T E Culbertson Elementary School

Summary:

T E Culbertson Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades K-5 in Joliet, Illinois, with 286 students and part of the Joliet Public School District 86, which is ranked 739 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. T E Culbertson Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past few school years.

The school faces significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 26.6% to 41.4% over the past few years, well above the state average. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) and Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) are well below state and district averages, with only 22.5% of students proficient or better in ELA and 14.3% in Math, compared to 41.2% and 28.4% statewide, respectively. The school's performance for certain student subgroups, such as students with disabilities, is particularly concerning.

While the nearby schools in the Joliet Public School District 86 generally perform at a similar or slightly higher level than T E Culbertson Elementary, one school, Eisenhower Academy, stands out as a high-performing outlier, with proficiency rates well above the state and district averages. This suggests that there may be opportunities to learn from and replicate successful practices within the district. Addressing the root causes of T E Culbertson Elementary's challenges, such as student engagement and instructional quality, could be crucial for improving outcomes for the students.


Detail:

Public K-5

 1521 E Washington St
       Joliet, IL  60433-1364


(815) 723-0035

District: Joliet PSD 86

SchoolDigger Rank:
1402nd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $20,534 Help


Students who attend T E Culbertson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Washington Junior High & Academy Prgm
High:    Joliet Central High School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.6 Help
Number of students:  286

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
64.0%
African American:
22.0%
White:
8.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  92.3% Help


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Compare Details T E Culbertson Elementary School ranks worse than 67.8% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 4th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Joliet PSD 86 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.01. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details T E Culbertson Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Joliet PSD 86 School District.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at T E Culbertson Elementary School is $20,534, which is the 2nd highest among 15 elementary schools in the Joliet PSD 86 School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

T E Culbertson Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks T E Culbertson Elementary School 1402nd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See T E Culbertson 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 739th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for T E Culbertson Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at T E Culbertson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 39.07 1400th 2020 30.7%
2004 38.04 1455th 2030 28.3%
2005 26.94 1640th 2022 18.9%
2006 16.36 1831st 2086 12.2%
2007 34.35 1615th 2095 22.9%
2008 37.86 1495th 2092 28.5%
2009 36.15 1540th 2120 27.4%
2010 50.47 1278th 2139 40.3%
2011 57.36 1122nd 2147 47.7%
2012 48.93 1323rd 2166 38.9%
2013 45.47 1262nd 2167 41.8%
2014 27.12 1601st 2093 23.5%
2015 19.79 1712th 2052 16.6%
2016 20.18 1686th 2046 17.6%
2017 28.19 1465th 2044 28.3%
2018 30.96 1399th 2037 31.3%
2019 25.76 1558th 2086 25.3%
2021 27.79 1336th 1948 31.4%
2022 25.43 1506th 2082 27.7%
2023 34.91 1286th 2077 38.1%
2024 30.01 1402nd 2067 32.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at T E Culbertson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.22 314th 718 56.3%
2019 51.88 260th 743 65.0%
2023 56.28 239th 788 69.7%
2024 38.58 495th 826 40.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at T E Culbertson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 32.72 773rd 1194 35.3%
2023 23.69 955th 1156 17.4%
2024 24.47 956th 1195 20.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at T E Culbertson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.31 793rd 1765 55.1%
2019 41.14 1071st 1816 41.0%
2021 50.73 607th 1514 59.9%
2022 43.30 947th 1763 46.3%
2023 55.37 679th 1808 62.4%
2024 48.21 843rd 1793 53.0%
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Rank History for Female students at T E Culbertson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.89 1309th 1964 33.4%
2019 30.23 1404th 2019 30.5%
2022 33.19 1243rd 1970 36.9%
2023 38.34 1133rd 1957 42.1%
2024 30.11 1325th 1942 31.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at T E Culbertson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 25.71 724th 907 20.2%
2024 33.49 577th 886 34.9%
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Rank History for Male students at T E Culbertson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.23 1351st 1972 31.5%
2019 23.01 1588th 2019 21.3%
2022 17.15 1719th 1977 13.1%
2023 34.37 1226th 1984 38.2%
2024 30.03 1320th 1959 32.6%
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Rank History for African American students at T E Culbertson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.33 261st 698 62.6%
2019 39.94 399th 711 43.9%
2023 66.59 129th 692 81.4%
2024 87.68 32nd 655 95.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at T E Culbertson Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.00 432nd 938 53.9%
2019 40.14 562nd 955 41.2%
2021 41.16 393rd 742 47.0%
2022 36.31 584th 954 38.8%
2023 45.50 480th 970 50.5%
2024 35.10 628th 959 34.5%
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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.

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Enrollment information for T E Culbertson Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 219 176 n/a 19 n/a n/a n/a 0 414
1990 219 167 1 17 2 n/a n/a 0 406
1991 202 155 3 24 0 n/a n/a 0 384
1992 206 129 3 25 0 n/a n/a 0 363
1993 217 126 3 38 0 n/a n/a 0 384
1994 203 126 3 33 0 n/a n/a 0 365
1995 174 176 1 33 0 n/a n/a 0 384
1996 174 176 1 33 0 n/a n/a 0 384
1997 177 162 0 35 0 n/a n/a 0 374
1998 198 163 1 51 1 n/a n/a 0 414
1999 189 162 0 48 0 n/a n/a 0 399
2000 159 165 1 64 0 n/a n/a 0 389
2001 147 169 0 66 1 n/a n/a 0 383
2002 111 150 0 131 1 n/a n/a 0 393
2003 111 150 0 131 1 n/a n/a 0 393
2004 98 164 0 92 1 n/a n/a 0 355
2005 108 127 1 115 1 n/a n/a 0 352
2006 98 127 2 126 3 n/a n/a 3 359
2007 96 115 2 118 1 n/a n/a 6 338
2008 83 129 3 129 0 n/a n/a 13 357
2009 80 122 2 144 0 n/a n/a 13 361
2010 90 109 2 139 0 n/a n/a 15 355
2011 86 102 1 164 1 0 14 0 368
2012 90 110 0 159 1 0 22 0 382
2013 86 105 0 159 2 0 24 0 376
2014 77 110 0 177 2 0 14 0 380
2015 69 113 1 184 1 0 11 0 379
2016 63 116 0 173 0 0 11 0 363
2017 48 111 0 155 0 0 53 0 367
2018 42 113 0 168 0 0 21 0 344
2019 38 82 1 185 0 0 27 0 333
2020 32 61 0 173 0 0 21 0 287
2021 36 51 0 171 0 0 13 0 271
2022 30 46 0 164 0 0 12 0 252
2023 24 63 0 183 0 0 16 0 286

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 T E Culbertson Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 414 19.0 21.7 n/a
1990 406 19.4 20.9 n/a
1991 384 19.5 19.6 n/a
1992 363 19.5 18.6 n/a
1993 384 18.0 21.3 n/a
1994 365 17.0 21.5 n/a
1995 384 18.4 20.9 n/a
1996 384 18.4 20.9 n/a
1997 374 17.0 22.0 n/a
1998 414 15.0 27.6 n/a
1999 399 16.4 24.3 n/a
2000 389 16.0 24.3 n/a
2001 383 18.0 21.3 n/a
2002 393 19.3 20.4 56.5
2003 393 19.3 20.4 56.5
2004 355 19.9 17.8 67.9
2005 352 21.9 16.1 71
2006 359 19.9 18.0 68.5
2007 338 23.0 14.7 63.3
2008 357 19.0 18.8 67.7
2009 361 20.0 18.1 77
2010 355 19.5 18.2 79.1
2011 368 19.0 19.3 81.5
2012 382 19.0 20.1 74.3
2013 376 22.3 16.8 75.5
2014 380 19.0 20.0 99.2
2015 379 20.0 18.9 98.4
2016 363 22.0 16.5 100
2017 367 22.0 16.6 99.2
2018 344 21.0 16.3 100
2019 333 21.4 15.5 98.8
2020 287 19.7 14.5 100
2021 271 n/a n/a n/a
2022 252 16.4 15.3 92.5
2023 286 15.3 18.6 92.3

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 T E Culbertson Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 414 19.0 21.7 n/a
1990 406 19.4 20.9 n/a
1991 384 19.5 19.6 n/a
1992 363 19.5 18.6 n/a
1993 384 18.0 21.3 n/a
1994 365 17.0 21.5 n/a
1995 384 18.4 20.9 n/a
1996 384 18.4 20.9 n/a
1997 374 17.0 22.0 n/a
1998 414 15.0 27.6 n/a
1999 399 16.4 24.3 n/a
2000 389 16.0 24.3 n/a
2001 383 18.0 21.3 n/a
2002 393 19.3 20.4 56.5
2003 393 19.3 20.4 56.5
2004 355 19.9 17.8 67.9
2005 352 21.9 16.1 71
2006 359 19.9 18.0 68.5
2007 338 23.0 14.7 63.3
2008 357 19.0 18.8 67.7
2009 361 20.0 18.1 77
2010 355 19.5 18.2 79.1
2011 368 19.0 19.3 81.5
2012 382 19.0 20.1 74.3
2013 376 22.3 16.8 75.5
2014 380 19.0 20.0 99.2
2015 379 20.0 18.9 98.4
2016 363 22.0 16.5 100
2017 367 22.0 16.6 99.2
2018 344 21.0 16.3 100
2019 333 21.4 15.5 98.8
2020 287 19.7 14.5 100
2021 271 n/a n/a n/a
2022 252 16.4 15.3 92.5
2023 286 15.3 18.6 92.3

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.

Immunization Rates

T E Culbertson Elementary School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaVaricellaDTPHepatitis B
201598.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.4%
201699.5%98.9%98.9%98.9%99.5%99.2%
201798.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%
201898.3%98.8%98.8%98.8%98.8%98.6%
201999.7%98.8%98.8%98.8%99.4%98.8%
202189.2%89.6%89.6%89.6%89.6%89.6%87.9%
202297.3%97.3%97.3%97.3%97.3%97.3%
202394.8%97.1%97.1%97.1%97.1%94.8%96.2%
202494.7%95.2%95.2%95.2%95.2%95.2%97.6%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for T E Culbertson Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $558 (4.7%) $11,254 (95.3%) $11,812
2020 $787 (5.8%) $12,693 (94.2%) $13,480
2021 $1,027 (7.3%) $13,052 (92.7%) $14,079
2022 $1,027 (7.3%) $13,052 (92.7%) $14,079
2023 $1,597 (9.0%) $16,089 (91.0%) $17,686
2024 $1,808 (8.8%) $18,726 (91.2%) $20,534

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on T E Culbertson Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1558th of 2086 Elementary schoolsRanks 1286th of 2077 Elementary schools
 12.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (T E Culbertson Elementary School)4.820
 15.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Joliet PSD 86)1413.7
 0.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.428.8
 7.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (T E Culbertson Elementary School)14.513.3
 1.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Joliet PSD 86)14.911
 3.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Illinois)40.633
 7.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (T E Culbertson Elementary School)14.620.8
 6.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Joliet PSD 86)18.618.5
 0.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.735.4
 1.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (T E Culbertson Elementary School)15.913.5
 2.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Joliet PSD 86)15.88.3
 7.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)33.527.7
 5.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (T E Culbertson Elementary School)36.739.5
 2.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Joliet PSD 86)21.718.7
 3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)37.935.2
 2.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (T E Culbertson Elementary School)10.35.3
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Joliet PSD 86)12.26.7
 5.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.825.6
 4.2%
5th Grade Science (T E Culbertson Elementary School)53.650
 3.6%
   5th Grade Science (Joliet PSD 86)39.930.2
 9.7%
   5th Grade Science (Illinois)54.452.4
 2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students333286
 14.1%
African American8263
 23.2%
American Indian00
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic185183
 1.1%
Pacific Islander00
White3824
 36.8%
Two or More Races2716
 40.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients98.8%92.3%
 6.5%


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Students who attend T E Culbertson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Washington Junior High & Academy Prgm
High : Joliet Central High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 286 students attended T E Culbertson Elementary School.

T E Culbertson Elementary School ranks 1402nd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at T E Culbertson Elementary School are 64% Hispanic, 22% African American, 8% White, 6% Two or more races.


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