Enrollment
328
Elementary
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLAINFIELD SD 202·NCES 173174003336
Crystal Lawns Elementary School
2544 Crystal Dr, Joliet, IL 60435 · (815) 436-9519 · Will County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL328 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
156 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
55.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +24.6pp since 2023
Math
45.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +26.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 25 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 26 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 45.3% |
| 2023-24 | 30.4% | 18.9% |
% 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Crystal Lawns Elementary School
Crystal Lawns Elementary School's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Lawns Elementary School this school | 328 | 47.6% | 46.5% |
| Jahn Elementary School Chicago | 360 | 48.3% | 30.5% |
| Richmond Elementary School Saint Charles | 385 | 49.6% | 51.8% |
| Arcola Elementary School Arcola | 410 | 45.9% | 34.0% |
| Dean Street Elementary School Woodstock | 302 | 53.3% | 40.1% |
| Tilton Elementary School Rochelle | 288 | 52.4% | 24.3% |
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 Crystal Lawns Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #694 of 1,925 | #55 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #804 of 2,077 ▲ 425 | #61 of 100 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #840 of 2,077 ▲ 323 | #61 of 100 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 328 | #1,373 of 2,419 | #91 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #551 of 2,035 | #24 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #478 of 2,042 | #39 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.6% | #1,365 of 2,132 | #43 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #844 of 1,461 | #46 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
328
+10 (+3%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 372
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 | 328 | 27.3 | 12.0:1 | 48% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 24.1 | 14.6:1 | 50% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 324 | 23 | 14.1:1 | 51% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 318 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 371 | 30.2 | 12.3:1 | 44% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 450 | 30 | 15.0:1 | 42% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 25 | 16.9:1 | 28% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 481 | 30 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 372 | 16 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crystal Lawns Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (371 to 328); teachers down 9% (30.2 to 27.3).
About Crystal Lawns Elementary School
Crystal Lawns Elementary School serves students in Joliet, Illinois, as a mid-sized elementary school. It has an enrollment of 328 students in kindergarten through 5.
Enrollment across the 30 schools in Plainfield SD 202 totals 24,556 students.
Of every 100 students at Crystal Lawns Elementary School, about 46 are Hispanic, the largest group. The remaining students are 39% White, 6% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Will County is about 20% Hispanic. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at Crystal Lawns Elementary School are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Crystal Lawns Elementary School totals 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.0:1. The average for elementary schools in Illinois, 13.9:1, is higher. Federal data show 48% of students (156) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 44.0% at Crystal Lawns Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 46.5%.
The school's county is Will County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $109,984 a year, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 209 public schools in the county, enrolling about 113,008, Crystal Lawns Elementary School among them.
Grand Prairie Elementary School is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Crystal Lawns Elementary School places 4th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The NCES locale for Crystal Lawns Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 3%, from 318 to 328.
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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 Plainfield SD 202
- Plainfield North High SchoolHigh · 2,399 students
- Plainfield South High SchoolHigh · 2,323 students
- Plainfield East High SchoolHigh · 1,825 students
- Plainfield High SchoolHigh · 1,800 students
- John F Kennedy Middle SchoolMiddle · 912 students
- Timber Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 885 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
- Grand Prairie Elementary School0.7 mi · 494
- Richland Elementary School1.4 mi · 774
- Timber Ridge Middle School2.0 mi · 885
- River View Elementary School2.1 mi · 584
- Carl Sandburg Elementary2.1 mi · 371
- Troy Craughwell School2.3 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About Crystal Lawns Elementary SchoolHow large is Crystal Lawns Elementary School?
Crystal Lawns Elementary School enrolls approximately 328 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Crystal Lawns Elementary School serve?
Crystal Lawns Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Crystal Lawns Elementary School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Crystal Lawns Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Crystal Lawns Elementary School?
Student demographics at Crystal Lawns Elementary School are roughly 39% White, 46% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Crystal Lawns Elementary School public or private?
Crystal Lawns Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Plainfield SD 202.
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