Jonas E Salk Elem School

Jonas E Salk Elem School is one of the average-sized primary schools in Bolingbrook, Illinois, part of Valley View CUSD 365U, with 391 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Valley View CUSD 365U comprises 20 schools with combined enrollment of 14,710 students; Jonas E Salk Elem School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Jonas E Salk Elem School shows that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 24% Black, 16% White, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Jonas E Salk Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Will County's rate of about 44%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Jonas E Salk Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.2%, the actual is 42.6%, a residual of +7.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Will County indicate the typical household earns roughly $109,984 per year, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Will County runs 209 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students), of which Jonas E Salk Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is Hubert H Humphrey Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Jonas E Salk Elem School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 45.8%.

Jonas E Salk Elem School operates from a high-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jonas E Salk Elem School has declined 42%, going from 670 students in 2018 to 391 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 40% to 51% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.