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May Watts Elementary School

Naperville, IL · Indian Prairie CUSD 204

Regular public school · Grades K - 5 · City, midsize

197th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 91%· Stable

800 S Whispering Hills Dr, Naperville, IL 60540

(630)428-6700NCES ID 174169005460Directory 202324

620
Students
2023–24 enrollment
15.5:1
Student / teacher ratio
8%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
11.4%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks May Watts Elementary School 197th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 91% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 93th in 2019 to 91th in 2025.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%91%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
May Watts Elementary School
72%
IL average
52%
Math
May Watts Elementary School
74%
IL average
38%
Science
May Watts Elementary School
77%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time May Watts Elementary School IL average
25%50%75%72%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time May Watts Elementary School IL average
25%50%75%74%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time May Watts Elementary School IL average
25%50%75%77%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%77%74%64%61%29%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Black (last reported 2023) stops 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.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%83%73%64%61%12%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Black (last reported 2023) stops 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.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%81%74%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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 620 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1989, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

6%White31%Asian51%7%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedWhite 31%Asian 51%88%8%19892023
GroupTrend20102023Change
Asian31.7%51.1% 19.4 pts
White50.4%31.0% 19.4 pts
Black7.3%6.8% 0.5 pts
Hispanic4.4%5.5% 1.1 pts
Two or more races5.7%4.7% 1.0 pts
American Indian0.5%1.0% 0.5 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 1989. 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

$164K$328K$492K$656K$625K200020052010201520202025

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What school district is May Watts Elementary School in?

May Watts Elementary School is part of the Indian Prairie CUSD 204 district in Naperville, Illinois.

Is May Watts Elementary School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks May Watts Elementary School 197th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 91% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of May Watts Elementary School?

Asian 51%, White 31%, Black 7%, Hispanic 6% (620 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near May Watts Elementary School 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.