Is John Muir Literacy Academy a good school?

John Muir Literacy Academy ranks 693 rd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John Muir Literacy Academy?

In the 2022-23 school year, 435 students attended John Muir Literacy Academy.

What is the racial makeup of John Muir Literacy Academy?

Students at John Muir Literacy Academy are 35% Hispanic, 23% Asian, 21% African American, 16% White, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of John Muir Literacy Academy attend?

Students who attend John Muir Literacy Academy usually go on to attend: Middle : Dwight D Eisenhower Junior High School High : Hoffman Estates High School

John Muir Literacy Academy

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John Muir Literacy Academy is a public elementary school located in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, serving 435 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Schaumburg CCSD 54 district, which is ranked 168 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While John Muir Literacy Academy has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 8.8% in 2019-2020 to 29.3% in 2023-2024, the school's performance in academic areas is mixed. The school's English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics proficiency rates are below the district and state averages, but its African American students perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 5% of Illinois elementary schools in this subgroup. Additionally, English Language Learners and students with low socioeconomic status at John Muir perform better than their counterparts in the state, ranking in the top 30% and top 25% of Illinois elementary schools, respectively.

When compared to nearby schools in the Schaumburg CCSD 54 district, such as Lincoln Prairie School, Hoover Math and Science Academy, and Enders-Salk Elementary School, John Muir Literacy Academy generally performs below its peers, particularly in terms of test scores and chronic absenteeism rates. The school's higher per-student spending compared to nearby schools may indicate a need to re-evaluate its resource allocation to better support student learning and achievement.

Detail:

Public K-6

1973 Kensington Ln
Hoffman Estates, IL 60169-2518

(847) 357-6444

District: Schaumburg CCSD 54

SchoolDigger Rank:
693^rd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,562

Students who attend John Muir Literacy Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Dwight D Eisenhower Junior High School
High:	Hoffman Estates High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.4

Number of students: 435

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.2%

Asian:

23.2%

African American:

21.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 41.9%

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Compare Details John Muir Literacy Academy ranks better than 66.5% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 20^th among 22 ranked elementary schools in the Schaumburg CCSD 54 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 62.26. (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.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at John Muir Literacy Academy is $19,562, which is the 3^rd highest among 22 elementary schools in the Schaumburg CCSD 54 School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

John Muir Literacy Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks John Muir Literacy Academy 693^rd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See John Muir Literacy Academy in the ranking list.)

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Schaumburg CCSD 54:

SchoolDigger ranks Schaumburg CCSD 54 168^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for John Muir Literacy Academy

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Rank History for all students at John Muir Literacy Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	54.52	1123^rd	2020	44.4%
2004	60.37	991^st	2030	51.2%
2005	47.64	1284^th	2022	36.5%
2006	54.65	1208^th	2086	42.1%
2007	58.36	1082^nd	2095	48.4%
2008	61.42	1001^st	2092	52.2%
2009	63.56	947^th	2120	55.3%
2010	56.46	1137^th	2139	46.8%
2011	60.68	1023^rd	2147	52.4%
2012	68.09	806^th	2166	62.8%
2013	63.60	842^nd	2167	61.1%
2014	70.84	604^th	2093	71.1%
2015	68.74	546^th	2052	73.4%
2016	67.26	608^th	2046	70.3%
2017	78.76	390^th	2044	80.9%
2018	79.13	388^th	2037	81.0%
2019	69.16	577^th	2086	72.3%
2021	41.64	1021^st	1948	47.6%
2022	63.04	691^st	2082	66.8%
2023	65.16	647^th	2077	68.8%
2024	62.26	693^rd	2067	66.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at John Muir Literacy Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	77.51	77^th	718	89.3%
2019	46.53	346^th	743	53.4%
2021	34.67	376^th	537	30.0%
2022	72.52	87^th	768	88.7%
2023	57.43	226^th	788	71.3%
2024	55.68	245^th	826	70.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at John Muir Literacy Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	58.76	343^rd	1194	71.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at John Muir Literacy Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	88.42	80^th	1765	95.5%
2019	71.58	323^rd	1816	82.2%
2021	37.67	916^th	1514	39.5%
2022	67.71	367^th	1763	79.2%
2023	67.58	390^th	1808	78.4%
2024	65.62	430^th	1793	76.0%

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Rank History for Female students at John Muir Literacy Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	73.08	473^rd	1964	75.9%
2019	63.50	676^th	2019	66.5%
2021	38.91	943^rd	1680	43.9%
2022	60.37	689^th	1970	65.0%
2023	64.95	602^nd	1957	69.2%
2024	60.68	667^th	1942	65.7%

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Rank History for Male students at John Muir Literacy Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	80.97	322^nd	1972	83.7%
2019	71.23	503^rd	2019	75.1%
2021	38.94	961^st	1707	43.7%
2022	63.02	630^th	1977	68.1%
2023	62.77	614^th	1984	69.1%
2024	59.57	686^th	1959	65.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at John Muir Literacy Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	70.29	70^th	242	71.1%
2019	67.21	74^th	243	69.5%
2022	44.17	146^th	226	35.4%
2023	45.26	139^th	237	41.4%
2024	44.42	146^th	219	33.3%

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Rank History for African American students at John Muir Literacy Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	83.43	57^th	698	91.8%
2019	62.85	169^th	711	76.2%
2021	91.71	14^th	428	96.7%
2022	79.74	56^th	684	91.8%
2023	78.41	67^th	692	90.3%
2024	86.86	41^st	655	93.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at John Muir Literacy Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	85.17	73^rd	938	92.2%
2019	71.92	161^st	955	83.1%
2021	45.35	345^th	742	53.5%
2022	59.31	280^th	954	70.6%
2023	61.80	267^th	970	72.5%
2024	57.46	310^th	959	67.7%

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Rank History for White students at John Muir Literacy Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.84	759^th	1463	48.1%
2019	39.85	917^th	1462	37.3%
2021	50.72	598^th	1308	54.3%
2022	57.71	567^th	1425	60.2%
2024	27.78	1057^th	1392	24.1%

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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 John Muir Literacy Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	489	57	29	20	1	n/a	n/a	0	596
1989	493	70	20	23	3	n/a	n/a	0	609
1990	487	79	15	23	3	n/a	n/a	0	607
1991	456	94	31	37	3	n/a	n/a	0	621
1992	462	113	43	37	2	n/a	n/a	0	657
1993	365	105	43	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	544
1994	326	105	45	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	506
1995	367	129	81	69	3	n/a	n/a	0	649
1996	367	129	81	69	3	n/a	n/a	0	649
1997	337	124	98	76	3	n/a	n/a	0	638
1998	342	142	103	96	4	n/a	n/a	0	687
1999	329	169	138	128	4	n/a	n/a	0	768
2000	280	164	147	120	5	n/a	n/a	0	716
2001	237	161	132	160	1	n/a	n/a	0	691
2002	203	143	93	191	0	n/a	n/a	0	630
2003	203	143	93	191	0	n/a	n/a	0	630
2004	186	151	96	228	0	n/a	n/a	0	661
2005	160	179	104	222	2	n/a	n/a	0	667
2006	154	122	106	188	0	n/a	n/a	31	601
2007	144	123	116	174	0	n/a	n/a	29	586
2008	133	132	124	187	0	n/a	n/a	34	610
2009	143	131	128	201	0	n/a	n/a	37	640
2010	129	128	133	196	1	n/a	n/a	46	633
2011	134	134	155	195	1	1	19	0	639
2012	100	126	133	185	1	1	13	0	559
2013	85	109	108	176	0	1	17	0	496
2014	95	116	103	172	0	1	20	0	507
2015	79	109	100	138	0	0	18	0	444
2016	72	113	97	159	1	0	21	0	463
2017	78	94	96	151	1	0	16	0	436
2018	84	85	107	145	0	0	12	0	433
2019	73	92	99	148	0	0	11	0	423
2020	82	84	96	139	0	0	13	0	414
2021	73	93	96	135	1	0	11	0	409
2022	69	92	107	137	0	0	15	0	420
2023	70	93	101	153	1	0	17	0	435

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 John Muir Literacy Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	596	35.0	17.0	n/a
1989	609	34.5	17.6	n/a
1990	607	36.0	16.8	n/a
1991	621	33.0	18.8	n/a
1992	657	33.5	19.6	n/a
1993	544	33.0	16.5	n/a
1994	506	32.0	15.8	n/a
1995	649	35.0	18.5	n/a
1996	649	35.0	18.5	n/a
1997	638	32.0	19.9	n/a
1998	687	32.0	21.5	n/a
1999	768	33.0	23.3	n/a
2000	716	36.4	19.7	n/a
2001	691	39.0	17.7	n/a
2002	630	37.8	16.7	0
2003	630	37.8	16.7	0
2004	661	33.0	20.0	0
2005	667	36.3	18.4	0
2006	601	36.0	16.7	0
2007	586	35.0	16.7	0
2008	610	30.0	20.3	0
2009	640	35.7	17.9	0
2010	633	40.5	15.6	0
2011	639	43.0	14.8	0
2012	559	45.0	12.4	36.7
2013	496	61.8	8.0	39.5
2014	507	46.0	11.0	45.8
2015	444	41.0	10.8	54.7
2016	463	36.0	12.8	46.2
2017	436	45.2	9.6	43.6
2018	433	44.9	9.6	38.6
2019	423	43.9	9.6	33.8
2020	414	38.2	10.8	36.7
2021	409	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	420	41.1	10.2	41.9
2023	435	41.4	10.4	n/a

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 John Muir Literacy Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	596	35.0	17.0	n/a
1989	609	34.5	17.6	n/a
1990	607	36.0	16.8	n/a
1991	621	33.0	18.8	n/a
1992	657	33.5	19.6	n/a
1993	544	33.0	16.5	n/a
1994	506	32.0	15.8	n/a
1995	649	35.0	18.5	n/a
1996	649	35.0	18.5	n/a
1997	638	32.0	19.9	n/a
1998	687	32.0	21.5	n/a
1999	768	33.0	23.3	n/a
2000	716	36.4	19.7	n/a
2001	691	39.0	17.7	n/a
2002	630	37.8	16.7	0
2003	630	37.8	16.7	0
2004	661	33.0	20.0	0
2005	667	36.3	18.4	0
2006	601	36.0	16.7	0
2007	586	35.0	16.7	0
2008	610	30.0	20.3	0
2009	640	35.7	17.9	0
2010	633	40.5	15.6	0
2011	639	43.0	14.8	0
2012	559	45.0	12.4	36.7
2013	496	61.8	8.0	39.5
2014	507	46.0	11.0	45.8
2015	444	41.0	10.8	54.7
2016	463	36.0	12.8	46.2
2017	436	45.2	9.6	43.6
2018	433	44.9	9.6	38.6
2019	423	43.9	9.6	33.8
2020	414	38.2	10.8	36.7
2021	409	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	420	41.1	10.2	41.9
2023	435	41.4	10.4	n/a

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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