Enrollment
330
Elementary
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY VIEW CUSD 365U·NCES 174007004026
John R Tibbott Elementary School
520 Gary Dr, Bolingbrook, IL 60440 · (630) 739-7155 · Will County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL330 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
224 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
63.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +26.5pp since 2023
Math
50.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +18.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 27 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.6% | 50.9% |
| 2023-24 | 37.1% | 32.5% |
% 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
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% 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 17 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 John R Tibbott Elementary School
John R Tibbott Elementary School's state test result (49.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John R Tibbott Elementary School this school | 330 | 67.9% | 49.5% |
| Heritage Elementary School Streamwood | 359 | 67.1% | 31.4% |
| Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School Chicago | 301 | 72.8% | 34.2% |
| Jonas E Salk Elementary School Bolingbrook | 391 | 62.9% | 42.6% |
| Reskin Elementary School Glendale Hts | 294 | 63.6% | 36.8% |
| Mabel O Donnell Elementary School Aurora | 360 | 63.6% | 16.8% |
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 John R Tibbott Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #607 of 1,925 | #47 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #649 of 2,077 ▲ 79 | #52 of 100 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #551 of 2,077 ▲ 332 | #40 of 100 ▲ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 330 | #1,362 of 2,419 | #90 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.9:1 | #48 of 2,035 | #4 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.3% | #568 of 2,042 | #46 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.9% | #784 of 2,132 | #24 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.0% | #56 of 1,461 | #6 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
330
-16 (-5%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 537
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 | 330 | 37 | 8.9:1 | 68% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 343 | 35 | 9.8:1 | 67% (231) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 40 | 8.6:1 | 70% (240) |
| 2020-21 | 346 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 550 | 45.5 | 12.1:1 | 83% (457) |
| 2015-16 | 626 | 41 | 15.3:1 | 80% (503) |
| 2010-11 | 676 | 35 | 19.3:1 | 77% (519) |
| 2000-01 | 805 | 39 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 537 | 30 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John R Tibbott Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (550 to 330); teachers down 19% (45.5 to 37).
About John R Tibbott Elementary School
John R Tibbott Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Illinois, with an address in Bolingbrook. The school enrolls 330 students, from pre-K through 5.
The Valley View CUSD 365U system has 20 schools and 14,710 students.
Roughly 58% of students at John R Tibbott Elementary School are Hispanic. Other groups make up 20% Black, 12% White, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 20% of Will County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 37 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 8.9:1. This ratio sits 5.0 below the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Roughly 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Will County is 44%.
John R Tibbott Elementary School is a top-10% school in Illinois on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests of 32.3% with an actual 49.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Will County, the median household income is $109,984, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. There are 209 public schools in Will County, enrolling about 113,008 students in all.
The nearest public school is Jonas E Salk Elementary School, at about 0.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 43.5%, lower than John R Tibbott Elementary School's 49.5%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
Federal data show a 5% enrollment decrease, from 346 in 2020-21 to 330 in 2024-25.
Community posts for John R Tibbott 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
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Other schools in Valley View CUSD 365U
- Bolingbrook High SchoolHigh · 3,298 students
- Romeoville High SchoolHigh · 1,848 students
- Brooks Middle SchoolMiddle · 850 students
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- Independence Elementary SchoolElementary · 617 students
- Hubert H Humphrey Middle SchoolMiddle · 596 students
Other schools in Bolingbrook
- Bolingbrook High SchoolHigh · 3,298 students
- Brooks Middle SchoolMiddle · 850 students
- Oak View Elementary SchoolElementary · 636 students
- Independence Elementary SchoolElementary · 617 students
- Hubert H Humphrey Middle SchoolMiddle · 596 students
- Pioneer Elementary SchoolElementary · 561 students
Nearby schools
- Jonas E Salk Elementary School0.6 mi · 391
- Hubert H Humphrey Middle School0.6 mi · 596
- Bernard J Ward Elementary School0.9 mi · 363
- Wood View Elementary School1.3 mi · 443
- Brooks Middle School1.8 mi · 850
- Oak View Elementary School2.1 mi · 636
Frequently asked questions
About John R Tibbott Elementary SchoolHow large is John R Tibbott Elementary School?
John R Tibbott Elementary School enrolls approximately 330 students in grades PK-05.
Is John R Tibbott Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
John R Tibbott Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does John R Tibbott Elementary School have?
John R Tibbott Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
How diverse is John R Tibbott Elementary School?
John R Tibbott Elementary School reports a student body of 12% White, 58% Hispanic, 20% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is John R Tibbott Elementary School public or private?
John R Tibbott Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Valley View CUSD 365U.
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