Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter School

There is one school in this area: Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter School, serving kindergarten through eighth grade and 499 students in Elgin. In 2025–2026, its overall English language arts (ELA) proficiency was 57%, compared with 56% statewide, while math proficiency was 36%, compared with 40% statewide. The most important takeaway is that ELA is slightly above the state average, while math remains below it despite recent improvement.

Because the data include only one school, there is no separate peer-school leader or trailer; the clearest standouts are differences by grade. Sixth-grade math was a strong result at 47%, 11 points above the state, while eighth-grade math was 23%, 12 points below. Fifth-grade science was the most notable below-state result: 35%, versus 48% statewide, a gap of 12 points. ELA was above state results in grades 4, 6, 7, and 8, with eighth grade at 66% versus 63% statewide. Results vary substantially across grades: school ELA proficiency ranged from 47% in grade 3 to 66% in grade 8, and math ranged from 23% in grade 8 to 47% in grade 6.

Overall results improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, but science trends differed by grade. ELA rose 9 points at the school, compared with 3 points statewide, moving from below the state to slightly above it; math rose 6 points, versus 1 point statewide, but remained below. Fifth-grade science fell 8 points while statewide results rose 7; eighth-grade science improved 12 points, compared with a 7-point state gain. SchoolDigger rated the school 2 stars in each of the three years shown; its percentile ranking rose from 43 to 46, then fell to 40. As context, the student-teacher ratio was 15 in 2024–2025, and 47% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism was 17% in 2025–2026, 7 points below the statewide rate.