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What's the biggest difference between Sator Sanchez Elem School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
635
Elementary
DISTRICT 392 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOLIET PSD 86·NCES 172058005730
Sator Sanchez Elementary School
1101 Harrison Ave, Joliet, IL 60432 · (815) 740-2810 · Will County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL635 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
621 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 | 11 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
20.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.5pp since 2023
Math
9.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.2% | 9.8% |
| 2023-24 | 7.7% | 3.8% |
% 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
13.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 Sator Sanchez Elementary School
Sator Sanchez Elementary School's state test result (13.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sator Sanchez Elementary School this school | 635 | 97.8% | 13.9% |
| Nobel Elementary School Chicago | 592 | 96.3% | 18.3% |
| Hamline Elementary School Chicago | 582 | 97.9% | 12.9% |
| Cameron Elementary School Chicago | 671 | 97.5% | 18.1% |
| Nixon Elementary School Chicago | 672 | 94.9% | 16.4% |
| Warren Park School Cicero | 695 | 94.8% | 29.0% |
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 Sator Sanchez Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.9% | #1,790 of 1,925 | #91 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.8% | #1,915 of 2,077 ▲ 15 | #100 of 100 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #1,920 of 2,077 ▲ 75 | #96 of 100 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 635 | #208 of 2,419 | #10 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #792 of 2,035 | #36 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.3% | #1,640 of 2,042 | #108 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.8% | #74 of 2,132 | #4 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.0% | #485 of 1,461 | #24 of 71 |
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
635
-93 (-13%) vs 2020
-39% since 2010-11, when it was 1,042
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 | 635 | 50 | 12.7:1 | 98% (621) |
| 2023-24 | 631 | 44.2 | 14.3:1 | 98% (621) |
| 2022-23 | 616 | 44.5 | 13.9:1 | 98% (601) |
| 2020-21 | 728 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 784 | 55.2 | 14.2:1 | 100% (784) |
| 2015-16 | 904 | 50 | 18.1:1 | 100% (904) |
| 2010-11 | 1,042 | 51 | 20.4:1 | 86% (895) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sator Sanchez Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (784 to 635); teachers down 9% (55.2 to 50).
About Sator Sanchez Elementary School
A large elementary school in Joliet, Illinois, Sator Sanchez Elementary School is part of Joliet PSD 86. Enrolled students number 635 students, in kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students each.
Joliet PSD 86 counts 20 schools and 9,333 students, including Sator Sanchez Elementary School.
Federal enrollment data show Sator Sanchez Elementary School is 89% Hispanic. Other groups include 8% Black. The county population is about 20% Hispanic. Sator Sanchez Elementary School's diversity index is 19%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.7:1, with 50 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Sator Sanchez Elementary School is 98%. Across public schools in Will County, the average is 44%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Sator Sanchez Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 13.9%; the prediction is 15.0%.
Will County has about 701,462 residents, and the median household income is $109,984, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. In all, Will County has 209 public schools and roughly 113,008 students.
The school nearest to Sator Sanchez Elementary School is Forest Park Individual Ed School, at a distance of about 0.8 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Sator Sanchez Elementary School is 9th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Sator Sanchez Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment at Sator Sanchez Elementary School dropped 13% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 728 to 635 students.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 PSD 86
- Hufford Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,072 students
- Washington Jr High & Academy PrgmMiddle · 724 students
- Dirksen Junior High SchoolMiddle · 653 students
- Pershing Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Lynne Thigpen Elementary SchoolElementary · 620 students
- Gompers Junior High SchoolMiddle · 615 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
Nearby schools
- Forest Park Individual Ed School0.8 mi · 263
- Isaac Singleton Elementary School1.1 mi · 304
- Joliet Central High School1.2 mi · 3,295
- Gompers Junior High School1.3 mi · 615
- M J Cunningham Elementary School1.4 mi · 484
- Fairmont School1.5 mi · 300
Frequently asked questions
About Sator Sanchez Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sator Sanchez Elementary School?
Sator Sanchez Elementary School enrolls approximately 635 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Sator Sanchez Elementary School serve?
Sator Sanchez Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sator Sanchez Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sator Sanchez Elementary School is approximately 12.7:1 (50 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Sator Sanchez Elementary School?
Sator Sanchez Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 89% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Sator Sanchez Elementary School in?
Sator Sanchez Elementary School is part of Joliet PSD 86.
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