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Taft Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1125 Oregon St, Joliet, IL 60435 · (815) 725-2700 · Part of Joliet Public School District 86

Joliet Township’s School Grade C− better than 16% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
424
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
95%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Taft Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 11% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Joliet Township kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where Joliet Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Taft Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1125 Oregon St, Joliet

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K15
Kindergarten59
Grade 157
Grade 269
Grade 377
Grade 479
Grade 568
Enrollment over time
382’20
362’21
388’22
424’23
424’24

Up 11% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 66%White 14%Black 13%Two or more races 6%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Taft Elementary School from Joliet Township families.

Other schools in Joliet Public School District 86

The district →
Marycrest Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Joliet
142 students6:1
Sator Sanchez Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joliet
D
635 students13:1
Pershing Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joliet
D
621 students19:1
Lynne Thigpen Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joliet
D
620 students15:1
Farragut Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joliet
D
568 students17:1
M J Cunningham Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joliet
D−
484 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Joliet Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.