Troy Craughwell School

As an average-sized elementary campus in Joliet, Illinois, Troy Craughwell School enrolls 526 students from grades pre-K through 4, part of Troy CCSD 30C. That puts it 38% bigger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Troy CCSD 30C runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,971 students. Troy Craughwell School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Troy Craughwell School reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest comes out to 32% White, 15% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Will County as a whole is about 20% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Troy Craughwell School records 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Will County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Troy Craughwell School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.1%, the actual is 47.9%, a residual of +7.7 points.

Around the school, census data for Will County shows the typical household earns roughly $109,984 per year, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Troy Craughwell School is one of 209 public schools in Will County (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students).

Nearest neighbor: Thomas Jefferson Elem School, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Troy Craughwell School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 33.0%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Troy Craughwell School's enrollment has rose 16% since 2018, when it stood at 455 (now 526). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 52% to 32%. Class-load math has fell: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.