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Enrollment
246
Elementary
DISTRICT 392 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOLIET PSD 86·NCES 172058002323
A O Marshall Elementary School
319 Harwood St, Joliet, IL 60432 · (815) 727-4919 · Will County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL246 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
234 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 56%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 5 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (34).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
20.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.2pp since 2023
Math
16.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +13.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.9% | 16.5% |
| 2023-24 | 14.7% | 3.4% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
19.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like A O Marshall Elementary School
A O Marshall Elementary School's state test result (19.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| A O Marshall Elementary School this school | 246 | 95.1% | 19.2% |
| Hammond Elementary School Chicago | 259 | 94.2% | 20.7% |
| Garfield Elementary School Chicago Heights | 248 | 98.4% | 29.3% |
| Pilsen Elementary Community Academy Chicago | 217 | 92.2% | 16.3% |
| Forest Park Individual Ed School Joliet | 263 | 100.0% | 47.4% |
| Isaac Singleton Elementary School Joliet | 304 | 95.1% | 18.9% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where A O Marshall Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.2% | #1,632 of 1,925 | #86 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #1,695 of 2,077 ▲ 253 | #90 of 100 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #1,905 of 2,077 ▼ 132 | #95 of 100 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 246 | #1,843 of 2,419 | #103 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #1,060 of 2,035 | #49 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.0% | #1,373 of 2,042 | #99 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.1% | #147 of 2,132 | #7 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -49.3% | #17 of 1,461 | #3 of 71 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
246
-135 (-35%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 515
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 246 | 18.3 | 13.5:1 | 95% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 235 | 18.3 | 12.9:1 | 98% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 402 | 23.7 | 17.0:1 | 99% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 381 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 485 | 29 | 16.7:1 | 100% (484) |
| 2015-16 | 572 | 29 | 19.7:1 | 85% (486) |
| 2010-11 | 579 | 28 | 20.7:1 | 86% (497) |
| 2000-01 | 622 | 28 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 515 | 25 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for A O Marshall Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 49% (485 to 246); teachers down 37% (29 to 18.3).
About A O Marshall Elementary School
A O Marshall Elementary School is a small elementary school in Joliet, Illinois. The school's 246 students are in kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students each.
A O Marshall Elementary School falls under Joliet PSD 86, which has 20 schools enrolling 9,333 students.
A O Marshall Elementary School's enrollment is 82% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 11% Black and 5% White. Will County as a whole is about 20% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 31% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 13.5 students per teacher and 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 95% in 2024-25. Public schools in Will County average 44%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 16.6% at A O Marshall Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 19.2%.
Will County has about 701,462 residents, and the median household income is $109,984, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Will County has 209 public schools and roughly 113,008 students.
The nearest other public school, Isaac Singleton Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, A O Marshall Elementary School is 7th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
A O Marshall Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, A O Marshall Elementary School's enrollment declined 35%, to 246.
Community posts for A O Marshall Elementary School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Will County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
701,462
Census ACS
Median income
$109,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
209
113,008 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Joliet PSD 86
- Hufford Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,072 students
- Washington Jr High & Academy PrgmMiddle · 724 students
- Dirksen Junior High SchoolMiddle · 653 students
- Sator Sanchez Elementary SchoolElementary · 635 students
- Pershing Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Lynne Thigpen Elementary SchoolElementary · 620 students
Other schools in Joliet
- Joliet West High SchoolHigh · 3,451 students
- Joliet Central High SchoolHigh · 3,295 students
- Hufford Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,072 students
- Aux Sable Middle SchoolMiddle · 844 students
- Washington Jr High & Academy PrgmMiddle · 724 students
- Dirksen Junior High SchoolMiddle · 653 students
Nearby schools
- Isaac Singleton Elementary School0.5 mi · 304
- Gompers Junior High School0.5 mi · 615
- T E Culbertson Elementary School0.6 mi · 377
- Eisenhower Academy1.1 mi · 209
- Woodland Elementary School1.2 mi · 368
- Forest Park Individual Ed School1.3 mi · 263
Frequently asked questions
About A O Marshall Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at A O Marshall Elementary School?
A O Marshall Elementary School enrolls approximately 246 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does A O Marshall Elementary School serve?
A O Marshall Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does A O Marshall Elementary School have?
A O Marshall Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
How diverse is A O Marshall Elementary School?
A O Marshall Elementary School reports a student body of 5% White, 82% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is A O Marshall Elementary School in?
A O Marshall Elementary School is part of Joliet PSD 86.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.