Is Herscher Intermediate School a good school?

Herscher Intermediate School ranks 957 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Herscher Intermediate School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 369 students attended Herscher Intermediate School.

What is the racial makeup of Herscher Intermediate School?

Students at Herscher Intermediate School are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Herscher Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Herscher Intermediate School usually go on to attend: Middle : Limestone Middle School High : Herscher High School

Herscher Intermediate School

Summary:

Herscher Intermediate School is a public elementary school serving grades 2-5 in Herscher, Illinois, with 369 students. The school is part of the Herscher CUSD 2 district, which is ranked 290 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Herscher Intermediate School's test scores are generally lower than the district and state averages, with only 32.1% of students proficient or better in ELA and 27.2% in Math, the school's performance varies significantly across different student groups. The school ranks in the top 40% of Illinois elementary schools for special education and low-socioeconomic status students, but in the bottom 25% for white students. Additionally, the school has seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, from 6.7% in 2020-2021 to 12.4% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average of 12% for elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Herscher Intermediate School's performance is generally better than Bonfield Grade School, which is also part of the Herscher CUSD 2 district. However, it lags behind some of the higher-performing schools in the Bourbonnais and Bradley districts, such as Noel Levasseur Elementary and Bradley West Elementary.

Detail:

Public 2-5

391 N Main St
Herscher, IL 60941-9596

(815) 426-2242

District: Herscher CUSD 2

SchoolDigger Rank:
957^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,290

Students who attend Herscher Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:	Limestone Middle School
High:	Herscher High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.6

Number of students: 369

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.4%

Two or more races:

4.1%

Hispanic:

2.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 30.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Herscher Intermediate School ranks better than 53.7% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.17. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Herscher Intermediate School is $16,290.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Herscher Intermediate School:

SchoolDigger ranks Herscher Intermediate School 957^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Herscher Intermediate School in the ranking list.)

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Herscher CUSD 2:

SchoolDigger ranks Herscher CUSD 2 290^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Herscher Intermediate School

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Rank History for all students at Herscher Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	67.42	799^th	2020	60.4%
2004	66.58	799^th	2030	60.6%
2005	59.25	1001^st	2022	50.5%
2006	64.89	891^st	2086	57.3%
2007	72.49	610^th	2095	70.9%
2008	78.35	403^rd	2092	80.7%
2009	63.39	952^nd	2120	55.1%
2010	65.93	882^nd	2139	58.8%
2011	58.04	1096^th	2147	49.0%
2012	64.54	918^th	2166	57.6%
2013	44.29	1298^th	2167	40.1%
2014	61.97	829^th	2093	60.4%
2015	37.47	1194^th	2052	41.8%
2016	44.49	1071^st	2046	47.7%
2017	34.08	1308^th	2044	36.0%
2018	37.57	1241^st	2037	39.1%
2019	31.83	1402^nd	2086	32.8%
2021	78.79	360^th	1948	81.5%
2022	68.97	587^th	2082	71.8%
2023	63.26	689^th	2077	66.8%
2024	49.17	957^th	2067	53.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Herscher Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.31	619^th	763	18.9%
2019	28.35	885^th	1194	25.9%
2021	73.86	102^nd	640	84.1%
2022	57.39	317^th	1113	71.5%
2023	58.33	359^th	1156	68.9%
2024	57.39	392^nd	1195	67.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Herscher Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.83	1265^th	1765	28.3%
2019	43.87	992^nd	1816	45.4%
2021	93.18	28^th	1514	98.2%
2022	64.30	444^th	1763	74.8%
2023	65.72	434^th	1808	76.0%
2024	50.59	795^th	1793	55.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Herscher Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.38	1253^rd	1964	36.2%
2019	29.72	1426^th	2019	29.4%
2021	68.88	439^th	1680	73.9%
2022	63.97	629^th	1970	68.1%
2023	69.87	508^th	1957	74.0%
2024	46.34	950^th	1942	51.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Herscher Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	64.91	207^th	907	77.2%
2024	64.64	187^th	886	78.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Herscher Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.01	1118^th	1972	43.3%
2019	36.71	1223^rd	2019	39.4%
2021	81.46	231^st	1707	86.5%
2022	71.18	483^rd	1977	75.6%
2023	54.17	805^th	1984	59.4%
2024	50.62	865^th	1959	55.8%

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Rank History for White students at Herscher Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.04	1202^nd	1463	17.8%
2019	16.40	1305^th	1462	10.7%
2021	64.75	404^th	1308	69.1%
2022	48.84	716^th	1425	49.8%
2023	42.84	822^nd	1419	42.1%
2024	29.17	1037^th	1392	25.5%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Herscher Intermediate School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	631	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	631
1990	633	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	633
1991	615	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	615
1992	627	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	627
1993	622	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	622
1994	582	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	582
1995	503	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	503
1996	503	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	503
1997	478	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	478
1998	478	0	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	481
1999	484	1	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	489
2000	447	1	1	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	453
2001	452	4	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	459
2002	435	8	0	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	450
2003	435	8	0	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	450
2004	446	7	1	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	459
2005	430	3	1	9	0	n/a	n/a	7	450
2006	416	3	2	11	0	n/a	n/a	7	439
2007	395	1	2	7	0	n/a	n/a	6	411
2008	387	0	1	7	1	n/a	n/a	5	401
2009	375	1	1	6	1	n/a	n/a	7	391
2010	382	0	1	6	1	n/a	n/a	9	399
2011	347	0	1	3	0	0	8	0	359
2012	362	0	2	5	0	0	9	0	378
2013	365	1	1	4	0	0	9	0	380
2014	367	1	0	9	1	0	7	0	385
2015	380	2	0	10	1	1	7	0	401
2016	369	5	0	6	0	0	12	0	392
2017	388	4	1	5	0	0	19	0	417
2018	382	3	0	8	1	0	16	0	410
2019	366	2	0	7	2	0	11	0	388
2020	361	1	0	9	2	0	9	0	382
2021	326	1	1	6	0	0	12	0	346
2022	328	3	1	7	0	0	12	0	351
2023	341	0	2	10	1	0	15	0	369

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Herscher Intermediate School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	631	33.8	18.6	n/a
1990	633	34.0	18.6	n/a
1991	615	40.0	15.3	n/a
1992	627	40.0	15.6	n/a
1993	622	34.0	18.3	n/a
1994	582	35.1	16.6	n/a
1995	503	35.2	14.3	n/a
1996	503	35.2	14.3	n/a
1997	478	34.3	13.9	n/a
1998	481	33.0	14.6	n/a
1999	489	34.0	14.4	n/a
2000	453	35.0	12.9	n/a
2001	459	35.0	13.1	n/a
2002	450	35.0	12.9	25.1
2003	450	35.0	12.9	25.1
2004	459	36.0	12.8	25.7
2005	450	32.0	14.1	26
2006	439	33.0	13.3	26.4
2007	411	30.0	13.7	21.7
2008	401	30.0	13.4	23.7
2009	391	32.0	12.2	22.9
2010	399	32.0	12.4	27.7
2011	359	33.0	10.8	27.9
2012	378	31.0	12.1	32.3
2013	380	35.3	10.7	30.5
2014	385	23.0	16.7	24.9
2015	401	28.0	14.3	34.2
2016	392	26.0	15.0	25.8
2017	417	27.4	15.2	21.8
2018	410	26.3	15.5	31.5
2019	388	25.5	15.2	29.9
2020	382	24.0	15.9	32.7
2021	346	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	351	25.5	13.7	27.6
2023	369	27.0	13.6	30.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Herscher Intermediate School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	631	33.8	18.6	n/a
1990	633	34.0	18.6	n/a
1991	615	40.0	15.3	n/a
1992	627	40.0	15.6	n/a
1993	622	34.0	18.3	n/a
1994	582	35.1	16.6	n/a
1995	503	35.2	14.3	n/a
1996	503	35.2	14.3	n/a
1997	478	34.3	13.9	n/a
1998	481	33.0	14.6	n/a
1999	489	34.0	14.4	n/a
2000	453	35.0	12.9	n/a
2001	459	35.0	13.1	n/a
2002	450	35.0	12.9	25.1
2003	450	35.0	12.9	25.1
2004	459	36.0	12.8	25.7
2005	450	32.0	14.1	26
2006	439	33.0	13.3	26.4
2007	411	30.0	13.7	21.7
2008	401	30.0	13.4	23.7
2009	391	32.0	12.2	22.9
2010	399	32.0	12.4	27.7
2011	359	33.0	10.8	27.9
2012	378	31.0	12.1	32.3
2013	380	35.3	10.7	30.5
2014	385	23.0	16.7	24.9
2015	401	28.0	14.3	34.2
2016	392	26.0	15.0	25.8
2017	417	27.4	15.2	21.8
2018	410	26.3	15.5	31.5
2019	388	25.5	15.2	29.9
2020	382	24.0	15.9	32.7
2021	346	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	351	25.5	13.7	27.6
2023	369	27.0	13.6	30.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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