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Enrollment
891
Middle
DISTRICT 866 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIAN PRAIRIE CUSD 204·NCES 174169002093
Clifford Crone Middle School
4020 111th St, Naperville, IL 60564 · (630) 428-5600 · Will County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL891 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Illinois public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
93 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 56%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 281 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 311 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 299 | 34% |
Student demographics
61%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
80.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +4.9pp since 2023
Math
67.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.5% | 67.6% |
| 2023-24 | 75.6% | 61.7% |
% 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
75.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Clifford Crone Middle School
Clifford Crone Middle School's state test result (75.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Crone Middle School this school | 891 | 10.4% | 75.1% |
| Scullen Middle School Naperville | 948 | 10.3% | 77.1% |
| Francis Granger Middle School Aurora | 1,011 | 20.2% | 66.0% |
| Still Middle School Aurora | 709 | 18.8% | 66.9% |
| Kennedy Junior High School Lisle | 937 | 11.1% | 84.0% |
| Plum Grove Middle School Rolling Meadows | 1,128 | 14.9% | 64.5% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Clifford Crone Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.1% | #13 of 578 | #3 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #38 of 640 ▼ 6 | #4 of 44 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.5% | #74 of 640 ▼ 14 | #7 of 44 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 891 | #45 of 691 | #6 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #460 of 558 | #35 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.1% | #145 of 560 | #17 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.4% | #575 of 581 | #36 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #346 of 440 | #31 of 36 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
891
+88 (+11%) vs 2020
-23% since 2000-01, when it was 1,156
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 | 891 | 58.8 | 15.2:1 | 10% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 885 | 57.1 | 15.5:1 | 12% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 838 | 55 | 15.2:1 | 9% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 803 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 944 | 61.7 | 15.3:1 | 5% (44) |
| 2015-16 | 986 | 61 | 16.2:1 | 3% (31) |
| 2010-11 | 1,236 | 68 | 18.2:1 | 3% (32) |
| 2000-01 | 1,156 | 79 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clifford Crone Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (944 to 891); teachers down 5% (61.7 to 58.8).
About Clifford Crone Middle School
Clifford Crone Middle School is a large middle school. Its address is in Naperville, Illinois. The school enrolls 891 students in grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 462 students for middle schools in Illinois.
Indian Prairie CUSD 204 is the local district for Clifford Crone Middle School. It runs 32 schools with 26,108 students.
At Clifford Crone Middle School, 54% of students are Asian. The remaining students are 29% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Will County is about 6% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.
Clifford Crone Middle School reported 58.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 15.2:1. Middle schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.0:1. Roughly 10% of students at Clifford Crone Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Will County average 44%.
Among Illinois public middle schools, Clifford Crone Middle School outscored 91%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Clifford Crone Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Illinois schools: 75.1% actual against 65.5% predicted.
Looking at the county, Will County, the median household earns about $109,984 a year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Will County has 209 public schools with about 113,008 students, including Clifford Crone Middle School.
Clifford Crone Middle School is about 0.8 miles from Freedom Elementary School, its nearest public school. Clifford Crone Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Clifford Crone Middle School at 4th of 9.
The federal government classifies Clifford Crone Middle School's location as City: Mid-size.
From 803 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 891 by 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Clifford Crone Middle School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Fischer Middle SchoolMiddle · 861 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
- Jefferson Jr High SchoolMiddle · 832 students
- Thayer J Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 828 students
Nearby schools
- Freedom Elementary School0.8 mi · 526
- Plainfield North High School1.0 mi · 2,399
- Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School1.1 mi · 570
- Scullen Middle School1.5 mi · 948
- Heritage Grove Middle School1.7 mi · 841
- V Blanche Graham Elementary1.8 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About Clifford Crone Middle SchoolHow many students attend Clifford Crone Middle School?
Clifford Crone Middle School enrolls approximately 891 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Clifford Crone Middle School serve?
Clifford Crone Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Clifford Crone Middle School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Clifford Crone Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clifford Crone Middle School?
At Clifford Crone Middle School, the student body is approximately 29% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 54% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Clifford Crone Middle School public or private?
Clifford Crone Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Indian Prairie CUSD 204.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.