Elgin Math and Science Acad Chtr

Elgin Math and Science Acad Chtr is a K-5 school of medium-sized scale in Elgin, Illinois, operated by Elgin Math and Science Acad Chtr, teacheing 499 students in grades K through 8. That puts it 31% bigger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Operationally, Elgin Math and Science Acad Chtr answers to Elgin Math and Science Acad Chtr, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, Elgin Math and Science Acad Chtr records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 27% White, 13% Black, 8% Asian, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 33% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Elgin Math and Science Acad Chtr has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Elgin Math and Science Acad Chtr performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.7%, the actual is 38.5%, a residual of -6.2 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Kane County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $103,163 per year, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Kane County's 167 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,252 students), Elgin Math and Science Acad Chtr is one campus in the mix.

Coleman Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Elgin Math and Science Acad Chtr. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Elgin Math and Science Acad Chtr at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 27.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area. As a public charter, Elgin Math and Science Acad Chtr runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

On this page, members of the Elgin Math and Science Acad Chtr community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.