Is V Blanche Graham Elementary a good school?

Yes! V Blanche Graham Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 31 st of 2067 Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend V Blanche Graham Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 308 students attended V Blanche Graham Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of V Blanche Graham Elementary?

Students at V Blanche Graham Elementary are 44% Asian, 38% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of V Blanche Graham Elementary attend?

Students who attend V Blanche Graham Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Clifford Crone Middle School High : Neuqua Valley High School

V Blanche Graham Elementary

Summary:

V Blanche Graham Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade in Naperville, Illinois, which is part of the Indian Prairie CUSD 204 district. The school consistently ranks among the top 5% of elementary schools in Illinois, with strong academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

V Blanche Graham Elementary outperforms the state and district averages on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams, with 78.4% of students proficient or better in ELA and 68.9% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 61.2% and 53.2% in the district, respectively. The school's performance is especially strong in 3rd and 4th grade ELA, where over 75% of students are proficient or better. Additionally, the school performs well for various student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, and White students.

While V Blanche Graham Elementary is a top-performing school, it faces some challenges. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has increased from 1.9% in 2019-2020 to 11.9% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district average of 17.8%. Additionally, the school's ranking for special education students is lower than its overall performance, suggesting a need to focus on improving outcomes for this population. Nonetheless, V Blanche Graham Elementary remains one of the top elementary schools in the Indian Prairie CUSD 204 district and the state of Illinois.

Detail:

Public K-5

2315 High Meadow Rd
Naperville, IL 60564-4319

(630) 428-6900

District: Indian Prairie CUSD 204

SchoolDigger Rank:
31^st of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,938

Students who attend V Blanche Graham Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Clifford Crone Middle School
High:	Neuqua Valley High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.9

Number of students: 308

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

43.5%

White:

37.7%

Two or more races:

8.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 7.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details V Blanche Graham Elementary ranks better than 98.5% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks first among 21 ranked elementary schools in the Indian Prairie CUSD 204 School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 97.84. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at V Blanche Graham Elementary is $13,938. 16 elementary schools in the Indian Prairie CUSD 204 School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

V Blanche Graham Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks V Blanche Graham Elementary 31^st of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See V Blanche Graham Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Indian Prairie CUSD 204:

SchoolDigger ranks Indian Prairie CUSD 204 132^nd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for V Blanche Graham Elementary

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Rank History for all students at V Blanche Graham Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	88.56	71^st	2020	96.5%
2004	85.46	162^nd	2030	92.0%
2005	85.76	107^th	2022	94.7%
2006	82.72	187^th	2086	91.0%
2007	82.81	183^rd	2095	91.3%
2008	84.92	146^th	2092	93.0%
2009	84.69	155^th	2120	92.7%
2010	84.69	152^nd	2139	92.9%
2011	84.64	161^st	2147	92.5%
2012	84.22	177^th	2166	91.8%
2013	87.17	217^th	2167	90.0%
2014	88.61	167^th	2093	92.0%
2015	93.01	130^th	2052	93.7%
2016	93.03	117^th	2046	94.3%
2017	84.12	276^th	2044	86.5%
2018	82.20	308^th	2037	84.9%
2019	94.67	75^th	2086	96.4%
2021	93.56	101^st	1948	94.8%
2022	93.73	98^th	2082	95.3%
2023	94.61	96^th	2077	95.4%
2024	97.84	31^st	2067	98.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at V Blanche Graham Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	52.29	265^th	763	65.3%

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Rank History for Female students at V Blanche Graham Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	78.36	365^th	1964	81.4%
2019	93.19	82^nd	2019	95.9%
2021	96.65	33^rd	1680	98.0%
2022	96.95	38^th	1970	98.1%
2023	94.63	78^th	1957	96.0%
2024	96.05	56^th	1942	97.1%

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Rank History for Male students at V Blanche Graham Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	83.67	258^th	1972	86.9%
2019	93.86	77^th	2019	96.2%
2021	83.88	198^th	1707	88.4%
2022	86.99	212^th	1977	89.3%
2023	92.91	105^th	1984	94.7%
2024	98.13	22^nd	1959	98.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at V Blanche Graham Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.59	116^th	242	52.1%
2019	67.41	72^nd	243	70.4%
2021	60.32	62^nd	134	53.7%
2022	77.03	44^th	226	80.5%
2023	80.95	29^th	237	87.8%
2024	83.80	23^rd	219	89.5%

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Rank History for White students at V Blanche Graham Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.78	518^th	1463	64.6%
2019	83.90	151^st	1462	89.7%
2021	86.44	112^th	1308	91.4%
2022	82.11	179^th	1425	87.4%
2023	83.79	168^th	1419	88.2%
2024	89.57	95^th	1392	93.2%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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by a parent
Sunday, July 2, 2017

This is an excellent school with exceptional teachers and effective leadership. However, the classes tend to be overcrowded. For several years now, my son's classroom has been at 30+ students, nowhere near the 16.2 student/teacher ratio stated above, not the most ideal learning conditions. Close Quote

Enrollment information for V Blanche Graham Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1997	411	63	21	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	507
1998	581	66	41	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	724
1999	541	20	18	8	2	n/a	n/a	0	589
2000	607	29	22	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	668
2001	613	24	38	9	3	n/a	n/a	0	687
2002	618	31	45	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	703
2003	618	31	45	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	703
2004	636	45	43	17	2	n/a	n/a	0	743
2005	601	31	52	10	0	n/a	n/a	11	705
2006	579	34	49	15	2	n/a	n/a	17	696
2007	599	39	56	15	1	n/a	n/a	14	724
2008	541	40	53	10	1	n/a	n/a	21	666
2009	499	35	70	10	0	n/a	n/a	17	631
2010	461	32	83	11	1	n/a	n/a	16	604
2011	396	34	73	23	0	0	21	0	547
2012	377	28	84	19	0	0	10	0	518
2013	317	23	89	19	0	0	12	0	460
2014	282	16	83	23	0	0	17	0	421
2015	259	23	81	23	0	0	19	0	405
2016	225	27	83	15	0	0	24	0	374
2017	196	40	99	16	0	0	18	0	369
2018	168	34	103	17	0	0	15	0	337
2019	172	22	104	15	0	0	15	0	328
2020	133	16	106	15	0	0	14	0	284
2021	122	17	106	18	1	0	15	0	279
2022	127	14	114	16	0	0	19	0	290
2023	116	13	134	18	2	0	25	0	308

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at V Blanche Graham Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1997	507	21.7	23.4	n/a
1998	724	34.5	21.0	n/a
1999	589	31.5	18.7	n/a
2000	668	32.5	20.6	n/a
2001	687	35.4	19.4	n/a
2002	703	38.0	18.5	0
2003	703	38.0	18.5	0
2004	743	37.5	19.8	0
2005	705	35.4	19.9	0
2006	696	35.0	19.9	0
2007	724	33.0	21.9	0
2008	666	32.0	20.8	0
2009	631	35.8	17.6	0
2010	604	33.0	18.3	2.6
2011	547	31.0	17.6	4.8
2012	518	29.5	17.5	5.2
2013	460	25.4	18.0	6.5
2014	421	26.0	16.1	4
2015	405	25.0	16.2	6.4
2016	374	24.0	15.5	7.5
2017	369	22.6	16.3	9.2
2018	337	22.1	15.2	9.2
2019	328	22.7	14.4	6.7
2020	284	18.6	15.2	6
2021	279	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	290	19.5	14.8	6.9
2023	308	20.6	14.9	7.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio V Blanche Graham Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1997	507	21.7	23.4	n/a
1998	724	34.5	21.0	n/a
1999	589	31.5	18.7	n/a
2000	668	32.5	20.6	n/a
2001	687	35.4	19.4	n/a
2002	703	38.0	18.5	0
2003	703	38.0	18.5	0
2004	743	37.5	19.8	0
2005	705	35.4	19.9	0
2006	696	35.0	19.9	0
2007	724	33.0	21.9	0
2008	666	32.0	20.8	0
2009	631	35.8	17.6	0
2010	604	33.0	18.3	2.6
2011	547	31.0	17.6	4.8
2012	518	29.5	17.5	5.2
2013	460	25.4	18.0	6.5
2014	421	26.0	16.1	4
2015	405	25.0	16.2	6.4
2016	374	24.0	15.5	7.5
2017	369	22.6	16.3	9.2
2018	337	22.1	15.2	9.2
2019	328	22.7	14.4	6.7
2020	284	18.6	15.2	6
2021	279	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	290	19.5	14.8	6.9
2023	308	20.6	14.9	7.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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