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Enrollment
948
Middle
DISTRICT 866 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIAN PRAIRIE CUSD 204·NCES 174169004354
Scullen Middle School
2815 Mistflower Ln, Naperville, IL 60564 · (630) 428-7000 · Will County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL948 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
98 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 321 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 333 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 294 | 31% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
85.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +4.8pp since 2023
Math
70.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.2pp 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 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 70.8% |
| 2023-24 | 80.2% | 62.6% |
% 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
77.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% 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 Scullen Middle School
Scullen Middle School's state test result (77.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scullen Middle School this school | 948 | 10.3% | 77.1% |
| Clifford Crone Middle School Naperville | 891 | 10.4% | 75.1% |
| Francis Granger Middle School Aurora | 1,011 | 20.2% | 66.0% |
| Still Middle School Aurora | 709 | 18.8% | 66.9% |
| Kennedy Junior High School Lisle | 937 | 11.1% | 84.0% |
| Plum Grove Middle School Rolling Meadows | 1,128 | 14.9% | 64.5% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Scullen Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #9 of 578 | #2 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #27 of 640 ▲ 1 | #2 of 44 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #42 of 640 ▼ 12 | #5 of 44 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 948 | #33 of 691 | #3 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #419 of 558 | #30 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #159 of 560 | #18 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.3% | #576 of 581 | #37 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #266 of 440 | #22 of 36 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
948
-80 (-8%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 1,012
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 | 948 | 65.3 | 14.5:1 | 10% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 937 | 64.3 | 14.6:1 | 12% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 935 | 64.3 | 14.5:1 | 11% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 1,028 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,048 | 65.6 | 16.0:1 | 9% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 1,092 | 64 | 17.1:1 | 7% (80) |
| 2010-11 | 1,012 | 63 | 16.1:1 | 7% (74) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scullen Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,048 to 948); teachers unchanged (65.6 to 65.3).
About Scullen Middle School
Scullen Middle School is a high-enrollment middle school in Illinois, with an address in Naperville. The school serves 948 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. The average among middle schools in Illinois is roughly 462 students; this school is 105% above that.
Indian Prairie CUSD 204 oversees Scullen Middle School and 31 other schools, with 26,108 students in total.
Roughly 57% of students at Scullen Middle School are Asian. Other groups make up 26% White, 7% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 6% of Will County residents are Asian. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Scullen Middle School's 65.3 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.5:1. That is higher than the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 10%. Compared with the 44% average for public schools in Will County, the school's rate is lower.
The model predicts 65.5% for a school in Illinois with Scullen Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Scullen Middle School posts 77.1%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Will County, 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.
Of nearby public schools, Fry Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.8 miles. Scullen Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 74.5% proficiency; Scullen Middle School posts 77.1%.
The NCES locale for Scullen Middle School is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 80 fewer students in 2024-25.
The Scullen Middle School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Indian Prairie CUSD 204
- Neuqua Valley High SchoolHigh · 3,018 students
- Waubonsie Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,849 students
- Metea Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,766 students
- Francis Granger Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,011 students
- Clifford Crone Middle SchoolMiddle · 891 students
- Fischer Middle SchoolMiddle · 861 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
- Clifford Crone Middle SchoolMiddle · 891 students
- Jefferson Jr High SchoolMiddle · 832 students
- Thayer J Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 828 students
Nearby schools
- Fry Elementary School0.8 mi · 563
- Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School1.0 mi · 572
- Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School1.1 mi · 570
- Neuqua Valley High School1.2 mi · 3,018
- Patterson Elementary School1.4 mi · 453
- Clifford Crone Middle School1.5 mi · 891
Frequently asked questions
About Scullen Middle SchoolHow large is Scullen Middle School?
Scullen Middle School enrolls approximately 948 students in grades 06-08.
Is Scullen Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Scullen Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Scullen Middle School have?
Scullen Middle School employs 65 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Scullen Middle School?
At Scullen Middle School, the student body is approximately 26% White, 5% Hispanic, 7% Black, 57% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Scullen Middle School public or private?
Scullen Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Indian Prairie CUSD 204.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.