Danielle-Joy Peterson Elem Sch

As a medium-sized primary school in Naperville, Illinois, Danielle-Joy Peterson Elem Sch enrolls 570 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Indian Prairie CUSD 204. Enrollment runs roughly 50% larger than the state mean of about 381.

Across the 32 schools in Indian Prairie CUSD 204 (26,108 students total), Danielle-Joy Peterson Elem Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Danielle-Joy Peterson Elem Sch records that Asian students make up the majority at 58%. The remainder is composed of 26% White, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black. That is noticeably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 6%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Danielle-Joy Peterson Elem Sch has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 3% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Will County (around 44%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Danielle-Joy Peterson Elem Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 69.6%, the actual is 70.7%, a residual of +1.1 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Will County) records that median household income runs about $109,984, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Danielle-Joy Peterson Elem Sch is one of 209 public schools in Will County (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students).

Clifford Crone Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Danielle-Joy Peterson Elem Sch. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Danielle-Joy Peterson Elem Sch ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 72.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Danielle-Joy Peterson Elem Sch's enrollment has contracted 23% since 2018, when it stood at 737 (now 570). Over the same period, the White share fell from 36% to 26%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

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