1
What advice would you give to incoming students at Steeple Run Elem School?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
622
Elementary
DISTRICT 489 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NAPERVILLE CUSD 203·NCES 172771002943
Steeple Run Elementary School
6S151 Steeple Run Dr, Naperville, IL 60540 · (630) 420-6385 · DuPage County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL622 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
131 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 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 126 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
69%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
73.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.4pp since 2023
Math
66.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.8% | 66.6% |
| 2023-24 | 66.4% | 58.4% |
% 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
68.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Steeple Run Elementary School
Steeple Run Elementary School's state test result (68.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steeple Run Elementary School this school | 622 | 21.1% | 68.8% |
| Hunting Ridge Elementary School Palatine | 639 | 23.8% | 59.9% |
| Howard B Thomas Grade School Burlington | 678 | 19.3% | 60.6% |
| Ranch View Elementary School Naperville | 584 | 18.8% | 75.9% |
| Prairieview Elementary School Bartlett | 681 | 27.6% | 52.6% |
| Freedom Elementary School Plainfield | 526 | 26.8% | 72.8% |
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 Steeple Run Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #145 of 1,925 | #31 of 112 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.6% | #282 of 2,077 ▼ 103 | #61 of 141 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #252 of 2,077 ▼ 95 | #51 of 141 ▼ 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 622 | #227 of 2,419 | #8 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #925 of 2,035 | #73 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.4% | #176 of 2,042 | #20 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.1% | #1,945 of 2,132 | #94 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #513 of 615 | #44 of 57 |
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
622
-20 (-3%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 663
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 | 622 | 47.5 | 13.1:1 | 21% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 637 | 47.1 | 13.5:1 | 22% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 638 | 47.4 | 13.5:1 | 20% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 642 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 605 | 40.2 | 15.1:1 | 19% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 552 | 34 | 16.2:1 | 18% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | 31 | 18.3:1 | 9% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 695 | 33 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 663 | 33 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Steeple Run Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (605 to 622); teachers up 18% (40.2 to 47.5).
About Steeple Run Elementary School
In Naperville, Illinois, Steeple Run Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school. It had 622 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Illinois have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 63% higher.
Naperville CUSD 203 is the district for Steeple Run Elementary School. It has 22 schools and 16,047 students.
About 45% of students at Steeple Run Elementary School are White, the largest single group. Beyond that, enrollment is 28% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 4% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 65%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 69, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 47.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 21% of the student body. By comparison, the figure for public schools in DuPage County is 34%.
Steeple Run Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 68.8% is 9.5 points above the 59.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
American Community Survey estimates for DuPage County show that median household income comes to about $112,096, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 52% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 277, with about 138,557 students.
Among nearby public schools, Lisle High School is closest at about 1.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Steeple Run Elementary School comes in 5th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 20 students, from 642 to 622.
The Steeple Run Elementary School discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
DuPage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,024
Census ACS
Median income
$112,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
138,557 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
Nearby schools
- Lisle High School1.3 mi · 447
- Kennedy Junior High School1.3 mi · 937
- Prairie Elementary School1.6 mi · 515
- Ann Reid Early Childhood Center1.7 mi · 375
- Lisle Jr High School1.8 mi · 338
- Ellsworth Elementary School2.0 mi · 227
Frequently asked questions
About Steeple Run Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Steeple Run Elementary School?
Steeple Run Elementary School enrolls approximately 622 students in grades KG-05.
Is Steeple Run Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Steeple Run Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Steeple Run Elementary School have?
Steeple Run Elementary School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
How diverse is Steeple Run Elementary School?
Steeple Run Elementary School reports a student body of 45% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Black, 28% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Steeple Run Elementary School?
Steeple Run Elementary School is overseen by Naperville CUSD 203 in DuPage County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.