Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary
Naperville, IL · Indian Prairie CUSD 204
Regular public school · Grades K - 5 · City, midsize
703rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 67%▼ Declining
1212 Sanctuary Ln, Naperville, IL 60540
(630)428-6100NCES ID 174169002094Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary 703rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 67% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 78th in 2019 to 67th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2024) and Black (last reported 2022) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 564 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1997, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian | 32.0% | 42.7% | ▲ 10.7 pts | |
| White | 32.1% | 20.7% | ▼ 11.4 pts | |
| Hispanic | 14.4% | 19.9% | ▲ 5.5 pts | |
| Black | 15.9% | 11.9% | ▼ 4.0 pts | |
| Two or more races | 5.6% | 4.6% | ▼ 1.0 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1997. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $652K in zip 60540 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary
- #197May Watts Elementary SchoolIndian Prairie CUSD 204 · 0.9 mi away197th of 2,105
ELA 72% ▲17 · Math 74% ▲22Compare - #411Owen Elementary SchoolIndian Prairie CUSD 204 · 2.3 mi away411th of 2,105
ELA 61% ▲6 · Math 65% ▲13Compare - #454Arlene Welch Elementary SchoolIndian Prairie CUSD 204 · 2.3 mi away454th of 2,105
ELA 65% ▲10 · Math 59% ▲7Compare - #229White Eagle ElementaryIndian Prairie CUSD 204 · 2.4 mi away229th of 2,105
ELA 75% ▲20 · Math 68% ▲16Compare - #232Elmwood Elem SchoolNaperville CUSD 203 · 2.4 mi away232nd of 2,105
ELA 75% ▲20 · Math 67% ▲15Compare - #1106McCarty Elementary SchoolIndian Prairie CUSD 204 · 2.5 mi away1,106th of 2,105
ELA 46% ▼9 · Math 38% ▼14Compare - #196Robert Clow Elem SchIndian Prairie CUSD 204 · 2.6 mi away196th of 2,105
ELA 75% ▲20 · Math 71% ▲19Compare - #1291Georgetown Elementary SchoolIndian Prairie CUSD 204 · 2.6 mi away1,291st of 2,105
ELA 42% ▼13 · Math 32% ▼20Compare
What school district is Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary in?
Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary is part of the Indian Prairie CUSD 204 district in Naperville, Illinois.
Is Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary 703rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 67% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary?
Asian 43%, White 21%, Hispanic 20%, Black 12% (564 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60540 is $652K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.