Naperville, IL elementary schools ranked

RankGradeSchoolCityDistrictActualProjectedImpactStudents
#1A+Meadow Glens Elementary SchoolNapervilleNaperville CUSD 20391%60%Greatly Exceeds Expectations504
#2A+Highlands Elem SchoolNapervilleNaperville CUSD 20387%66%Exceeds Expectations508
#3A+Prairie Elem SchoolNapervilleNaperville CUSD 20387%55%Greatly Exceeds Expectations488
#4A+Ellsworth Elem SchoolNapervilleNaperville CUSD 20386%50%Greatly Exceeds Expectations232
#5A+Fry Elementary SchoolNapervilleIndian Prairie CUSD 20481%60%Meets Expectations583
#6A+Oliver Julian Kendall Elem SchoolNapervilleIndian Prairie CUSD 20481%59%Exceeds Expectations531
#7A+River Woods Elementary SchoolNapervilleNaperville CUSD 20380%52%Greatly Exceeds Expectations475
#8A+Maplebrook Elem SchoolNapervilleNaperville CUSD 20379%54%Exceeds Expectations534
#9A+Naper Elem SchoolNapervilleNaperville CUSD 20379%57%Exceeds Expectations249
#10A+V Blanche Graham ElementaryNapervilleIndian Prairie CUSD 20479%58%Meets Expectations308
#11A+Ranch View Elementary SchoolNapervilleNaperville CUSD 20376%53%Exceeds Expectations555
#12A+Spring Brook Elementary SchoolNapervilleIndian Prairie CUSD 20476%59%Meets Expectations565
#13A+May Watts Elementary SchoolNapervilleIndian Prairie CUSD 20475%51%Exceeds Expectations563
#14A+Scott Elementary SchoolNapervilleNaperville CUSD 20375%47%Greatly Exceeds Expectations419
#15A+Mill Street Elem SchoolNapervilleNaperville CUSD 20374%44%Greatly Exceeds Expectations590
#16A+Kingsley Elementary SchoolNapervilleNaperville CUSD 20373%46%Greatly Exceeds Expectations411
#17A+Patterson Elementary SchoolNapervilleIndian Prairie CUSD 20473%54%Meets Expectations456
#18ADanielle Joy Peterson Elem SchNapervilleIndian Prairie CUSD 20472%60%Doesn't Meet Expectations612
#19ABeebe Elem SchoolNapervilleNaperville CUSD 20371%43%Greatly Exceeds Expectations616
#20AElmwood Elem SchoolNapervilleNaperville CUSD 20371%48%Exceeds Expectations712
#21ABrookdale Elementary SchoolNapervilleIndian Prairie CUSD 20468%37%Greatly Exceeds Expectations463
#22ARobert Clow Elem SchNapervilleIndian Prairie CUSD 20468%44%Exceeds Expectations324
#23ASteeple Run Elem SchoolNapervilleNaperville CUSD 20368%47%Meets Expectations638
#24A-White Eagle ElementaryNapervilleIndian Prairie CUSD 20465%54%Doesn't Meet Expectations543
#25A-Owen Elementary SchoolNapervilleIndian Prairie CUSD 20462%46%Meets Expectations569
#26A-Arlene Welch Elementary SchoolNapervilleIndian Prairie CUSD 20461%45%Meets Expectations573
#27B+Mary Lou Cowlishaw ElementaryNapervilleIndian Prairie CUSD 20455%38%Meets Expectations548
#28D+Longwood Elem SchoolNapervilleIndian Prairie CUSD 20427%17%Doesn't Meet Expectations341

How Naperville, IL's elementary schools compare

A: 26B: 1D: 1

96% of the 28 ranked elementary schools in Naperville, IL earn an A or B (26 A grades, 1 B, 0 C, 1 D, 0 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 25 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (89% here, 70% nationally), and 17 exceed it. On average 73% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 50% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Ellsworth Elem School (86% against 50%, A+), Prairie Elem School (87% against 55%, A+), Meadow Glens Elementary School (91% against 60%, A+), Brookdale Elementary School (68% against 37%, A), Mill Street Elem School (74% against 44%, A+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Naperville CUSD 203 (7), Indian Prairie CUSD 204 (3).

The largest ranked elementary schools: Elmwood Elem School (712 students, A, #20), Steeple Run Elem School (638 students, A, #23), Beebe Elem School (616 students, A, #19).

About this ranking

  • Scope: public elementary schools in Naperville, IL, as grouped on its schools page; the Illinois ranking covers the whole state.
  • Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
  • Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
  • Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
  • Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about elementary schools in Naperville, IL

What is the best elementary school in Naperville, IL?

Meadow Glens Elementary School in Naperville ranks first among the 28 ranked elementary schools in Naperville, IL with a SchoolGrade of A+, 91% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 60%.

How are elementary schools in Naperville, IL ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many elementary schools does Naperville, IL have?

SchoolGrade grades 28 public elementary schools in Naperville, IL; 28 are ranked here.