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Thomas Dooley Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 6% smaller than its 6th grade class (63).
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.1% | 78.2% |
| 2023-24 | 72.1% | 64.6% |
Where Thomas Dooley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.2% | #97 of 2,077 ▲ 7 | #35 of 829 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.1% | #55 of 2,077 ▲ 23 | #27 of 829 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #809 of 2,419 | #364 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #272 of 2,035 | #147 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.3% | #140 of 2,042 | #66 of 819 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #1,081 of 1,461 | #527 of 661 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 437 | 40 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 35.4 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 35 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 461 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 470 | 34 | 13.8:1 | 4% (19) |
| 2015-16 | 437 | 28 | 15.6:1 | 6% (27) |
| 2010-11 | 409 | 28 | 14.6:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 434 | 29 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 456 | 27 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (470 to 437); teachers up 18% (34 to 40).
About Thomas Dooley Elementary School
Thomas Dooley Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Illinois, with an address in Schaumburg. The school covers kindergarten through 6 and reported 437 students in 2024-25.
Thomas Dooley Elementary School belongs to Schaumburg CCSD 54, a district of 28 schools and 15,298 students.
At Thomas Dooley Elementary School, Asian students make up the biggest share, 41%. Enrollment also includes 29% White, 19% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 2% Black. Among people living in Cook County, the Asian share is about 8%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.
Thomas Dooley Elementary School reported 40 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 10.9:1. The school's 10.9:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for elementary schools in Illinois.
In Cook County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Cook County number 1,406, with about 697,934 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Buzz Aldrin Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
In the federal locale system, Thomas Dooley Elementary School is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment fell by 5% across 4 years, from 461 in 2020-21 to 437 in 2024-25.
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