Mokena Elem School

Mokena Elem School is a roomy primary school in Mokena, Illinois, part of Mokena SD 159. The school instructs 709 students in grades pre-K through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 86% bigger than the state mean of about 381.

Mokena SD 159 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,557 students; Mokena Elem School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Mokena Elem School logs that 78% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 14% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Around 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Will County's rate of about 44%.

After controlling for student poverty, Mokena Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.3%; this one delivers 61.7%.

In the surrounding community, Will County reports that the typical household earns roughly $109,984 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Will County's 209 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students), Mokena Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Mokena Intermediate School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mokena Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mokena Elem School at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 64.9%.

Mokena Elem School operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mokena Elem School has rose 6%, going from 670 students in 2018 to 709 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 88% to 78%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.