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Enrollment
480
Elementary
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TROY CCSD 30C·NCES 173951001854
Troy Heritage Trail School
3389 Longford Dr, Joliet, IL 60431 · (815) 577-6760 · Will County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% 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.
- 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
13.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
238 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 | 40 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
69%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
49.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.4pp since 2023
Math
45.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +17.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.7% | 45.8% |
| 2023-24 | 33.3% | 28.4% |
% 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
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Heritage Trail School
Troy Heritage Trail School's state test result (43.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Heritage Trail School this school | 480 | 49.6% | 43.5% |
| Troy Cronin Elementary School Shorewood | 466 | 45.5% | 50.0% |
| Grand Prairie Elementary School Joliet | 494 | 46.6% | 33.3% |
| Lakewood Falls Elementary School Plainfield | 543 | 51.2% | 42.7% |
| Troy Craughwell School Joliet | 526 | 54.4% | 47.9% |
| Skoff Elementary Romeoville | 542 | 52.2% | 49.2% |
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 Heritage Trail School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #807 of 1,925 | #61 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #789 of 2,077 ▲ 81 | #58 of 100 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #1,008 of 2,077 ▲ 33 | #70 of 100 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 480 | #629 of 2,419 | #47 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #1,036 of 2,035 | #48 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.2% | #182 of 2,042 | #17 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.6% | #1,311 of 2,132 | #40 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.1% | #335 of 615 | #20 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
480
+78 (+19%) vs 2020
+4% since 2000-01, when it was 462
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 | 480 | 35.8 | 13.4:1 | 50% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 34 | 13.9:1 | 58% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 422 | 33 | 12.8:1 | 56% (238) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 444 | 29.4 | 15.1:1 | 47% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 519 | 33 | 15.7:1 | 44% (227) |
| 2010-11 | 512 | 29 | 17.7:1 | 38% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 462 | 24 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Troy Heritage Trail School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (444 to 480); teachers up 22% (29.4 to 35.8).
About Troy Heritage Trail School
Troy Heritage Trail School is a medium-sized elementary school in Joliet, Illinois, under Troy CCSD 30C. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 480 students in kindergarten through 4. Against the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 26% higher.
Troy Heritage Trail School is a school in Troy CCSD 30C. The district has 7 schools and 3,971 students.
At Troy Heritage Trail School, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 40%. After that, the student body is 31% White, 22% Black, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Will County is about 20% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Troy Heritage Trail School is 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.4:1. That is close to the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 50%.
The allk12 Grade for Troy Heritage Trail School is B-. Compared with Illinois public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 49% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Troy Heritage Trail School is +0.7 points: 43.5% actual, 42.9% predicted.
Federal survey data for Will County show that the median household income is $109,984, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 209 public schools in Will County, enrolling about 113,008 students in all.
The shortest distance from Troy Heritage Trail School to another public school is about 1.5 miles, to Marycrest Early Childhood Center. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Troy Heritage Trail School places 4th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Troy Heritage Trail School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment is up 19% from 2020-21, when Troy Heritage Trail School had 402 students, to 2024-25, when it had 480.
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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 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
- Marycrest Early Childhood Center1.5 mi · 142
- Troy Shorewood School1.8 mi · 370
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary School1.9 mi · 235
- Troy Craughwell School2.2 mi · 526
- Rockdale Elementary School2.5 mi · 257
- Joliet West High School2.5 mi · 3,451
Frequently asked questions
About Troy Heritage Trail SchoolHow many students attend Troy Heritage Trail School?
Troy Heritage Trail School enrolls approximately 480 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Troy Heritage Trail School serve?
Troy Heritage Trail School serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Troy Heritage Trail School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Troy Heritage Trail School is approximately 13.4:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Troy Heritage Trail School?
At Troy Heritage Trail School, the student body is approximately 31% White, 40% Hispanic, 22% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Troy Heritage Trail School public or private?
Troy Heritage Trail 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.