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Schools in Channahon Township · Channahon School District 17, Joliet Township High School District 204

Channahon Township’s public schools outscore 57% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the three public school districts serving Channahon Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#400of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
29%
▼ 1 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 2 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
82%
▼ 6 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.6K
▼ 5% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Joliet Township High School District 204
Students per teacher
17.9
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
5
10,809 students on the public path
In brief

Channahon Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 465 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Channahon Township’s, its schools beat 33%, lower than their 57% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

82% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Channahon School District 17 spends $18,231 per student and Joliet Township High School District 204 $20,589, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and three high schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Families of Faith Christian Academy (private) is in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Channahon Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC− Graduation

B: better than 57% of Illinois school districts, #400 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 57%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (465)Better than 33%
Towns in Will County (24)Better than 25%
B−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,008 test results and a graduating class of 1,708 could put Channahon Township anywhere from B− to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Channahon Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,912 in math, 3,105 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Channahon Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2N B Galloway Elem SchoolChannahon School District 17No scores
3–4Pioneer PathChannahon School District 17A−
7–8Channahon Junior High SchoolChannahon School District 17A
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+

Parts of Channahon Township (15%, 14%, 8% and 6% of its land) are served by Elwood Community Consolidated School District 203, Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70C, Wilmington Community Unit School District 209U and Troy Community Consolidated School District 30C instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Channahon Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Channahon School District 17Grades PK–8 · 4 schools · 1,145 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,231IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Joliet Township High School District 204Grades 9–12 · 2 schools · 6,746 students, down 3% since 2021–22 · 19.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,589IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Minooka Community High School District 111Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 2,918 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 17.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,494IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Channahon School District 1748%
State average 29.9% · 799 students tested
Math · PK–8, Channahon School District 1737%
State average 25.8% · 774 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Joliet Township High School District 20418%
State average 29.9% · 1661 students tested
Math · 9–12, Joliet Township High School District 20415%
State average 25.8% · 1485 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Minooka Community High School District 11134%
State average 29.9% · 645 students tested
Math · 9–12, Minooka Community High School District 11128%
State average 25.8% · 653 students tested

Channahon Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Channahon Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Channahon TownshipBChannahon School District 17 PK–8 · Joliet Township High School District 204 9–12 · Minooka Community High School District 111 9–12
TroyB−Troy Community Consolidated School District 30C PK–8 · Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 PK–8 · Joliet Township High School District 204 9–12
Aux SableB+Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 PK–8 · Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60C PK–8 · Minooka Community High School District 111 9–12
Wilmington—Wilmington Community Unit School District 209U
JacksonCElwood Community Consolidated School District 203 PK–8 · Joliet Township High School District 204 9–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Joliet Township High School District 204 with Channahon Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Channahon Township

8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Channahon Townshipby address
N B Galloway Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Channahon
364 students12:1Rate it →
Pioneer Path
Elementary · Grades 3–4 · Channahon
A−
244 students12:1Rate it →
Three Rivers School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Channahon
A−
268 students13:1Rate it →
Channahon Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Channahon
A
269 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Channahon Townshipin other towns
Joliet West High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Joliet
B−
3,451 students21:1Rate it →
Joliet Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Joliet
C
3,295 students18:1Rate it →
Minooka Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Channahon
B+
2,918 students18:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Families of Faith Christian Academy
Grades PK–12 · Channahon
Private · Religious
265 students14:1Rate it →

Left off: 4 public programs with fewer than 25 students (SOWIC-Comm & Adaptive Bhvr Three, SOWIC-Comm & Adaptive Bhvr CJH, SOWIC-Com & Adaptive Bhvr NB Gall and SOWIC-Comm & Adaptive Bhvr Pionee).

Questions about Channahon Township’s schools

Are Channahon Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Channahon Township children attend outscore 57% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #400 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 33%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Channahon Township in?

Channahon School District 17, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 1,145 students in 4 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Channahon Township are served by Elwood Community Consolidated School District 203, Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70C, Wilmington Community Unit School District 209U and Troy Community Consolidated School District 30C.

Where do Channahon Township kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Joliet West High School, Joliet Central High School and Minooka Community High School.

What is Channahon Township’s graduation rate?

82% of the class of 2023 in Joliet Township High School District 204 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Channahon Township spend per student?

$18,231 in Channahon School District 17, $20,589 in Joliet Township High School District 204 and $18,494 in Minooka Community High School District 111 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Channahon Township?

Yes: Families of Faith Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 265 students).

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.