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May Watts Elementary School

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May Watts Elementary School ranks 370 th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

370^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

May Watts Elementary School is a 668-student K–5 school in Naperville, serving families in Indian Prairie CUSD 204. Its latest results show a mixed academic picture: math and fifth-grade science are stronger than ELA, and the clearest concern for families comparing nearby schools is ELA, where May Watts has the lowest all-grades result among nearby K–5 schools.

May Watts’ all-grades ELA proficiency was 63% in 2025–26, compared with 74% in the district, 56% statewide and a 79% average for nearby K–5 schools. Its result was 16 points below that nearby average. Math is a relative strength: May Watts reached 70%, above the district’s 63% and the state’s 40%, though 3 points below the nearby-school average of 72%. Fifth-grade science was another bright spot, at 73% versus 68% in the district and 48% statewide; it was also 3 points above the nearby-school average. Grade-level results highlight third-grade ELA as a particular concern: 47% of May Watts students were proficient, below the district’s 64% and the state’s 48%.

Scores remain above 2023–24 levels, but both ELA and math fell from their stronger 2024–25 results: over the three years, ELA gained 10 points overall and math gained 18. SchoolDigger ranks May Watts at the 79th statewide percentile with 4 stars in 2025–26, down from the 91st percentile and 5 stars the year before. The school’s 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 15.7, the highest reported among nearby schools. Its free/reduced lunch eligible share was 8% in 2024–25, the second-lowest among nearby schools reporting that measure. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings also show differences in how well the school serves student groups: Asian Students ranked at the 32nd percentile in 2025–26, down 30 points from the prior year, while Low Socio Economic Status Students ranked at the 48th percentile in 2024–25, compared with 91 overall that year.

668

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,410

Per pupil spending ?

7.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

98.3%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

800 S Whispering Hills Dr
Naperville, IL 60540-1317

(630) 428-6700

District: Indian Prairie CUSD 204

Students who attend May Watts Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Thayer J Hill Middle School
High:	Metea Valley High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

51.0%

White:

30.2%

African American:

6.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Illinois elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg68%

Illinois avg48%

370^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 9% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	75.4	370 of 1737	78.7%	★★★★☆
2025	89.7	182 of 2056	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	84.3	277 of 2067	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	396 of 2077	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	94.0	94 of 2082	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	88.1	188 of 1948	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	131 of 2086	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	133 of 2037	93.5%	★★★★★
2017	89.3	174 of 2044	91.5%	★★★★★
2016	90.1	174 of 2046	91.5%	★★★★★
2015	92.5	142 of 2052	93.1%	★★★★★
2014	91.0	104 of 2093	95.0%	★★★★★
2013	92.3	77 of 2167	96.4%	★★★★★
2012	84.4	168 of 2166	92.2%	★★★★★
2011	81.5	296 of 2147	86.2%	★★★★☆
2010	82.5	241 of 2139	88.7%	★★★★☆
2009	83.0	226 of 2120	89.3%	★★★★☆
2008	84.0	179 of 2092	91.4%	★★★★★
2007	84.0	135 of 2095	93.6%	★★★★★
2006	84.2	129 of 2086	93.8%	★★★★★
2005	85.1	123 of 2022	93.9%	★★★★★
2004	86.3	136 of 2030	93.3%	★★★★★
2003	89.4	45 of 2020	97.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	121 of 177	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.7	88 of 234	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	108 of 219	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	144 of 237	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.1	64 of 226	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	56.3	69 of 134	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.9	51 of 243	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.5	100 of 242	58.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	28 of 788	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	65.5	143 of 826	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	60 of 788	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	31 of 768	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	97.8	6 of 537	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.1	3 of 743	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	21 of 718	97.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	73.1	281 of 1286	78.1%	★★★★☆
2025	89.1	169 of 1942	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	82.4	277 of 1942	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	423 of 1957	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	90.8	138 of 1970	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	85.2	180 of 1680	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	88.3	175 of 2019	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.2	147 of 1964	92.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	939 of 1800	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	473 of 1311	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	87.8	198 of 1947	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	286 of 1959	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	326 of 1984	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	94.6	78 of 1977	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	85.0	185 of 1707	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	92.3	107 of 2019	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	129 of 1972	93.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	304 of 1292	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	209 of 1195	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	50.3	453 of 1156	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	423 of 1194	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	166 of 763	78.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	480 of 1149	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	79.0	240 of 1389	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	55.8	600 of 1392	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	595 of 1419	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	429 of 1425	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	53.8	557 of 1308	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	448 of 1462	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.0	344 of 1463	76.5%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)96th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)78th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile-15 vs school

Male (2026)64th percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)58th percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile-43 vs school

Asian (2026)32nd percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

Science73%+25 vs state

Mathematics70%+30 vs state

English Language Arts63%+7 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Brookdale Elementary School	Public	K-5	1200 Redfield Rd	Naperville	60563	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-6800	462	30	15.4	30.1%	192 (41.6%)	80 (17.3%)	66 (14.3%)	92 (19.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.5%)	66	557^th of 1737 public elementary schools	67.9%		86.2	260^th of 2056 public elementary schools	87.4%	297	50.6	56.5	74.1	63.6	65.1	63.8	63.4	48.9	58.2	96.4%		$14,837	$903	$13,934
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
Mill Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	1300 N Mill St	Naperville	60563	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 420-6353	600	48	12.5	34.7%	278 (46.3%)	63 (10.5%)	122 (20.3%)	95 (15.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.8%)	89.4	140^th of 1737 public elementary schools	91.9%		92.6	123^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	94.0%	17	71.0	79.2	84.3	87.0	83.6	81.3	76.9	57.0	71.7	96.5%		$21,473	$597	$20,876

Frequently Asked Questions about May Watts Elementary School

What schools do graduates of May Watts Elementary School attend?

Students who attend May Watts Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thayer J Hill Middle School
High : Metea Valley High School

Is May Watts Elementary School a good school?

May Watts Elementary School ranks 370^th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend May Watts Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 668 students attended May Watts Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of May Watts Elementary School?

Students at May Watts Elementary School are 51% Asian, 30% White, 7% African American, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What district is May Watts Elementary School in?

Indian Prairie CUSD 204

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