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Alumni: what's one memory from Fry Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
563
Elementary
DISTRICT 519 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIAN PRAIRIE CUSD 204·NCES 174169004365
Fry Elementary School
3204 Tall Grass Dr, Naperville, IL 60564 · (630) 428-7400 · Will County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL563 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
43 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 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 120 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 39% smaller than its 5th grade class (120).
Student demographics
63%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
85.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.9pp since 2023
Math
83.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.8% | 83.6% |
| 2023-24 | 71.9% | 71.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
81.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 67% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 Fry Elementary School
Fry Elementary School's state test result (81.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fry Elementary School this school | 563 | 7.6% | 81.0% |
| Skinner North Elementary School Chicago | 515 | 12.0% | 95.2% |
| Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School Naperville | 572 | 7.2% | 79.6% |
| May Watts Elementary School Naperville | 668 | 7.9% | 71.7% |
| Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School Naperville | 570 | 3.3% | 70.7% |
| Owen Elementary School Naperville | 577 | 17.5% | 61.9% |
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 Fry Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #24 of 1,925 | #2 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.6% | #42 of 2,077 ▼ 2 | #3 of 100 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.8% | #58 of 2,077 ▲ 25 | #2 of 100 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 563 | #353 of 2,419 | #25 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #1,817 of 2,035 | #93 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #455 of 2,042 | #36 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.6% | #2,109 of 2,132 | #98 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #600 of 615 | #35 of 36 |
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
563
-28 (-5%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 803
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 | 563 | 33.7 | 16.7:1 | 8% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 573 | 34.2 | 16.8:1 | 13% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 583 | 35.7 | 16.3:1 | 8% (44) |
| 2020-21 | 591 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 560 | 35.7 | 15.7:1 | 5% (28) |
| 2015-16 | 543 | 31 | 17.5:1 | 4% (21) |
| 2010-11 | 803 | 38 | 21.1:1 | 3% (26) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fry Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (560 to 563); teachers down 6% (35.7 to 33.7).
About Fry Elementary School
Fry Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Naperville, Illinois, under Indian Prairie CUSD 204. It serves 563 students in kindergarten through 5. The average among elementary schools in Illinois is roughly 381 students; this school is 48% above that.
The 32 schools in Indian Prairie CUSD 204 enroll 26,108 students altogether, Fry Elementary School among them.
Roughly 53% of students at Fry Elementary School are Asian. Other groups make up 27% White, 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 5% Black. County-wide, 6% of Will County residents are Asian. The school's diversity index is 63%, meaning two students picked at random have a 63% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Fry Elementary School operates with 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.7:1. That is higher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. About 8% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Compared with the 44% average for public schools in Will County, the school's rate is lower.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Fry Elementary School is among the top 10% of schools in Illinois. Predicted: 67.1%. Actual: 81.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Will County, the median household income is $109,984, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. There are 209 public schools in Will County, enrolling about 113,008 students in all.
The closest public school, Scullen Middle School, is about 0.8 miles from Fry Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Fry Elementary School is 1st among 9 schools close by.
The federal government classifies Fry Elementary School's location as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment at Fry Elementary School declined 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 591 to 563 students.
The Fry Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Scullen Middle School0.8 mi · 948
- Neuqua Valley High School1.2 mi · 3,018
- Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School1.2 mi · 570
- Arlene Welch Elementary School1.2 mi · 576
- White Eagle Elementary1.4 mi · 541
- Homestead Elementary School1.4 mi · 511
Frequently asked questions
About Fry Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Fry Elementary School?
Fry Elementary School enrolls approximately 563 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Fry Elementary School serve?
Fry Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Fry Elementary School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Fry Elementary School.
How diverse is Fry Elementary School?
Fry Elementary School reports a student body of 27% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 53% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Fry Elementary School?
Fry 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.