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Schools in Jackson Township · Joliet Township High School District 204, Elwood Community Consolidated School District 203

Jackson Township’s public schools score below 67% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

17% of students in Jackson Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Jackson 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.

#564of 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
20%
▼ 10 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 9 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
18.6
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
7,077 students on the public path
In brief

Jackson Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 987 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Jackson Township’s, its schools beat 14%, lower than their 33% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 20% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% 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

Joliet Township High School District 204 spends $20,589 per student and Elwood Community Consolidated School District 203 $24,661, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Jackson Township’s grade

C Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 33% of Illinois school districts, #564 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 33%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (987)Better than 14%
Towns in Will County (24)Better than 4%
CC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,751 test results and a graduating class of 1,708 could put Jackson Township anywhere from C to C+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Jackson Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,656 in math, 1,845 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Elwood C C SchoolElwood Community Consolidated School District 203A
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Jackson Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Elwood Community Consolidated School District 203). From grade 9, students attend the Joliet Township High School District 204, shared with Channahon, Elwood, Joliet, Joliet, Plainfield, Rockdale, Shorewood and Troy. Its high school is in Joliet. Parts of Jackson Township (18%, 16% and 16% of its land) are served by Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70C, Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 and Manhattan School District 114 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Jackson Township

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

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
Elwood Community Consolidated School District 203Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 331 students, up 22% since 2020–21 · 10.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$24,661IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

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 · PK–8, Elwood Community Consolidated School District 20342%
State average 29.9% · 184 students tested
Math · PK–8, Elwood Community Consolidated School District 20337%
State average 25.8% · 171 students tested

Jackson Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Jackson TownshipCElwood Community Consolidated School District 203 PK–8 · Joliet Township High School District 204 9–12
JolietC−Joliet Public School District 86 PK–8 · Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70C PK–8 · Joliet Township High School District 204 9–12
Florence—Wilmington Community Unit School District 209U
ManhattanAManhattan School District 114 PK–8 · Peotone Community Unit School District 207U PK–12 · Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 9–12
ChannahonBChannahon School District 17 PK–8 · Joliet Township High School District 204 9–12 · Minooka Community High School District 111 9–12

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

Every school in Jackson Township

3 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 Jackson Townshipby address
Elwood C C School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Elwood
A
331 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Jackson 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 →

Questions about Jackson Township’s schools

Are Jackson Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Jackson Township children attend score below 67% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #564 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 14%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Jackson Township in?

Two districts: Elwood Community Consolidated School District 203 runs grades PK–8, and Joliet Township High School District 204 runs grades 9–12, shared with Channahon, Elwood, Joliet, Joliet, Plainfield, Rockdale, Shorewood and Troy.

Where do Jackson Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Joliet West High School and Joliet Central High School.

What is Jackson 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 Jackson Township spend per student?

$20,589 in Joliet Township High School District 204 and $24,661 in Elwood Community Consolidated School District 203 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.