Schafer Elem School

As a moderately sized primary school in Lombard, Illinois, Schafer Elem School works with 354 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within SD 45 DuPage County.

SD 45 DuPage County comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 3,162 students; Schafer Elem School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Schafer Elem School records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 64%. Beyond that, the school lists 23% White, 8% Black, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above DuPage County's rate of about 34%.

After controlling for student poverty, Schafer Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.8%.

In the area at large, census data for DuPage County shows median household income runs about $112,096, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, DuPage County runs 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students), of which Schafer Elem School is one.

Jefferson Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Schafer Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Schafer Elem School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 48.8%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Schafer Elem School's enrollment has ticked down 23% since 2018, when it stood at 461 (now 354). Hispanic enrollment moved from 54% to 64% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Schafer Elem School community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.