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Alan B Shepard Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–3

325 N Convent St, Bourbonnais, IL 60914 · (815) 929-4600 · Part of Bourbonnais School District 53

Bourbonnais Township’s School Grade B better than 58% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
483
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–3
The gist

What stands out about Alan B Shepard Elem School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Bourbonnais Township kids: Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center

On the path

Where Bourbonnais Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–3Alan B Shepard Elem SchoolYou are here
7–8Bourbonnais Upper Grade Centerin Bourbonnais

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

325 N Convent St, Bourbonnais

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K95
Kindergarten95
Grade 194
Grade 285
Grade 3114
Enrollment over time
453’20
466’21
470’22
477’23
483’24

Up 6.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 58%Black 18%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 8%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Alan B Shepard Elem School from Bourbonnais Township families.

Other schools in Bourbonnais School District 53

The district →
Noel Levasseur Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Bourbonnais
B−
305 students14:1
Shabbona Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Bourbonnais
B+
290 students14:1
Liberty Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Bourbonnais
B−
714 students13:1
Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bourbonnais
B−
484 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Bourbonnais Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.