Elgin High School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 73 in student achievement, 76 in school progress and 62 in closing performance gaps. It scored 72 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.

On the other hand, Legacy Early College High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 97 in student achievement, 96 in school progress, 98 in closing performance gaps and 97 overall in post-secondary readiness.

A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.

Legacy Early College High School's two out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics and post-secondary. Elgin High School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Elgin High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 75.82% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (11.07%), African Americans (10.10%), Two or More Races (2.27%), Asians (0.40%) and Native Americans (0.17%).

The student population at Legacy Early College High School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 49.52%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (41.90%), African Americans (5.71%) and Two or More Races (2.86%). There is no Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, Elgin High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 71.68% compared to 48.57% at Legacy Early College High School.

In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Elgin High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 43.98% of its student population compared to 9.52% at Legacy Early College High School.

In addition, Elgin High School has 44.15% bilingual students, 8.91% are in the gifted and talented program, while 13.34% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Legacy Early College High School with 9.52% bilingual students, 11.43% gifted and talented students and 4.76% students in the special education program.

Elgin High School's 92 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 4.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 9.4 years. Legacy Early College High School's seven teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 4 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 12.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Elgin High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 27 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 32 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 11 beginning teachers. Legacy Early College High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, two teachers have worked for 11-20 years, school has no teacher serving 6-10 years, while four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Elgin High School employs 46 female teachers and 46 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 13 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs six staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Legacy Early College High School employs five female teachers and two male teachers. The school also employs one staff members in the school administration department and zero more working as school support staff.