Summary:
The area has one elementary school, Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter School, serving kindergarten through grade 8 and enrolling 499 students. In 2025–2026, its all-grade English language arts (ELA) proficiency was 57%, just above the Illinois result of 56%; mathematics proficiency was 36%, compared with 40% statewide. The clearest overall takeaway is that ELA is slightly ahead of the state, while mathematics remains below it.
The school’s strongest standout is grade 6 mathematics: 47% proficient, 11 percentage points above the state’s 36%. ELA was also above the state in grades 6 (63% versus 59%), 7, and 8 (66% versus 63%). The clearest shortfall is grade 8 mathematics, at 23% compared with 35% statewide, a 12-point gap; grade 5 science was similarly low at 35% versus 48%, also 12 points below. Science results differ by grade: grade 8 was 48%, 4 points below the state.
Recent results improved overall, especially in ELA: the school rose from 48% in 2024–2025 to 57% in 2025–2026, while the state increased from 53% to 56%; the school’s gap shifted from 5 points below to 1 point above the state. Mathematics rose from 31% to 36%, narrowing its deficit from 8 points to 4. But grade 5 science moved the other way, falling from 43% to 35% as the state rose from 41% to 48%; in grade 8 science, the school improved from 37% to 48%. SchoolDigger rates the school 2 stars and ranks it 1,036th of 1,737 statewide (40th percentile) for 2025–2026; its percentile was 43rd in 2023–2024 and 46th in 2024–2025. Context figures include a 15:1 student–teacher ratio and 47% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025.
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