Is Schafer Elementary School a good school?

Schafer Elementary School ranks 1342 nd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Schafer Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 336 students attended Schafer Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Schafer Elementary School?

Students at Schafer Elementary School are 62% Hispanic, 24% White, 9% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Schafer Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Schafer Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Jefferson Middle School High : Willowbrook High School

Schafer Elementary School

Summary:

Schafer Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lombard, Illinois, serving 336 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school has consistently been rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other Illinois elementary schools.

Schafer Elementary School faces several challenges, including a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 31.4% compared to nearby schools like Ardmore Elementary (14.8%) and Pleasant Lane Elementary (14.3%). The school's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) and Illinois Science Assessment (ISA), is consistently lower than the School District 45 in DuPage County and the state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 23.7% of Schafer students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 36.2% in the district and 41.2% statewide.

Schafer Elementary School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking particularly low for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities. The school's higher per-student spending of $19,186 in the 2022-2023 school year does not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes, suggesting a need to examine how resources are being utilized. Additionally, Schafer Elementary School's performance has been declining over the past few years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1093 out of 1948 Illinois elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 1342 out of 2067 in 2023-2024.

Detail:

Public K-5

700 E Pleasant Ln
Lombard, IL 60148-1923

(630) 516-6500

District: School District 45 DuPage County

SchoolDigger Rank:
1342^nd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,664

Students who attend Schafer Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jefferson Middle School
High:	Willowbrook High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.2

Number of students: 336

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.2%

White:

24.4%

African American:

8.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 50.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Schafer Elementary School ranks worse than 64.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks last among 5 ranked elementary schools in the School District 45 DuPage County. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.09. (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

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Schafer Elementary School is $19,664, which is the 3^rd highest among 5 elementary schools in the School District 45 DuPage County.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Schafer Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Schafer Elementary School 1342^nd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Schafer Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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School District 45 DuPage County:

SchoolDigger ranks School District 45 DuPage County 435^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Schafer Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Schafer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	51.46	1186^th	2020	41.3%
2004	57.25	1073^rd	2030	47.1%
2005	60.21	978^th	2022	51.6%
2006	71.94	632^nd	2086	69.7%
2007	55.92	1161^st	2095	44.6%
2008	51.39	1243^rd	2092	40.6%
2009	46.96	1338^th	2120	36.9%
2010	47.19	1348^th	2139	37.0%
2011	44.33	1404^th	2147	34.6%
2012	50.86	1280^th	2166	40.9%
2013	44.02	1307^th	2167	39.7%
2014	35.01	1422^nd	2093	32.1%
2015	35.19	1254^th	2052	38.9%
2016	33.75	1330^th	2046	35.0%
2017	39.20	1190^th	2044	41.8%
2018	35.11	1292^nd	2037	36.6%
2019	19.96	1733^rd	2086	16.9%
2021	38.19	1093^rd	1948	43.9%
2022	43.26	1107^th	2082	46.8%
2023	27.97	1449^th	2077	30.2%
2024	32.09	1342^nd	2067	35.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Schafer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.47	678^th	718	5.6%
2019	17.94	737^th	743	0.8%
2021	30.96	436^th	537	18.8%
2022	57.30	211^th	768	72.5%
2023	31.97	596^th	788	24.4%
2024	20.03	801^st	826	3.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Schafer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.85	286^th	763	62.5%
2019	45.44	527^th	1194	55.9%
2021	35.31	387^th	640	39.5%
2022	40.17	552^nd	1113	50.4%
2023	28.35	831^st	1156	28.1%
2024	19.83	1076^th	1195	10.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Schafer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.76	1342^nd	1765	24.0%
2019	17.62	1686^th	1816	7.2%
2022	57.06	615^th	1763	65.1%
2023	38.26	1087^th	1808	39.9%
2024	36.17	1160^th	1793	35.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Schafer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.96	1325^th	1964	32.5%
2019	20.92	1664^th	2019	17.6%
2021	33.24	1075^th	1680	36.0%
2022	44.30	988^th	1970	49.8%
2023	28.40	1364^th	1957	30.3%
2024	30.06	1328^th	1942	31.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Schafer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	37.50	501^st	907	44.8%
2024	23.68	762^nd	886	14.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Schafer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.70	1146^th	1972	41.9%
2019	21.18	1647^th	2019	18.4%
2021	38.85	965^th	1707	43.5%
2022	42.25	1045^th	1977	47.1%
2023	29.40	1340^th	1984	32.5%
2024	34.36	1209^th	1959	38.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Schafer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.23	699^th	938	25.5%
2019	18.38	893^rd	955	6.5%
2021	50.00	288^th	742	61.2%
2022	47.32	447^th	954	53.1%
2023	30.83	693^rd	970	28.6%
2024	31.51	675^th	959	29.6%

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Rank History for White students at Schafer Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	46.96	774^th	1463	47.1%
2019	25.83	1146^th	1462	21.6%
2021	48.69	626^th	1308	52.1%
2022	56.26	596^th	1425	58.2%
2023	30.62	1042^nd	1419	26.6%
2024	40.50	834^th	1392	40.1%

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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 Schafer Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	493	4	31	27	4	n/a	n/a	0	559
1989	450	21	33	35	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	539
1990	456	16	29	47	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	548
1991	461	22	31	42	0	n/a	n/a	0	556
1992	476	26	30	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	576
1993	409	21	32	47	0	n/a	n/a	0	509
1994	408	25	40	70	0	n/a	n/a	0	543
1995	425	42	50	76	0	n/a	n/a	0	593
1996	425	42	50	76	0	n/a	n/a	0	593
1997	389	21	47	100	0	n/a	n/a	0	557
1998	413	30	52	110	0	n/a	n/a	0	605
1999	400	38	35	137	0	n/a	n/a	0	610
2000	414	39	37	153	0	n/a	n/a	0	643
2001	399	34	38	181	0	n/a	n/a	0	652
2002	303	28	42	205	0	n/a	n/a	0	578
2003	303	28	42	205	0	n/a	n/a	0	578
2004	289	46	36	217	0	n/a	n/a	0	588
2005	279	47	31	216	3	n/a	n/a	0	576
2006	234	35	30	206	1	n/a	n/a	4	510
2007	238	45	27	239	2	n/a	n/a	4	555
2008	218	39	25	261	1	n/a	n/a	9	553
2009	203	32	28	231	0	n/a	n/a	11	505
2010	184	37	29	241	0	n/a	n/a	18	509
2011	151	33	27	218	4	0	17	0	450
2012	140	26	23	240	3	0	20	0	452
2013	155	28	31	212	3	0	13	0	442
2014	145	29	28	245	0	0	18	0	465
2015	153	41	16	252	0	0	22	0	484
2016	154	45	19	259	1	0	27	0	505
2017	149	38	20	245	0	0	23	0	475
2018	134	40	22	247	1	0	17	0	461
2019	128	41	11	251	0	0	17	0	448
2020	127	42	19	235	0	0	13	0	436
2021	110	34	9	221	0	0	14	0	388
2022	96	40	4	230	0	0	13	0	383
2023	82	29	5	209	1	0	10	0	336

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 Schafer Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	559	31.5	17.7	n/a
1989	539	29.6	18.2	n/a
1990	548	29.5	18.5	n/a
1991	556	32.0	17.3	n/a
1992	576	31.0	18.5	n/a
1993	509	27.0	18.9	n/a
1994	543	31.5	17.2	n/a
1995	593	33.0	18.0	n/a
1996	593	33.0	18.0	n/a
1997	557	32.0	17.4	n/a
1998	605	34.0	17.8	n/a
1999	610	31.0	19.7	n/a
2000	643	34.0	18.9	n/a
2001	652	34.0	19.2	n/a
2002	578	37.0	15.6	35.1
2003	578	37.0	15.6	35.1
2004	588	34.0	17.3	37.2
2005	576	35.0	16.5	38.7
2006	510	32.6	15.6	36.6
2007	555	30.0	18.5	37
2008	553	29.0	19.1	39.9
2009	505	32.5	15.5	46.4
2010	509	31.6	16.1	47.9
2011	450	26.5	16.9	62
2012	452	29.5	15.3	63.7
2013	442	39.9	11.0	60
2014	465	34.1	13.6	n/a
2015	484	33.0	14.6	69.4
2016	505	41.0	12.3	60.4
2017	475	36.3	13.0	62.5
2018	461	32.9	13.9	62
2019	448	33.5	13.3	62.5
2020	436	36.0	12.1	48.6
2021	388	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	383	34.6	11.0	54
2023	336	29.7	11.2	50.6

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 Schafer Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	559	31.5	17.7	n/a
1989	539	29.6	18.2	n/a
1990	548	29.5	18.5	n/a
1991	556	32.0	17.3	n/a
1992	576	31.0	18.5	n/a
1993	509	27.0	18.9	n/a
1994	543	31.5	17.2	n/a
1995	593	33.0	18.0	n/a
1996	593	33.0	18.0	n/a
1997	557	32.0	17.4	n/a
1998	605	34.0	17.8	n/a
1999	610	31.0	19.7	n/a
2000	643	34.0	18.9	n/a
2001	652	34.0	19.2	n/a
2002	578	37.0	15.6	35.1
2003	578	37.0	15.6	35.1
2004	588	34.0	17.3	37.2
2005	576	35.0	16.5	38.7
2006	510	32.6	15.6	36.6
2007	555	30.0	18.5	37
2008	553	29.0	19.1	39.9
2009	505	32.5	15.5	46.4
2010	509	31.6	16.1	47.9
2011	450	26.5	16.9	62
2012	452	29.5	15.3	63.7
2013	442	39.9	11.0	60
2014	465	34.1	13.6	n/a
2015	484	33.0	14.6	69.4
2016	505	41.0	12.3	60.4
2017	475	36.3	13.0	62.5
2018	461	32.9	13.9	62
2019	448	33.5	13.3	62.5
2020	436	36.0	12.1	48.6
2021	388	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	383	34.6	11.0	54
2023	336	29.7	11.2	50.6

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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