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Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TROY CCSD 30C·NCES 173951006012
Troy Hofer Elementary School
910 Vertin Blvd, Shorewood, IL 60404 · (815) 577-6760 · Will County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% 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
12.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
201 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 3 | 1% |
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
56.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +4.8pp since 2023
Math
52.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.7% | 52.2% |
| 2023-24 | 51.9% | 47.5% |
% 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
53.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% 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 Hofer Elementary School
Troy Hofer Elementary School's state test result (53.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Hofer Elementary School this school | 436 | 46.1% | 53.2% |
| Creekside Elementary School Plainfield | 472 | 47.0% | 45.6% |
| Troy Cronin Elementary School Shorewood | 466 | 45.5% | 50.0% |
| Sleepy Hollow Elementary School Sleepy Hollow | 424 | 43.9% | 59.5% |
| Lakewood Falls Elementary School Plainfield | 543 | 51.2% | 42.7% |
| Wesmere Elementary School Plainfield | 544 | 44.3% | 35.3% |
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 Hofer Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #494 of 1,925 | #41 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #608 of 2,077 ▼ 250 | #47 of 100 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #781 of 2,077 ▼ 353 | #58 of 100 ▼ 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #812 of 2,419 | #60 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #635 of 2,035 | #27 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.3% | #141 of 2,042 | #12 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.1% | #1,407 of 2,132 | #48 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #1,428 of 1,461 | #70 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
436
+49 (+13%) vs 2020
0% since 2010-11, when it was 435
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 | 436 | 35.6 | 12.3:1 | 46% (201) |
| 2023-24 | 442 | 36 | 12.3:1 | 50% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 35 | 11.9:1 | 50% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 387 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 440 | 29.5 | 14.9:1 | 26% (116) |
| 2015-16 | 463 | 28 | 16.5:1 | 27% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 435 | 30 | 14.5:1 | 34% (148) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Troy Hofer Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (440 to 436); teachers up 21% (29.5 to 35.6).
About Troy Hofer Elementary School
Families in Shorewood, Illinois, are served by Troy Hofer Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. It educates 436 students in pre-K through 4.
Troy CCSD 30C serves 3,971 students across 7 schools.
White students are the largest group at Troy Hofer Elementary School, with 36% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 35% Hispanic, 20% Black, 6% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Will County, the White share is about 62%. By the diversity index, Troy Hofer Elementary School comes in at 70%.
The teaching staff at Troy Hofer Elementary School is 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.3:1. That ratio is under the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 46%. That is close to the 44% average for public schools in Will County.
allk12 grades Troy Hofer Elementary School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Troy Hofer Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Illinois schools: 53.2% actual against 44.9% predicted.
Will County has about 701,462 residents, and median household income is about $109,984, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Will County number 209 and enroll about 113,008.
The next-closest public school is Troy Middle School, about 0.8 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Troy Hofer Elementary School. Its average proficiency rate of 53.2% is above the 44.7% average for nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Troy Hofer Elementary School went from 387 students to 436.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Troy Hofer Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Cronin Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Troy Shorewood SchoolElementary · 370 students
Other schools in Shorewood
- Walnut Trails Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
- Troy Cronin Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Troy Shorewood SchoolElementary · 370 students
Nearby schools
- Troy Middle School0.8 mi · 881
- Orenic Intermediate School0.9 mi · 812
- Troy Cronin Elementary School1.0 mi · 466
- Wesmere Elementary School1.2 mi · 544
- Ridge Elementary School1.4 mi · 481
- Drauden Point Middle School1.4 mi · 658
Frequently asked questions
About Troy Hofer Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Troy Hofer Elementary School?
Troy Hofer Elementary School enrolls approximately 436 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Troy Hofer Elementary School serve?
Troy Hofer Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Troy Hofer Elementary School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Troy Hofer Elementary School.
How diverse is Troy Hofer Elementary School?
Troy Hofer Elementary School reports a student body of 36% White, 35% Hispanic, 20% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Troy Hofer Elementary School in?
Troy Hofer Elementary School is part of Troy CCSD 30C.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.