T E Culbertson Elem School

T E Culbertson Elem School is a K-5 school of average-sized scale in Joliet, Illinois, run under Joliet PSD 86, hosting 377 students in grades K through 5.

T E Culbertson Elem School is one of 20 schools operated by Joliet PSD 86, a district that caters to 9,333 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, T E Culbertson Elem School records that 76% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 14% Black, 6% White, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Will County as a whole is about 20% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, T E Culbertson Elem School has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.3:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Will County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, T E Culbertson Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 18.2%, the actual is 27.8%, a residual of +9.6 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Will County indicate the typical household earns roughly $109,984 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. T E Culbertson Elem School is one of 209 public schools in Will County (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students).

The closest other public school is An O Marshall Elem School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), T E Culbertson Elem School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 28.5%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at T E Culbertson Elem School has climbed 10%, going from 344 students in 2018 to 377 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 49% to 76%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 24.3:1 today.

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