Alan B Shepard Elementary School
325 North Convent St
Bourbonnais IL, 60914, Kankakee County
Phone: 815-929-5100
Ranking: 
(1,492 out of 3,028, top 49%)*
(1,492 out of 3,028, top 49%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Bourbonnais School District 53
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 28 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 33 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 471 | 490 | 527 | 546 | 543 | 500 | 495 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 73 | 15.5% | 99 | 20.2% | 104 | 19.7% | 109 | 20.0% | 73 | 13.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 1: | 96 | 20.4% | 87 | 17.8% | 100 | 19.0% | 94 | 17.2% | 115 | 21.2% | 131 | 26.2% | 123 | 24.8% |
| Grade 2: | 100 | 21.2% | 95 | 19.4% | 89 | 16.9% | 109 | 20.0% | 121 | 22.3% | 115 | 23.0% | 131 | 26.5% |
| Grade 3: | 98 | 20.8% | 94 | 19.2% | 114 | 21.6% | 116 | 21.2% | 115 | 21.2% | 140 | 28.0% | 111 | 22.4% |
| Grade 4: | 104 | 22.1% | 115 | 23.5% | 120 | 22.8% | 115 | 21.1% | 119 | 21.9% | 114 | 22.8% | 130 | 26.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 243 | 51.6% | 259 | 52.9% | 277 | 52.6% | 282 | 51.6% | 250 | 46.0% | 229 | 45.8% | 231 | 46.7% |
| Female: | 228 | 48.4% | 231 | 47.1% | 250 | 47.4% | 264 | 48.4% | 258 | 47.5% | 235 | 47.0% | 238 | 48.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 6 | 1.3% | 10 | 2.0% | 12 | 2.3% | 14 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.2% | 12 | 2.4% | 11 | 2.2% |
| Hispanic: | 47 | 10.0% | 54 | 11.0% | 49 | 9.3% | 49 | 9.0% | 32 | 5.9% | 31 | 6.2% | 22 | 4.4% |
| Black: | 51 | 10.8% | 32 | 6.5% | 45 | 8.5% | 51 | 9.3% | 42 | 7.7% | 39 | 7.8% | 45 | 9.1% |
| White: | 345 | 73.2% | 367 | 74.9% | 394 | 74.8% | 413 | 75.6% | 427 | 78.6% | 389 | 77.8% | 394 | 79.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 21 | 4.5% | 25 | 5.1% | 23 | 4.4% | 17 | 3.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 216 | 45.9% | 183 | 37.3% | 112 | 21.3% | 177 | 32.4% | 160 | 29.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 4.9% | 39 | 8.0% | 112 | 21.3% | 28 | 5.1% | 24 | 4.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.78 | 14.58 | 15.97 | 16.30 | 15.30 | 15.40 | 19.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 91.9% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.0% | 89.6% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 88.8% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 91.3% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 91.3% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 63.6% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 76.4% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 76.6% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 73.7% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 83.9% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 79.3% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 80.5% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 66.1% | 58.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 92.0% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 87.8% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 85.5% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 84.3% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 91.2% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 92.5% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 65.9% | 60.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 77.7% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 78.9% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 78.4% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 74.9% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 82.1% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 75.7% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 67.0% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.1% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.8% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.5% | 71.4% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 85.7% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 84.6% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 82.1% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 78.3% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 89.8% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 90.2% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 87.5% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.3% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.3% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.0% | 83.0% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.0% | 72.0% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 63.1% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 68.8% | 62.7% |
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* Alan B Shepard Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.