Aqsa School (Arabic: مدرسة الأقصی) is an Islamic day school in Bridgeview, Illinois, in the Chicago metropolitan area.
[3] In 2016 Sudanese American teacher Laila El-Amin, who headed the Arabic and religion departments of Aqsa School, received the Golden Apple award.
[3] Other Arab-American groups include Egyptian, Jordanian, Lebanese, Libyan, and Syrian backgrounds.
There are also students of European origin, including those of Albanian, Italian, and Turkish backgrounds.
The school has South Asian-origin students; including those of Bangladeshi, Indian, Kashmiri, and Pakistani origins; and Southeast Asian-origin students, including those from the Philippines.