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Joliet Central High School
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Joliet Central High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

201 E Jefferson St, Joliet, IL 60432 · (815) 727-6740 · Part of Joliet Township High School District 204

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

Directions
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Students
3,295
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Joliet Central High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 30% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state

On the path

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

6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Joliet Central High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts16%
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 ↗

201 E Jefferson St, Joliet

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9792
Grade 10818
Grade 11779
Grade 12906
Enrollment over time
3,384’20
3,408’21
3,377’22
3,383’23
3,295’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 73%Black 15%White 10%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Joliet Central High School from Joliet Township families.

Other schools in Joliet Township High School District 204

The district →
Joliet West High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Joliet
B−
3,451 students21:1

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.