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Enrollment
576
Elementary
DISTRICT 519 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIAN PRAIRIE CUSD 204·NCES 174169003609
Arlene Welch Elementary School
2620 Leverenz Rd, Naperville, IL 60564 · (630) 428-7200 · Will County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL576 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Illinois public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
167 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
66.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.8pp since 2023
Math
59.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.1% | 59.7% |
| 2023-24 | 50.3% | 48.7% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Arlene Welch Elementary School
Arlene Welch Elementary School's state test result (61.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlene Welch Elementary School this school | 576 | 29.0% | 61.0% |
| Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary Naperville | 589 | 24.8% | 53.9% |
| White Eagle Elementary Naperville | 541 | 23.5% | 65.6% |
| Glen Grove Elementary School Glenview | 398 | 30.2% | 75.5% |
| Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary Aurora | 683 | 17.9% | 69.5% |
| Ivy Hill Elementary School Arlington Heights | 593 | 24.1% | 72.0% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Arlene Welch Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #301 of 1,925 | #30 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #422 of 2,077 ▼ 88 | #36 of 100 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #466 of 2,077 ▲ 17 | #32 of 100 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 576 | #320 of 2,419 | #20 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #824 of 2,035 | #38 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #195 of 2,042 | #19 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.0% | #1,804 of 2,132 | #70 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #688 of 1,461 | #37 of 71 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
576
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 786
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 576 | 45 | 12.8:1 | 29% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 588 | 42.8 | 13.7:1 | 33% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 573 | 41.5 | 13.8:1 | 28% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 566 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 674 | 43.4 | 15.5:1 | 20% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 800 | 46 | 17.4:1 | 16% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 855 | 44 | 19.4:1 | 13% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 786 | 35 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arlene Welch Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (674 to 576); teachers up 4% (43.4 to 45).
About Arlene Welch Elementary School
Arlene Welch Elementary School is the name of a high-enrollment elementary school in Naperville, Illinois. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 576 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students.
Indian Prairie CUSD 204 runs 32 schools with a combined 26,108 students. Arlene Welch Elementary School is one of them.
Asian students are the largest group at Arlene Welch Elementary School, with 44% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 31% White, 10% Black, 7% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. Will County's residents are about 6% Asian, 38 points below the school's share. Arlene Welch Elementary School has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 45 full-time equivalents, or about 12.8 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.9:1. About 29% of students, or 167, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Will County is 44%.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Arlene Welch Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Arlene Welch Elementary School would be expected to post about 54.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 61.0%.
In the county around the school, Will County, median household income is about $109,984, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. A total of 209 public schools operate in Will County, serving about 113,008 students.
The nearest public school is Neuqua Valley High School, at about 0.7 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Arlene Welch Elementary School ranks 9th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 566 in 2020-21 and 576 in 2024-25.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Will County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
701,462
Census ACS
Median income
$109,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
209
113,008 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Indian Prairie CUSD 204
- Neuqua Valley High SchoolHigh · 3,018 students
- Waubonsie Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,849 students
- Metea Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,766 students
- Francis Granger Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,011 students
- Scullen Middle SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Clifford Crone Middle SchoolMiddle · 891 students
Other schools in Naperville
- Neuqua Valley High SchoolHigh · 3,018 students
- Naperville Central High SchoolHigh · 2,589 students
- Naperville North High SchoolHigh · 2,467 students
- Scullen Middle SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Clifford Crone Middle SchoolMiddle · 891 students
- Jefferson Jr High SchoolMiddle · 832 students
Nearby schools
- Neuqua Valley High School0.7 mi · 3,018
- Gordon Gregory Middle School1.1 mi · 811
- Fry Elementary School1.2 mi · 563
- Robert Clow Elementary School1.2 mi · 343
- White Eagle Elementary1.5 mi · 541
- Scullen Middle School1.6 mi · 948
Frequently asked questions
About Arlene Welch Elementary SchoolHow large is Arlene Welch Elementary School?
Arlene Welch Elementary School enrolls approximately 576 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Arlene Welch Elementary School serve?
Arlene Welch Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Arlene Welch Elementary School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Arlene Welch Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Arlene Welch Elementary School?
Student demographics at Arlene Welch Elementary School are roughly 31% White, 7% Hispanic, 10% Black, 44% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Arlene Welch Elementary School?
Arlene Welch Elementary School is overseen by Indian Prairie CUSD 204 in Will County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.