V Blanche Graham Elementary
- 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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (54).
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.9% | 76.6% |
| 2023-24 | 78.4% | 68.9% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| V Blanche Graham Elementary this school | 325 | 7.1% | 77.8% |
| Pleasant Hill Elementary School Palatine | 435 | 6.4% | 67.3% |
| Meadow Glens Elementary School Naperville | 475 | 8.2% | 90.0% |
| Decatur Classical Elementary School Chicago | 341 | 12.0% | 95.3% |
| Patterson Elementary School Naperville | 453 | 6.2% | 74.1% |
| Benjamin Elementary School Bloomington | 607 | 11.0% | 58.4% |
Where V Blanche Graham Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 325 | 19.9 | 16.3:1 | 7% (23) |
| 2023-24 | 310 | 20.3 | 15.3:1 | 8% (25) |
| 2022-23 | 308 | 20.6 | 14.9:1 | 7% (23) |
| 2020-21 | 279 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 337 | 22.1 | 15.3:1 | 9% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 374 | 23 | 16.3:1 | 7% (28) |
| 2010-11 | 547 | 31 | 17.6:1 | 5% (26) |
| 2000-01 | 687 | 35 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
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.
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