Summary:
ZIP code 60177 has six schools serving elementary through high school: four elementary schools, one middle school and one high school; five are in School District U-46, while Corron Elementary School is in St Charles CUSD 303. The schools show a wide range of results, so the area’s overall picture depends heavily on which school a family considers. Most notably, Corron’s elementary scores are far above the other listed schools and lift the four-school elementary averages above state results.
Corron Elementary School stands out at the top, with 84% proficient in all-grades ELA and 80% in math in 2025–26, compared with the next-highest results at Clinton Elementary School of 55% and 43%. Corron leads by 29 percentage points in ELA and 38 points in math, and is 28 points above the state in ELA and 41 points above in math. Among the U-46 elementary schools, Clinton leads in both subjects; the lowest results are split between Fox Meadow Elementary School, lowest in ELA at 52.1%, and Willard Elementary School, lowest in math at 36%. Kenyon Woods Middle School is above state in ELA and eighth-grade science but below in math. South Elgin High School is below state in all three 11th-grade ACT subjects, though its graduation rate is above state.
Elementary results improved on average from 2024–25 to 2025–26: the four-school average rose from 58% to 61% in ELA and from 46% to 50% in math. Changes were mixed by school: Clinton gained 8 points in ELA and 9 in math, while Fox Meadow fell 6 and 5 points. South Elgin High’s ACT proficiency declined in all three subjects, including 7 points in science. SchoolDigger rates Corron at the 95th percentile with five stars; the other schools range from the 37th to 51st percentiles. As context, 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 15% at Corron, 39% at Clinton, 37% at Fox Meadow and 55% at Willard; these figures describe the schools but do not explain their results. South Elgin High also has the highest chronic absenteeism, at 48%, versus 9% at Corron.
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