Harriet Gifford Elementary School

Harriet Gifford Elementary School

Public Pre-K, Elementary School | Grade K-6
240 S Clifton Ave,  Elgin, IL
School District U-46
2.3
461 Students
C-
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Mr. Joseph Corcoran
Student Teacher Ratio
18:1
Math Proficiency
5%
Reading Proficiency
4%

Niche Grade

C-
Academics
C
Teachers
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Reading Proficiency
4%
Math Proficiency
5%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
18:1
Teachers
25
Full Time Teachers
25
Teachers in First or Second Year
21%

GreatSchools Rating

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Student Diversity

Male
51%
Female
49%
Hispanic
68.5%
Black
20%
White
8.7%
Two or more races
2.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

GreatSchools Reviews
2.3 3 Reviews
1.0 parent
9/4/2021
Principal sits in his office and does not help when needed. I have observed that Mr. Corcoran has his favorites in staff and students, it definitely shows. My child was getting bullied at Harriet Gifford and Mr. Corcoran would just sit in his office and do nothing. Comment he said about one of the s...
5.0 parent
7/21/2017
This school has a bilingual curriculum and I prefer to have my kids in this program, especially because we are white and my kids are learning Spanish everyday. In today's world, why wouldn't you want your kids learning multiple languages and having great, caring teachers.
1.0 parent
4/12/2015
My son didn't get anything he needed from Harriet Gifford as a first grader. The teachers are suppose to go through five books a year to be able for kids to succeed in second grade and they never give homework to first graders smh. With this being said I transferred my son to a new school and he was...

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