Enders-salk Elem School, Schaumburg IL

Original Research by School Decision on Enders-salk Elem School

Enders-Salk Elementary serves kindergarten through sixth grade in Schaumburg, a commercial and residential Chicago suburb northwest of the city. The school enrolls a diverse student body in which Hispanic, white, and Asian students together make up roughly equal or near-equal shares of enrollment, with smaller populations of Black students and others. State testing data from 2024-25 shows uneven results. In English language arts, fourth graders showed stronger performance, while third grade and fifth and sixth grades clustered in the mid-60s range. Math proficiency was softer: third graders were near half, fourth graders climbed to around 63%, but fifth and sixth graders both fell below 50%. Science testing in fifth grade yielded the lowest performance across any tested subject and grade. Across the school's reported grades, overall proficiency sits above the midpoint compared to districts in Cook County, yet the grade-to-grade variability and the decline in upper elementary grades suggest parents may want to explore with the school whether particular interventions or curriculum changes are underway, especially in math and science.

The district has recently launched two large instructional changes that will shape Enders-Salk's daily work. Beginning in 2024-25, a new K-8 math curriculum rolled out across all schools, using Origo Stepping Stones for kindergarten through seventh grade and Imagine IM for seventh and eighth grade. Simultaneously, a redesigned K-2 literacy plan emphasizing foundational reading skills and universal screening for reading disabilities like dyslexia came into effect. These shifts represent a move toward structured, science-of-reading-informed approaches and signal active curriculum work in the district, though assessing their early impact will take time.

Schaumburg itself is a mixed-use suburban village that functions as a regional employment and retail hub, anchored by Woodfield Mall, major office campuses along the I-90 corridor, and corporate headquarters for companies like Zurich North America and Motorola Solutions. The median home value in the 60194 zip code is in the mid-range for Cook County, and rental prices are moderate. The area is auto-oriented but has emerging walkable districts, including the Olde Schaumburg Centre around Town Square and a large new redevelopment called the 90 North District (Veridian) on the former Motorola campus, which will add mixed-use and residential density over the coming years. Public transit is available via Metra's Milwaukee District West Line and Pace bus service. The Schaumburg Township District Library, one of Illinois' largest, is a major civic anchor alongside the park system.

No data was available on the school's free-or-reduced-price lunch rate, participation in special education, English learner enrollment, attendance, or discipline. Graduation rate does not apply because the school serves only grades through sixth. These absences make it difficult to fully characterize student support and family economic circumstances, so a parent may want to inquire directly with the school about these dimensions.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 351%

School 51% · District 57% · ▼ 6 pts below district

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

Grade 463%

School 63% · District 59% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 34 pts above county median

Grade 548%

School 48% · District 51% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

Grade 649%

School 49% · District 57% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 353%

School 53% · District 54% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 476%

School 76% · District 67% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 36 pts above county median

Grade 563%

School 63% · District 67% · ▼ 4 pts below district

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

Grade 664%

School 64% · District 76% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Science

Grade 537%

School 37% · District 48% · ▼ 11 pts below district

even with state median · ▲ 10 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.