Jones Elementary School

Jones Elementary School operates as a mid-tier elementary school in Joliet, Illinois, run under Minooka CCSD 201. Current enrollment sits at 553 students spanning grades K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 45% above the state mean of about 381.

Within Minooka CCSD 201, which oversees 7 schools and 4,361 students, Jones Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Jones Elementary School shows that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 29% Hispanic, 13% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 65% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Jones Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.4%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Kendall County) logs that median household earnings sit near $111,601, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kendall County's 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,773 students), Jones Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Charles Reed Elementary Sch, roughly 1.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Jones Elementary School comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 45.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 13%: 636 students in 2018 compared to 553 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 58% to 50%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.