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Arlene Welch Elementary School

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Arlene Welch Elementary School ranks 414 th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

414^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Arlene Welch Elementary School serves 576 students in kindergarten through fifth grade in Naperville, within Indian Prairie CUSD 204, a district ranked 149th of 738 Illinois districts by SchoolDigger. Its overall picture is mixed: proficiency is above state levels, but the school trails its district and most nearby schools in all-grade ELA and math.

Math is a relative strength against the state and district, while ELA is the clearest comparative weakness. In 2025–2026, 62% of students were proficient in math and 65% in ELA—23 and 9 percentage points above state rates, respectively. But those results were 1 point below the district in math and 9 points below in ELA. Nearby schools averaged 68% in math and 76% in ELA, putting Arlene Welch 6 and 11 points below those averages. Fifth-grade science was also above the state (64% versus 48%), but below the district by 5 points and nearby schools’ average by 6 points. Across grades, ELA proficiency climbed from 55% in grade 3 to 74% in grade 5; math moved the other way, from 69% in grade 3 to 56% in grade 5.

Results have improved since 2023–2024: ELA rose 15 points and math 13 points, though the school’s state advantage in ELA stayed about the same. SchoolDigger ranks the school in the 76th percentile with 4 stars, down from the 90th percentile in 2021–2022; seven of 10 nearby schools rank higher. Its student–teacher ratio is 12.8, below the nearby average of 14, while 29% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, the second-highest share among nearby schools reporting that measure. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness percentile for White students was 28 in 2025–2026, compared with 76 overall, and declined from 45 in 2023–2024; this reflects the school’s relative standing in serving that group, not a comparison among students.

576

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,651

Per pupil spending ?

29.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

97.9%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

2620 Leverenz Rd
Naperville, IL 60564-4723

(630) 428-7200

District: Indian Prairie CUSD 204

Students who attend Arlene Welch Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Scullen Middle School
High:	Neuqua Valley High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

43.9%

White:

31.1%

African American:

10.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (64% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Illinois elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg68%

Illinois avg48%

414^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 19% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Indian Prairie CUSD 204

149^th of 738Indian Prairie CUSD 204 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	72.8	414 of 1737	76.2%	★★★★☆
2025	79.9	397 of 2056	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	341 of 2067	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	369 of 2077	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	89.2	200 of 2082	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	83.4	268 of 1948	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	347 of 2086	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	391 of 2037	80.8%	★★★★☆
2017	83.8	283 of 2044	86.2%	★★★★☆
2016	79.2	379 of 2046	81.5%	★★★★☆
2015	84.7	290 of 2052	85.9%	★★★★☆
2014	84.3	279 of 2093	86.7%	★★★★☆
2013	90.2	130 of 2167	94.0%	★★★★★
2012	83.3	217 of 2166	90.0%	★★★★★
2011	80.8	322 of 2147	85.0%	★★★★☆
2010	82.5	239 of 2139	88.8%	★★★★☆
2009	81.6	287 of 2120	86.5%	★★★★☆
2008	82.5	234 of 2092	88.8%	★★★★☆
2007	78.9	324 of 2095	84.5%	★★★★☆
2006	81.9	216 of 2086	89.6%	★★★★☆
2005	77.2	399 of 2022	80.3%	★★★★☆
2004	82.9	242 of 2030	88.1%	★★★★☆
2003	81.2	308 of 2020	84.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	97 of 688	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	46.7	297 of 655	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	212 of 692	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.8	92 of 684	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	67.6	129 of 711	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	46.4	297 of 698	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	96 of 177	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.5	118 of 234	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	95 of 219	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	117 of 237	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	74 of 226	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.3	54 of 134	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	106 of 243	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	131 of 242	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	421 of 1049	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.0	106 of 886	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	99 of 907	89.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	110 of 788	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	57 of 826	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	62.1	182 of 788	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	67 of 768	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	68.0	112 of 743	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	93 of 718	87.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	63.5	407 of 1286	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	76.6	413 of 1942	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	400 of 1942	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	370 of 1957	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	229 of 1970	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	220 of 1680	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	311 of 2019	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	371 of 1964	81.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	64.9	278 of 1001	72.2%	★★★★☆
2025	77.6	246 of 1800	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	236 of 1793	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	348 of 1808	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	128 of 1763	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	74.4	189 of 1514	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	52.8	742 of 1816	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.3	997 of 1765	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	491 of 1311	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	80.5	352 of 1947	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	282 of 1959	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	362 of 1984	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.4	163 of 1977	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	79.1	275 of 1707	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	354 of 2019	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	395 of 1972	80.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	405 of 1292	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.0	211 of 1195	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.8	286 of 1156	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	53.8	416 of 1194	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.3	408 of 763	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	825 of 1149	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.2	848 of 1389	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	772 of 1392	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.9	474 of 1419	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	461 of 1425	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.3	794 of 1308	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	1068 of 1462	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.4	873 of 1463	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)86th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)86th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2026)68th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)63rd percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2025)60th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2026)46th percentile-30 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts65%+9 vs state

Science64%+16 vs state

Mathematics62%+22 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
Arlene Welch Elementary School	Public	K-5	2620 Leverenz Rd	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-7200	576	45	12.8	29.0%	179 (31.1%)	60 (10.4%)	39 (6.8%)	253 (43.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.3%)	72.8	414^th of 1737 public elementary schools	76.2%		79.9	397^th of 2056 public elementary schools	80.7%	17	63.5	55.2	66.7	74.0	65.3	68.8	61.3	56.3	62.1	97.9%		$18,651	$733	$17,917
Fry Elementary School	Public	K-5	3204 Tall Grass Dr	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-7400	563	34	16.7	7.6%	154 (27.4%)	26 (4.6%)	33 (5.9%)	300 (53.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (8.3%)	94.9	50^th of 1737 public elementary schools	97.1%		95.8	43^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	97.9%	7	88.5	73.1	91.2	98.1	88.7	80.8	83.3	78.8	81.0	98.3%		$13,326	$673	$12,653
Robert Clow Elementary School	Public	K-5	1301 Springdale Cir	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-6060	343	30	11.4	12.8%	182 (53.1%)	16 (4.7%)	46 (13.4%)	72 (21.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.6%)	88.5	151^st of 1737 public elementary schools	91.3%		88.8	205^th of 2056 public elementary schools	90.0%	54	73.0	65.1	77.2	90.5	79.1	76.7	82.1	68.3	75.3	98%		$21,782	$988	$20,794
White Eagle Elementary	Public	K-5	1585 White Eagle Dr	Naperville	60564	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 375-3600	541	36	15.1	23.5%	164 (30.3%)	46 (8.5%)	33 (6.1%)	277 (51.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	84.9	211^th of 1737 public elementary schools	87.9%		86.5	255^th of 2056 public elementary schools	87.6%	44	68.5	79.7	74.4	82.8	79.0	75.4	64.0	60.2	65.7	95.9%		$15,541	$523	$15,018
Patterson Elementary School	Public	K-5	3731 Lawrence Dr	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-6500	453	33	13.5	6.2%	248 (54.7%)	11 (2.4%)	39 (8.6%)	135 (29.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	94.9	49^th of 1737 public elementary schools	97.2%		91.2	155^th of 2056 public elementary schools	92.5%	106	78.3	85.7	92.2	83.5	87.1	88.6	82.1	75.3	81.5	97.5%		$18,846	$505	$18,342
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School	Public	K-5	2408 Meadow Lake Dr	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-7100	572	38	15.0	7.2%	166 (29.0%)	16 (2.8%)	33 (5.8%)	325 (56.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.2%)	95.4	43^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	97.5%		95	65^th of 2056 public elementary schools	96.8%	22	84.0	82.1	90.2	89.1	87.2	80.0	84.1	84.2	82.8	98.2%		$14,858	$601	$14,256
Spring Brook Elementary School	Public	K-5	2700 Seiler Dr	Naperville	60565	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-6600	569	34	16.8	6.0%	300 (52.7%)	14 (2.5%)	57 (10.0%)	162 (28.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.0%)	92	91^st of 1737 public elementary schools	94.8%		93.1	113^th of 2056 public elementary schools	94.5%	22	71.6	79.8	85.7	84.2	83.3	88.3	71.4	74.7	77.9	98.9%		$14,029	$745	$13,284
Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary	Public	K-5	1212 Sanctuary Ln	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 428-6100	589	41	14.5	24.8%	139 (23.6%)	74 (12.6%)	104 (17.7%)	242 (41.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)	61.6	644^th of 1737 public elementary schools	62.9%		70.7	585^th of 2056 public elementary schools	71.5%	59	56.5	50.0	71.7	69.2	63.9	51.2	55.4	49.5	52.0	98.3%		$15,976	$967	$15,009
Homestead Elementary School	Public	K-5	2830 Hillsboro Blvd	Aurora	60503	Will County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 636-3100	511	37	13.7	26.8%	183 (35.8%)	56 (11.0%)	74 (14.5%)	152 (29.7%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (7.2%)	70.4	467^th of 1737 public elementary schools	73.1%		81.3	367^th of 2056 public elementary schools	82.1%	100	67.8	61.1	66.2	72.4	67.0	66.2	45.3	58.0	56.4	95.7%		$18,218	$294	$17,924
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School	Public	K-5	4008 Chinaberry Ln	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-5678	570	41	13.8	3.3%	146 (25.6%)	21 (3.7%)	30 (5.3%)	333 (58.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.3%)	88.1	161^st of 1737 public elementary schools	90.7%		86.8	248^th of 2056 public elementary schools	87.9%	87	76.6	70.7	78.9	84.1	78.1	71.7	67.0	78.5	72.7	98%		$16,112	$719	$15,393

Frequently Asked Questions about Arlene Welch Elementary School

What district is Arlene Welch Elementary School in?

Indian Prairie CUSD 204

Is Arlene Welch Elementary School a good school?

Arlene Welch Elementary School ranks 414^th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Arlene Welch Elementary School?

Students at Arlene Welch Elementary School are 44% Asian, 31% White, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

How many students attend Arlene Welch Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 576 students attended Arlene Welch Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Arlene Welch Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Arlene Welch Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Scullen Middle School
High : Neuqua Valley High School

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