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Grand Prairie Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

3100 Caton Farm Rd, Joliet, IL 60431 · (815) 436-7000 · Part of Plainfield School District 202

Plainfield Township’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
494
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Grand Prairie Elem School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 15.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Plainfield Township kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Grand Prairie Elem SchoolYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency7%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts17%
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 ↗

3100 Caton Farm Rd, Joliet

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten57
Grade 185
Grade 271
Grade 3103
Grade 480
Grade 598
Enrollment over time
587’20
562’21
548’22
538’23
494’24

Down 15.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 43%White 38%Black 12%Two or more races 6%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Grand Prairie Elem School from Plainfield Township families.

Other schools in Plainfield School District 202

The district →
Bonnie McBeth Learning Ctr
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Plainfield
757 students19:1
Wallin Oaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plainfield
677 students15:1
Thomas Jefferson Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joliet
C+
646 students13:1
Charles Reed Elementary Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plainfield
C+
641 students13:1
Walkers Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plainfield
A
634 students16:1
Meadow View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plainfield
C+
627 students15:1

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; Plainfield Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.