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Shabbona Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–3

321 N Convent St, Bourbonnais, IL 60914 · (815) 929-4700 · Part of Bourbonnais School District 53

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

Students
290
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–3
The gist

What stands out about Shabbona Elem School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 27.2% since 2020–21
  • 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 →

K–3Shabbona Elem SchoolYou are here
7–8Bourbonnais Upper Grade Centerin Bourbonnais

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts24%
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).

321 N Convent St, Bourbonnais

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K28
Kindergarten59
Grade 182
Grade 256
Grade 365
Enrollment over time
228’20
267’21
264’22
289’23
290’24

Up 27.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 53%Black 22%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 9%Asian 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 Shabbona Elem School from Bourbonnais Township families.

Other schools in Bourbonnais School District 53

The district →

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.