%)	14 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	27.1	1505^th of 2056 public elementary schools	26.8%		17.4	1756^th of 2067 public elementary schools	15.0%	251	19.0		41.4	28.8	41.9	32.2			36.4	43.1	17.6	14.3	16.9			22.9	96.9	96.5	96.5	96.5	99.6	96.5	96.7	10.9	$18,466	$1,554	$16,912
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	190 N Melrose Ave	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5280	616	38	16.0	77.1%	39 (6.3%)	56 (9.1%)	480 (77.9%)	4 (0.6%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	18	1717^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.5%		27.1	1482^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	28.3%	235	12.7		20.5	30.4	20.3	26.4			24.2	31.4	21.0	16.5	15.3			21.4	98.7	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.4	98.9	98.9	14.8	$18,014	$1,693	$16,320
Sleepy Hollow Elementary School	Public	K-5	898 Glen Oak Dr	Sleepy Hollow	60118	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	No	No	(224) 484-4900	424	30	13.9	43.9%	201 (47.4%)	29 (6.8%)	139 (32.8%)	32 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	76.5	470^th of 2056 public elementary schools	77.1%		78.2	411^th of 2067 public elementary schools	80.1%	59	50.8		75.0	54.4	60.0				62.7	78.3	59.7	46.9				61.3	92.3	94.3	94.3	94.3		93.0	94.8		$17,286	$457	$16,829
McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-6	258 Lovell St	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5262	395	25	15.6	77.5%	28 (7.1%)	11 (2.8%)	346 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	17.3	1737^th of 2056 public elementary schools	15.5%		20.3	1674^th of 2067 public elementary schools	19.0%	63	12.2		26.3	31.5	29.3	16.7			25.5	33.3	25.5	7.3	5.0			18.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	11.8	$18,061	$1,805	$16,256
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	819 W Chicago St	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5270	446	25	17.6	72.2%	41 (9.2%)	56 (12.6%)	327 (73.3%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	29.1	1456^th of 2056 public elementary schools	29.2%		25.8	1517^th of 2067 public elementary schools	26.6%	61	30.6		31.3	17.9	46.9	43.6			34.6	31.9	12.5	30.6	16.4			22.2	97.2	97.5	97.5	97.5	100.0	95.6	96.4	15.2	$17,313	$1,818	$15,496
Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	80 N Airlite St	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5282	509	30	16.9	68.0%	62 (12.2%)	22 (4.3%)	401 (78.8%)	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	29.2	1453^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	29.3%		30.2	1394^th of 2067 public elementary schools	32.6%	59	16.7		34.5	44.3	40.7	14.3			33.6	38.2	43.3	18.5	10.7			28.0	97.1	96.7	96.7	96.7	97.6	96.4	97.1	11.8	$17,382	$1,689	$15,693
Coleman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1220 Dundee Ave	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5190	641	37	17.1	70.2%	46 (7.2%)	14 (2.2%)	548 (85.5%)	5 (0.8%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	20.5	1659^th of 2056 public elementary schools	19.3%		17.1	1766^th of 2067 public elementary schools	14.6%	107	23.1		17.5	27.5	39.7	31.0			29.0	25.9	23.2	15.4	11.5			18.7	98.6	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.6	98.7	98.4	16.4	$16,818	$1,859	$14,959
Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1600 Dundee Ave	Elgin	60120	Kane County	Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 883-5013	499	33	15.0	46.5%	135 (27.1%)	64 (12.8%)	229 (45.9%)	40 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.6%)	44.5	1119^th of 2056 public elementary schools	45.6%		38.7	1183^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	42.8%	64	42.9	36.7	45.3	40.7	50.0	42.9	53.6	58.8	48.4	35.3	30.2	35.7	28.6	34.0	18.8	30.6									$14,788	$539	$14,249
Harriet Gifford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	240 S Clifton Ave	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5195	460	29	16.1	79.1%	21 (4.6%)	98 (21.3%)	325 (70.7%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	19.9	1671^st of 2056 public elementary schools	18.7%		25.5	1528^th of 2067 public elementary schools	26.1%	143	19.7		10.4	21.8	25.8	43.6			25.9	18.8	27.3	21.0	12.7			20.0	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	11.7	$17,926	$1,783	$16,144

Frequently Asked Questions about Century Oaks Elementary School

How many students attend Century Oaks Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 542 students attended Century Oaks Elementary School.

Is Century Oaks Elementary School a good school?

Century Oaks Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.6% of Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Century Oaks Elementary School?

Students at Century Oaks Elementary School are 73% Hispanic, 11% White, 9% African American, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Century Oaks Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Century Oaks Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kimball Middle School
High : Larkin High School

What district is Century Oaks Elementary School in?

School District U-46

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