Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary School (Ranked Bottom 50% for 2025)

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Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary School

101 Wesglen Pkwy
Romeoville, IL 60446

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Bottom 50%

Serving 442 students in grades Kindergarten-5, Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in Illinois for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).

The percentage of students achieving is 15-19% (which is lower than the Illinois state average of 28%). The percentage of students achieving is 25% (which is lower than the Illinois state average of 30%).

The student:teacher ratio of 12:1 is lower than the Illinois state level of 13:1.

Minority enrollment is 84% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is higher than the Illinois state average of 55% (majority Hispanic and Black).

Quick Stats (2025)

Grades: Kindergarten-5
Enrollment: 442 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 12:1
Minority Enrollment: 84%
: Bottom 50% in IL
: 15-19% (Btm 50%)
: 25% (Btm 50%)
: 35-39% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), IL Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Illinois for:

School Overview

Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary School's student population of 442 students has declined by 16% over five school years.

The teacher population of 38 teachers has declined by 9% over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades Kindergarten-5

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary School
Kind	62
1	82
2	67
3	80
4	71
5	80

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Total Students

442 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary School
2023	449
2022	473
2021	505
2020	527
2019	527
2018	598
2017	598
2016	619
2015	607
2014	640
2013	657
2012	646
2011	686
2010	692
2009	717
2008	707
2007	688
2006	685
2005	921
2004	824
2003	861

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Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers

38 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (2002-2023)
Year	Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary School
2023	36
2022	39
2020	42
2019	42
2018	45
2017	45
2016	43
2015	43
2014	42
2013	48
2012	39
2011	39
2010	38
2009	41
2008	31
2007	32
2006	28
2005	31
2004	26
2003	21
2002	14

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School Rankings

Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary School ranks within the bottom 50% of all 3,426 schools in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary School is 0.71, which is more than the diversity score at state average of 0.70. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (IL)

#1818 out of 3426 schools
(Bottom 50%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary School
2022	#1818
2021	#2291
2019	#2206
2018	#1787
2017	#2253
2016	#2074
2015	#1962
2014	#1545
2013	#1783
2012	#1679
2011	#1499

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(20-21)

15-19%

28%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2010-2021)
Year	Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary School	Illinois	Valley View CUSD 365u School District
2021	17%	28%	21%
2019	26%	33%	36%
2018	32%	32%	35%
2017	29%	32%	32%
2016	29%	31%	29%
2015	27%	29%	28%
2014	60%	59%	57%
2013	58%	58%	50%
2012	87%	80%	78%
2011	91%	80%	76%
2010	87%	80%	78%

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25%

30%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary School	Illinois	Valley View CUSD 365u School District
2022	25%	30%	31%
2021	17%	32%	28%
2019	26%	38%	38%
2018	30%	37%	35%
2017	22%	38%	37%
2016	24%	36%	33%
2015	25%	38%	35%
2014	61%	57%	55%
2013	59%	58%	56%
2012	77%	75%	74%
2011	78%	75%	71%

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35-39%

50%

Student : Teacher Ratio

12:1

13:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (2002-2023)
Year	Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary School	Illinois	Valley View CUSD 365u School District
2023	12:1	14:1	13:1
2022	12:1	14:1	13:1
2020	13:1	15:1	14:1
2019	13:1	15:1	14:1
2018	13:1	16:1	14:1
2017	13:1	15:1	14:1
2016	14:1	16:1	15:1
2015	14:1	16:1	14:1
2014	15:1	16:1	15:1
2013	14:1	13:1	13:1
2012	17:1	16:1	17:1
2011	18:1	16:1	17:1
2010	18:1	16:1	17:1
2009	17:1	16:1	17:1
2008	23:1	18:1	20:1
2007	22:1	17:1	20:1
2006	24:1	16:1	19:1
2005	30:1	16:1	19:1
2004	32:1	17:1	21:1
2003	41:1	16:1	21:1
2002	40:1	16:1	21:1

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American Indian

n/a

Asian

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary School	Illinois	Valley View CUSD 365u School District
2023	8%	6%	6%
2022	9%	5%	6%
2021	10%	5%	7%
2020	9%	5%	6%
2019	9%	5%	6%
2018	9%	5%	6%
2017	9%	5%	6%
2016	10%	5%	6%
2015	9%	6%	7%
2014	11%	5%	8%
2013	11%	5%	7%
2012	13%	4%	7%
2011	13%	5%	7%
2010	15%	5%	8%
2009	15%	5%	8%
2008	15%	5%	7%
2007	15%	5%	7%
2006	15%	5%	7%
2005	11%	5%	7%
2004	9%	4%	6%
2003	9%	4%	6%

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Hispanic

41%

28%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary School	Illinois	Valley View CUSD 365u School District
2023	41%	27%	47%
2022	41%	27%	47%
2021	40%	27%	46%
2020	41%	26%	46%
2019	41%	26%	46%
2018	42%	26%	45%
2017	42%	26%	45%
2016	39%	26%	44%
2015	36%	25%	42%
2014	34%	25%	41%
2013	33%	24%	41%
2012	32%	24%	40%
2011	31%	23%	40%
2010	30%	22%	36%
2009	31%	22%	35%
2008	29%	21%	35%
2007	29%	20%	34%
2006	28%	19%	29%
2005	24%	18%	26%
2004	23%	18%	23%
2003	21%	17%	20%

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Black

31%

16%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary School	Illinois	Valley View CUSD 365u School District
2023	30%	17%	23%
2022	28%	17%	22%
2021	27%	17%	21%
2020	22%	17%	20%
2019	22%	17%	20%
2018	23%	17%	20%
2017	23%	17%	20%
2016	24%	17%	20%
2015	24%	17%	20%
2014	24%	17%	20%
2013	26%	18%	21%
2012	24%	18%	21%
2011	24%	18%	21%
2010	23%	20%	24%
2009	23%	20%	24%
2008	25%	20%	25%
2007	25%	20%	25%
2006	24%	20%	26%
2005	22%	20%	26%
2004	20%	21%	26%
2003	16%	21%	25%

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White

16%

45%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary School	Illinois	Valley View CUSD 365u School District
2023	17%	45%	19%
2022	17%	47%	20%
2021	19%	47%	22%
2020	23%	48%	24%
2019	23%	48%	24%
2018	21%	49%	25%
2017	21%	49%	25%
2016	22%	49%	26%
2015	26%	49%	27%
2014	25%	50%	27%
2013	26%	50%	28%
2012	28%	51%	29%
2011	30%	51%	29%
2010	32%	53%	32%
2009	31%	53%	33%
2008	31%	54%	33%
2007	31%	55%	34%
2006	33%	56%	38%
2005	43%	57%	41%
2004	48%	57%	45%
2003	54%	58%	49%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2013-2023)
Year	Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary School	Illinois	Valley View CUSD 365u School District
2023	4%	4%	5%
2022	5%	4%	5%
2021	4%	4%	4%
2020	5%	4%	4%
2019	5%	4%	4%
2018	5%	3%	4%
2017	5%	3%	4%
2016	5%	3%	4%
2015	5%	3%	4%
2014	6%	3%	4%
2013	4%	3%	3%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.71

0.70

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary School	Illinois	Valley View CUSD 365u School District
2023	0.71	0.70	0.69
2022	0.72	0.68	0.69
2021	0.73	0.68	0.70
2020	0.73	0.68	0.70
2019	0.73	0.68	0.70
2018	0.72	0.67	0.70
2017	0.72	0.67	0.70
2016	0.74	0.67	0.70
2015	0.74	0.67	0.71
2014	0.76	0.66	0.71
2013	0.75	0.66	0.72
2012	0.75	0.65	0.72
2011	0.75	0.66	0.72
2010	0.76	0.64	0.70
2009	0.76	0.64	0.70
2008	0.75	0.64	0.71
2007	0.75	0.63	0.71
2006	0.74	0.61	0.70
2005	0.71	0.61	0.70
2004	0.68	0.60	0.68
2003	0.64	0.59	0.66

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Eligible for

53%

43%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary School	Illinois	Valley View CUSD 365u School District
2023	52%	43%	55%
2022	49%	43%	55%
2021	46%	44%	54%
2020	52%	47%	55%
2019	52%	47%	55%
2018	38%	46%	50%
2017	38%	46%	50%
2016	38%	47%	49%
2015	51%	52%	59%
2014	49%	47%	57%
2013	42%	45%	50%
2012	13%	21%	17%
2011	35%	39%	45%
2010	29%	37%	41%
2009	24%	33%	36%
2008	25%	32%	30%
2007	24%	32%	28%
2006	18%	32%	26%
2005	16%	32%	24%
2004	9%	31%	22%
2003	8%	30%	20%

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Eligible for

20%

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary School	Illinois	Valley View CUSD 365u School District
2023	20%	4%	13%
2022	19%	4%	13%
2021	18%	4%	12%
2020	4%	2%	7%
2019	4%	2%	7%
2018	15%	4%	11%
2017	15%	4%	11%
2016	12%	3%	10%
2015	5%	2%	4%
2014	5%	3%	7%
2013	14%	5%	12%
2012	34%	27%	39%
2011	8%	5%	9%
2010	12%	6%	11%
2009	11%	6%	11%
2008	10%	6%	9%
2007	9%	6%	9%
2006	9%	6%	8%
2005	6%	5%	8%
2004	6%	5%	7%
2003	5%	5%	7%

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School Statewide Testing

School District Name

Valley View CUSD 365u School District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), IL Dept. of Education

Profile last updated: 02/09/2025

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary School's ranking?

Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary School is ranked #1818 out of 3,426 schools, which ranks it among the bottom 50% of public schools in Illinois.

What schools are Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary School often compared to?

Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Skoff Elementary School, L J Stevens Intermediate School, Monee Elementary School by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

15-19% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 28% IL state average), while 25% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 30% IL state average).

How many students attend Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary School?

442 students attend Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

41% of Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary School students are Hispanic, 31% of students are Black, 16% of students are White, 9% of students are Asian, and 3% of students are Two or more races.

What is the student:teacher ratio of Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary School?

Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary School has a student ration of 12:1, which is lower than the Illinois state average of 13:1.

What grades does Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary School offer ?

Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Kindergarten-5

What school district is Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary School part of?

Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary School is part of Valley View CUSD 365u School District.

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Quick Stats (2025)

Grades: Kindergarten-5
Enrollment: 442 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 12:1
Minority Enrollment: 84%
: Bottom 50%
: 15-19% (Btm 50%)
: 25% (Btm 50%)
: 35-39% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), IL Dept. of Education