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Enrollment
572
Elementary
DISTRICT 519 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIAN PRAIRIE CUSD 204·NCES 174169002656
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School
2408 Meadow Lake Dr, Naperville, IL 60564 · (630) 428-7100 · Will County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL572 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Illinois public elementary schools
- A+Test 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
41 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 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
59%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
82.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.8pp since 2023
Math
84.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 83 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.9% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.1% | 68.5% |
% 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
79.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School's state test result (79.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School this school | 572 | 7.2% | 79.6% |
| Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School Naperville | 570 | 3.3% | 70.7% |
| Fry Elementary School Naperville | 563 | 7.6% | 81.0% |
| Skinner North Elementary School Chicago | 515 | 12.0% | 95.2% |
| May Watts Elementary School Naperville | 668 | 7.9% | 71.7% |
| Nancy Young Elementary School Aurora | 574 | 14.3% | 63.0% |
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 Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.6% | #29 of 1,925 | #3 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #40 of 2,077 ▲ 24 | #2 of 100 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.9% | #90 of 2,077 ▲ 39 | #6 of 100 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 572 | #331 of 2,419 | #21 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #1,542 of 2,035 | #71 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.6% | #630 of 2,042 | #51 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.2% | #2,110 of 2,132 | #99 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +63.9% | #22 of 615 | #2 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
572
+195 (+52%) vs 2020
-5% since 2000-01, when it was 601
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 | 572 | 38 | 15.1:1 | 7% (41) |
| 2023-24 | 568 | 37.9 | 15.0:1 | 10% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 531 | 35.6 | 14.9:1 | 9% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 377 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 349 | 20 | 17.4:1 | 7% (24) |
| 2015-16 | 373 | 22 | 16.9:1 | 2% (8) |
| 2010-11 | 603 | 34 | 17.7:1 | 2% (12) |
| 2000-01 | 601 | 32 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 64% (349 to 572); teachers up 90% (20 to 38).
About Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School is a large elementary school in Naperville, Illinois. It enrolls 572 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. It has 50% more students than the average for elementary schools in Illinois (about 381).
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School is one of 32 schools in Indian Prairie CUSD 204, which enrolls 26,108 students in total.
The share of Asian students at Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School is 57%, a majority. The remaining students are 29% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census figures show Will County is about 6% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 38 full-time-equivalent teachers at Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School, giving a ratio of 15.1:1. Elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1, 1.1 fewer students per teacher than here. A total of 41 students, or 7%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 44% average among public schools in Will County.
On the allk12 Grade, Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School lands at A, ahead of 93% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School scores 79.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 67.4%.
American Community Survey estimates for Will County show that median household income comes to about $109,984, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Will County counts 209 public schools with about 113,008 students.
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is V Blanche Graham Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School ranks 2nd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 79.6% against a local average of 72.6%.
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 377 to 572. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served.
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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
- V Blanche Graham Elementary0.6 mi · 325
- Patterson Elementary School0.8 mi · 453
- Scullen Middle School1.0 mi · 948
- Neuqua Valley High School1.3 mi · 3,018
- Freedom Elementary School1.5 mi · 526
- Fry Elementary School1.7 mi · 563
Frequently asked questions
About Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School?
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School enrolls approximately 572 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School serve?
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School have?
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School?
Student demographics at Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School are roughly 29% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 57% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School?
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School is overseen by Indian Prairie CUSD 204 in Will County.
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