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Enrollment
567
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHAUMBURG CCSD 54·NCES 173474003636
Buzz Aldrin Elementary School
617 Boxwood Dr, Schaumburg, IL 60193 · (847) 357-5400 · Cook County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL567 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 57 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 85 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 33% smaller than its 6th grade class (85).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
53.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
51.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.9% | 51.8% |
| 2023-24 | 48.6% | 39.4% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Buzz Aldrin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #618 of 2,077 ▼ 68 | #185 of 829 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #868 of 2,077 ▼ 337 | #273 of 829 ▼ 91 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 567 | #346 of 2,419 | #185 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #579 of 2,035 | #285 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #133 of 2,042 | #62 of 819 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #1,427 of 1,461 | #649 of 661 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
567
+70 (+14%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 684
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 567 | 46.9 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 538 | 43.7 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 516 | 44.5 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 497 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 572 | 42.4 | 13.5:1 | 26% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 537 | 31 | 17.3:1 | 25% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 647 | 41 | 15.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 659 | 38 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 684 | 33 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buzz Aldrin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (572 to 567); teachers up 11% (42.4 to 46.9).
About Buzz Aldrin Elementary School
Buzz Aldrin Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Schaumburg, Illinois. Its 567 students are spread across kindergarten through 6. The school's enrollment is 49% bigger than the 381 average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Schaumburg CCSD 54 enrolls 15,298 students in 28 schools, including Buzz Aldrin Elementary School.
Buzz Aldrin Elementary School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 41%. The rest of enrollment is 28% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. The White share in Cook County as a whole is similar, at about 44%. Buzz Aldrin Elementary School's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 46.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Buzz Aldrin Elementary School and a ratio of 12.1:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Cook County has about 5,182,090 residents, and the median household income is $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides Buzz Aldrin Elementary School, Cook County has 1,405 other public schools.
Thomas Dooley Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Buzz Aldrin Elementary School.
Buzz Aldrin Elementary School falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment at Buzz Aldrin Elementary School climbed 14% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 497 to 567 students.
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Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Schaumburg CCSD 54
- Michael Collins Elementary SchoolElementary · 789 students
- Robert Frost Junior High SchoolMiddle · 737 students
- Margaret Mead Junior High SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Jane Addams Junior High SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Dwight D Eisenhower Junior High SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- Adolph Link Elementary SchoolElementary · 652 students
Other schools in Schaumburg
- Schaumburg High SchoolHigh · 2,416 students
- Michael Collins Elementary SchoolElementary · 789 students
- Robert Frost Junior High SchoolMiddle · 737 students
- Jane Addams Junior High SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Hoover Math and Science AcademyElementary · 640 students
- Helen Keller Junior High SchoolMiddle · 617 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas Dooley Elementary School0.5 mi · 437
- Robert Frost Junior High School0.6 mi · 737
- Everett Dirksen Elementary School0.9 mi · 527
- Nathan Hale Elementary School1.0 mi · 495
- Schaumburg High School1.2 mi · 2,416
- Jane Addams Junior High School1.3 mi · 695
Frequently asked questions
About Buzz Aldrin Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Buzz Aldrin Elementary School?
Buzz Aldrin Elementary School enrolls approximately 567 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Buzz Aldrin Elementary School serve?
Buzz Aldrin Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Buzz Aldrin Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Buzz Aldrin Elementary School is approximately 12.1:1 (47 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Buzz Aldrin Elementary School?
Buzz Aldrin Elementary School reports a student body of 41% White, 28% Hispanic, 5% Black, 22% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Buzz Aldrin Elementary School in?
Buzz Aldrin Elementary School is part of Schaumburg CCSD 54.
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