Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Shorewood’s public schools outscore 54% of Illinois districts
The grade covers the four public school districts serving Shorewood, 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.
Shorewood’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 667 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Shorewood’s, its schools beat 33%, lower than their 54% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 28% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% 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
Troy Community Consolidated School District 30C spends $20,371 per student and Joliet Township High School District 204 $20,589, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Nine elementary schools, then two middle and three high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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 Shorewood’s grade
B−: better than 54% of Illinois school districts, #421 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Shorewood, with each school’s own grade.
5th grade in Shorewood · depends on your address
Minooka Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 941 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Minooka
Orenic Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 812 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Plainfield
6th grade in Shorewood · depends on your address
Minooka Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 941 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Minooka
Orenic Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 812 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Plainfield
7th grade in Shorewood · depends on your address
Minooka Jr High School
Grades 7–8 · 1,024 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Minooka
Troy Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 881 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Plainfield
8th grade in Shorewood · depends on your address
Minooka Jr High School
Grades 7–8 · 1,024 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Minooka
Troy Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 881 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Plainfield
9th grade in Shorewood · 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
Minooka Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,918 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Channahon
10th grade in Shorewood · 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
Minooka Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,918 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Channahon
11th grade in Shorewood · 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
Minooka Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,918 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Channahon
12th grade in Shorewood · 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
Minooka Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,918 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Channahon
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Four districts serve Shorewood
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Shorewood vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Shorewood’s borders.
Every school in Shorewood
14 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 Shorewood’s schools
Are Shorewood’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Shorewood children attend outscore 54% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #421 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 33%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Shorewood in?
Troy Community Consolidated School District 30C, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 3,971 students in 7 schools (2024–25).
Where do Shorewood kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Joliet West High School, Joliet Central High School and Minooka Community High School.
What is Shorewood’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 Shorewood spend per student?
$20,371 in Troy Community Consolidated School District 30C, $20,589 in Joliet Township High School District 204, $18,494 in Minooka Community High School District 111 and $16,775 in Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Shorewood families are saying about school.
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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.