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Enrollment
433
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LARAWAY CCSD 70C·NCES 172205002473
Laraway School
1715 Rowell Ave, Joliet, IL 60433 · (815) 727-5115 · Will County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Illinois public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
53 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
393 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 41 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (48).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
45.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.1pp since 2023
Math
16.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.7% | 16.7% |
| 2023-24 | 38.6% | 9.7% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Laraway School
Laraway School's state test result (32.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laraway School this school | 433 | 90.8% | 32.1% |
| Beyer Early Childhood Center Rockford | 497 | 89.5% | N/A |
| Carl Sandburg Elementary Joliet | 371 | 95.1% | 11.9% |
| Hampton Elementary Fine & Perf Arts School Chicago | 463 | 95.2% | 19.3% |
| John Kennedy Middle Grade School Kankakee | 519 | 92.1% | 17.1% |
| Lewis Elementary School Chicago | 427 | 97.4% | 12.0% |
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 Laraway School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #1,196 of 1,925 | #74 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.7% | #1,689 of 2,077 ▼ 59 | #88 of 100 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #1,163 of 2,077 ▼ 314 | #76 of 100 ▼ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #832 of 2,419 | #62 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.2:1 | #19 of 2,035 | #1 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #641 of 2,042 | #54 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.8% | #256 of 2,132 | #17 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +59.8% | #23 of 615 | #3 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
433
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 391
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 | 433 | 53 | 8.2:1 | 91% (393) |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 48 | 9.8:1 | 90% (425) |
| 2022-23 | 437 | 46 | 9.5:1 | 92% (404) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 271 | 28.7 | 9.4:1 | 100% (271) |
| 2015-16 | 309 | 27 | 11.4:1 | 97% (299) |
| 2010-11 | 308 | 23 | 13.4:1 | 91% (280) |
| 2000-01 | 313 | 24 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 391 | 24 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laraway School.
Since 2017-18: students up 60% (271 to 433); teachers up 85% (28.7 to 53).
About Laraway School
At 1715 Rowell Ave in Joliet, Illinois, Laraway School operates as a mid-sized elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 8 and enrolls 433 students.
The school's district is Laraway CCSD 70C.
No group is above 50% at Laraway School; the largest is Black, at 46%. Other reported shares: 45% Hispanic, 5% White, and 4% multiracial. Will County's residents are about 12% Black, 34 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 58%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 8.2:1. The school has 53 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.9:1. Federal data show 91% of students (393) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 44% average for public schools in Will County is 47 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Laraway School lands at B, ahead of 56% of Illinois public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Laraway School is 13.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
In Will County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $109,984, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 209 public schools and about 113,008 students.
Laraway School is about 1.7 miles from Edna Keith Elementary School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Laraway School is 3rd of 9 on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Laraway School enrolled 436; in 2024-25, 433.
The discussion board for Laraway School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 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
Nearby schools
- Edna Keith Elementary School1.7 mi · 402
- Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm1.7 mi · 724
- Woodland Elementary School1.8 mi · 368
- Union Elementary School2.0 mi · 143
- Eisenhower Academy2.2 mi · 209
- T E Culbertson Elementary School2.3 mi · 377
Frequently asked questions
About Laraway SchoolHow many students attend Laraway School?
Laraway School enrolls approximately 433 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Laraway School serve?
Laraway School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Laraway School?
Approximately 8.2:1 students per teacher at Laraway School.
How diverse is Laraway School?
Laraway School reports a student body of 5% White, 45% Hispanic, 46% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Laraway School?
Laraway School is overseen by Laraway CCSD 70C in Will County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.