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Neuqua Valley High School
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Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Neuqua Valley High School
Neuqua Valley High School, a big secondary school in Naperville, Illinois, run under Indian Prairie CUSD 204, enrolls 3,018 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 834 students per school, that is 262% bigger than typical.
Across the 32 schools in Indian Prairie CUSD 204 (26,108 students total), Neuqua Valley High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, Neuqua Valley High School records that the largest single group is Asian at 42%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 41% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 6%.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Neuqua Valley High School has 205 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Neuqua Valley High School higher than the state norm the norm. About 10% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Will County's rate of about 44%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Neuqua Valley High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.9%, the actual is 77.0%, a residual of +11.1 points.
In the area at large, Will County reports that the typical household earns roughly $109,984 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Will County runs 209 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students), of which Neuqua Valley High School is one.
Arlene Welch Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Neuqua Valley High School at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 75.0%.
The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Neuqua Valley High School has ticked down 18%, going from 3,662 students in 2018 to 3,018 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 57% to 41% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.
On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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