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Joliet PSD 86 Schools
Joliet PSD 86 is a public school district in Illinois, based in Will County (Joliet). SchoolGrade grades 20 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Joliet PSD 86 on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Joliet PSD 86
19 of 20 schools in Joliet PSD 86 carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 1C: 2D: 12F: 3
Best schools in Joliet PSD 86
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Eisenhower Academy (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Forest Park Individual Ed School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C- Thomas Jefferson Elem School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Taft Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ T E Culbertson Elem School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D A O Marshall Elem School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Gompers Junior High School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D- Dirksen Junior High School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Hufford Junior High School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Washington JR High And Academy Prgm (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Joliet PSD 86
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- D- Dirksen Junior High School, Joliet
- D- Gompers Junior High School, Joliet
- D- Hufford Junior High School, Joliet
- D- Washington JR High And Academy Prgm, Joliet
Elementary and primary schools (14)
- D A O Marshall Elem School, Joliet
- F Carl Sandburg Elementary, Joliet
- F Edna Keith Elem School, Joliet
- D- Farragut Elem School, Joliet
- D- Isaac Singleton Elem Sch, Joliet
- D- Lynne Thigpen Elem School, Joliet
- D- M J Cunningham Elem Sch, Joliet
- Marycrest Early Childhood Center, Joliet
- D- Pershing Elem School, Joliet
- F Sator Sanchez Elem School, Joliet
- D+ T E Culbertson Elem School, Joliet
- C- Taft Elementary School, Joliet
- C- Thomas Jefferson Elem School, Joliet
- D- Woodland Elem School, Joliet
Other schools and academies (2)
- A+ Eisenhower Academy, Joliet
- B Forest Park Individual Ed School, Joliet
Where Joliet PSD 86 schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Joliet (20)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Illinois
- County: Will County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 9,449 students with 646 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,210 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1720580
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Troy CCSD 30C (7 schools, 6 mi)
- New Lenox SD 122 (12 schools, 6 mi)
- Will County SD 92 (4 schools, 7 mi)
- Homer CCSD 33C (6 schools, 7 mi)
- Manhattan SD 114 (3 schools, 8 mi)
- Lincoln Way CHSD 210 (3 schools, 9 mi)
- Plainfield SD 202 (29 schools, 9 mi)
- Valley View CUSD 365U (20 schools, 10 mi)
Questions about Joliet PSD 86
How many schools are in Joliet PSD 86?
SchoolGrade grades 20 public schools in Joliet PSD 86, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Joliet PSD 86 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Joliet.
How good are the schools in Joliet PSD 86?
Across the 19 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D, with 25.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 7.7%. 37% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Joliet PSD 86?
9,449 students were enrolled in Joliet PSD 86 in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Joliet PSD 86?
Joliet PSD 86 is in Illinois, based in Will County, with its district office in Joliet. Its boundary covers about 22.2 sq mi.