Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 392 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOLIET PSD 86·NCES 172058002344
T E Culbertson Elementary School
1521 E Washington St, Joliet, IL 60433 · (815) 723-0035 · Will County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
348 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 21 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
40%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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
30.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.1pp since 2023
Math
29.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.6% | 29.4% |
| 2023-24 | 22.5% | 14.3% |
% 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
27.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 T E Culbertson Elementary School
T E Culbertson Elementary School's state test result (27.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| T E Culbertson Elementary School this school | 377 | 92.3% | 27.8% |
| Woodland Elementary School Joliet | 368 | 95.1% | 19.7% |
| Isaac Singleton Elementary School Joliet | 304 | 95.1% | 18.9% |
| Salazar Elementary Bilingual Center Chicago | 351 | 93.7% | 20.7% |
| Gordon School Posen | 312 | 88.5% | 35.6% |
| Christopher Elementary School Chicago | 315 | 95.9% | 17.0% |
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 T E Culbertson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #1,348 of 1,925 | #79 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #1,304 of 2,077 ▲ 122 | #81 of 100 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #1,647 of 2,077 ▼ 171 | #89 of 100 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #1,118 of 2,419 | #73 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.3:1 | #2,012 of 2,035 | #107 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.5% | #1,142 of 2,042 | #79 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.3% | #223 of 2,132 | #16 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.6% | #295 of 615 | #18 of 36 |
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
377
+106 (+39%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 384
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 | 377 | 15.5 | 24.3:1 | 92% (348) |
| 2023-24 | 407 | 15.7 | 25.9:1 | 94% (381) |
| 2022-23 | 286 | 15.3 | 18.7:1 | 92% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 271 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 344 | 21 | 16.4:1 | 100% (344) |
| 2015-16 | 363 | 21 | 17.3:1 | 100% (363) |
| 2010-11 | 368 | 19 | 19.4:1 | 82% (300) |
| 2000-01 | 383 | 18 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 384 | 19 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for T E Culbertson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (344 to 377); teachers down 26% (21 to 15.5).
About T E Culbertson Elementary School
T E Culbertson Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Joliet, Illinois. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 377 students.
T E Culbertson Elementary School is among 20 schools run by Joliet PSD 86, which serves 9,333 students.
Roughly 76% of students at T E Culbertson Elementary School are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 14% Black, 6% White, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Will County, the Hispanic share is about 20%. The school's diversity index is 40%, meaning two students picked at random have a 40% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at T E Culbertson Elementary School is 15.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 24.3:1. That is 10.4 students per teacher above the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Around 92% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Will County averages 44%, lower than here.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 18.2% for T E Culbertson Elementary School. The school posts 27.8%, 9.6 points above the prediction.
Census Bureau estimates for Will County show that the median household income is $109,984, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. There are 209 public schools in Will County, enrolling about 113,008 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, A O Marshall Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. T E Culbertson Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. T E Culbertson Elementary School comes in 2nd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is up 39% from 2020-21, when T E Culbertson Elementary School had 271 students, to 2024-25, when it had 377.
Community posts for T E Culbertson Elementary School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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
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Nearby schools
- A O Marshall Elementary School0.6 mi · 246
- Eisenhower Academy0.6 mi · 209
- Woodland Elementary School1.0 mi · 368
- Isaac Singleton Elementary School1.1 mi · 304
- Gompers Junior High School1.1 mi · 615
- Edna Keith Elementary School1.5 mi · 402
Frequently asked questions
About T E Culbertson Elementary SchoolHow large is T E Culbertson Elementary School?
T E Culbertson Elementary School enrolls approximately 377 students in grades KG-05.
Is T E Culbertson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
T E Culbertson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at T E Culbertson Elementary School?
Approximately 24.3:1 students per teacher at T E Culbertson Elementary School.
How diverse is T E Culbertson Elementary School?
T E Culbertson Elementary School reports a student body of 6% White, 76% Hispanic, 14% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees T E Culbertson Elementary School?
T E Culbertson Elementary School is overseen by Joliet PSD 86 in Will County.
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