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Schafer Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1549^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Schafer Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lombard, Illinois, serving 352 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the School District 45 DuPage County, which is ranked 463 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Schafer Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 29.8% of Schafer students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 53.1% statewide and 46.5% in the district. In Mathematics, only 28.2% of Schafer students were proficient or better, compared to 38.5% statewide and 40.9% in the district. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities. Additionally, Schafer Elementary School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.4% to 26.9% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When comparing Schafer Elementary School to other nearby schools within the same district, such as North Elementary School and Ardmore Elementary School, Schafer consistently underperforms in academic proficiency. However, when comparing Schafer to schools in the neighboring Addison School District 4, Schafer's performance is more comparable, with some Addison schools also struggling with low academic proficiency and high chronic absenteeism rates.

354

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,567

Per pupil spending ?

62.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 E Pleasant Ln
Lombard, IL 60148-1923

(630) 516-6500

District: School District 45 DuPage County

Students who attend Schafer Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jefferson Middle School
High:	Willowbrook High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.6%

White:

23.4%

African American:

7.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (27% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg42%

Illinois avg44%

1,549^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the School District 45 DuPage County

463^rd of 811School District 45 DuPage County among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	1549 of 2056	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	1342 of 2067	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	1449 of 2077	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	1107 of 2082	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.2	1093 of 1948	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.0	1733 of 2086	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	1292 of 2037	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.2	1190 of 2044	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.8	1330 of 2046	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.2	1254 of 2052	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.0	1422 of 2093	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.0	1307 of 2167	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.9	1280 of 2166	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.3	1404 of 2147	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.2	1348 of 2139	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.0	1338 of 2120	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.4	1243 of 2092	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.9	1161 of 2095	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	71.9	632 of 2086	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.2	978 of 2022	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.2	1073 of 2030	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	51.5	1186 of 2020	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	506 of 1049	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.7	762 of 886	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	501 of 907	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	782 of 788	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	801 of 826	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	596 of 788	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.3	211 of 768	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	31.0	436 of 537	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	737 of 743	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	678 of 718	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	1613 of 1942	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	1328 of 1942	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	1364 of 1957	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	988 of 1970	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.2	1075 of 1680	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.9	1664 of 2019	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	1325 of 1964	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	788 of 982	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	675 of 959	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	693 of 970	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.3	447 of 954	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.0	288 of 742	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.4	893 of 955	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	699 of 938	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	1518 of 1800	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	1160 of 1793	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	1087 of 1808	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.1	615 of 1763	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	17.6	1686 of 1816	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	1342 of 1765	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	1237 of 1947	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	1209 of 1959	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	1340 of 1984	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	1045 of 1977	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	965 of 1707	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.2	1647 of 2019	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	1146 of 1972	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	846 of 1292	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.8	1076 of 1195	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	831 of 1156	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.2	552 of 1113	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.3	387 of 640	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	527 of 1194	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.8	286 of 763	62.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	40.5	834 of 1392	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	1042 of 1419	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.3	596 of 1425	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.7	626 of 1308	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.8	1146 of 1462	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.0	774 of 1463	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2025)52nd percentile+27 vs school

White (2024)40th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-23 vs state

Mathematics28%-10 vs state

Science23%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Schafer Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 E Pleasant Ln	Lombard	60148	DuPage County	School District 45 DuPage County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(630) 516-6500	354	33	10.7	62.4%	83 (23.4%)	27 (7.6%)	225 (63.6%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	25.4	1549^th of 2056 public elementary schools	24.7%		32.1	1342^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	35.1%	207	23.4	25.0	36.4	29.8	29.8	40.9	18.2	23.4	28.2	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	98.4	95.1	96.2	$20,567	$1,090	$19,477
Pleasant Lane Elementary School	Public	K-5	401 N Main St	Lombard	60148	DuPage County	Lombard School District 44	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 827-4640	245	18	13.2	28.2%	177 (72.2%)	13 (5.3%)	40 (16.3%)	11 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	81.8	355^th of 2056 public elementary schools	82.7%		82	320^th of 2067 public elementary schools	84.5%	35	60.6	56.5	70.0	63.6	62.5	65.2	70.0	66.7	67.5	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.6	97.2	97.2	$22,479	$565	$21,913
North Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 W Sunset Ave	Villa Park	60181	DuPage County	School District 45 DuPage County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(630) 516-7790	434	34	12.9	56.5%	128 (29.5%)	34 (7.8%)	245 (56.5%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	59.2	826^th of 2056 public elementary schools	59.8%		43.2	1083^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	47.6%	257	40.8	52.3	38.8	51.4	47.9	63.6	44.9	50.0	52.1	95.5	96.2	96.2	96.2	97.7	96.2	95.7	$17,937	$754	$17,184
Ardmore Elementary School	Public	K-5	225 S Harvard Ave	Villa Park	60181	DuPage County	School District 45 DuPage County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(630) 516-7370	425	32	13.2	25.4%	277 (65.2%)	15 (3.5%)	106 (24.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	80.6	382^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	81.4%		87.8	224^th of 2067 public elementary schools	89.2%	158	48.6	51.4	75.9	77.5	68.6	65.3	68.7	59.2	64.6	80.9	80.9	80.9	80.9	80.9	80.9	80.9	$17,219	$796	$16,423
Park View Elementary School	Public	K-5	341 N Elizabeth St	Lombard	60148	DuPage County	Lombard School District 44	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 827-4040	214	22	9.6	32.7%	149 (69.6%)	12 (5.6%)	33 (15.4%)	16 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	72.9	533^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	74.1%		78.9	392^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	81.0%	141	51.2	62.1	78.9	50.0	63.3	62.1	76.3	33.3	56.0	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	94.6	96.6	96.6	$22,554	$380	$22,174
Westmore Elementary School	Public	K-5	340 S School St	Lombard	60148	DuPage County	School District 45 DuPage County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(630) 516-7500	432	30	14.2	33.3%	227 (52.5%)	36 (8.3%)	103 (23.8%)	29 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.6%)	71.3	573^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	72.1%		75.5	466^th of 2067 public elementary schools	77.5%	107	43.9	46.7	69.4	63.6	60.1	56.7	59.7	55.4	57.2	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	99.0	96.5	97.3	$18,092	$764	$17,328
Ardmore Elementary School	Public	K-5	644 S Ardmore Ave	Addison	60101	DuPage County	Addison School District 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 458-2900	230	20	11.5	79.6%	36 (15.7%)	3 (1.3%)	180 (78.3%)	7 (3.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.8	1517^th of 2056 public elementary schools	26.2%		17.7	1743^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	15.7%	226	18.4	32.7	46.7	44.7	40.2	28.6	20.0	10.5	20.5	98.7	97.8	97.8	97.8	98.7	97.8	98.7	$15,498	$917	$14,580
Fullerton Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 S Michigan Ave	Addison	60101	DuPage County	Addison School District 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 458-2950	384	33	11.6	72.4%	72 (18.8%)	8 (2.1%)	288 (75.0%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	34.8	1320^th of 2056 public elementary schools	35.8%		29.1	1423^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	31.2%	103	36.6	41.2	33.9	42.3	39.3	41.2	23.2	21.1	27.5	98.9	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.9	98.7	98.9	$14,682	$832	$13,850
Lake Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	330 W Lake Park Dr	Addison	60101	DuPage County	Addison School District 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 458-3010	294	27	10.8	84.0%	12 (4.1%)	6 (2.0%)	262 (89.1%)	8 (2.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	25.2	1558^th of 2056 public elementary schools	24.2%		30.1	1396^th of 2067 public elementary schools	32.5%	162	20.0	29.8	20.4	45.5	31.0	48.9	16.7	8.9	24.7	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.0	98.0	$16,744	$1,018	$15,727
Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School	Public	K-5	617 Hammerschmidt Ave	Lombard	60148	DuPage County	Lombard School District 44	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 827-4200	381	28	13.5	13.9%	309 (81.1%)	5 (1.3%)	35 (9.2%)	14 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	65	704^th of 2056 public elementary schools	65.8%		67	605^th of 2067 public elementary schools	70.7%	99	38.0	58.6	49.2	62.0	57.4	55.7	47.5	54.9	53.4	99.0	98.5	98.5	98.5	99.2	97.9	99.0	$18,883	$364	$18,520

Frequently Asked Questions about Schafer Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Schafer Elementary School?

Students at Schafer Elementary School are 64% Hispanic, 23% White, 8% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Schafer Elementary School in?

School District 45 DuPage County

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

Is Schafer Elementary School a good school?

Schafer Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.7% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Schafer Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 354 students attended Schafer Elementary School.

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