Is Farragut Elementary School a good school?

Farragut Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.2% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Farragut Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 592 students attended Farragut Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Farragut Elementary School?

Students at Farragut Elementary School are 56% Hispanic, 33% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% White.

What schools do graduates of Farragut Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Farragut Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Hufford Junior High School High : Joliet Central High School

Farragut Elementary School

Summary:

Farragut Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Joliet, Illinois, serving 554 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Joliet PSD 86 district, which is ranked 739 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Farragut Elementary has consistently been ranked in the bottom quarter of Illinois elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. The school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 33.1% to 36.0%, well above the state average. Academically, only 14.9% of Farragut students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and only 6.4% were proficient or better in Mathematics, far below the state and district averages. The school's subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities, all perform significantly worse than their peers statewide.

While the nearby Edna Keith Elementary, Sator Sanchez Elementary, and Woodland Elementary schools within the Joliet PSD 86 district perform similarly to Farragut Elementary, the Rockdale Elementary school in the Rockdale School District 84 shows significantly better academic performance. This suggests that factors beyond just the district and school-level resources may be contributing to the challenges faced by Farragut Elementary and its peers.

Detail:

Public K-5

701 Glenwood Ave
Joliet, IL 60435-6911

(815) 723-0394

District: Joliet PSD 86

SchoolDigger Rank:
1752^nd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,916

Students who attend Farragut Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hufford Junior High School
High:	Joliet Central High School

Student/teacher ratio: 17.8

Number of students: 592

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.6%

African American:

33.4%

Two or more races:

5.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 93.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Farragut Elementary School ranks worse than 84.8% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 10^th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Joliet PSD 86 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.54. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (55.6%), African American (33.4%), two or more races (5.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 93.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Farragut Elementary School is 17.8. 10 elementary schools in the Joliet PSD 86 School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Farragut Elementary School employs 33.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Farragut Elementary School is $17,916. 8 elementary schools in the Joliet PSD 86 School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Farragut Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Farragut Elementary School 1752^nd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Farragut Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Joliet PSD 86:

SchoolDigger ranks Joliet PSD 86 739^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Farragut Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Farragut Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	21.91	1645^th	2020	18.6%
2004	27.04	1627^th	2030	19.9%
2005	34.21	1509^th	2022	25.4%
2006	38.48	1534^th	2086	26.5%
2007	28.63	1707^th	2095	18.5%
2008	26.67	1673^rd	2092	20.0%
2009	27.44	1680^th	2120	20.8%
2010	34.98	1572^nd	2139	26.5%
2011	19.55	1843^rd	2147	14.2%
2012	22.12	1818^th	2166	16.1%
2013	14.75	1919^th	2167	11.4%
2014	17.36	1809^th	2093	13.6%
2015	20.14	1704^th	2052	17.0%
2016	11.36	1935^th	2046	5.4%
2017	8.78	1995^th	2044	2.4%
2018	8.37	2009^th	2037	1.4%
2019	10.45	2000^th	2086	4.1%
2021	15.29	1746^th	1948	10.4%
2022	16.56	1797^th	2082	13.7%
2023	16.79	1795^th	2077	13.6%
2024	17.54	1752^nd	2067	15.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Farragut Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.66	643^rd	718	10.4%
2019	20.22	721^st	743	3.0%
2022	34.26	547^th	768	28.8%
2023	42.00	412^th	788	47.7%
2024	20.35	797^th	826	3.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Farragut Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.18	738^th	763	3.3%
2019	18.09	1168^th	1194	2.2%
2022	33.66	683^rd	1113	38.6%
2023	21.98	1011^th	1156	12.5%
2024	23.53	985^th	1195	17.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Farragut Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.07	1716^th	1765	2.8%
2019	17.31	1694^th	1816	6.7%
2021	25.68	1222^nd	1514	19.3%
2022	27.40	1361^st	1763	22.8%
2023	27.24	1409^th	1808	22.1%
2024	27.88	1374^th	1793	23.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Farragut Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	9.11	1912^th	1964	2.6%
2019	14.34	1836^th	2019	9.1%
2021	12.55	1595^th	1680	5.1%
2022	17.76	1679^th	1970	14.8%
2023	18.51	1656^th	1957	15.4%
2024	18.96	1626^th	1942	16.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Farragut Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	26.87	702^nd	907	22.6%
2024	31.94	606^th	886	31.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Farragut Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	10.27	1917^th	1972	2.8%
2019	9.52	1976^th	2019	2.1%
2021	18.43	1449^th	1707	15.1%
2022	16.74	1734^th	1977	12.3%
2023	16.33	1739^th	1984	12.3%
2024	17.22	1671^st	1959	14.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Farragut Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.38	622^nd	698	10.9%
2019	24.55	620^th	711	12.8%
2021	24.25	416^th	428	2.8%
2022	28.43	545^th	684	20.3%
2023	26.62	569^th	692	17.8%
2024	31.62	474^th	655	27.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Farragut Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.62	915^th	938	2.5%
2019	15.49	922^nd	955	3.5%
2021	23.24	654^th	742	11.9%
2022	23.48	812^th	954	14.9%
2023	31.83	675^th	970	30.4%
2024	25.70	758^th	959	21.0%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Farragut Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	244	199	37	35	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	515
1989	248	181	40	37	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	506
1990	195	169	35	62	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	461
1991	194	167	28	48	0	n/a	n/a	0	437
1992	171	149	24	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	394
1993	193	146	18	53	0	n/a	n/a	0	410
1994	226	185	17	69	0	n/a	n/a	0	497
1995	187	249	17	79	0	n/a	n/a	0	532
1996	187	249	17	79	0	n/a	n/a	0	532
1997	166	291	9	74	0	n/a	n/a	0	540
1998	170	293	8	109	2	n/a	n/a	0	582
1999	176	277	7	108	1	n/a	n/a	0	569
2000	177	292	14	101	0	n/a	n/a	0	584
2001	144	328	8	96	4	n/a	n/a	0	580
2002	112	306	5	119	2	n/a	n/a	0	544
2003	112	306	5	119	2	n/a	n/a	0	544
2004	105	278	6	1	135	n/a	n/a	0	525
2005	102	313	6	138	5	n/a	n/a	0	564
2006	102	307	7	135	2	n/a	n/a	31	584
2007	95	347	8	134	0	n/a	n/a	35	619
2008	80	352	8	173	11	n/a	n/a	35	659
2009	73	314	6	190	3	n/a	n/a	60	646
2010	70	342	4	161	3	n/a	n/a	63	643
2011	86	354	2	193	2	0	58	0	695
2012	70	362	3	203	4	0	50	0	692
2013	71	313	4	217	4	0	55	0	664
2014	64	348	3	266	1	0	34	0	716
2015	68	304	3	252	1	0	25	0	653
2016	56	346	2	282	2	0	17	0	705
2017	46	276	0	264	1	0	77	0	664
2018	51	303	0	284	2	0	42	0	682
2019	49	301	0	275	0	0	38	0	663
2020	44	255	0	235	0	0	30	0	564
2021	41	249	0	221	0	0	27	0	538
2022	37	208	0	234	0	0	26	0	505
2023	31	206	0	289	0	0	28	0	554
2024	31	198	0	329	0	0	34	0	592

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Farragut Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	515	23.8	21.6	n/a
1989	506	24.0	21.0	n/a
1990	461	21.5	21.4	n/a
1991	437	22.5	19.4	n/a
1992	394	23.4	16.8	n/a
1993	410	22.0	18.6	n/a
1994	497	24.6	20.2	n/a
1995	532	24.0	22.2	n/a
1996	532	24.0	22.2	n/a
1997	540	26.9	20.1	n/a
1998	582	26.0	22.4	n/a
1999	569	26.9	21.2	n/a
2000	584	28.8	20.3	n/a
2001	580	30.0	19.3	n/a
2002	544	30.0	18.1	69.7
2003	544	30.0	18.1	69.7
2004	525	33.0	15.9	72.2
2005	564	31.5	17.9	75.7
2006	584	33.3	17.5	81.2
2007	619	26.0	23.8	81.2
2008	659	25.0	26.4	82.9
2009	646	36.0	17.9	81.9
2010	643	35.5	18.1	100.9
2011	695	34.0	20.4	89.8
2012	692	35.0	19.7	87.1
2013	664	40.8	16.2	84.3
2014	716	32.0	22.3	99
2015	653	37.0	17.6	98.8
2016	705	39.0	18.0	99
2017	664	37.0	17.9	98.6
2018	682	37.5	18.1	99.9
2019	663	37.6	17.6	99.4
2020	564	36.9	15.2	99.6
2021	538	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	505	35.4	14.2	92.3
2023	554	31.8	17.3	94.9
2024	592	33.2	17.8	93.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Farragut Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	515	23.8	21.6	n/a
1989	506	24.0	21.0	n/a
1990	461	21.5	21.4	n/a
1991	437	22.5	19.4	n/a
1992	394	23.4	16.8	n/a
1993	410	22.0	18.6	n/a
1994	497	24.6	20.2	n/a
1995	532	24.0	22.2	n/a
1996	532	24.0	22.2	n/a
1997	540	26.9	20.1	n/a
1998	582	26.0	22.4	n/a
1999	569	26.9	21.2	n/a
2000	584	28.8	20.3	n/a
2001	580	30.0	19.3	n/a
2002	544	30.0	18.1	69.7
2003	544	30.0	18.1	69.7
2004	525	33.0	15.9	72.2
2005	564	31.5	17.9	75.7
2006	584	33.3	17.5	81.2
2007	619	26.0	23.8	81.2
2008	659	25.0	26.4	82.9
2009	646	36.0	17.9	81.9
2010	643	35.5	18.1	100.9
2011	695	34.0	20.4	89.8
2012	692	35.0	19.7	87.1
2013	664	40.8	16.2	84.3
2014	716	32.0	22.3	99
2015	653	37.0	17.6	98.8
2016	705	39.0	18.0	99
2017	664	37.0	17.9	98.6
2018	682	37.5	18.1	99.9
2019	663	37.6	17.6	99.4
2020	564	36.9	15.2	99.6
2021	538	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	505	35.4	14.2	92.3
2023	554	31.8	17.3	94.9
2024	592	33.2	17.8	93.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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