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Carl Sandburg Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1100 Lilac Ln, Joliet, IL 60435 · (815) 725-0281 · Part of Joliet Public School District 86

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

Students
371
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
95%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Carl Sandburg Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • 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–5Carl Sandburg ElementaryYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts8%
State average 30.7%

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

1100 Lilac Ln, Joliet

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K13
Kindergarten65
Grade 158
Grade 265
Grade 366
Grade 449
Grade 555
Enrollment over time
379’20
369’21
372’22
367’23
371’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 44%Black 42%White 7%Two or more races 6%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Carl Sandburg Elementary from Joliet Township families.

Other schools in Joliet Public School District 86

The district →

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.