📍 2651 Glenwood Ave, Joliet, Will County, 60435
Thomas Jefferson Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Joliet, Will County. The school has 381 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Consuelo Ramirez. It is part of the Joliet PSD 86 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thomas Jefferson Elem School enrolls 381 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Hispanic or Latino, 18% Black or African American and 8.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 258 | 68% |
| Black or African American | 68 | 18% |
| White | 32 | 8.4% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 5.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
371 of the school's 381 students (97%) 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.
Thomas Jefferson 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.
Thomas Jefferson 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 381 students, Thomas Jefferson Elem 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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