State/Public Middle Open

Ellis Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 225 S Liberty St, Elgin, Kane County, 60120

543
Pupils
12.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Ellis Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Elgin, Kane County. The school has 543 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nicholas Baird. It is part of the Sd U-46 school district. It serves grades 7โ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Nicholas Baird
School district
Sd U-46

Enrollment & staffing

Ellis Middle School enrolls 543 students across grades 7โ€“8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.

Male students
271 (50%)
Female students
272 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
43.6
Student-teacher ratio
12.4:1
Grade span
7โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Hispanic or Latino, 7% Black or African American and 6.4% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino44582%
Black or African American387%
White356.4%
Two or more races132.4%
Asian91.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

354 of the school's 543 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, MidsizeGrades 7โ€“8Title I

Ellis Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-80, state senate district 22, state house district 43.

School district: SD U-46

Ellis Middle School is one of 58 schools in SD U-46, based in Elgin, Illinois. The district serves 34,036 students district-wide and employs 2,239 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 543 students, Ellis Middle School is close to the district average of about 587 students per school.

34,036
District students
58
Schools
2,239
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

15%
Reading proficient
26%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Midsize

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