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Enrollment
577
Elementary
DISTRICT 519 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIAN PRAIRIE CUSD 204·NCES 174169005697
Owen Elementary School
1560 Westglen Dr, Naperville, IL 60565 · (630) 428-7300 · DuPage County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL577 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
101 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 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
64%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
62.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.7pp since 2023
Math
66.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.2% | 66.6% |
| 2023-24 | 53.5% | 51.4% |
% 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
61.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Owen Elementary School
Owen Elementary School's state test result (61.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Elementary School this school | 577 | 17.5% | 61.9% |
| Skinner North Elementary School Chicago | 515 | 12.0% | 95.2% |
| White Eagle Elementary Naperville | 541 | 23.5% | 65.6% |
| Nancy Young Elementary School Aurora | 574 | 14.3% | 63.0% |
| Fry Elementary School Naperville | 563 | 7.6% | 81.0% |
| Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary Aurora | 683 | 17.9% | 69.5% |
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 Owen Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #275 of 1,925 | #47 of 112 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.6% | #283 of 2,077 ▲ 4 | #62 of 141 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #608 of 2,077 ▼ 219 | #86 of 141 ▼ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 577 | #317 of 2,419 | #19 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #1,614 of 2,035 | #122 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.8% | #419 of 2,042 | #40 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.5% | #2,005 of 2,132 | #102 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.3% | #422 of 615 | #38 of 57 |
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
577
+58 (+11%) vs 2020
+7% since 2010-11, when it was 538
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 | 577 | 37.6 | 15.3:1 | 18% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 585 | 40.8 | 14.3:1 | 13% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 569 | 38.5 | 14.8:1 | 9% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 519 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 548 | 35.3 | 15.5:1 | 14% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 471 | 31 | 15.2:1 | 9% (44) |
| 2010-11 | 538 | 30 | 17.9:1 | 8% (45) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Owen Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (548 to 577); teachers up 6% (35.3 to 37.6).
About Owen Elementary School
Owen Elementary School serves students in Naperville, Illinois, as a large elementary school. The student body numbers 577 students, from kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Illinois) has about 381 students.
Indian Prairie CUSD 204 is the local district for Owen Elementary School. It runs 32 schools with 26,108 students.
Owen Elementary School is 54% Asian by enrollment. Other students are 23% White, 11% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, DuPage County residents are about 13% Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 64% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Owen Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.3:1. That is higher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The lunch program counts 18% of students at Owen Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in DuPage County is 34%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Owen Elementary School, the prediction is 61.4% and the result is 61.9%.
Census Bureau estimates for DuPage County show that the median household income is $112,096, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Owen Elementary School is one of 277 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Lincoln Jr High School, is about 0.8 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Owen Elementary School is 9th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
Federal data show an 11% enrollment increase, from 519 in 2020-21 to 577 in 2024-25.
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DuPage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,024
Census ACS
Median income
$112,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
138,557 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
Other Owen Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Owen Elementary. Owen Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Owen Elementary SchoolTulsa, OK · 390 students
- Owen Elementary SchoolPONTIAC, MI · 383 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Jr High School0.8 mi · 774
- Maplebrook Elementary School1.0 mi · 512
- Elmwood Elementary School1.0 mi · 726
- Kingsley Elementary School1.6 mi · 415
- May Watts Elementary School1.7 mi · 668
- Naperville Central High School1.8 mi · 2,589
Frequently asked questions
About Owen Elementary SchoolHow large is Owen Elementary School?
Owen Elementary School enrolls approximately 577 students in grades KG-05.
Is Owen Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Owen Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Owen Elementary School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Owen Elementary School.
How diverse is Owen Elementary School?
Owen Elementary School reports a student body of 23% White, 6% Hispanic, 11% Black, 54% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Owen Elementary School public or private?
Owen 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.