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C+

Schafer Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

700 E Pleasant Ln, Lombard, IL 60148 · (630) 516-6500 · Part of SD 45 DuPage County

York Township’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
354
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Schafer Elem School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 37% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for York Township kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Schafer Elem SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

700 E Pleasant Ln, Lombard

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten51
Grade 175
Grade 259
Grade 354
Grade 458
Grade 556
Grade 61
Enrollment over time
388’20
383’21
336’22
352’23
354’24

Down 8.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 64%White 23%Black 8%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Schafer Elem School from York Township families.

Other schools in SD 45 DuPage County

The district →
District 45 Early Education Ctr
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Villa Park
189 students16:1
North Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Villa Park
C+
434 students13:1
Westmore Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lombard
B+
432 students14:1
Ardmore Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Villa Park
A−
425 students13:1
Stevenson School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Lombard
169 students10:1
York Center Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Lombard
C
163 students12:1

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; York Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.