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Enrollment
475
Elementary
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINOOKA CCSD 201·NCES 172631005199
Walnut Trails Elementary School
301 Wynstone Dr, Shorewood, IL 60404 · (815) 290-7400 · Will County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL475 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
96 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 19% smaller than its 4th grade class (105).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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 Minooka CCSD 201. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
69.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +23.6pp since 2023
Math
69.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +29.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 24 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 30 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.3% | 69.3% |
| 2023-24 | 45.7% | 39.5% |
% 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
62.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Walnut Trails Elementary School
Walnut Trails Elementary School's state test result (62.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Trails Elementary School this school | 475 | 20.2% | 62.9% |
| J B Nelson Elementary School Batavia | 482 | 21.0% | 55.7% |
| Prairie Point Elementary School Oswego | 455 | 17.1% | 57.3% |
| Indian Trail Elementary School Frankfort | 466 | 23.8% | 71.7% |
| J Emmett Hinchcliffe Sr Elementary School O Fallon | 452 | 19.7% | 67.2% |
| Louise White Elementary School Batavia | 440 | 18.4% | 64.3% |
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 Walnut Trails Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #255 of 1,925 | #24 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #234 of 2,077 ▲ 305 | #25 of 100 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #367 of 2,077 ▲ 251 | #26 of 100 ▲ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 475 | #645 of 2,419 | #49 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #668 of 2,035 | #29 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.3% | #817 of 2,042 | #67 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.2% | #1,956 of 2,132 | #84 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.9% | #667 of 1,461 | #33 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
475
-39 (-8%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 490
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 | 475 | 38.5 | 12.3:1 | 20% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 504 | 39 | 12.9:1 | 22% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 512 | 38 | 13.5:1 | 20% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 514 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 558 | 29.9 | 18.7:1 | 12% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 561 | 35 | 16.0:1 | 11% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 490 | 25 | 19.6:1 | 12% (60) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walnut Trails Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (558 to 475); teachers up 29% (29.9 to 38.5).
About Walnut Trails Elementary School
At 301 Wynstone Dr in Shorewood, Illinois, Walnut Trails Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 4 make up the school's enrollment of 475 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Illinois enroll about 381 students on average.
Minooka CCSD 201 runs Walnut Trails Elementary School along with 6 other schools, enrolling 4,361 students in total.
The largest group at Walnut Trails Elementary School is White students, at 65%. The remaining students are 17% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Will County residents are about 62% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Walnut Trails Elementary School scores 53%.
On staff are 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.3:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Walnut Trails Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 20%. For comparison, public schools in Will County average 44%.
Test results at Walnut Trails Elementary School are 3.1 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (62.9% actual, 59.9% predicted).
American Community Survey estimates for Will County show that median household income comes to about $109,984, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Will County counts 209 public schools with about 113,008 students.
Measured in a straight line, Troy Shorewood School is about 1.9 miles from Walnut Trails Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 62.9% is above the 48.7% average for nearby schools.
Federal data place Walnut Trails Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Walnut Trails Elementary School had a net loss of 39 students, or 8%.
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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 Minooka CCSD 201
- Minooka Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,024 students
- Minooka Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 941 students
- Aux SableElementary · 617 students
- Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 553 students
- Minooka Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Minooka Primary CenterElementary · 247 students
Other schools in Shorewood
- Troy Cronin Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Troy Hofer Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
- Troy Shorewood SchoolElementary · 370 students
Nearby schools
- Troy Shorewood School1.9 mi · 370
- Troy Hofer Elementary School2.1 mi · 436
- Jones Elementary School2.2 mi · 553
- Troy Cronin Elementary School2.4 mi · 466
- Orenic Intermediate School2.4 mi · 812
- Troy Middle School2.4 mi · 881
Frequently asked questions
About Walnut Trails Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Walnut Trails Elementary School?
Walnut Trails Elementary School enrolls approximately 475 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Walnut Trails Elementary School serve?
Walnut Trails Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Walnut Trails Elementary School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Walnut Trails Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Walnut Trails Elementary School?
At Walnut Trails Elementary School, the student body is approximately 65% White, 17% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Walnut Trails Elementary School in?
Walnut Trails Elementary School is part of Minooka CCSD 201.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.