📍 1100 Lilac Ln, Joliet, Will County, 60435
Carl Sandburg Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Joliet, Will County. The school has 372 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shawn Olson. It is part of the Joliet PSD 86 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Carl Sandburg Elementary enrolls 372 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Black or African American, 37% Hispanic or Latino and 6.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 192 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 137 | 37% |
| White | 24 | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
349 of the school's 372 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.
Carl Sandburg Elementary 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 49, state house district 98.
Carl Sandburg Elementary 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 372 students, Carl Sandburg Elementary 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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