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What's something White Eagle Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
541
Elementary
DISTRICT 519 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIAN PRAIRIE CUSD 204·NCES 174169001420
White Eagle Elementary
1585 White Eagle Dr, Naperville, IL 60564 · (630) 375-3600 · DuPage County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL541 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
127 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
63%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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
75.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +18.8pp since 2023
Math
68.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +16.0pp 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 68 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.4% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.6% | 52.0% |
% 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
65.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 White Eagle Elementary
White Eagle Elementary's state test result (65.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Eagle Elementary this school | 541 | 23.5% | 65.6% |
| Owen Elementary School Naperville | 577 | 17.5% | 61.9% |
| Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary Aurora | 683 | 17.9% | 69.5% |
| Skinner North Elementary School Chicago | 515 | 12.0% | 95.2% |
| Arlene Welch Elementary School Naperville | 576 | 29.0% | 61.0% |
| Barbara B Rose Elementary School South Barrington | 403 | 10.9% | 76.2% |
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 White Eagle Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #194 of 1,925 | #37 of 112 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #250 of 2,077 ▲ 25 | #53 of 141 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.4% | #216 of 2,077 ▲ 96 | #44 of 141 ▲ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 541 | #406 of 2,419 | #24 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #1,574 of 2,035 | #117 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.4% | #436 of 2,042 | #46 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.5% | #1,894 of 2,132 | #89 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.5% | #555 of 615 | #53 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
541
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
-17% since 2000-01, when it was 654
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 | 541 | 35.7 | 15.2:1 | 23% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 582 | 37.3 | 15.6:1 | 24% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 543 | 33.6 | 16.2:1 | 20% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 532 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 533 | 30.5 | 17.5:1 | 12% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 560 | 32 | 17.5:1 | 11% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 532 | 33 | 16.1:1 | 3% (14) |
| 2000-01 | 654 | 34 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for White Eagle Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (533 to 541); teachers up 17% (30.5 to 35.7).
About White Eagle Elementary
Federal records list White Eagle Elementary as an elementary school in Naperville, Illinois. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 541 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Illinois have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 42% higher.
Indian Prairie CUSD 204 has a total of 32 schools and 26,108 students, White Eagle Elementary among them.
More than half of the students at White Eagle Elementary are Asian (51%). Other reported shares: 30% White, 9% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 13% Asian among all DuPage County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
The school has 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.2 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1, 1.2 fewer students per teacher than here. Of all students at White Eagle Elementary, 23% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in DuPage County average 34%.
The model predicts 58.0% for a school in Illinois with White Eagle Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. White Eagle Elementary posts 65.6%.
Looking at the county, DuPage County, median household income comes to about $112,096, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 277 public schools and about 138,557 students.
Among nearby public schools, Georgetown Elementary School is closest at about 1.1 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of White Eagle Elementary. By average proficiency, White Eagle Elementary is 3rd among 8 schools close by.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (532) to 2024-25 (541).
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at White Eagle Elementary. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Waubonsie Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,849 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
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
- Georgetown Elementary School1.1 mi · 420
- Still Middle School1.1 mi · 709
- Peter M Gombert Elementary School1.2 mi · 450
- Prairie Children Preschool1.3 mi · 643
- Homestead Elementary School1.3 mi · 511
- Fischer Middle School1.4 mi · 861
Frequently asked questions
About White Eagle ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at White Eagle Elementary?
White Eagle Elementary enrolls approximately 541 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does White Eagle Elementary serve?
White Eagle Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at White Eagle Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at White Eagle Elementary is approximately 15.2:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at White Eagle Elementary?
At White Eagle Elementary, the student body is approximately 30% White, 6% Hispanic, 9% Black, 51% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is White Eagle Elementary public or private?
White Eagle Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Indian Prairie CUSD 204.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.