Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary

Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary, a medium-sized elementary-level community in Romeoville, Illinois, part of Valley View CUSD 365U, works with 431 students, covering grades K through 5.

Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary is one of 20 schools operated by Valley View CUSD 365U, a district that enrolls 14,710 students overall.

On demographics, Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 31% Black, 15% White, 9% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Will County's rate of about 44%.

With demographic context factored in, Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.9%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Will County indicate median household earnings sit near $109,984, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Will County runs 209 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students), of which Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Creekside Elementary School, roughly 1.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 49.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary's enrollment has decreased 24% since 2018, when it stood at 565 (now 431). Over the same period, the Black share grew from 20% to 31%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2025.

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