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Schrum Memorial School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

485 165th St, Calumet City, IL 60409 · (708) 862-4236 · Part of Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157

Thornton Township’s School Grade C− better than 18% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
274
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Schrum Memorial School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 54% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 13% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

485 165th St, Calumet City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 696
Grade 794
Grade 884
Enrollment over time
315’20
301’21
277’22
261’23
274’24

Down 13% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 80%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 3%White <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Schrum Memorial School from Thornton Township families.

Other schools in Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157

The district →
Hoover Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Calumet City
571 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; Thornton Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.