Skoff Elementary

Skoff Elementary, an average-sized elementary-level community in Romeoville, Illinois, run under Valley View CUSD 365U, instructs 542 students, covering grades K through 5. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Skoff Elementary sits 42% above that benchmark.

Within Valley View CUSD 365U, which oversees 20 schools and 14,710 students, Skoff Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Skoff Elementary records that 44% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 24% White, 21% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 20% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Skoff Elementary shows 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Skoff Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Skoff Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.2%.

In the area at large, census data for Will County shows median household earnings sit near $109,984, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Skoff Elementary is one of 209 public schools in Will County (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students).

John J Lukancic Middle Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Skoff Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Skoff Elementary at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 47.4%.

Skoff Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 33%: 806 students in 2018 compared to 542 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 57% to 44% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.