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Enrollment
570
Elementary
DISTRICT 519 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIAN PRAIRIE CUSD 204·NCES 174169005928
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School
4008 Chinaberry Ln, Naperville, IL 60564 · (630) 428-5678 · Will County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL570 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
19 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 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
58%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
69.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
74.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.4% | 74.3% |
| 2023-24 | 64.1% | 64.1% |
% 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
70.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School's state test result (70.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School this school | 570 | 3.3% | 70.7% |
| Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School Naperville | 572 | 7.2% | 79.6% |
| Fry Elementary School Naperville | 563 | 7.6% | 81.0% |
| Skinner North Elementary School Chicago | 515 | 12.0% | 95.2% |
| Nancy Young Elementary School Aurora | 574 | 14.3% | 63.0% |
| May Watts Elementary School Naperville | 668 | 7.9% | 71.7% |
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 Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #114 of 1,925 | #14 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #146 of 2,077 ▼ 38 | #12 of 100 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #363 of 2,077 ▼ 169 | #25 of 100 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 570 | #337 of 2,419 | #22 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,168 of 2,035 | #58 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.5% | #636 of 2,042 | #52 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 3.3% | #2,127 of 2,132 | #103 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.7% | #358 of 1,461 | #16 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
570
-84 (-13%) vs 2020
+24% since 2010-11, when it was 459
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 | 570 | 41.3 | 13.8:1 | 3% (19) |
| 2023-24 | 563 | 38.9 | 14.5:1 | 5% (28) |
| 2022-23 | 612 | 38.1 | 16.1:1 | 4% (23) |
| 2020-21 | 654 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 737 | 38.7 | 19.0:1 | 5% (36) |
| 2015-16 | 605 | 37 | 16.4:1 | 4% (23) |
| 2010-11 | 459 | 30 | 15.3:1 | 5% (24) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (737 to 570); teachers up 7% (38.7 to 41.3).
About Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School
The public elementary school Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School is located in Naperville, Illinois. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 570 students. That is 50% bigger than the average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School is one of 32 schools in Indian Prairie CUSD 204, which enrolls 26,108 students in total.
At Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School, 58% of students are Asian. Other students are 26% White, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Black. That is higher than the 6% Asian share among all Will County residents. The diversity index for Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School lists 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.8 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 13.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 3% of the student body. The rate at public schools in Will County averages 44%, higher than here.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School is 1.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 70.7%. Predicted: 69.6%.
The county, Will County, is where the school is located. 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 Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School.
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School's nearest public school is Clifford Crone Middle School (about 1.1 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School is 6th among 9 schools close by.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 654 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 570 by 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Clifford Crone Middle School1.1 mi · 891
- Scullen Middle School1.1 mi · 948
- Fry Elementary School1.2 mi · 563
- Bednarcik Junior High School1.3 mi · 535
- Wolfs Crossing Elementary School1.4 mi · 414
- Homestead Elementary School1.4 mi · 511
Frequently asked questions
About Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School?
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School enrolls approximately 570 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School serve?
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School.
How diverse is Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School?
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School reports a student body of 26% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 58% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School public or private?
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary 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.