Albert Einstein Elem School, Hanover Park IL

Original Research by School Decision on Albert Einstein Elem School

Albert Einstein Elementary is a small K-6 school in Hanover Park serving a diverse community of about 450 students. The school's enrollment breaks fairly evenly across grades, with each cohort around 60-80 pupils. Roughly one-third of students are Hispanic, a similar share are white, one-fifth are Asian, and the balance are Black or multiracial. The school sits in Schaumburg CCSD 54, a district serving the northwest Chicago suburbs.

On state assessments this year, the school shows modest proficiency across tested grades and subjects. In math, grades 3 through 6 are clustered in the mid-30s to mid-40s range. English language arts is slightly stronger, with grade 3 at similar levels but grades 4 through 6 rising into the 50-60s range. Science results for grade 5 fall around the mid-40s. These numbers place the school above the midpoint for overall proficiency when measured across Cook County districts, but parents looking at raw numbers will see that fewer than half of students in most grades meet state proficiency standards. The school does not serve grades 7 or 8, so there are no high school pathways or secondary outcomes to consider here.

Hanover Park itself is a family-oriented, ethnically diverse suburb northwest of Chicago with a notably young population. The community brands itself as "America's Global Village" and has 80 nationalities and 30 languages represented. Single-family and townhome housing mixes with three large business parks that anchor employment in logistics, manufacturing, and office work. The village is experimenting with transit-oriented development around its Metra Milwaukee District West Line station, approving major residential projects in 2025 and investing in walkable streetscape improvements. Home values in the 60133 zip code are moderate for the region, and rents similarly modest, making the area relatively affordable compared to some nearby suburbs. The village's population has held roughly steady in recent years.

The district is in the midst of curriculum overhaul. Beginning in 2024-25, all schools including Einstein adopted a new K-8 math sequence using Origo Stepping Stones for K-7 and Imagine IM for grades 7-8, selected through a 90-member task force. Simultaneously, the district rolled out a science-of-reading aligned K-2 literacy plan anchored in foundational skills like phonological awareness and word recognition, with universal dyslexia screening in kindergarten using the PEARL assessment. These are instructional changes a family will encounter directly in homework, classroom pacing, and reading support.

A parent may want to look into Einstein's specific math outcomes further with the school, since state data reflects results from the first year of the new curriculum rollout and prior year comparisons are not available due to assessment scoring changes. Similarly, the literacy plan is new, and early screening in kindergarten is meant to catch reading gaps earlier; families with concerns about reading development will want to ask how the school acts on that screening data.

The school's size, neighborhood composition, and moderate academic performance fit a family seeking a small, diverse, neighborhood-centered elementary school without specialized programs or choice requirements. Families prioritizing stronger academic proficiency numbers or more substantial support services should ask the school directly about intervention programs, tutoring availability, and how it tailors instruction for below-proficiency students.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 337%

School 37% · District 57% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 445%

School 45% · District 59% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 540%

School 40% · District 51% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 644%

School 44% · District 57% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 337%

School 37% · District 54% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 450%

School 50% · District 67% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 557%

School 57% · District 67% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 661%

School 61% · District 76% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Science

Grade 545%

School 45% · District 48% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

This schoolSchaumburg CCSD 54, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.