Indian Prairie School District 204

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Indian Prairie School District 204
Address
780 Shoreline Drive
Aurora
, Illinois, 60504
United States
District information
GradesPreK-12
Established1972
SuperintendentDr. Adrian Talley
Schools34
Budget$394 Million
NCES District ID 1741690 [1]
Students and staff
Students27,400
Faculty3,130
Other information
Website https://www.ipsd.org/

Indian Prairie School District 204 (abbreviated IPSD) serves roughly 27,400 students from the Illinois communities of Aurora, Bolingbrook, Plainfield and Naperville, in DuPage and Will counties. [2] Currently, one preschool, twenty-one elementary schools, seven middle schools, four high schools, and one alternative high school are in the district. There are thirty-one District 204 schools in Naperville and Aurora and one in Bolingbrook.

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History

The district was formed in 1972 by the mergers of Wheatland Elementary District 40, Elementary District 90 and Indian Plains Elementary District 182. The district began as a Kindergarten-8th Grade (K-8) district, with its students attending Naperville Central High School for 9th Grade-12th Grade until Waubonsie Valley High School was constructed for District 204 and opened in 1975. The district opened eleven buildings during the 1990s, at all levels of primary and secondary education. Neuqua Valley High School was introduced to the district in 1997. Another two elementary buildings were opened in 2001-2002, another in 2007, and a third traditional high school, Metea Valley High School, opened in 2009, to relieve overpopulation of Neuqua Valley High School and Waubonsie Valley High School.

Preschools

School's nameSchool's namesakeLocationMascotPrincipalYear Opened
Prairie Children's PreschoolAuroraSally Osborne1998

Elementary schools

School's nameSchool's namesakeLocationMascotPrincipalYear Opened
Brookdale Elementary SchoolBrookdale subdivisionNapervilleBobcatsKeely Schmid1985
Brooks Elementary School Gwendolyn Brooks AuroraTigersTerri Russell1995
Builta Elementary SchoolWayne Builta, former teacher at Waubonsie ValleyBolingbrookBadgersKim Stephens1999
Clow Elementary School Robert E. Clow, school board presidentNapervilleCougarsKatie Bennett1979
Cowlishaw Elementary School Mary Lou Cowlishaw, retired member of the Illinois General AssemblyNapervilleKoalasCarlos Azcoitia1997
Fry Elementary SchoolFry family, longtime residents of Will County, Illinois NapervilleFoxesLaurel Hillman2001
Georgetown Elementary SchoolGeorgetown subdivisionAuroraHawksJanan Szurek1986
Gombert Elementary SchoolPeter M. Gombert, former Associate Superintendent for BusinessAuroraGatorsJeremy Ricken1998
Graham Elementary SchoolV. Blanche Graham, former teacher and principalNapervilleFalconsClaudette Walton1996
Kendall Elementary SchoolOliver Julian Kendall, World War I casualty from NapervilleNapervillePatriotsBreah Jerger1998
Longwood Elementary SchoolLongwood subdivisionNapervilleLionsTracey Rattner1972
McCarty Elementary SchoolMcCarty Brothers (Founders of Aurora)AuroraMustangsKevin Schnable1989
Owen Elementary SchoolOwen Wavrinek, former School Board President [3] NapervilleOwlsKen Bonomo2002
Patterson Elementary SchoolPatterson family, early settlers of Wheatland Township, Will County, Illinois.NapervillePrairie DogsMichele Frost1993
Peterson Elementary SchoolDanielle Joy Peterson, a district graduate and former employee, now deceasedNapervillePanthersAllison Landstrom2007
Spring Brook Elementary SchoolSpring Brook subdivisionNapervilleHuskiesDavid Worst1990
Steck Elementary SchoolReba O. Steck, former teacherAuroraEaglesElizabeth Pohlmann1992
May Watts Elementary SchoolMay Watts, environmental conservationistNapervilleWolverinesBrian LeCrone1989
Welch Elementary SchoolArlene Welch, former teacherNapervilleWhite TigersSarah Nowak1999
White Eagle Elementary SchoolWhite Eagle subdivisionNapervilleWolvesMary Howicz1995
Young Elementary SchoolNancy Young, former librarianAuroraDolphinsAdrienne Morgan1999

Middle schools

School's nameSchool's namesakeLocationMascotPrincipalYear opened
Crone Middle SchoolClifford Crone, former superintendentNaperville (originally in Neuqua Valley's current gold campus)PanthersMelissa Couch1997 (original)2003 (new)
Fischer Middle SchoolGregory Fischer, EducatorAurora (in the converted Gold Campus of Waubonsie)FalconsJennifer Nonnemacher2009
Granger Middle School Francis Granger, early resident of DuPage County, Illinois AuroraGrizzliesAllan Davenport1993
Gregory Middle SchoolGordon Arthur Gregory, former school board presidentNapervillePioneersLeslie Mitchell1987
Hill Middle School Thayer J. Hill, first superintendent of IPSD 204.NapervilleTrailblazersMichael Dutdut1981
Scullen Middle SchoolThomas G. Scullen, former superintendentNapervilleSharksScott Loughrige2001
Still Middle SchoolJeffrey C. Still, former teacher at Waubonsie Valley and GrangerAuroraBulldogsKimberly Cornish1999

High schools

School's nameSchool's namesakeLocationMascot and ColorsPrincipalYear opened
Gail McKinzie High SchoolGail McKinzie, former superintendent of IPSD 204NapervilleHawks Green and BlueLaTanya Harris2019
Waubonsie Valley High School Waubonsie, chief of the Des Plaines and Fox River Potawatomi AuroraWarriors Green and GoldJason Stipp1975
Neuqua Valley High School Neuqua, son of WaubonsieNapervilleWildcats Blue and GoldLance Fuhrer1997
Metea Valley High School Metea, chief of the Fort Wayne Potawatomi AuroraMustangs Black and GoldDaniel DeBruycker2009

Student Demographics

Ethnic Distribution [4]
WhiteAsianHispanicBlackMulti-

Racial

American-

Indian

Pacific

Islander

40%33%12%9%5%0%0%
Other [4]
Low

Income

With

Disabilities

English

Learners

Homeless
16%12%11%1%

School Board

The Indian Prairie School District Board of Education consists of 7 members, each elected for a four-year term. Board members volunteer their time and are a combination of District 204 parents and residents. The Board's major function is to establish educational policies, goals, and objectives for the District. [5] The Board's mission is to inspire all students to achieve their greatest potential. [6]

Current School Board [5]
MemberBiographyTerm

Expiration

Laurie Donahue

(President)

Professionally, Donahue is a retired senior director in the telecom industry with over 35 years of experience. She obtained her Bachelor's in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Benedictine University. Donahue has resided in Naperville, IL for over 40 years. Her children also attended schools within the District.2025
Mark Rising

(Vice President)

Professionally, Rising has over 20-years experience in IT consulting, sales management, and sales and account management in healthcare and legal technology fields. He has also been an active member of school and district parent organizations, such as the Indian Prairie Parents' Council and various PTAs. Rising obtained a Bachelor's degree in communications and marketing from University of Wisconsin- Whitewater. He has been a district resident since 1998 and currently lives in Aurora, IL.2023
Susan Demming

(Secretary)

Professionally, Demming has experience as a marketing and workforce development consultant, corporate marketing executive, and entrepreneur. She has also been an active member of the District 204 community, holding PTA positions and serving on the Districts' Citizens Communications Advisory Committee. She obtained her Bachelor's degree from Rice University and an MBA in Marketing and Management from Columbia University.2025
Allison FosdickProfessionally, Fosdick is an adjunct professor at Aurora University. She has also been an active community member, serving in many leadership roles, including president of the Spring Brook Elementary School PTA and vice president of the Orchestra Parents Association at Neuqua Valley High School. She obtained her Bachelor's degree from Miami University and her MA from Northern Illinois University. Additionally, she has been a resident of Naperville for over 25 years.2025
Natasha GroverProfessionally, Grover has experience as an attorney advisor for the Social Security Administration and as an attorney for the Department of Children & Family Services and Immigrant Law Center. She currently has children attending schools within the District and one who recently graduated. She has also been an engaged District 204 volunteer. Grover obtained her Bachelor's degree from George Washington University and her law degree from American University Washington College of Law.2023
Supna JainProfessionally, Jain is a Senior Lecturer in Communication and Director of the Speaking Center at North Central College. She has been an active participant of various PTAs and on the District's Parent Diversity Advisory Council. She obtained her Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Communication from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, her MS in Communication from Illinois State University, and her law degree from DePaul University. Additionally, she has been a district resident for over 10 years.2025
Justin KarubasProfessionally, Karubas is an attorney at the Wheaton law firm of Rolewick & Gutzke. He has also been an active community member, serving as Director of the Indian Prairie Educational Foundation, and member of the District's Donor Development Committee and At-Risk Committee. He has been a lifelong District 204 resident.2023

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References

  1. ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Indian Prairie CUSD 204". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Boundary Map" (PDF). Indian Prairie School District 204. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  3. ↑ Owen Elementary School is the only elementary school in the district to use its namesake's first name (or the name of the subdivision the school was constructed in) for the building, rather than the last name.
  4. 1 2 "IPSD 204 Fast Facts". Indian Prairie School District 204. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Board Member Bios". Board of Education: Indian Prairie School District 204. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Board Mission". Board of Education Indian Prairie School District 204. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
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