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Neil Armstrong Elementary School

1320 Kingsdale Rd, Hoffman Estates, IL 60169 · (847) 357-6700 · Cook County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL498 STUDENTS
Enrollment
498
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
50 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten6212%
Grade 17315%
Grade 26212%
Grade 36513%
Grade 48517%
Grade 57715%
Grade 67415%

This year's kindergarten class (62) is 16% smaller than its 6th grade class (74).

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%
White
19439%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
8116%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
439%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
15932%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
194%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
26353%
Female
23547%

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Test scores

IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)
English Language Arts
66.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.8pp since 2023
Math
54.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.9pp since 2023

What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.

IAR + ISA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2566.2%54.4%
2023-2448.4%46.5%
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Neil Armstrong Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IllinoisIn Cook County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
54.4%#550 of 2,077
▼ 167
#167 of 829
▼ 37
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
66.2%#465 of 2,077
▲ 73
#162 of 829
▲ 21
Enrollment
ranked largest first
498#567 of 2,419#276 of 901
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.0:1#128 of 2,035#75 of 817
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
71.1%#114 of 2,042#52 of 819
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+12.2%#223 of 615#62 of 186
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 2024-25
Enrollment
498
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 853
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2549849.610.0:1N/A
2023-2447543.710.9:1N/A
2022-2349748.510.3:1N/A
2020-21492N/AN/AN/A
2017-1844441.510.7:126% (115)
2015-164843613.4:129% (139)
2010-116224214.8:10% (0)
2000-016953818.3:1N/A
1990-918533723.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Neil Armstrong Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 12% (444 to 498); teachers up 20% (41.5 to 49.6).

About Neil Armstrong Elementary School

Neil Armstrong Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. In all, 498 students attend the school in kindergarten through 6. That is 31% above the average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.

A total of 28 schools make up Schaumburg CCSD 54, with 15,298 students enrolled.

No group is above 50% at Neil Armstrong Elementary School; the largest is White, at 39%. It is also 32% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 4% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 71%.

The school has 49.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 10.0 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher.

In Cook County, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Cook County, 1,406 public schools serve about 697,934 students.

Of the public schools around it, Neil Armstrong Elementary School is closest to Hoffman Estates High School, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 492 to 498.

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Cook County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Neil Armstrong Elementary School
District
Schaumburg CCSD 54
Address
1320 Kingsdale Rd, Hoffman Estates, IL 60169
Phone
(847) 357-6700
County
Cook County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
498
Teachers (FTE)
50
Student–teacher ratio
10.0:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
173474003652
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Schaumburg CCSD 54
Other schools in Hoffman Estates
Other Neil Armstrong Elementary schools

6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Neil Armstrong Elementary. Neil Armstrong Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 7.

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Frequently asked questions

About Neil Armstrong Elementary School
How many students attend Neil Armstrong Elementary School?
Neil Armstrong Elementary School enrolls approximately 498 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Neil Armstrong Elementary School serve?
Neil Armstrong Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Neil Armstrong Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Neil Armstrong Elementary School is approximately 10.0:1 (50 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Neil Armstrong Elementary School?
Neil Armstrong Elementary School reports a student body of 39% White, 16% Hispanic, 9% Black, 32% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Neil Armstrong Elementary School?
Neil Armstrong Elementary School is overseen by Schaumburg CCSD 54 in Cook County.
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