Harriet Gifford Elem School (SD U-46 SCH DIST.), Illinois - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Harriet Gifford Elem School is a Elementary in Elgin, IL. It currently serves 437 students (grades PK-06). The school is part of the SD U-46 School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in SD U-46 School District and all schools in Illinois.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:437
Number of Teachers: 26
Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.81

Location Info

Location: 240 S Clifton Ave, Elgin, IL 60123
Mailing Address: 240 S Clifton Ave, Elgin, IL 60123-7151
Phone: (847)888-5195
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 68
Grade 2 46
Grade 3 61
Grade 4 62
Grade 5 57
Grade 6 59
Kindergarten 53
Pre-Kindergarten 31
Gender/Sex of Harriet Gifford Elem School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 226 51.72
Female 211 48.28
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Harriet Gifford Elem School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.46
Asian 2 0.46
Black or African American 89 20.37
Hispanic/Latino 304 69.57
Two or more races 7 1.60
White 33 7.55
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.44
Asian 1 0.44
Black or African American 43 19.03
Hispanic/Latino 158 69.91
Two or more races 3 1.33
White 20 8.85
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.47
Asian 1 0.47
Black or African American 46 21.80
Hispanic/Latino 146 69.19
Two or more races 4 1.90
White 13 6.16

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.47
Black or African American 13 19.12
Hispanic/Latino 46 67.65
Two or more races 1 1.47
White 7 10.29
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 14 30.44
Hispanic/Latino 30 65.22
White 2 4.35
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 3.28
Black or African American 9 14.75
Hispanic/Latino 41 67.21
Two or more races 3 4.92
White 6 9.84
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 9 14.52
Hispanic/Latino 51 82.26
White 2 3.23
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.75
Black or African American 12 21.05
Hispanic/Latino 37 64.91
Two or more races 1 1.75
White 6 10.53
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 10 16.95
Hispanic/Latino 39 66.10
Two or more races 1 1.70
White 9 15.25
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 18 33.96
Hispanic/Latino 33 62.26
Two or more races 1 1.89
White 1 1.89
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 4 12.90
Hispanic/Latino 27 87.10