River Woods Elementary School

River Woods Elementary School is one of the moderately sized K-5 schools in Naperville, Illinois, operated by Naperville CUSD 203, with 481 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. That puts it 26% bigger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

River Woods Elementary School is one of 22 schools operated by Naperville CUSD 203, a district that caters to 16,047 students overall.

Demographically, River Woods Elementary School reports that 58% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, River Woods Elementary School logs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 9% of students at River Woods Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Will County (around 44%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, River Woods Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.5%; this one delivers 78.1%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Will County) shows 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 River Woods Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Kingsley Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, River Woods Elementary School comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 70.2%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at River Woods Elementary School has fell 4%, going from 501 students in 2018 to 481 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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