Marycrest Early Childhood Center

Marycrest Early Childhood Center is a small elementary school in Joliet, Illinois, (ZIP code 60436). It covers pre-K, with a total enrollment of 142 students. Enrollment is 63% lower than the average for elementary schools in Illinois, which is about 381.

Within Joliet PSD 86, Marycrest Early Childhood Center is one of 20 schools. The district enrolls 9,333 students.

Hispanic students account for 78% of enrollment at Marycrest Early Childhood Center. Enrollment also includes 13% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% White. The school's Hispanic share is 58 points above the 20% share among Will County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Marycrest Early Childhood Center belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 37%.

The school has about 6.5 students per teacher and 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois.

Census estimates describe Will County this way: median household income is about $109,984, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Will County number 209 and enroll about 113,008.

The shortest distance from Marycrest Early Childhood Center to another public school is about 1.1 miles, to Lynne Thigpen Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Marycrest Early Childhood Center reported 314 students in 2020-21 and 142 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Marycrest Early Childhood Center. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.