Is Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School a good school?

Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School ranks 605 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 391 students attended Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School?

Students at Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School are 81% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Glenn Westlake Middle School High : Glenbard East High School

Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School

Summary:

Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lombard, Illinois, serving 391 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Lombard School District 44, which is ranked 265 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School has consistently ranked in the top 30% of Illinois elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 605 out of 2,067 schools (top 29%). The school's performance on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams is generally on par with or slightly below the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, but it performs stronger on the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA), with 63.3% of all students proficient or better, compared to 62.6% for the district and 53.2% for the state. The school's Special Education students consistently perform well, ranking in the top 20% of Illinois elementary schools in this subgroup, but the school's White and Low Socio-Economic Status students tend to perform below the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School performs similarly to or slightly better than the other Lombard School District 44 elementary schools, but lags behind the Ardmore Elementary School (School District 45 DuPage County) and the Benjamin Franklin Elementary School (Glen Ellyn School District 41) in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has also fluctuated significantly, with a notable increase from 5.8% in 2020-2021 to 16.6% in 2022-2023, which is an area the school may want to address.

Detail:

Public K-5

617 Hammerschmidt Ave
Lombard, IL 60148-3409

(630) 827-4200

District: Lombard School District 44

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,939

Students who attend Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Glenn Westlake Middle School
High:	Glenbard East High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.1

Number of students: 391

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.6%

Hispanic:

9.5%

Asian:

4.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 16.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School ranks better than 70.7% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 3^rd among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Lombard School District 44. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 67.03. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a 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.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (80.6%), Hispanic (9.5%), Asian (4.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 16.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School is 14.1. 5 elementary schools in the Lombard School District 44 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School employs 27.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School is $17,939, which is the lowest among 7 elementary schools in the Lombard School District 44!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School 605^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

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Disabled students:

Male students:

White students:

Lombard School District 44:

SchoolDigger ranks Lombard School District 44 265^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	80.35	332^nd	2020	83.6%
2004	79.27	363^rd	2030	82.1%
2005	70.89	645^th	2022	68.1%
2006	77.99	385^th	2086	81.5%
2007	77.43	391^st	2095	81.3%
2008	77.15	448^th	2092	78.6%
2009	77.51	455^th	2120	78.5%
2010	77.52	455^th	2139	78.7%
2011	83.89	191^st	2147	91.1%
2012	83.24	223^rd	2166	89.7%
2013	91.11	109^th	2167	95.0%
2014	82.74	328^th	2093	84.3%
2015	85.37	283^rd	2052	86.2%
2016	82.38	323^rd	2046	84.2%
2017	88.50	186^th	2044	90.9%
2018	86.93	218^th	2037	89.3%
2019	83.51	300^th	2086	85.6%
2021	76.29	398^th	1948	79.6%
2022	73.60	508^th	2082	75.6%
2023	70.02	561^st	2077	73.0%
2024	67.03	605^th	2067	70.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	89.10	68^th	1194	94.3%
2022	84.74	82^nd	1113	92.6%
2023	73.38	203^rd	1156	82.4%
2024	70.23	238^th	1195	80.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	82.98	135^th	1816	92.6%
2023	52.99	737^th	1808	59.2%
2024	58.44	589^th	1793	67.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	82.85	277^th	1964	85.9%
2019	75.86	420^th	2019	79.2%
2021	71.81	398^th	1680	76.3%
2022	70.61	510^th	1970	74.1%
2023	69.26	519^th	1957	73.5%
2024	64.12	599^th	1942	69.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	56.65	286^th	907	68.5%
2024	52.52	314^th	886	64.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	88.00	172^nd	1972	91.3%
2019	87.61	184^th	2019	90.9%
2021	75.40	348^th	1707	79.6%
2022	74.17	442^nd	1977	77.6%
2023	68.65	535^th	1984	73.0%
2024	63.20	619^th	1959	68.4%

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Rank History for White students at Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	76.43	272^nd	1463	81.4%
2019	70.42	360^th	1462	75.4%
2021	59.18	489^th	1308	62.6%
2022	55.79	604^th	1425	57.6%
2023	53.74	635^th	1419	55.3%
2024	49.35	703^rd	1392	49.5%

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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 Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	378	1	12	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	396
1990	399	2	10	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	413
1991	430	3	10	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	447
1992	436	1	9	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	446
1993	391	2	1	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	397
1994	419	3	0	5	2	n/a	n/a	0	429
1995	426	5	7	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	450
1996	426	5	7	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	450
1997	414	2	8	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	434
1998	403	3	9	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	428
1999	415	4	8	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	437
2000	402	3	12	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	432
2001	390	4	11	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	417
2002	329	10	15	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	375
2003	329	10	15	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	375
2004	346	14	15	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	397
2005	334	7	21	23	2	n/a	n/a	1	388
2006	313	8	13	20	1	n/a	n/a	0	355
2007	333	11	21	20	2	n/a	n/a	3	390
2008	332	8	14	24	0	n/a	n/a	7	385
2009	344	8	14	27	0	n/a	n/a	13	406
2010	328	9	21	23	0	n/a	n/a	21	402
2011	312	12	25	37	0	0	17	0	403
2012	315	10	20	31	1	0	18	0	395
2013	319	12	22	33	1	0	17	0	404
2014	337	9	20	27	1	0	24	0	418
2015	354	7	18	26	2	1	19	0	427
2016	347	7	15	22	2	1	12	0	406
2017	356	3	19	26	2	2	12	0	420
2018	360	4	22	22	2	2	7	0	419
2019	363	3	24	22	2	2	8	0	424
2020	360	2	29	34	2	2	8	0	437
2021	333	2	34	33	1	1	12	0	416
2022	322	2	30	32	1	1	13	0	401
2023	314	3	23	35	0	0	16	0	391
2024	315	8	18	37	0	0	13	0	391

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 Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	396	22.5	17.6	n/a
1990	413	22.0	18.7	n/a
1991	447	24.8	18.0	n/a
1992	446	25.1	17.7	n/a
1993	397	20.3	19.6	n/a
1994	429	21.6	19.9	n/a
1995	450	22.0	20.5	n/a
1996	450	22.0	20.5	n/a
1997	434	22.5	19.3	n/a
1998	428	22.7	18.9	n/a
1999	437	22.6	19.3	n/a
2000	432	22.1	19.5	n/a
2001	417	23.4	17.8	n/a
2002	375	25.9	14.5	5.6
2003	375	25.9	14.5	5.6
2004	397	23.7	16.8	7.3
2005	388	23.3	16.7	9.8
2006	355	24.0	14.8	14.4
2007	390	23.0	17.0	11.1
2008	385	24.0	16.0	10.1
2009	406	26.5	15.3	10.7
2010	402	28.3	14.1	17.6
2011	403	28.8	13.9	12.7
2012	395	30.3	12.9	16.2
2013	404	30.5	13.2	17.6
2014	418	28.0	14.9	19.6
2015	427	28.0	15.2	20.1
2016	406	28.0	14.5	12.6
2017	420	27.6	15.2	15.2
2018	419	27.7	15.0	12.6
2019	424	26.8	15.7	11.1
2020	437	29.1	15.0	10.8
2021	416	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	401	30.0	13.3	14
2023	391	28.0	13.9	15.3
2024	391	27.5	14.1	16.1

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 Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	396	22.5	17.6	n/a
1990	413	22.0	18.7	n/a
1991	447	24.8	18.0	n/a
1992	446	25.1	17.7	n/a
1993	397	20.3	19.6	n/a
1994	429	21.6	19.9	n/a
1995	450	22.0	20.5	n/a
1996	450	22.0	20.5	n/a
1997	434	22.5	19.3	n/a
1998	428	22.7	18.9	n/a
1999	437	22.6	19.3	n/a
2000	432	22.1	19.5	n/a
2001	417	23.4	17.8	n/a
2002	375	25.9	14.5	5.6
2003	375	25.9	14.5	5.6
2004	397	23.7	16.8	7.3
2005	388	23.3	16.7	9.8
2006	355	24.0	14.8	14.4
2007	390	23.0	17.0	11.1
2008	385	24.0	16.0	10.1
2009	406	26.5	15.3	10.7
2010	402	28.3	14.1	17.6
2011	403	28.8	13.9	12.7
2012	395	30.3	12.9	16.2
2013	404	30.5	13.2	17.6
2014	418	28.0	14.9	19.6
2015	427	28.0	15.2	20.1
2016	406	28.0	14.5	12.6
2017	420	27.6	15.2	15.2
2018	419	27.7	15.0	12.6
2019	424	26.8	15.7	11.1
2020	437	29.1	15.0	10.8
2021	416	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	401	30.0	13.3	14
2023	391	28.0	13.9	15.3
2024	391	27.5	14.1	16.1

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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