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Enrollment
466
Elementary
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMMIT HILL SD 161·NCES 173822003912
Indian Trail Elementary School
20912 S Frankfort Square Rd, Frankfort, IL 60423 · (815) 469-6993 · Will County
GRADES 01–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
111 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 56%
Community
4
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 116 | 25% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 126 | 27% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 24% |
This year's 1st grade class (116) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (113).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Summit Hill SD 161. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
72.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
73.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.2% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.9% | 68.7% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
71.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 58% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 Indian Trail Elementary School
Indian Trail Elementary School's state test result (71.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Trail Elementary School this school | 466 | 23.8% | 71.7% |
| J B Nelson Elementary School Batavia | 482 | 21.0% | 55.7% |
| Walnut Trails Elementary School Shorewood | 475 | 20.2% | 62.9% |
| Estelle Kampmeyer Elementary School O Fallon | 465 | 25.8% | 66.8% |
| Oakland Elementary School Lake Villa | 515 | 25.2% | 59.9% |
| Ardmore Elementary School Villa Park | 425 | 25.4% | 62.0% |
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 Indian Trail Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #103 of 1,925 | #12 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #163 of 2,077 ▼ 104 | #15 of 100 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #296 of 2,077 ▼ 188 | #18 of 100 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #684 of 2,419 | #52 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #615 of 2,035 | #26 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.3% | #776 of 2,042 | #63 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.8% | #1,888 of 2,132 | #77 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.0% | #111 of 615 | #7 of 36 |
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
466
+144 (+45%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 329
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 | 466 | 38.3 | 12.2:1 | 24% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 309 | 27.9 | 11.1:1 | 20% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 326 | 28 | 11.6:1 | 23% (75) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 385 | 29.1 | 13.2:1 | 13% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 31 | 13.9:1 | 2% (9) |
| 2010-11 | 382 | 18 | 21.2:1 | 9% (36) |
| 2000-01 | 618 | 32 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 329 | 15 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indian Trail Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (385 to 466); teachers up 32% (29.1 to 38.3).
About Indian Trail Elementary School
Federal records list Indian Trail Elementary School as an elementary school in Frankfort, Illinois. It covers grades 1 through 4, with a total enrollment of 466 students. Enrollment is 22% higher than the average for elementary schools in Illinois, which is about 381.
Summit Hill SD 161 is the district for Indian Trail Elementary School. It has 7 schools and 2,682 students.
By race and ethnicity, Indian Trail Elementary School is 64% White. It is also 17% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. For comparison, Will County is about 62% White. Indian Trail Elementary School has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Indian Trail Elementary School counts 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.2 students for each one. Among elementary schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.9:1. About 24% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 44% for public schools in Will County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Indian Trail Elementary School is +14.0 points, in the top 10% of Illinois. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 71.7%, and the predicted rate is 57.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in Will County, median household income is about $109,984, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Indian Trail Elementary School is among the 209 public schools in Will County.
The closest public school to Indian Trail Elementary School is Summit Hill Junior High School, about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 52.4% proficiency; Indian Trail Elementary School posts 71.7%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment figures are 322 for 2020-21 and 466 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger.
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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 Summit Hill SD 161
- Dr Julian Rogus SchoolElementary · 653 students
- Summit Hill Junior High SchoolMiddle · 566 students
- Walker Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 554 students
- Frankfort Square Elementary SchoolElementary · 175 students
- Arbury Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 174 students
- Mary Drew Early Learning CenterElementary · 94 students
Other schools in Frankfort
- Lincoln-Way East High SchoolHigh · 2,696 students
- Hickory Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 943 students
- Chelsea Elementary SchoolElementary · 893 students
- Grand Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 840 students
- Dr Julian Rogus SchoolElementary · 653 students
- Summit Hill Junior High SchoolMiddle · 566 students
Other Indian Trail Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 6 states are named Indian Trail Elementary. Indian Trail Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 9.
- Indian Trail Elementary SchoolHighland Park, IL · 472 students
- Indian Trail Elementary SchoolDowners Grove, IL · 325 students
- Indian Trail Elementary SchoolCanal Winchester, OH · 870 students
- Indian Trail ElementaryLouisville, KY · 649 students
- Indian Trail ElementaryIndian Trail, NC · 633 students
Nearby schools
- Summit Hill Junior High School0.7 mi · 566
- Frankfort Square Elementary School1.1 mi · 175
- Mary Drew Early Learning Center1.3 mi · 94
- Chelsea Elementary School1.6 mi · 893
- Walker Intermediate School1.6 mi · 554
- Dr Julian Rogus School1.8 mi · 653
Frequently asked questions
About Indian Trail Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Indian Trail Elementary School?
Indian Trail Elementary School enrolls approximately 466 students in grades 01-04.
Is Indian Trail Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Indian Trail Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 01-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Indian Trail Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Indian Trail Elementary School is approximately 12.2:1 (38 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Indian Trail Elementary School?
Indian Trail Elementary School reports a student body of 64% White, 17% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Indian Trail Elementary School public or private?
Indian Trail Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Summit Hill SD 161.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.