Buzz Aldrin Elem School

Buzz Aldrin Elem School is an elementary school of moderately sized scale in Schaumburg, Illinois, run under Schaumburg CCSD 54, hosting 567 students in grades K through 6. That puts it 49% bigger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Within Schaumburg CCSD 54, which oversees 28 schools and 15,298 students, Buzz Aldrin Elem School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Buzz Aldrin Elem School lists that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 28% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Cook County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Buzz Aldrin Elem School records 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Cook County) logs that median household income runs about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Buzz Aldrin Elem School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Thomas Dooley Elem School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Buzz Aldrin Elem School operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 572 students in 2018 compared to 567 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.