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Awards & Recognitions

South Elgin High School marching band plays their instruments at a football game
Young boy eagerly watches girl working on her assignment
Students works on a welding project
Students pose from Beacon Academy
Students and staff pose with their awards outside of the district office

U-46 has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The National Association of Music Merchants Foundation (NAMM) for the last six years for its outstanding commitment to music education. 

To learn more, watch our Award-Winning Music Education Program video, or visit the Fine Arts page. 

 

 

 

More than 12,000 students in U-46 are on their way to becoming bilingual and biliterate through our award-winning Dual Language program. This program was launched more than 50 years ago.

To learn more, visit the Dual Language page. 

 

 

 

 

We prepare students for college and career readiness with rigorous academic programs and opportunities, job shadowing, and work-based learning opportunities. Our welding, precision manufacturing, and automotive programs are nationally accredited. 

To learn more, visit the Educational Pathways page. 

 

 

We offer five nationally certified magnet academies at our high schools, each with it's own focus, as follows: 

Bartlett High School: Science, Engineering and High Technology Academy

Elgin High School: Gifted and Talented Academy

Larkin High School: Visual and Performing Arts Academy

South Elgin High School: Beacon Academy of Media & Digital Arts

Streamwood High School: Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Action, and Design (LEAD) Academy

The U-46 Planetarium celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2023, having introduced thousands of U-46 students to the wonders of space.

To learn more, watch our video on 60 years of Astronomy at the U-46 Planetarium & Observatory, or watch this Johnson on the Job video with our Planetarium Teacher.

 

 

Recent state champions include South Elgin High School's Co-Ed Varsity Cheer Team, as well as a number of students who have earned statewide, first-place finishes in the Future Problem Solvers Bowl, Illinois Science Olympiad, the IHSA's eSports Series and Drama State Series, and HOSA- Future Health Professionals competition.