Steeple Run Elem School

Steeple Run Elem School is a substantial elementary campus in Naperville, Illinois, part of Naperville CUSD 203. The school enrolls 622 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Steeple Run Elem School sits 63% bigger than that benchmark.

Naperville CUSD 203 runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 16,047 students. Steeple Run Elem School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Steeple Run Elem School records that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 28% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 65% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against DuPage County (around 34%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Steeple Run Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.4%, the actual is 68.8%, a residual of +9.5 points.

Across the wider county, census data for DuPage County shows median household income runs about $112,096, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, DuPage County runs 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students), of which Steeple Run Elem School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lisle High School, around 1.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Steeple Run Elem School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 73.6%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Steeple Run Elem School's enrollment has edged up 3% since 2018, when it stood at 605 (now 622). Over the same period, the White share declined from 50% to 45%. Class-load math has fell: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

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