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Enrollment
526
Elementary
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TROY CCSD 30C·NCES 173951003997
Troy Craughwell School
3333 Black Rd, Joliet, IL 60431 · (815) 577-6760 · Will County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL526 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Illinois public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
286 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 56%
Community
6
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 | 54 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Troy CCSD 30C. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
47.3%
IL avg 51.0% . -1.3pp since 2023
Math
53.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +20.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.3% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.6% | 32.6% |
% 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
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Troy Craughwell School
Troy Craughwell School's state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Craughwell School this school | 526 | 54.4% | 47.9% |
| Komarek Elementary School North Riverside | 570 | 53.7% | 44.2% |
| Stony Creek Elementary School Alsip | 652 | 52.5% | 39.0% |
| Ridge Central Elementary School Chicago Ridge | 508 | 54.3% | 32.9% |
| Skoff Elementary Romeoville | 542 | 52.2% | 49.2% |
| Lakewood Falls Elementary School Plainfield | 543 | 51.2% | 42.7% |
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 Troy Craughwell School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #648 of 1,925 | #52 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #590 of 2,077 ▲ 135 | #46 of 100 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #1,097 of 2,077 ▼ 563 | #74 of 100 ▼ 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 526 | #447 of 2,419 | #38 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,143 of 2,035 | #55 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.3% | #296 of 2,042 | #27 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.4% | #1,181 of 2,132 | #35 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.6% | #170 of 615 | #11 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
526
+92 (+21%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 831
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 | 526 | 38.3 | 13.7:1 | 54% (286) |
| 2023-24 | 503 | 36 | 14.0:1 | 58% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 417 | 33 | 12.6:1 | 56% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 434 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 455 | 29.9 | 15.2:1 | 47% (215) |
| 2015-16 | 501 | 32 | 15.7:1 | 36% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 504 | 31 | 16.3:1 | 32% (161) |
| 2000-01 | 799 | 36 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 831 | 29 | 28.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Troy Craughwell School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (455 to 526); teachers up 28% (29.9 to 38.3).
About Troy Craughwell School
Troy Craughwell School is a medium-sized elementary school in Joliet, Illinois. The school counts 526 students across pre-K through 4. The typical figure for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students.
Troy CCSD 30C has a total of 7 schools and 3,971 students, Troy Craughwell School among them.
Troy Craughwell School's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 46%. Smaller groups are 32% White, 15% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 20% of Will County residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Troy Craughwell School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 66%.
Troy Craughwell School counts 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.7 students for each one. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is about 13.9:1. About 54% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. For comparison, public schools in Will County average 44%.
Troy Craughwell School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 68% of Illinois public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Troy Craughwell School are 7.7 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (47.9% actual, 40.1% predicted).
County data help place the school in context: in Will County, median household income is about $109,984, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The public schools of Will County number 209 and enroll about 113,008.
The shortest distance from Troy Craughwell School to another public school is about 1.0 miles, to Thomas Jefferson Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Troy Craughwell School ranks 3rd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 526, 21% above the 434 of 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Troy Craughwell School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Troy CCSD 30C
- Troy Middle SchoolMiddle · 881 students
- Orenic Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 812 students
- Troy Heritage Trail SchoolElementary · 480 students
- Troy Cronin Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Troy Hofer Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
- Troy Shorewood SchoolElementary · 370 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
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary School1.0 mi · 235
- Carl Sandburg Elementary1.5 mi · 371
- Troy Cronin Elementary School1.6 mi · 466
- Grand Prairie Elementary School1.9 mi · 494
- Hufford Junior High School2.0 mi · 1,072
- Marycrest Early Childhood Center2.0 mi · 142
Frequently asked questions
About Troy Craughwell SchoolHow large is Troy Craughwell School?
Troy Craughwell School enrolls approximately 526 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Troy Craughwell School serve?
Troy Craughwell School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Troy Craughwell School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Troy Craughwell School is approximately 13.7:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Troy Craughwell School?
Student demographics at Troy Craughwell School are roughly 32% White, 46% Hispanic, 15% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Troy Craughwell School public or private?
Troy Craughwell School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Troy CCSD 30C.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.