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Taft School District 90

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Lockport Township’s School Grade B better than 59% of Illinois school districts

Students
272
Schools
1
Spent per student
$15,109
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Debt
$2.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Taft School District 90

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 17% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Spends 30% less per student than the IL average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $2.8M, about $10,368 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 17% of the 887 Illinois school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
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How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lockport Township. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsValley View Community Unit School District 365U
6–85 middle schoolsValley View Community Unit School District 365U
9–122 high schoolsLockport Township High School District 205

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency15–19%
State average 25.8% · 157 students tested
Reading / language arts10–14%
State average 29.9% · 168 students tested

Graduation rate 92% at Lockport Twp HSD 205, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,109 per student · 30% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 46%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 48%State 45%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
265’20
263’21
276’22
258’23
272’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 64%Hispanic 25%Two or more races 7%Black 3%Asian 2%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.

Taft Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Lockport
C+
272 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Joliet Township High School District 204Joliet, Joliet Township, Plainfield Township
$20,589per student
Lockport Township High School District 205Du Page Township, Homer Glen, Homer Township
$20,557per student
Homer Community Consolidated School District 33CHomer Glen, Homer Township
$18,261per student
Joliet Public School District 86Joliet, Joliet Township
$22,381per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Illinois.