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Robert Clow Elementary School

1301 Springdale Cir, Naperville, IL 60564 · (630) 428-6060 · Will County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
Enrollment
343
Elementary
DISTRICT 519 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
44 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten5315%
Grade 15817%
Grade 24112%
Grade 36118%
Grade 46017%
Grade 57020%

This year's kindergarten class (53) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (70).

Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 69% · US 70%
White
18253%
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
4613%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
165%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
7221%
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
268%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
16047%
Female
18353%

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Test scores

IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)
English Language Arts
75.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +4.3pp since 2023
Math
71.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.

IAR + ISA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2575.4%71.0%
2023-2471.1%62.2%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
71.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Robert Clow Elementary School

Robert Clow Elementary School's state test result (71.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Robert Clow Elementary School this school34312.8%71.0%
Stuart R Paddock School
Palatine
34817.2%55.3%
Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Cntr
Chicago
2658.7%95.8%
Kingsley Elementary School
Naperville
41516.4%72.9%
Wayne Elementary School
Wayne
39118.2%58.9%
Northpoint Elementary School
Bloomington
47211.9%55.3%
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 Robert Clow Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IllinoisIn Will County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
71.0%#111 of 1,925#13 of 94
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
71.0%#203 of 2,077
▼ 71
#21 of 100
▼ 9
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
75.4%#217 of 2,077
▼ 125
#13 of 100
▼ 7
Enrollment
ranked largest first
343#1,303 of 2,419#87 of 116
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.4:1#379 of 2,035#16 of 107
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
64.8%#367 of 2,042#31 of 108
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
12.8%#2,063 of 2,132#95 of 103
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-14.9%#668 of 1,461#34 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 2024-25
Enrollment
343
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 513
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253433011.4:113% (44)
2023-2432828.111.7:116% (52)
2022-2332429.211.1:115% (47)
2020-21342N/AN/AN/A
2017-1840324.516.5:114% (58)
2015-164242517.0:19% (38)
2010-114262318.5:17% (31)
2000-015903317.9:1N/A
1990-915132619.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robert Clow Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 15% (403 to 343); teachers up 23% (24.5 to 30).

About Robert Clow Elementary School

Robert Clow Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Naperville, Illinois. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 343 students.

Indian Prairie CUSD 204 oversees Robert Clow Elementary School and 31 other schools, with 26,108 students in total.

At Robert Clow Elementary School, 53% of students are White. The remaining students are 21% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 5% Black. Census figures show Will County is about 62% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.

The student-to-teacher ratio at Robert Clow Elementary School is 11.4:1, based on 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Lunch program data show 13% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Will County average 44%.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Robert Clow Elementary School, the prediction is 64.1% and the result is 71.0%.

Looking at the county, Will County, median household income comes to about $109,984, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 209 public schools and about 113,008 students.

A public school about 0.3 miles away, Gordon Gregory Middle School, is the closest to Robert Clow Elementary School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Robert Clow Elementary School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Robert Clow Elementary School is 7th of 9 on proficiency.

Robert Clow Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.

There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (342) to 2024-25 (343).

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Will County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Robert Clow Elementary School
District
Indian Prairie CUSD 204
Address
1301 Springdale Cir, Naperville, IL 60564
Phone
(630) 428-6060
County
Will County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
343
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
11.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
44 (13%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
174169004436
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Robert Clow Elementary School
How large is Robert Clow Elementary School?
Robert Clow Elementary School enrolls approximately 343 students in grades KG-05.
Is Robert Clow Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Robert Clow Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Robert Clow Elementary School have?
Robert Clow Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Robert Clow Elementary School?
Student demographics at Robert Clow Elementary School are roughly 53% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Black, 21% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Robert Clow Elementary School in?
Robert Clow Elementary School is part of Indian Prairie CUSD 204.
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