📍 1125 Oregon St, Joliet, Will County, 60435
Taft Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Joliet, Will County. The school has 388 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Doriane Henderson. It is part of the Joliet PSD 86 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Taft Elementary School enrolls 388 students across grades K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Hispanic or Latino, 19% White and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 238 | 61% |
| White | 75 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 55 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
369 of the school's 388 students (95%) 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.
Taft Elementary 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.
Taft Elementary 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 388 students, Taft Elementary School is close to 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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