Schrum Memorial School
Calumet City, IL · Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
635th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 7%· Stable
485 165th St, Calumet City, IL 60409
(708)862-4236NCES ID 171968000742Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Schrum Memorial School 635th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 7% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 6th in 2019 to 7th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2023) stops 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.
Hispanic (last reported 2024) stops 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 261 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1994, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 76.5% | 76.2% | ▼ 0.3 pts | |
| Hispanic | 18.9% | 20.7% | ▲ 1.8 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.2% | 2.3% | ▲ 1.1 pts | |
| White | 3.0% | 0.4% | ▼ 2.6 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1994. 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 $158K in zip 60409 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Schrum Memorial School
- #575Memorial Jr High SchoolLansing SD 158 · 1.9 mi away575th of 685
ELA 37% ▲6 · Math 16% ▲8Compare - #619Wentworth Jr High SchoolCalumet City SD 155 · 2.2 mi away619th of 685
ELA 27% ▼4 · Math 15% ▲7Compare - #654Creative Communications AcadDolton SD 149 · 2.4 mi away654th of 685
ELA 25% ▼6 · Math 6% ▼2Compare - #629S T E M AcademyDolton SD 149 · 2.4 mi away629th of 685
ELA 32% ▲1 · Math 8% =Compare - #669School of Fine ArtsDolton SD 149 · 2.4 mi away669th of 685
ELA 19% ▼12 · Math 8% =Compare - #508Heritage Middle SchoolSunnybrook SD 171 · 3 mi away508th of 685
ELA 52% ▲21 · Math 13% ▲5Compare - #473McKinley Jr High SchoolSouth Holland SD 150 · 3 mi away473rd of 685
ELA 50% ▲19 · Math 21% ▲13Compare - #520Brookwood Jr High SchoolBrookwood SD 167 · 4.7 mi away520th of 685
ELA 51% ▲20 · Math 12% ▲4Compare
What school district is Schrum Memorial School in?
Schrum Memorial School is part of the Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157 district in Calumet City, Illinois.
Is Schrum Memorial School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Schrum Memorial School 635th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 7% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Schrum Memorial School?
Black 76%, Hispanic 21%, Two or more races 2% (261 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Schrum Memorial School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60409 is $158K 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.