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Alumni: what's one memory from Waubonsie Valley High School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
2,849
High
DISTRICT 2,878 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIAN PRAIRIE CUSD 204·NCES 174169004173
Waubonsie Valley High School
2590 Ogden Ave, Aurora, IL 60504 · (630) 375-3300 · DuPage County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,849 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of Illinois public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
180 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
582 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 56%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 708 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 704 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 673 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 764 | 27% |
Student demographics
74%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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Waubonsie Valley High School
Waubonsie Valley High School's state test result (62.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waubonsie Valley High School this school | 2,849 | 20.4% | 62.7% |
| Wm Fremd High School Palatine | 2,689 | 23.4% | 70.8% |
| Metea Valley High School Aurora | 2,766 | 22.2% | 61.9% |
| J B Conant High School Hoffman Estates | 2,633 | 35.4% | 61.8% |
| Payton College Preparatory High School Chicago | 1,260 | 33.3% | 89.5% |
| Young Magnet High School Chicago | 2,223 | 33.3% | 94.6% |
Matched among Illinois high 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 Waubonsie Valley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #21 of 573 | #5 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,849 | #22 of 708 | #1 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #400 of 528 | #19 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.1% | #7 of 537 | #1 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.4% | #550 of 578 | #14 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.8% | #86 of 191 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,849
+286 (+11%) vs 2020
+70% since 1990-91, when it was 1,674
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 | 2,849 | 180 | 15.8:1 | 20% (582) |
| 2023-24 | 2,781 | 174.3 | 16.0:1 | 22% (620) |
| 2022-23 | 2,766 | 171.9 | 16.1:1 | 20% (561) |
| 2020-21 | 2,563 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,642 | 168.2 | 15.7:1 | 22% (579) |
| 2015-16 | 2,577 | 164 | 15.7:1 | 19% (496) |
| 2010-11 | 2,893 | 180 | 16.1:1 | 16% (461) |
| 2000-01 | 2,563 | 178 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,674 | 101 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waubonsie Valley High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (2,642 to 2,849); teachers up 7% (168.2 to 180).
About Waubonsie Valley High School
Waubonsie Valley High School is a high school with a street address in Aurora, Illinois. It had 2,849 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 834 students for high schools in Illinois.
The 32 schools in Indian Prairie CUSD 204 enroll 26,108 students altogether, Waubonsie Valley High School among them.
The largest group at Waubonsie Valley High School is White students, at 33%. The remaining students are 31% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show DuPage County is about 65% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 74%.
The school lists 180 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. Statewide, high schools in Illinois average 13.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 20% of the student body. Public schools in DuPage County average 34%.
Waubonsie Valley High School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 92% of Illinois public high schools.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Waubonsie Valley High School's results are 3.0 points above predicted: 62.7% against 59.7%.
Looking at the county, DuPage County, 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 has 277 public schools and about 138,557 students.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Fischer Middle School, is the closest to Waubonsie Valley High School. Waubonsie Valley High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 62.7% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 8 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Waubonsie Valley High School enrolled 2,563 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 2,849.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Indian Prairie CUSD 204
- Neuqua Valley High SchoolHigh · 3,018 students
- Metea Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,766 students
- Francis Granger Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,011 students
- Scullen Middle SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Clifford Crone Middle SchoolMiddle · 891 students
- Fischer Middle SchoolMiddle · 861 students
Other schools in Aurora
- East High SchoolHigh · 4,020 students
- West Aurora High SchoolHigh · 3,641 students
- Metea Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,766 students
- Francis Granger Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,011 students
- Fischer Middle SchoolMiddle · 861 students
- Henry W Cowherd Middle SchoolMiddle · 807 students
Nearby schools
- Fischer Middle School0.3 mi · 861
- McCarty Elementary School0.6 mi · 478
- Reba O Steck Elementary School0.6 mi · 669
- Georgetown Elementary School0.6 mi · 420
- Peter M Gombert Elementary School0.7 mi · 450
- Olney C Allen Elementary School1.4 mi · 712
Frequently asked questions
About Waubonsie Valley High SchoolHow many students attend Waubonsie Valley High School?
Waubonsie Valley High School enrolls approximately 2,849 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Waubonsie Valley High School serve?
Waubonsie Valley High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Waubonsie Valley High School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Waubonsie Valley High School.
What is the student diversity at Waubonsie Valley High School?
Student demographics at Waubonsie Valley High School are roughly 33% White, 19% Hispanic, 11% Black, 31% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Waubonsie Valley High School in?
Waubonsie Valley High School is part of Indian Prairie CUSD 204.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.