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Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY VIEW CUSD 365U·NCES 174007004542
Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary
101 Wesglen Pkwy, Romeoville, IL 60446 · (815) 886-7581 · Will County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Illinois public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
233 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
63.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +29.6pp since 2023
Math
43.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 30 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.5% | 43.3% |
| 2023-24 | 33.9% | 31.2% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary
Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary's state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary this school | 431 | 54.1% | 47.9% |
| Georgetown Elementary School Aurora | 420 | 53.3% | 32.9% |
| Spaulding Elementary School Gurnee | 450 | 58.2% | N/A |
| Prairie Trail School Wadsworth | 454 | 59.0% | 21.8% |
| Skoff Elementary Romeoville | 542 | 52.2% | 49.2% |
| Wood View Elementary School Bolingbrook | 443 | 61.2% | 44.4% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #646 of 1,925 | #51 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #878 of 2,077 ▼ 106 | #63 of 100 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #557 of 2,077 ▲ 459 | #41 of 100 ▲ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #845 of 2,419 | #63 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #265 of 2,035 | #14 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.5% | #171 of 2,042 | #16 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.1% | #1,186 of 2,132 | #36 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.7% | #332 of 1,461 | #13 of 71 |
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
431
-74 (-15%) vs 2020
-37% since 2010-11, when it was 686
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 | 431 | 39.5 | 10.9:1 | 54% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 442 | 38 | 11.6:1 | 52% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 35.7 | 12.6:1 | 58% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 505 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 565 | 42.9 | 13.2:1 | 52% (296) |
| 2015-16 | 619 | 42 | 14.7:1 | 51% (316) |
| 2010-11 | 686 | 38 | 18.1:1 | 43% (297) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (565 to 431); teachers down 8% (42.9 to 39.5).
About Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary
Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Romeoville, Illinois. Enrollment stands at 431 students, covering kindergarten through 5.
Within Valley View CUSD 365U, Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary is one of 20 schools. The district enrolls 14,710 students.
About 42% of students at Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary are Hispanic, the largest single group. Smaller groups are 31% Black, 15% White, 9% Asian, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 20% of Will County residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 69% means there is a 69% chance two randomly chosen students at Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary are from different groups.
A staff of 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 10.9:1. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is 3.0 students per teacher. By family income, 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 44% average for public schools in Will County is 10 points.
Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 68% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary scores 47.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 40.3%.
Census data for Will County show median household income comes to about $109,984, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 209 public schools and about 113,008 students.
A public school about 1.2 miles away, Creekside Elementary School, is the closest to Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary comes in 6th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 74 students, from 505 to 431.
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Will County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
701,462
Census ACS
Median income
$109,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
209
113,008 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Valley View CUSD 365U
- Bolingbrook High SchoolHigh · 3,298 students
- Romeoville High SchoolHigh · 1,848 students
- Brooks Middle SchoolMiddle · 850 students
- Oak View Elementary SchoolElementary · 636 students
- Independence Elementary SchoolElementary · 617 students
- Hubert H Humphrey Middle SchoolMiddle · 596 students
Other schools in Romeoville
- Romeoville High SchoolHigh · 1,848 students
- John J Lukancic Middle SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- A Vito Martinez Middle SchoolMiddle · 583 students
- Robert C Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
- Skoff ElementaryElementary · 542 students
- Irene King Elementary SchoolElementary · 533 students
Nearby schools
- Creekside Elementary School1.2 mi · 472
- Lakewood Falls Elementary School1.3 mi · 543
- A Vito Martinez Middle School2.3 mi · 583
- Liberty Elementary School2.6 mi · 522
- Irene King Elementary School2.6 mi · 533
- Romeoville High School2.8 mi · 1,848
Frequently asked questions
About Kenneth L Hermansen ElementaryHow many students attend Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary?
Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary enrolls approximately 431 students in grades KG-05.
Is Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary have?
Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary?
Student demographics at Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary are roughly 15% White, 42% Hispanic, 31% Black, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary in?
Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary is part of Valley View CUSD 365U.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.