Is Walnut Trails Elementary School a good school?

Walnut Trails Elementary School ranks 519 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Walnut Trails Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 504 students attended Walnut Trails Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Walnut Trails Elementary School?

Students at Walnut Trails Elementary School are 68% White, 16% Hispanic, 9% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Walnut Trails Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Walnut Trails Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Minooka Intermediate School Middle : Minooka Junior High School High : Minooka Community High School

Walnut Trails Elementary School

Summary:

Walnut Trails Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades K-4 in Shorewood, Illinois, with 512 students. It is part of the Minooka CCSD 201 district, which is ranked 417 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating.

Walnut Trails Elementary School consistently outperforms the district and state in academic proficiency, with 45.7% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 39.5% in Mathematics, compared to 39.6% and 26.5% for the district, and 41.2% and 28.4% for the state. The school also performs exceptionally well for certain student subgroups, ranking 161 out of 959 Illinois elementary schools for Hispanic students, 279 out of 1,793 for low-socioeconomic status students, and 516 out of 1,195 for special education students. However, the school has seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, from 0.6% in 2019-2020 to 13.1% in 2023-2024, which is still lower than the state average but warrants further investigation.

When compared to nearby schools, Walnut Trails Elementary School outperforms Jones Elementary School, another school in the Minooka CCSD 201 district, but lags behind some of the higher-performing schools in the Plainfield School District 202, such as Troy Heritage Trail School and Meadow View Elementary School. Walnut Trails Elementary School's spending per student and student-teacher ratio are in the middle range compared to its neighbors.

Detail:

Public K-4

301 Wynstone Dr
Shorewood, IL 60404-5319

(815) 290-7400

District: Minooka CCSD 201

SchoolDigger Rank:
519^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,551

Students who attend Walnut Trails Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Minooka Intermediate School
	Minooka Junior High School
High:	Minooka Community High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.9

Number of students: 504

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.9%

Hispanic:

16.3%

African American:

9.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 22.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Walnut Trails Elementary School ranks better than 74.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks first among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Minooka CCSD 201 School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 72.14. (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: White (67.9%), Hispanic (16.3%), African American (9.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 22.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Minooka CCSD 201 School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Walnut Trails Elementary School is 12.9, which is the 2^nd best among 4 elementary schools in the Minooka CCSD 201 School District. (See more...)

Compare Walnut Trails Elementary School employs 39 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Walnut Trails Elementary School is $14,551. 2 elementary schools in the Minooka CCSD 201 School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Walnut Trails Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Walnut Trails Elementary School 519^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Walnut Trails Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Minooka CCSD 201:

SchoolDigger ranks Minooka CCSD 201 417^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Walnut Trails Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Walnut Trails Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2006	76.94	426^th	2086	79.6%
2007	73.32	585^th	2095	72.1%
2008	78.01	418^th	2092	80.0%
2009	78.90	394^th	2120	81.4%
2010	83.25	200^th	2139	90.6%
2011	75.88	507^th	2147	76.4%
2012	80.29	349^th	2166	83.9%
2013	79.71	416^th	2167	80.8%
2014	83.68	304^th	2093	85.5%
2015	78.59	375^th	2052	81.7%
2016	76.73	431^st	2046	78.9%
2017	75.45	461^st	2044	77.4%
2018	65.99	632^nd	2037	69.0%
2019	74.70	467^th	2086	77.6%
2021	87.09	200^th	1948	89.7%
2022	81.61	349^th	2082	83.2%
2023	71.16	537^th	2077	74.1%
2024	72.14	519^th	2067	74.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Walnut Trails Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	82.44	113^th	1194	90.5%
2021	78.85	78^th	640	87.8%
2022	67.19	219^th	1113	80.3%
2023	55.68	387^th	1156	66.5%
2024	46.83	516^th	1195	56.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Walnut Trails Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.91	833^rd	1765	52.8%
2022	72.79	274^th	1763	84.5%
2023	64.68	457^th	1808	74.7%
2024	74.22	279^th	1793	84.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Walnut Trails Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	63.56	652^nd	1964	66.8%
2019	78.85	351^st	2019	82.6%
2021	77.66	300^th	1680	82.1%
2022	74.27	451^st	1970	77.1%
2023	67.83	542^nd	1957	72.3%
2024	66.52	561^st	1942	71.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Walnut Trails Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	73.79	139^th	907	84.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Walnut Trails Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	67.87	553^rd	1972	72.0%
2019	67.74	576^th	2019	71.5%
2021	89.03	137^th	1707	92.0%
2022	85.22	237^th	1977	88.0%
2023	72.10	480^th	1984	75.8%
2024	74.29	440^th	1959	77.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Walnut Trails Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	83.15	84^th	938	91.0%
2019	80.72	82^nd	955	91.4%
2021	89.90	29^th	742	96.1%
2022	92.01	35^th	954	96.3%
2023	74.87	141^st	970	85.5%
2024	72.73	161^st	959	83.2%

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Rank History for White students at Walnut Trails Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.42	698^th	1463	52.3%
2019	63.68	482^nd	1462	67.0%
2021	77.15	208^th	1308	84.1%
2022	67.76	397^th	1425	72.1%
2023	56.04	593^rd	1419	58.2%
2024	55.87	598^th	1392	57.0%

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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 Walnut Trails Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2005	450	28	5	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	517
2006	507	29	5	51	0	n/a	n/a	40	632
2007	545	43	5	73	0	n/a	n/a	37	703
2008	620	69	12	130	0	n/a	n/a	49	880
2009	670	80	15	153	1	n/a	n/a	51	970
2010	403	22	6	31	1	n/a	n/a	28	491
2011	406	21	7	35	1	0	20	0	490
2012	403	25	7	49	2	0	15	0	501
2013	375	24	5	53	1	0	17	0	475
2014	372	24	6	53	2	0	20	0	477
2015	390	23	4	65	1	0	24	0	507
2016	429	26	5	76	0	0	25	0	561
2017	432	25	7	87	1	0	21	0	573
2018	420	23	9	81	1	0	24	0	558
2019	436	24	7	78	0	0	23	0	568
2020	431	24	10	76	1	0	19	0	561
2021	398	16	4	75	1	0	20	0	514
2022	371	28	8	79	2	0	21	0	509
2023	361	36	12	84	2	0	17	0	512
2024	342	46	15	82	1	0	18	0	504

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 Walnut Trails Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2005	517	27.9	18.5	4.3
2006	632	28.1	22.5	5.1
2007	703	35.0	20.1	9.8
2008	880	40.0	22.0	12.3
2009	970	43.3	22.4	13.7
2010	491	29.0	16.9	8.9
2011	490	25.0	19.6	12.2
2012	501	25.0	20.0	10.6
2013	475	n/a	n/a	16.2
2014	477	26.0	18.3	15.1
2015	507	30.0	16.9	17
2016	561	35.0	16.0	11.2
2017	573	33.0	17.3	12.4
2018	558	29.8	18.6	11.6
2019	568	34.0	16.7	10.7
2020	561	33.0	17.0	10.7
2021	514	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	509	36.2	14.0	15.3
2023	512	38.0	13.4	20.3
2024	504	39.0	12.9	22.2

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 Walnut Trails Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2005	517	27.9	18.5	4.3
2006	632	28.1	22.5	5.1
2007	703	35.0	20.1	9.8
2008	880	40.0	22.0	12.3
2009	970	43.3	22.4	13.7
2010	491	29.0	16.9	8.9
2011	490	25.0	19.6	12.2
2012	501	25.0	20.0	10.6
2013	475	n/a	n/a	16.2
2014	477	26.0	18.3	15.1
2015	507	30.0	16.9	17
2016	561	35.0	16.0	11.2
2017	573	33.0	17.3	12.4
2018	558	29.8	18.6	11.6
2019	568	34.0	16.7	10.7
2020	561	33.0	17.0	10.7
2021	514	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	509	36.2	14.0	15.3
2023	512	38.0	13.4	20.3
2024	504	39.0	12.9	22.2

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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