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Schafer Elem School

Lombard, IL · SD 45 DuPage County

Regular public school · Grades K - 5 · Suburb, large

1,568th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 26%· Stable

700 E Pleasant Ln, Lombard, IL 60148

(630)516-6500NCES ID 174035004059Directory 202324

352
Students
2023–24 enrollment
11:1
Student / teacher ratio
62%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
26.9%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Schafer Elem School 1,568th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 26% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 22th in 2019 to 26th in 2025.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%26%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Schafer Elem School
30%
IL average
52%
Math
Schafer Elem School
28%
IL average
38%
Science
Schafer Elem School
23%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Schafer Elem School IL average
25%50%75%30%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Schafer Elem School IL average
25%50%75%28%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Schafer Elem School IL average
25%50%75%23%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%43%25%10%8%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%50%30%21%8%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%55%33%201920202024no testing 2020–21

White (last reported 2023) stops before 2024: 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 352 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic62%White24%9%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedHispanic 62%White 24%Black 9%84%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
Hispanic48.4%61.6% 13.2 pts
White33.6%24.1% 9.5 pts
Black7.3%8.5% 1.2 pts
Two or more races3.8%3.7% 0.1 pts
Asian6.0%2.0% 4.0 pts
American Indian0.9%0.0% 0.9 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 $391K in zip 60148 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

$98K$195K$293K$391K$372K200020052010201520202025

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What school district is Schafer Elem School in?

Schafer Elem School is part of the SD 45 DuPage County district in Lombard, Illinois.

Is Schafer Elem School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Schafer Elem School 1,568th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 26% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Schafer Elem School?

Hispanic 62%, White 24%, Black 9%, Two or more races 4% (352 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Schafer Elem School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60148 is $391K 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.