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Best Elementary Schools
in Indian Prairie CUSD 204

This page covers 21 elementary schools in Indian Prairie CUSD 204. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Elementary Schools Rankings

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rank
Wayne Builta Elementary School
Grades KG–05278 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.4:1) · above-average investment ($18,626/student)
69
/100
Student:Teacher
11.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,626
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
18%
Low economic need
2
rank
Robert Clow Elem Sch
Grades KG–05324 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.1:1) · above-average investment ($18,626/student)
65
/100
Student:Teacher
11.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
56/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,626
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
15%
Low economic need
3
rank
Patterson Elementary School
Grades KG–05456 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.0:1) · above-average investment ($18,626/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
12.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
56/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,626
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
9%
Low economic need
4
rank
Spring Brook Elementary School
Grades KG–05565 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,626/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
15.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
60/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,626
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
8%
Low economic need
5
rank
Owen Elementary School
Grades KG–05569 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,626/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
14.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
60/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,626
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
9%
Low economic need
6
rank
V Blanche Graham Elementary
Grades KG–05308 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,626/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
14.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
56/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,626
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
7%
Low economic need
7
rank
Oliver Julian Kendall Elem School
Grades KG–05531 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,626/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
14.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
56/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,626
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
9%
Low economic need
8
rank
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elem Sch
Grades KG–05612 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,626/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
16.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
56/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,626
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
4%
Low economic need
9
rank
Arlene Welch Elementary School
Grades KG–05573 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,626/student)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
13.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
56/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,626
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
28%
Low economic need
10
rank
Fry Elementary School
Grades KG–05583 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,626/student)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
16.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
56/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,626
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
8%
Low economic need
11 more elementary schools in Indian Prairie CUSD 204 not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
21
Elementary Schools
33
Total Schools
69
#1 Score
59
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.