South Elgin High School
760 East Main St South Elgin IL, 60177, Kane County Phone: 847-289-3760 Ranking:  (305 out of 666, top 46%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: School District U-46 Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 147 | 154 | 138 | 132 | 142 | 131 | 97 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,743 | 2,672 | 2,682 | 2,718 | 2,568 | 2,438 | 2,157 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 811 | 29.6% | 713 | 26.7% | 688 | 25.7% | 758 | 27.9% | 748 | 29.1% | 697 | 28.6% | 652 | 30.2% |
| Grade 10: | 641 | 23.4% | 649 | 24.3% | 674 | 25.1% | 691 | 25.4% | 668 | 26.0% | 617 | 25.3% | 567 | 26.3% |
| Grade 11: | 656 | 23.9% | 662 | 24.8% | 681 | 25.4% | 656 | 24.1% | 625 | 24.3% | 572 | 23.5% | 549 | 25.5% |
| Grade 12: | 635 | 23.1% | 648 | 24.3% | 639 | 23.8% | 613 | 22.6% | 527 | 20.5% | 551 | 22.6% | 389 | 18.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,420 | 51.8% | 1,399 | 52.4% | 1,406 | 52.4% | 1,409 | 51.8% | 1,301 | 50.7% | 1,183 | 48.5% | 1,105 | 51.2% |
| Female: | 1,323 | 48.2% | 1,273 | 47.6% | 1,276 | 47.6% | 1,309 | 48.2% | 1,221 | 47.5% | 1,223 | 50.2% | 1,036 | 48.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 18 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.2% | 9 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 250 | 9.1% | 239 | 8.9% | 231 | 8.6% | 238 | 8.8% | 216 | 8.4% | 201 | 8.2% | 179 | 8.3% |
| Hispanic: | 708 | 25.8% | 686 | 25.7% | 672 | 25.1% | 679 | 25.0% | 541 | 21.1% | 524 | 21.5% | 463 | 21.5% |
| Black: | 150 | 5.5% | 136 | 5.1% | 153 | 5.7% | 155 | 5.7% | 171 | 6.7% | 189 | 7.8% | 167 | 7.7% |
| White: | 1,538 | 56.1% | 1,533 | 57.4% | 1,539 | 57.4% | 1,564 | 57.5% | 1,600 | 62.3% | 1,498 | 61.4% | 1,335 | 61.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 77 | 2.8% | 73 | 2.7% | 76 | 2.8% | 71 | 2.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 831 | 30.3% | 741 | 27.7% | 229 | 8.5% | 658 | 24.2% | 590 | 23.0% | 478 | 19.6% | 378 | 17.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 115 | 4.2% | 173 | 6.5% | 536 | 20.0% | 113 | 4.2% | 122 | 4.8% | 148 | 6.1% | 104 | 4.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.72 | 17.36 | 19.37 | 20.54 | 18.12 | 18.60 | 22.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSAE | ||||||
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 47.4% | 52.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 46.4% | 53.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 44.9% | 51.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 49.7% | 52.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 50.4% | 51.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 51.6% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 50.3% | 51.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 45.2% | 54.0% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 44.8% | 53.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 48.8% | 56.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 47.1% | 54.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 45.4% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 46.1% | 50.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 48.6% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 42.9% | 51.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 43.4% | 51.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 43.7% | 50.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 46.8% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 44.5% | 49.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 47.7% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 43.5% | 49.4% |
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* South Elgin High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.