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How has River Woods Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
481
Elementary
DISTRICT 489 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NAPERVILLE CUSD 203·NCES 172771005286
River Woods Elementary School
2607 River Woods Dr, Naperville, IL 60565 · (630) 420-6630 · Will County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% 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
14.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
42 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 90 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
84.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.4pp since 2023
Math
79.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +16.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.5% | 79.4% |
| 2023-24 | 71.1% | 63.0% |
% 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
78.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 River Woods Elementary School
River Woods Elementary School's state test result (78.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Woods Elementary School this school | 481 | 8.7% | 78.1% |
| Field Elementary School Elmhurst | 433 | 12.5% | 78.1% |
| Burley Elementary School Chicago | 494 | 8.3% | 78.1% |
| Alcott Elementary School Chicago | 567 | 12.9% | 75.7% |
| Edgebrook Elementary School Chicago | 554 | 15.2% | 68.7% |
| Maplebrook Elementary School Naperville | 512 | 9.2% | 78.9% |
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 River Woods Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.1% | #41 of 1,925 | #4 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.4% | #87 of 2,077 ▲ 37 | #7 of 100 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.5% | #71 of 2,077 ▲ 20 | #3 of 100 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 481 | #625 of 2,419 | #45 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,267 of 2,035 | #63 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #589 of 2,042 | #49 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.7% | #2,098 of 2,132 | #96 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #1,253 of 1,461 | #60 of 71 |
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
481
-18 (-4%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 698
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 | 481 | 34.2 | 14.1:1 | 9% (42) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 33.5 | 14.3:1 | 10% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 34.1 | 13.9:1 | 12% (55) |
| 2020-21 | 499 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 501 | 29.7 | 16.9:1 | 10% (50) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 59 | 8.5:1 | 12% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 460 | 27 | 17.0:1 | 2% (10) |
| 2000-01 | 611 | 38 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 698 | 33 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for River Woods Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (501 to 481); teachers up 15% (29.7 to 34.2).
About River Woods Elementary School
River Woods Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Naperville CUSD 203 in Naperville, Illinois. Enrollment is 481 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5. Against the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 26% higher.
River Woods Elementary School is part of a district of 22 schools: Naperville CUSD 203, with 16,047 students.
At River Woods Elementary School, White students make up 58% of the student body. Next come 20% Hispanic, 14% Asian, and 6% multiracial. County-wide, about 62% of residents are White. River Woods Elementary School's diversity index is 60%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 34.2 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.1:1. That matches the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois fairly closely. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 9%. Among public schools in Will County, the average eligibility rate is 44%.
The allk12 Grade for River Woods Elementary School is A. Compared with Illinois public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 92% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, River Woods Elementary School is 11.7 points above its prediction. Actual: 78.1%. Predicted: 66.5%.
In Will County (population about 701,462), the median household income is $109,984, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. There are 209 public schools in Will County, enrolling about 113,008 students in all.
Kingsley Elementary School is the public school closest to River Woods Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 70.2% on proficiency, and River Woods Elementary School is above that at 78.1%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment decrease, from 499 in 2020-21 to 481 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at River Woods Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Naperville CUSD 203
- Naperville Central High SchoolHigh · 2,589 students
- Naperville North High SchoolHigh · 2,467 students
- Kennedy Junior High SchoolMiddle · 937 students
- Jefferson Jr High SchoolMiddle · 832 students
- Lincoln Jr High SchoolMiddle · 774 students
- Elmwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 726 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 River Woods Elementary schools
One other US public school is named River Woods Elementary. River Woods Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- River Woods Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IA · 493 students
Nearby schools
- Kingsley Elementary School0.6 mi · 415
- Scott Elementary School0.9 mi · 435
- Madison Jr High School1.4 mi · 566
- Jamie McGee Elementary School1.4 mi · 487
- Maplebrook Elementary School1.5 mi · 512
- Spring Brook Elementary School1.5 mi · 569
Frequently asked questions
About River Woods Elementary SchoolHow large is River Woods Elementary School?
River Woods Elementary School enrolls approximately 481 students in grades KG-05.
Is River Woods Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
River Woods Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at River Woods Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at River Woods Elementary School is approximately 14.1:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at River Woods Elementary School?
At River Woods Elementary School, the student body is approximately 58% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 14% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is River Woods Elementary School public or private?
River Woods Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Naperville CUSD 203.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.