📍 1715 Rowell Ave, Joliet, Will County, 60433
Laraway School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Joliet, Will County. The school has 437 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Aaron Ventsias. It is part of the Laraway CCSD 70C school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Laraway School enrolls 437 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 46 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Black or African American, 43% Hispanic or Latino and 6.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 202 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 187 | 43% |
| White | 29 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 4.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
404 of the school's 437 students (92%) 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.
Laraway 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.
Laraway School is one of 1 schools in Laraway CCSD 70C, based in Joliet, Illinois. The district serves 433 students district-wide and employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 437 students, Laraway School is close to the district average of about 433 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large