📍 251 N Midland Ave, Joliet, Will County, 60435
Pershing Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Joliet, Will County. The school has 559 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Carrie Busse. It is part of the Joliet PSD 86 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. 3% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pershing Elem School enrolls 559 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 31 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Hispanic or Latino, 18% Black or African American and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 367 | 66% |
| Black or African American | 101 | 18% |
| White | 62 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 5% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
524 of the school's 559 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pershing Elem School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 43, state house district 86.
Pershing Elem School is one of 22 schools in Joliet PSD 86, based in Joliet, Illinois. The district serves 9,333 students district-wide and employs 639 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 559 students, Pershing Elem School is larger than the district average of about 424 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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