Enrollment
354
Elementary
DISTRICT 309 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SD 45 DUPAGE COUNTY·NCES 174035004059
Schafer Elementary School
700 E Pleasant Ln, Lombard, IL 60148 · (630) 516-6500 · DuPage County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
221 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
53%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
29.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.1pp since 2023
Math
28.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.8% | 28.2% |
| 2023-24 | 23.7% | 16.8% |
% 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
26.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Schafer Elementary School
Schafer Elementary School's state test result (26.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schafer Elementary School this school | 354 | 62.4% | 26.8% |
| Edward J Tobin Elementary School Burbank | 346 | 63.6% | 42.4% |
| Salt Creek Elementary School Elk Grove Village | 410 | 63.4% | 38.7% |
| Hometown Elementary School Hometown | 338 | 68.6% | 46.1% |
| Heritage Elementary School Streamwood | 359 | 67.1% | 31.4% |
| West Oak Intermediate School Mundelein | 268 | 59.7% | 31.6% |
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 Schafer Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #1,388 of 1,925 | #107 of 112 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #1,351 of 2,077 ▼ 23 | #131 of 141 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #1,676 of 2,077 ▼ 250 | #139 of 141 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 354 | #1,244 of 2,419 | #95 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #233 of 2,035 | #18 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.4% | #813 of 2,042 | #91 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.4% | #942 of 2,132 | #19 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.2% | #343 of 1,461 | #17 of 92 |
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
354
-34 (-9%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 556
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 | 354 | 33 | 10.7:1 | 62% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 32.8 | 10.7:1 | 69% (242) |
| 2022-23 | 336 | 29.8 | 11.3:1 | 51% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 388 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 461 | 33 | 14.0:1 | 62% (286) |
| 2015-16 | 505 | 41 | 12.3:1 | 60% (305) |
| 2010-11 | 450 | 26 | 17.3:1 | 62% (279) |
| 2000-01 | 652 | 34 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 556 | 32 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Schafer Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (461 to 354); teachers unchanged (33 to 33).
About Schafer Elementary School
Schafer Elementary School is an elementary school located in Lombard, Illinois, in DuPage County. The school's 354 students are in kindergarten through 5.
Schafer Elementary School sits within SD 45 DuPage County, which has 9 schools and 3,162 students.
At 64%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Schafer Elementary School combined. Other students are 23% White, 8% Black, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, DuPage County residents are about 16% Hispanic. Schafer Elementary School has a diversity index of 53%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 10.7 students per teacher. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 62%. The 34% average for public schools in DuPage County is 28 points lower.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 35.5%. Schafer Elementary School scores 26.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for DuPage County show that median household income is about $112,096, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Schafer Elementary School is one of 277 public schools in DuPage County, which together enroll about 138,557 students.
Of nearby public schools, Jefferson Middle School is the closest, at about 0.8 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Schafer Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Schafer Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 388 in 2020-21 and 354 in 2024-25, a decrease of 34 students.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
DuPage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,024
Census ACS
Median income
$112,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
138,557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SD 45 DuPage County
- Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 621 students
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
- Westmore Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
- Ardmore Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 375 students
- District 45 Early Education CenterElementary · 189 students
Other schools in Lombard
- Glenbard East High SchoolHigh · 2,311 students
- Glenn Westlake Middle SchoolMiddle · 935 students
- Madison Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Westmore Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
- Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Butterfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 293 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Middle School0.8 mi · 375
- Pleasant Lane Elementary School0.8 mi · 245
- North Elementary School0.9 mi · 434
- Ardmore Elementary School1.2 mi · 425
- Park View Elementary School1.3 mi · 214
- Westmore Elementary School1.3 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About Schafer Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Schafer Elementary School?
Schafer Elementary School enrolls approximately 354 students in grades KG-05.
Is Schafer Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Schafer Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Schafer Elementary School?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at Schafer Elementary School.
How diverse is Schafer Elementary School?
Schafer Elementary School reports a student body of 23% White, 64% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Schafer Elementary School?
Schafer Elementary School is overseen by SD 45 DuPage County in DuPage County.
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