Scullen Middle School

Scullen Middle School is a middle-grades school of sizable scale in Naperville, Illinois, overseen by Indian Prairie CUSD 204, hosting 948 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 105% larger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 462 students.

Indian Prairie CUSD 204 runs 32 schools in total, collectively educating 26,108 students. Scullen Middle School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Scullen Middle School logs that the largest single group is Asian, at 57% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 26% White, 7% Black, 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is considerably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 6%.

On the resource side, Scullen Middle School lists 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting Scullen Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 10% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Will County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Scullen Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 77.1%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Will County) shows that median household income runs about $109,984, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Scullen Middle School is one of 209 public schools in Will County (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students).

Fry Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Scullen Middle School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 74.5%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 10%: 1,048 students in 2018 compared to 948 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment climbed from 41% to 57% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Scullen Middle School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.