Patterson Elementary School

Located at 3731 Lawrence Dr, in Naperville, Illinois, Patterson Elementary School is a moderately sized K-5 school that works with 453 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within Indian Prairie CUSD 204.

Patterson Elementary School is one of 32 schools operated by Indian Prairie CUSD 204, a district that educates 26,108 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Patterson Elementary School records that 55% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 30% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, Patterson Elementary School shows 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 6% of students at Patterson Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Will County's rate of about 44%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Patterson Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 68.0%, the actual is 74.1%, a residual of +6.2 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Will County) records that the typical household earns roughly $109,984 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Will County runs 209 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students), of which Patterson Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Oliver Julian Kendall Elem School, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Patterson Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Patterson Elementary School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 74.9%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Patterson Elementary School has fell 8%, going from 494 students in 2018 to 453 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 62% to 55%.

On the community side, the feed for Patterson Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.