The top reported proficiency rate is 57% in English language arts. The lowest is 38% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Wm Hammerschmidt Elem School
Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade in Lombard, a residential DuPage County suburb about a short drive west of Chicago. The school sits in a well-established residential community with stable, owner-occupied housing and sits within a district that has moved deliberately to support young learners, including a shift to full-day kindergarten starting a few years ago.
The school itself enrolls a mid-sized group of students, with a student body that is predominantly white, roughly reflective of the Lombard area. A small share of families speak languages other than English at home. Free-or-reduced-price-lunch data was not available, so a clear window into economic diversity is missing from the record here.
On state assessments administered in spring 2025, Wm Hammerschmidt's proficiency rates across tested grades in reading and math cluster in the middle range. In third grade, about half the students met or exceeded proficiency in math and reading. By fourth grade, math proficiency dipped slightly below half, while reading held near it. In fifth grade, reading bounced back above half while math stayed near it. Science proficiency in fifth grade fell noticeably lower. These are grades-in-transition results, and a parent may want to look into the school's instructional approach in math and science with the school directly, particularly any support systems for students approaching but not yet at proficiency. The state revised its proficiency standards for this assessment cycle, so prior-year comparisons to these numbers are not reliable.
The testing participation rate was very high, indicating the assessments reached nearly all enrolled students. The sample size for third grade was reported; sample sizes for other tested grades were not released.
The district recently opened a new middle school facility called the Connect 44 Center, which integrates STEAM labs and athletic spaces with Glenn Westlake Middle School and enriches the pathway for fifth-grade students advancing onward. The district also adopted full-day kindergarten a few years back, a shift that affects how families manage early school logistics.
Lombard itself is known locally as the Lilac Village, anchored by a historic downtown with Lilacia Park, a library, and small-scale shops and restaurants within walking distance of the commuter rail station. Beyond that core, the village is suburban and car-oriented, with significant retail and hospitality employment at Yorktown Center. Housing values in the area have appreciated modestly year over year, and the housing market is tracking near the national benchmark for affordability. The area is experiencing some residential growth through infill projects and multifamily development.
In the comparison of school proficiency across DuPage County's districts, Wm Hammerschmidt's overall proficiency index falls below the midpoint, suggesting that while the school serves its community, its test results sit lower than the county median on the same measures. This context may help families understand where the school sits in its peer landscape without indicating whether it is right or wrong for their situation. A parent considering this school should have a direct conversation with administrators about reading support, math instruction, and science resources, especially for students not yet proficient.
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