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Enrollment
553
Elementary
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINOOKA CCSD 201·NCES 172631006048
Jones Elementary School
800 Barberry Way, Joliet, IL 60431 · (815) 290-7100 · Kendall County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL553 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
179 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 118 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 123 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 23% smaller than its 4th grade class (123).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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 Minooka CCSD 201. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
50.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +22.6pp since 2023
Math
48.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +20.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 23 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.9% | 48.3% |
| 2023-24 | 28.3% | 27.9% |
% 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
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Jones Elementary School
Jones Elementary School's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Elementary School this school | 553 | 32.4% | 44.4% |
| Autumn Creek Elementary School Yorkville | 529 | 31.6% | 45.9% |
| Fearn Elementary School North Aurora | 492 | 32.1% | 44.2% |
| Ravenswood Elementary School Chicago | 522 | 32.2% | 66.0% |
| Chappell Elementary School Chicago | 598 | 31.1% | 57.7% |
| Big Hollow Elementary School Ingleside | 522 | 35.2% | 38.5% |
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 Jones Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kendall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #760 of 1,925 | #13 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #719 of 2,077 ▲ 174 | #12 of 22 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #974 of 2,077 ▲ 271 | #15 of 22 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 553 | #369 of 2,419 | #10 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,347 of 2,035 | #10 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #363 of 2,042 | #10 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.4% | #1,732 of 2,132 | #11 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #760 of 1,461 | #8 of 11 |
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
553
-46 (-8%) vs 2020
+25% since 2010-11, when it was 441
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 | 553 | 38.5 | 14.4:1 | 32% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 565 | 37.5 | 15.1:1 | 31% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 551 | 36 | 15.3:1 | 30% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 599 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 636 | 33.2 | 19.2:1 | 26% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 544 | 35 | 15.5:1 | 24% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 441 | 19 | 23.2:1 | 24% (106) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jones Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (636 to 553); teachers up 16% (33.2 to 38.5).
About Jones Elementary School
Jones Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Joliet, Illinois, administered by Minooka CCSD 201. In all, 553 students attend the school in kindergarten through 4. That is 45% above the average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
Within Minooka CCSD 201, Jones Elementary School is one of 7 schools. The district enrolls 4,361 students.
The largest group at Jones Elementary School is White students, at 50%. The remaining students are 29% Hispanic, 13% Black, and 6% multiracial. Census figures show Kendall County is about 65% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
The school lists 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is close to this figure. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 32% of the student body. The average for public schools in Kendall County is similar, at 32%.
Jones Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.4% is 8.4 points below the 52.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
American Community Survey estimates for Kendall County show that median household income comes to about $111,601, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 50, with about 29,773 students.
The closest school to Jones Elementary School is Charles Reed Elementary School, located about 1.6 miles away. Jones Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 45.4% on proficiency, and Jones Elementary School is below that at 44.4%.
NCES assigns Jones Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Jones Elementary School enrolled 599 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 553.
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Kendall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
137,675
Census ACS
Median income
$111,601
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
29,773 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Minooka CCSD 201
- Minooka Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,024 students
- Minooka Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 941 students
- Aux SableElementary · 617 students
- Minooka Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Walnut Trails Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
- Minooka Primary CenterElementary · 247 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
Other Jones Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 9 states are named Jones Elementary. Jones Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 13.
- Jones Elementary SchoolBremen, GA · 750 students
- Jones Elementary SchoolHUMBLE, TX · 662 students
- Jones Elementary SchoolJones, OK · 553 students
- Jones Elementary SchoolCORPUS CHRISTI, TX · 520 students
- Jones Elementary SchoolMIDLAND, TX · 483 students
Nearby schools
- Charles Reed Elementary School1.6 mi · 641
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary School1.7 mi · 646
- Aux Sable Middle School1.8 mi · 844
- Plainfield South High School1.9 mi · 2,323
- Ridge Elementary School2.2 mi · 481
- Meadow View Elementary School2.2 mi · 627
Frequently asked questions
About Jones Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Jones Elementary School?
Jones Elementary School enrolls approximately 553 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Jones Elementary School serve?
Jones Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jones Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jones Elementary School is approximately 14.4:1 (39 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Jones Elementary School?
Jones Elementary School reports a student body of 50% White, 29% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Jones Elementary School?
Jones Elementary School is overseen by Minooka CCSD 201 in Kendall County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.