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Elmwood Elementary School

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Elmwood Elementary School ranks 267 th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

267^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Elmwood Elementary School serves grades K–5 and enrolls 726 students in Naperville, in the highly ranked Naperville CUSD 203. Its 2025–26 proficiency results are well above Illinois averages, but trail the district and most nearby schools; grade 5 Mathematics is its clearest academic weakness.

Compared with the state, Elmwood is ahead in every reported subject: proficiency is 75% in ELA, 65% in Mathematics, and 65% in grade 5 Science, versus state rates of 56%, 40%, and 48%. But the district leads Elmwood by 7 points in ELA, 6 in Mathematics, and 10 in Science. Among nearby K–5 schools, Elmwood’s ELA result is 7 points below the peer average, and its Mathematics result is 12 points below it—the lowest reported result in the group. Grade 5 is especially concerning: Mathematics proficiency is 56%, 13 points below the district and the lowest among nearby schools with grade 5 results; grade 5 ELA is 75%, below all nine nearby peers. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings also show a notable gap: in 2024–25, Elmwood ranked at the 24th percentile for Asian students, compared with the 90th percentile overall. For Special Education Students, its ranking fell from the 85th percentile in 2024–25 to the 17th in 2025–26, versus 85th overall; the latest comparison covers just 201 schools, so interpret that shift cautiously.

Results have improved over the longer term, although recent trends are mixed: ELA rose from 62% in 2023–24 to 75% in 2025–26, while Mathematics rose from 53% to 65% overall but fell from 68% in 2024–25. Science slipped from 66% to 65% between 2024–25 and 2025–26. SchoolDigger ranks Elmwood 267th of 1,737 Illinois schools, at the 85th percentile with 4 stars; seven of the 10 nearby schools rank higher by percentile. In 2024–25, its student–teacher ratio was 15.1, compared with a nearby-school average of 13.9. The share of students eligible for free/reduced lunch was 14% that year, close to the nearby-school average of 14%.

726

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,408

Per pupil spending ?

13.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

97.9%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

1024 Magnolia Ln
Naperville, IL 60540-7543

(630) 420-6341

District: Naperville CUSD 203

Students who attend Elmwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Junior High School
High:	Naperville Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.2%

Hispanic:

14.0%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2016 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (68% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Illinois elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Naperville CUSD 203's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg76%

Illinois avg48%

267^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▬ steady since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Naperville CUSD 203

43^rd of 738Naperville CUSD 203 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	81.9	267 of 1737	84.6%	★★★★☆
2025	88.7	206 of 2056	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	241 of 2067	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	93.1	126 of 2077	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	144 of 2082	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	85.1	233 of 1948	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	93.2	107 of 2086	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	156 of 2037	92.3%	★★★★★
2017	92.8	110 of 2044	94.6%	★★★★★
2016	82.5	317 of 2046	84.5%	★★★★☆
2015	70.3	529 of 2052	74.2%	★★★★☆
2014	80.0	389 of 2093	81.4%	★★★★☆
2013	76.1	491 of 2167	77.3%	★★★★☆
2012	81.5	299 of 2166	86.2%	★★★★☆
2011	83.2	214 of 2147	90.0%	★★★★★
2010	82.3	248 of 2139	88.4%	★★★★☆
2009	82.7	235 of 2120	88.9%	★★★★☆
2008	84.4	163 of 2092	92.2%	★★★★★
2007	74.4	519 of 2095	75.2%	★★★★☆
2006	83.4	159 of 2086	92.4%	★★★★★
2005	83.6	182 of 2022	91.0%	★★★★★
2004	83.7	218 of 2030	89.3%	★★★★☆
2003	86.9	123 of 2020	93.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	59.0	204 of 711	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	114 of 698	83.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	177 of 234	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.8	95 of 237	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	374 of 1049	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	409 of 886	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	302 of 907	66.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	175 of 788	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	128 of 826	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	87.8	21 of 537	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	12 of 743	98.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	74.6	260 of 1286	79.8%	★★★★☆
2025	88.1	190 of 1942	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	219 of 1942	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	90.7	145 of 1957	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.7	139 of 1970	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	82.0	229 of 1680	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	91.9	111 of 2019	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	108 of 1964	94.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	74.6	103 of 536	80.8%	★★★★☆
2025	78.6	136 of 982	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	203 of 959	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	64 of 970	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	53 of 954	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	93.5	18 of 742	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	9 of 955	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	69.3	192 of 938	79.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	190 of 1800	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	359 of 1793	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	116 of 1808	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	72.5	281 of 1763	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	91.4	37 of 1514	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	80.0	171 of 1816	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	76.7	223 of 1765	87.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	73.4	296 of 1311	77.4%	★★★★☆
2025	87.3	206 of 1947	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	246 of 1959	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	91.5	129 of 1984	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.2	147 of 1977	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	82.1	219 of 1707	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	92.2	108 of 2019	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	88.0	174 of 1972	91.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	26 of 120	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	16 of 93	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	97.9	1 of 78	98.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	167 of 201	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	78.9	191 of 1292	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	110 of 1195	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	53 of 1156	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	70.8	189 of 1113	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	55.6	213 of 640	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.1	135 of 1194	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	69 of 763	91.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	76.0	225 of 1149	80.4%	★★★★☆
2025	84.6	150 of 1389	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	143 of 1392	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	100 of 1419	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	88.1	94 of 1425	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	75.5	231 of 1308	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	92.0	47 of 1462	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	80 of 1463	94.5%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)81st percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)80th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)80th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)78th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)78th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2026)77th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2019)71st percentile-24 vs school

Disabled (2025)64th percentile-26 vs school

Asian (2025)24th percentile-66 vs school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile-68 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts75%+19 vs state

Science65%+18 vs state

Mathematics65%+25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)	IAR English Language Arts (2026)				IAR Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elmwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1024 Magnolia Ln	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 420-6341	726	48	15.1	13.6%	488 (67.2%)	29 (4.0%)	102 (14.0%)	52 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.4%)	81.9	267^th of 1737 public elementary schools	84.6%		88.7	206^th of 2056 public elementary schools	90.0%	61	65.1	72.7	78.7	75.2	75.3	70.8	67.6	56.2	64.9	97.9%		$18,408	$347	$18,061
Highlands Elementary School	Public	K-5	525 S Brainard St	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 420-6335	510	33	15.3	6.5%	319 (62.5%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.7%)	119 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.0%)	97.2	15^th of 1737 public elementary schools	99.1%		97.8	15^th of 2056 public elementary schools	99.3%		81.0	90.9	95.7	91.7	92.8	91.1	92.5	82.1	88.8	97.8%		$17,328	$168	$17,161
Owen Elementary School	Public	K-5	1560 Westglen Dr	Naperville	60565	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-7300	577	38	15.3	17.5%	130 (22.5%)	66 (11.4%)	37 (6.4%)	312 (54.1%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.0%)	77.6	342^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	80.3%		80	394^th of 2056 public elementary schools	80.8%	52	68.3	63.6	62.6	76.2	67.4	71.7	58.9	68.3	66.1	95.4%		$16,545	$899	$15,646
Maplebrook Elementary School	Public	K-5	1630 Warbler Dr	Naperville	60565	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 420-6381	512	35	14.7	9.2%	370 (72.3%)	9 (1.8%)	38 (7.4%)	64 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.1%)	92.1	89^th of 1737 public elementary schools	94.9%		95.6	48^th of 2056 public elementary schools	97.7%	41	76.3	75.5	82.1	90.8	82.3	83.0	69.5	86.8	79.2	98.1%		$18,987	$341	$18,646
Prairie Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 S Charles Ave	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 420-6348	515	37	13.9	8.3%	377 (73.2%)	15 (2.9%)	42 (8.2%)	49 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.0%)	96.7	21^st of 1737 public elementary schools	98.8%		97.1	25^th of 2056 public elementary schools	98.8%	4	82.8	89.5	92.9	95.1	92.3	85.3	85.7	80.5	83.8	97.6%		$19,310	$290	$19,020
Naper Elementary School	Public	K-4	39 S Eagle St	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 420-6345	235	17	13.7	17.0%	162 (68.9%)	12 (5.1%)	21 (8.9%)	25 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.4%)	91.6	95^th of 1737 public elementary schools	94.5%		92.9	115^th of 2056 public elementary schools	94.4%	20		79.2	82.6		80.8	75.5	84.8		79.8	96.5%		$21,896	$301	$21,596
Ellsworth Elementary School	Public	K-5	145 N Sleight St	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 420-6338	227	20	11.5	18.9%	124 (54.6%)	12 (5.3%)	32 (14.1%)	29 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.2%)	95.6	41^st of 1737 public elementary schools	97.6%		95.5	56^th of 2056 public elementary schools	97.3%	15	74.3	94.7	93.5	88.2	92.2	94.7	80.6	76.5	84.5	97.6%		$24,378	$458	$23,919
May Watts Elementary School	Public	K-5	800 S Whispering Hills Dr	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-6700	668	42	15.7	7.9%	202 (30.2%)	44 (6.6%)	38 (5.7%)	341 (51.0%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	75.4	370^th of 1737 public elementary schools	78.7%		89.7	182^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	91.1%	188	72.8	47.1	61.7	77.7	63.1	70.6	64.5	73.8	69.5	98.3%		$13,410	$879	$12,532
Meadow Glens Elementary School	Public	K-5	1150 Muirhead Ave	Naperville	60565	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 420-3200	475	37	12.8	8.2%	205 (43.2%)	4 (0.8%)	26 (5.5%)	183 (38.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.8%)	97.3	14^th of 1737 public elementary schools	99.2%		98.2	10^th of 2056 public elementary schools	99.5%	4	96.7	82.8	94.1	97.5	93.3	86.2	86.6	88.4	87.2	97.1%		$20,654	$254	$20,400
Scott Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Warwick Dr	Naperville	60565	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 420-6477	435	38	11.5	23.9%	282 (64.8%)	60 (13.8%)	29 (6.7%)	44 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.1%)	86	195^th of 1737 public elementary schools	88.8%		90.4	168^th of 2056 public elementary schools	91.8%	27	72.9	78.1	73.9	78.0	76.6	75.3	65.2	66.1	69.2	97.8%		$21,658	$467	$21,191

Frequently Asked Questions about Elmwood Elementary School

What district is Elmwood Elementary School in?

Naperville CUSD 203

Is Elmwood Elementary School a good school?

Elmwood Elementary School ranks 267^th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Elmwood Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Elmwood Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lincoln Junior High School
High : Naperville Central High School

How many students attend Elmwood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 726 students attended Elmwood Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Elmwood Elementary School?

Students at Elmwood Elementary School are 67% White, 14% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 4% African American.

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