Summary:
Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter is the sole elementary school serving grades K-8 in the Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter district, with 463 students enrolled. The school's academic performance has shown significant improvement, with the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA increasing from 26.7% in 2023-2024 to 48.4% in 2024-2025, though it still lags behind the state average of 53.1%. In Math, the school's proficiency rate has improved from 24.3% to 30.6%, but remains well below the state average of 38.5%. The school's strongest performance is in 8th grade ELA, where 58.8% of students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 56.7%. However, the school struggles the most in 8th grade Math, with only 18.8% of students proficient or better, significantly lower than the state average of 32.9%.
Despite the school's academic challenges, it serves a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 34.77% and has a per-student spending of $17,225, which is above the state average. The school's student-teacher ratio of 15.9 is also slightly higher than the state average. One area of concern is the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which is higher than the state average, potentially contributing to its academic performance issues.
Overall, Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter has shown signs of improvement in its academic performance, but still has work to do to bring its proficiency rates in line with state averages, particularly in Math. The school's demographic and funding characteristics suggest it may be serving a population with greater educational needs, which could be an important factor to consider when evaluating its performance and implementing strategies for improvement.
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