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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Troy Cronin Elem School this year?
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Enrollment
466
Elementary
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TROY CCSD 30C·NCES 173951004516
Troy Cronin Elementary School
210 E Black Rd, Shorewood, IL 60404 · (815) 577-6760 · Will County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
9.7:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
212 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 | 61 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (76).
Student demographics
70%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
60.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +21.6pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +18.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.2% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.6% | 31.2% |
% 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
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Cronin Elementary School
Troy Cronin Elementary School's state test result (50.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Cronin Elementary School this school | 466 | 45.5% | 50.0% |
| Troy Hofer Elementary School Shorewood | 436 | 46.1% | 53.2% |
| Troy Heritage Trail School Joliet | 480 | 49.6% | 43.5% |
| Creekside Elementary School Plainfield | 472 | 47.0% | 45.6% |
| Grand Prairie Elementary School Joliet | 494 | 46.6% | 33.3% |
| Vick Early Childhood & Family Center Chicago | 417 | 44.6% | N/A |
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 Cronin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #598 of 1,925 | #44 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #670 of 2,077 ▲ 101 | #53 of 100 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #674 of 2,077 ▲ 174 | #47 of 100 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #685 of 2,419 | #53 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #92 of 2,035 | #6 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #148 of 2,042 | #13 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.5% | #1,418 of 2,132 | #49 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.2% | #342 of 1,461 | #14 of 71 |
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
466
-49 (-10%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 583
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 | 466 | 48.3 | 9.7:1 | 45% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 494 | 48 | 10.3:1 | 49% (241) |
| 2022-23 | 648 | 45 | 14.4:1 | 50% (325) |
| 2020-21 | 515 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 607 | 39.4 | 15.4:1 | 36% (219) |
| 2015-16 | 517 | 35 | 14.8:1 | 33% (172) |
| 2010-11 | 583 | 34 | 17.1:1 | 25% (143) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Troy Cronin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (607 to 466); teachers up 23% (39.4 to 48.3).
About Troy Cronin Elementary School
Troy Cronin Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Shorewood, Illinois. Classes run from pre-K through 4, and the school has 466 students. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students, so this school is 22% above average.
The district, Troy CCSD 30C, has 3,971 students enrolled across 7 schools.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Troy Cronin Elementary School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 39%. Smaller groups are 32% White, 21% Black, 4% multiracial, and 4% Asian. For comparison, the population of Will County is roughly 20% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 48.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 9.7:1. That is lower than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 45%. For comparison, public schools in Will County average 44%.
Troy Cronin Elementary School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 65% of Illinois public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Troy Cronin Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (50.0%) and its predicted rate (45.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
Troy Cronin Elementary School is located in Will County, where 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%. Troy Cronin Elementary School is one of 209 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Troy Cronin Elementary School is Troy Hofer Elementary School, about 1.0 miles away. Troy Cronin Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Troy Cronin Elementary School comes in 3rd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 466 students in 2024-25, 49 fewer than the 515 it had in 2020-21.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Craughwell SchoolElementary · 526 students
- Troy Heritage Trail SchoolElementary · 480 students
- Troy Hofer Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
- Troy Shorewood SchoolElementary · 370 students
Other schools in Shorewood
- Walnut Trails Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
- Troy Hofer Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
- Troy Shorewood SchoolElementary · 370 students
Nearby schools
- Troy Hofer Elementary School1.0 mi · 436
- Troy Shorewood School1.2 mi · 370
- River View Elementary School1.6 mi · 584
- Troy Craughwell School1.6 mi · 526
- Troy Middle School1.8 mi · 881
- Timber Ridge Middle School1.8 mi · 885
Frequently asked questions
About Troy Cronin Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Troy Cronin Elementary School?
Troy Cronin Elementary School enrolls approximately 466 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Troy Cronin Elementary School serve?
Troy Cronin Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Troy Cronin Elementary School have?
Troy Cronin Elementary School employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Troy Cronin Elementary School?
At Troy Cronin Elementary School, the student body is approximately 32% White, 39% Hispanic, 21% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Troy Cronin Elementary School public or private?
Troy Cronin Elementary 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.