Alan B Shepard Elem School
Bourbonnais, IL · Bourbonnais SD 53
Regular public school · Grades PK - 3 · Suburb, small
777th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 63%▲ Improving
325 N Convent St, Bourbonnais, IL 60914
(815)929-4600NCES ID 170675000350Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Alan B Shepard Elem School 777th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 63% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 51th in 2019 to 63th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25 · no science: IL tests it in grades 5, 8 and 11, and this school ends at grade 3
Hispanic (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2019) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2019) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 477 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 75.6% | 57.7% | ▼ 17.9 pts | |
| Black | 9.3% | 17.4% | ▲ 8.1 pts | |
| Hispanic | 9.0% | 16.8% | ▲ 7.8 pts | |
| Two or more races | 3.1% | 7.5% | ▲ 4.4 pts | |
| Asian | 2.6% | 0.2% | ▼ 2.4 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $301K in zip 60914 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Alan B Shepard Elem School
- #1168Shabbona Elem SchoolBourbonnais SD 53 · 0.1 mi away1,168th of 2,105
ELA 39% ▼11 · Math 41% ▼12Compare - #756Noel Levasseur Elem SchoolBourbonnais SD 53 · 0.8 mi away756th of 2,105
ELA 48% ▼2 · Math 56% ▲3Compare - #1353Bradley West Elem SchoolBradley SD 61 · 1.3 mi away1,353rd of 2,105
ELA 41% ▼9 · Math 29% ▼24Compare - –Bradley East Elem SchoolBradley SD 61 · 1.9 mi awayCompare
- #1983John Kennedy Middle Grade SchoolKankakee SD 111 · 3.4 mi away1,983rd of 2,105
ELA 18% ▼32 · Math 12% ▼41Compare - #1821King Middle Grade SchoolKankakee SD 111 · 3.4 mi away1,821st of 2,105
ELA 26% ▼24 · Math 15% ▼38Compare - #1371Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-Montessori ElemKankakee SD 111 · 3.4 mi away1,371st of 2,105
ELA 45% ▼5 · Math 23% ▼30Compare - –Taft Primary SchoolKankakee SD 111 · 3.5 mi awayCompare
What school district is Alan B Shepard Elem School in?
Alan B Shepard Elem School is part of the Bourbonnais SD 53 district in Bourbonnais, Illinois.
Is Alan B Shepard Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Alan B Shepard Elem School 777th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 63% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Alan B Shepard Elem School?
White 58%, Black 17%, Hispanic 17%, Two or more races 8% (477 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Alan B Shepard Elem School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60914 is $301K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.