Preston Heights’s public schools score below 84% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
In Preston Heights, 10% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Preston Heights, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Preston Heights’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 15% of tested students were proficient in reading and 10% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
82% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Joliet Township High School District 204 spends $20,589 per student and Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70C $36,981, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
15 elementary schools, then five middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 9% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Preston Heights’s grade
C−: better than 16% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Preston Heights, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Preston Heights · depends on your address
Laraway School
Grades PK–8 · 433 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Joliet
Marycrest Early Childhood Center
Grades PK · 142 students · 6:1 students per teacher · in Joliet
9th grade in Preston Heights · depends on your address
Joliet West High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,451 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Joliet
Joliet Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,295 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Joliet
10th grade in Preston Heights · depends on your address
Joliet West High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,451 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Joliet
Joliet Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,295 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Joliet
11th grade in Preston Heights · depends on your address
Joliet West High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,451 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Joliet
Joliet Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,295 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Joliet
12th grade in Preston Heights · depends on your address
Joliet West High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,451 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Joliet
Joliet Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,295 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Joliet
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Preston Heights
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Preston Heights vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Preston Heights’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Preston Heights | C− | Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70C PK–8 · Joliet Public School District 86 PK–8 · Joliet Township High School District 204 9–12 |
| Joliet | C− | Joliet Public School District 86 PK–8 · Joliet Township High School District 204 9–12 |
Every school in Preston Heights
21 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Preston Heights’s schools
Are Preston Heights’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Preston Heights children attend score below 84% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 15%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Preston Heights in?
Joliet Township High School District 204, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 6,746 students in 2 schools (2024–25).
Where do Preston Heights kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Joliet West High School and Joliet Central High School.
What is Preston Heights’s graduation rate?
82% of the class of 2023 in Joliet Township High School District 204 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Preston Heights spend per student?
$20,589 in Joliet Township High School District 204, $36,981 in Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70C and $22,381 in Joliet Public School District 86 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Preston Heights families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Preston Heights → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.