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Harriet Gifford Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

1512^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Harriet Gifford Elementary School serves 460 students in kindergarten through grade 6 in Elgin, Illinois, and is part of School District U-46. The most important concern is that 2025–26 proficiency was below district, state, and nearby-school averages in both main subjects: ELA was 30%, compared with 46% districtwide, 56% statewide, and 34% at nearby schools; math was 20%, versus 32%, 40%, and 25%, respectively.

Among the tested areas, sixth-grade ELA is a relative bright spot: 50.7% were proficient, just 0.2 percentage point below the district’s 50.9%, and only two nearby schools with reported results were higher. Third-grade ELA was much weaker at 16%, trailing the district by 24 points and the state by 32; it was also below every nearby school with a reported score. Fifth-grade science was 22%, compared with 35% for the district, 48% for the state, and 27% across nearby schools with reported results. Some grade-level scores were suppressed, so conclusions about those grades are not possible.

ELA has improved over three years, rising from 19% in 2023–24 to 30% in 2025–26, though it remains well below the state; math rose from 15% to 20% overall, then slipped slightly in the latest year as its state gap widened from 14 to 20 points. SchoolDigger ranks Harriet 1,512th of 1,737 statewide, in the 13th percentile, with 1 star. Its 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 16.1, about the nearby-school average of 16.1. In 2024–25, 79% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with a 69% nearby-school average. SchoolDigger subgroup rankings differ notably: Low Socio Economic Status Students ranked at the 36th percentile in 2025–26, above the school’s overall 13th percentile, while Special Education Students’ percentile fell from 38 in 2022–23 to 1 in 2024–25. Chronic absenteeism declined from 37% in 2022–23 to 28% in 2025–26, but remained above the state’s 24% and nearby average of 25%.

460

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,077

Per pupil spending ?

79.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

98.1%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

240 S Clifton Ave
Elgin, IL 60123-7151

(847) 888-5195

District: School District U-46

Students who attend Harriet Gifford Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Abbott Middle School
High:	Larkin High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.7%

African American:

21.3%

White:

4.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (24% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg38%

Illinois avg48%

1,512^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

604^th of 738School 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
2026	14.4	1512 of 1737	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	1671 of 2056	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	1528 of 2067	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	1830 of 2077	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	1903 of 2082	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	1661 of 1948	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	1772 of 2086	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	1807 of 2037	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.1	1843 of 2044	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.1	1744 of 2046	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.9	1596 of 2052	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.3	1349 of 2093	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.7	1485 of 2167	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.4	1523 of 2166	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.6	1478 of 2147	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.2	1440 of 2139	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.5	1498 of 2120	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	49.7	1270 of 2092	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.4	1023 of 2095	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.4	1008 of 2086	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.7	1080 of 2022	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	31.0	1566 of 2030	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	26.3	1593 of 2020	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	428 of 688	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.9	606 of 655	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	656 of 711	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	690 of 698	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	1021 of 1049	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	828 of 886	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	551 of 907	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	410 of 788	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.3	184 of 826	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	39.2	458 of 788	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	639 of 768	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	308 of 537	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	550 of 743	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	454 of 718	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	1596 of 1942	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	1457 of 1942	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	1827 of 1957	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	1874 of 1970	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	1571 of 1680	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1817 of 2019	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	1809 of 1964	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	369 of 536	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.9	689 of 982	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.9	520 of 959	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.9	888 of 970	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	927 of 954	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	640 of 742	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	791 of 955	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	812 of 938	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	640 of 1001	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.4	1463 of 1800	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	1266 of 1793	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	1586 of 1808	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	1537 of 1763	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	1187 of 1514	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	1525 of 1816	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	1585 of 1765	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	14.9	1142 of 1311	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.7	1567 of 1947	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	1405 of 1959	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1538 of 1984	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	1696 of 1977	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	1387 of 1707	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	1464 of 2019	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	1553 of 1972	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	1273 of 1292	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	1058 of 1195	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	712 of 1156	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	510 of 1113	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.7	490 of 640	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	809 of 1194	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	528 of 763	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2026)31st percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2026)13th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)3rd percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts30%-26 vs state

Science22%-25 vs state

Mathematics20%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)	IAR English Language Arts (2026)					IAR Mathematics (2026)					Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th 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 All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Harriet Gifford Elementary School	Public	K-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%)	14.4	1512^th of 1737 public elementary schools	13.0%		19.9	1671^st of 2056 public elementary schools	18.7%	159	22.2	16.2		33.3	50.7	30.0	33.8			23.9	19.7	98.1%		$20,077	$1,322	$18,755
Highland Elementary School	Public	K-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%)	6.1	1680^th of 1737 public elementary schools	3.3%		18	1717^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.5%	37	13.8	26.1	25.6	21.8	22.4	23.8	34.3	13.4			15.5	91.5%		$19,100	$1,297	$17,803
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-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%)	19	1405^th of 1737 public elementary schools	19.1%		29.1	1456^th of 2056 public elementary schools	29.2%	51		29.4	28.6	25.0	55.1	34.1	27.5			36.7	21.2	95.8%		$20,676	$1,232	$19,444
Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	K-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%)	13.9	1522^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	12.4%		29.2	1453^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	29.3%	69	15.9	23.1	48.1	28.6	20.0	29.6	24.6	40.4	27.0		26.1	95.5%		$19,183	$1,104	$18,079
Lowrie Elementary School	Public	K-6	264 Oak St	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5260	397	22	17.8	75.8%	18 (4.5%)	25 (6.3%)	341 (85.9%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	5	1704^th of 1737 public elementary schools	1.9%		11.9	1877^th of 2056 public elementary schools	8.7%	173		26.7		21.6	23.5	22.6	18.0				12.9	97.9%		$20,098	$1,777	$18,321
Creekside Elementary	Public	K-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%)	18.9	1408^th of 1737 public elementary schools	18.9%		27.1	1505^th of 2056 public elementary schools	26.8%	97	25.5	28.8	40.7	32.7	33.3	34.1	61.5	30.5		15.9	30.1	95.4%		$21,470	$1,151	$20,319
Fox Meadow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1275 Jenna Dr	South Elgin	60177	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 888-7182	577	32	18.0	37.1%	213 (36.9%)	30 (5.2%)	252 (43.7%)	40 (6.9%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.1%)	39.9	1012^th of 1737 public elementary schools	41.7%		62.2	760^th of 2056 public elementary schools	63.0%	252	49.3	39.1	52.1	65.2	55.3	52.1	56.5	41.1	31.9	26.6	39.3	97.3%		$21,316	$475	$20,842
Channing Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-6	63 S Channing St	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5185	491	32	15.1	83.5%	21 (4.3%)	32 (6.5%)	418 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	6.9	1663^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	4.3%		12.3	1865^th of 2056 public elementary schools	9.3%	202		27.6	25.7	23.3		23.5	25.9				15.8	95.8%		$21,020	$1,496	$19,524
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%)	9.7	1609^th of 1737 public elementary schools	7.4%		17.3	1737^th of 2056 public elementary schools	15.5%	128	23.2	26.3	27.6	35.7	35.0	30.8	28.1		21.4		21.9	97.6%		$21,666	$1,647	$20,019
Ronald D O Neal	Public	K-6	510 Franklin Blvd	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5266	445	30	14.9	80.4%	27 (6.1%)	20 (4.5%)	388 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	20.4	1373^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	21.0%		24.2	1574^th of 2056 public elementary schools	23.4%	201		40.0	42.2	22.2	33.3	35.4	51.7	28.1			26.9	98.3%		$20,635	$1,435	$19,201

Frequently Asked Questions about Harriet Gifford Elementary School

How many students attend Harriet Gifford Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended Harriet Gifford Elementary School.

Is Harriet Gifford Elementary School a good school?

Harriet Gifford Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

What district is Harriet Gifford Elementary School in?

School District U-46

What is the racial makeup of Harriet Gifford Elementary School?

Students at Harriet Gifford Elementary School are 71% Hispanic, 21% African American, 5% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Harriet Gifford Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Harriet Gifford Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Abbott Middle School
High : Larkin High School

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