About Us
EMSA is the ONLY tuition free, public charter school that is available to any child residing in District U-46.
The Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter School is a decades-long dream of community members to open a K-8 elementary school that brings science and math to life for students in Elgin, Illinois and surrounding communities.
EL EDUCATION MODEL
Partnering with EL Education (eleducation.org), EMSA officially opened in August 2018, expanding the idea of what deeper learning can look like. EMSA is now a thriving and diverse learning community dedicated to fostering each child’s unique potential through exemplary standards of character, academic achievement, and social responsibility.
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THE BASICS
EMSA is a nonprofit 501(c)(3), independent, STEM, public K-8 charter school with a local Board of Directors composed of area educators, business leaders, and parents. We officially opened in the Fall of 2018 with 208 students in grades K-3 and are now at full capacity of over 500 students in grades K-8.
We serve free/reduced hot lunch, provide busing throughout the 90 sq. miles of the district, offer a longer school day, and partner with the Boys & Girls Club of Elgin for after-school care.
Diversity At EMSA
48% Hispanic
25% Caucasian
10% African American
9% Asian
7% Identifies as 2 or more
17 Languages represented
25 English Learners
21% Receive Special Ed. Services
60% Receive free/reduced lunch
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