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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIAN PRAIRIE CUSD 204·NCES 174169001617

V Blanche Graham Elementary

2315 High Meadow Rd, Naperville, IL 60564 · (630) 428-6900 · Will County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL325 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Illinois public elementary schools
  • A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools

Enrollment
325
Elementary
DISTRICT 519 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
23 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
Kindergarten5517%
Grade 14815%
Grade 25116%
Grade 35818%
Grade 45918%
Grade 55417%

This year's kindergarten class (55) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (54).

Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 69% · US 70%
White
13742%
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
196%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
196%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
11535%
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
3110%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
41%
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
16350%
Female
16250%

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Test scores

IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)
English Language Arts
74.9%
IL avg 51.0% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
76.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.7pp 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 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.

IAR + ISA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2574.9%76.6%
2023-2478.4%68.9%
% 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
77.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 V Blanche Graham Elementary

V Blanche Graham Elementary's state test result (77.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
V Blanche Graham Elementary this school3257.1%77.8%
Pleasant Hill Elementary School
Palatine
4356.4%67.3%
Meadow Glens Elementary School
Naperville
4758.2%90.0%
Decatur Classical Elementary School
Chicago
34112.0%95.3%
Patterson Elementary School
Naperville
4536.2%74.1%
Benjamin Elementary School
Bloomington
60711.0%58.4%
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 V Blanche Graham Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IllinoisIn Will County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
77.8%#43 of 1,925#5 of 94
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
76.6%#117 of 2,077
▼ 60
#11 of 100
▼ 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
74.9%#233 of 2,077
▼ 204
#15 of 100
▼ 13
Enrollment
ranked largest first
325#1,397 of 2,419#92 of 116
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.3:1#1,776 of 2,035#91 of 107
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
68.1%#221 of 2,042#23 of 108
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
7.1%#2,111 of 2,132#100 of 103
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-3.6%#1,279 of 1,461#61 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
325
+46 (+16%) vs 2020
-53% since 2000-01, when it was 687
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2532519.916.3:17% (23)
2023-2431020.315.3:18% (25)
2022-2330820.614.9:17% (23)
2020-21279N/AN/AN/A
2017-1833722.115.3:19% (31)
2015-163742316.3:17% (28)
2010-115473117.6:15% (26)
2000-016873519.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for V Blanche Graham Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 4% (337 to 325); teachers down 10% (22.1 to 19.9).

About V Blanche Graham Elementary

V Blanche Graham Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Naperville, Illinois. A federal count lists 325 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5.

V Blanche Graham Elementary is part of a district of 32 schools: Indian Prairie CUSD 204, with 26,108 students.

White students are the largest group at V Blanche Graham Elementary, with 42% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 35% Asian, 10% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 6% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 62%. By the diversity index, V Blanche Graham Elementary comes in at 68%.

Dividing enrollment by its 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, lower than at this school. V Blanche Graham Elementary reports 7% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Will County, the average is 44%.

Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, V Blanche Graham Elementary receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

V Blanche Graham Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 77.8%, compared with a predicted 67.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.

In Will County (population about 701,462), median household income is about $109,984, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. V Blanche Graham Elementary is one of 209 public schools in Will County, which together enroll about 113,008 students.

Nearby, Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School is about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 68.5%; V Blanche Graham Elementary's is 77.8%, ranking 2nd of 9.

By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 279 to 325.

The V Blanche Graham Elementary community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

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
V Blanche Graham Elementary
District
Indian Prairie CUSD 204
Address
2315 High Meadow Rd, Naperville, IL 60564
Phone
(630) 428-6900
County
Will County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
325
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–teacher ratio
16.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
23 (7%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
174169001617
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About V Blanche Graham Elementary
What is the total enrollment at V Blanche Graham Elementary?
V Blanche Graham Elementary enrolls approximately 325 students in grades KG-05.
Is V Blanche Graham Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
V Blanche Graham Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at V Blanche Graham Elementary?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at V Blanche Graham Elementary.
What is the student diversity at V Blanche Graham Elementary?
Student demographics at V Blanche Graham Elementary are roughly 42% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black, 35% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is V Blanche Graham Elementary public or private?
V Blanche Graham Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Indian Prairie CUSD 204.
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