Photo: User:Visviva · CC BY-SA 4.0Troy Township’s public schools outscore 54% of Illinois districts
The grade covers the four public school districts serving Troy Township, 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.
Troy Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 900 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Troy Township’s, its schools beat 37%, 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 ↓
Six elementary schools, then one middle and three high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Trinity Christian School (private) is in town. Every school ↓
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 Troy Township’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 Troy Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Troy Township · depends on your address
Troy Craughwell School
Grades PK–4 · 526 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Joliet
Troy Cronin Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 466 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Shorewood
Troy Hofer Elem Sch
Grades PK–4 · 436 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Shorewood
5th grade in Troy Township
Orenic Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 812 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Plainfield
6th grade in Troy Township
Orenic Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 812 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Plainfield
7th grade in Troy Township
Troy Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 881 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Plainfield
8th grade in Troy Township
Troy Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 881 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Plainfield
9th grade in Troy Township · 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 Troy Township · 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 Troy Township · 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 Troy Township · 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 Troy Township
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
Troy Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Troy Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Troy Township | B− | Troy Community Consolidated School District 30C PK–8 · Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 PK–8 · Joliet Township High School District 204 9–12 |
| Joliet | C− | Joliet Public School District 86 PK–8 · Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70C PK–8 · Joliet Township High School District 204 9–12 |
| Seward | B | Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 PK–8 · Minooka Community High School District 111 9–12 |
| Channahon | B | Channahon School District 17 PK–8 · Joliet Township High School District 204 9–12 · Minooka Community High School District 111 9–12 |
| Plainfield | B+ | Plainfield School District 202 PK–12 · Joliet Township High School District 204 9–12 |
| Joliet (city) | C− | Joliet Public School District 86 PK–8 · Joliet Township High School District 204 9–12 |
4 of the 5 neighbors share Joliet Township High School District 204 with Troy Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Troy Township
13 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).
Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Will Co Detention Center 6-8 and Will Co Detention Center 9-12).
Questions about Troy Township’s schools
Are Troy Township’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Troy Township 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 37%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Troy Township in?
Troy Community Consolidated School District 30C, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 3,971 students in 7 schools (2024–25).
Where do Troy Township 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 Troy Township’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 Troy Township 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.
Are there private schools in Troy Township?
Yes: Trinity Christian School (religious, grades PK–8, 432 students).
Parents talk
What Troy Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Troy Township → 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.