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About this school
Dream Academy is
an urban public school
in Elgin, Illinois that is part of Elgin School District U - 46.
It serves 105 students
in grades 7 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 5.2:1.
Its teachers have had 2 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
66%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Dec 20, 2025
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Dream Academy
$6,216
raised using DonorsChoose
2
projects
funded
2
teachers
funded
21
donors
1
project for
technology
Dream Academy has received support from
18 individuals from Illinois and
3 individuals out-of-state.