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Lynne Thigpen Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1790^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Lynne Thigpen Elementary School is a public elementary school in Joliet, Illinois, serving 627 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Joliet Public School District 86, which is ranked 755 out of 811 districts in the state.

Lynne Thigpen Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of Illinois elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is a significant concern, with only 23.1% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 15.4% proficient or better in math, compared to the district and state averages. Chronic absenteeism is also high, ranging from 25.4% to 28.2% in recent years. The school serves a high-poverty student population, with over 95% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When comparing Lynne Thigpen Elementary to nearby schools in the Joliet district, such as Taft Elementary School and Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, the academic performance is significantly lower. Lynne Thigpen's struggles are particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 30% of Illinois elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Despite the school's challenges, there is little evidence of significant improvement over the past several years.

620

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,291

Per pupil spending ?

93.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

207 S Midland Ave
Joliet, IL 60436-1305

(815) 741-7629

District: Joliet PSD 86

Students who attend Lynne Thigpen Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Dirksen Junior High School
High:	Joliet West High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.0%

African American:

22.4%

White:

7.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (19% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 30 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg22%

Illinois avg44%

1,790^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Joliet PSD 86

755^th of 811Joliet PSD 86 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	1790 of 2056	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	1763 of 2067	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	1761 of 2077	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	1736 of 2082	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	1761 of 1948	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	1953 of 2086	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	1823 of 2037	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.4	1700 of 2044	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.2	1882 of 2046	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.6	1823 of 2052	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.6	1700 of 2093	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.2	1865 of 2167	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.1	1679 of 2166	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.0	1752 of 2147	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.4	1659 of 2139	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.2	1659 of 2120	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.7	1672 of 2092	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.5	1759 of 2095	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.4	1698 of 2086	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.4	1807 of 2022	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.0	1778 of 2030	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	533 of 688	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	455 of 655	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	514 of 692	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	546 of 684	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	350 of 428	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	691 of 711	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	501 of 698	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	914 of 1049	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	794 of 886	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	621 of 907	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	622 of 788	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	513 of 826	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	447 of 788	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	596 of 768	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	664 of 743	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	675 of 718	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	1746 of 1942	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	1572 of 1942	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1478 of 1957	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	1605 of 1970	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	1539 of 1680	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	1849 of 2019	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	1674 of 1964	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	810 of 982	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	722 of 959	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	681 of 970	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	702 of 954	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	681 of 742	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	894 of 955	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	809 of 938	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	1441 of 1800	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	1394 of 1793	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	1349 of 1808	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	1291 of 1763	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	1260 of 1514	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	1617 of 1816	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	1438 of 1765	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	1652 of 1947	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	1736 of 1959	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	1806 of 1984	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	1676 of 1977	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	1636 of 1707	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	1903 of 2019	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	1799 of 1972	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2018	27.2	61 of 78	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	1165 of 1292	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	1104 of 1195	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1007 of 1156	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	1022 of 1113	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	1097 of 1194	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	590 of 763	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	15.5	1327 of 1462	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	1391 of 1463	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)23rd percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)22nd percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

White (2019)9th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-30 vs state

Science19%-22 vs state

Mathematics15%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lynne Thigpen Elementary School	Public	K-5	207 S Midland Ave	Joliet	60436	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 741-7629	620	40	15.3	93.9%	45 (7.3%)	139 (22.4%)	397 (64.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.0%)	14.8	1790^th of 2056 public elementary schools	12.9%		17.2	1763^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	14.7%	27	18.8		15.1	17.8	36.5				23.1	17.0	19.8	9.3				15.4	96.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	98.4	97.4	96.6		$19,291	$2,041	$17,250
Pershing Elementary School	Public	K-5	251 N Midland Ave	Joliet	60435	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 725-0986	621	33	19.0	96.1%	60 (9.7%)	107 (17.2%)	432 (69.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	14.5	1806^th of 2056 public elementary schools	12.2%		17.8	1742^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	15.7%	64	15.4		26.8	24.8	30.8				27.2	22.7	8.5	6.6				12.5	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6		$18,428	$1,916	$16,512
Rockdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	715 Meadow Ave	Rockdale	60436	Will County	Rockdale School District 84	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 725-5321	257	24	10.6	71.2%	45 (17.5%)	31 (12.1%)	163 (63.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.6%)	13.4	1833^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	10.8%		26.1	1513^th of 2067 public elementary schools	26.8%	320	15.4	44.4	15.6	23.1	29.6	33.3	52.2	44.4	31.3	21.9	7.7	11.1	0.0	21.7	22.2	14.0	91.1	92.6	92.6	92.6	94.2	91.9	92.3	23.6	$23,152	$1,847	$21,305
Farragut Elementary School	Public	K-5	701 Glenwood Ave	Joliet	60435	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 723-0394	568	34	16.8	94.2%	25 (4.4%)	178 (31.3%)	340 (59.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	11.2	1901^st of 2056 public elementary schools	7.5%		17.5	1752^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	15.2%	149	17.9		15.5	16.7	26.9				19.3	12.4	14.3	6.4				11.2	95.7	95.3	95.3	95.3	96.4	95.3	95.3		$18,063	$1,817	$16,245
Taft Elementary School	Public	K-5	1125 Oregon St	Joliet	60435	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 725-2700	424	21	19.9	94.6%	59 (13.9%)	57 (13.4%)	279 (65.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	28.9	1463^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	28.8%		25.5	1526^th of 2067 public elementary schools	26.2%	63	32.3		22.2	36.5	45.3				34.3	31.9	25.7	18.8				25.7	97.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.1	98.1	97.5		$18,079	$1,536	$16,543
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	2651 Glenwood Ave	Joliet	60435	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 725-0262	235	28	8.4	94.0%	38 (16.2%)	48 (20.4%)	131 (55.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.8%)	32.7	1365^th of 2056 public elementary schools	33.6%		34.3	1281^st of 2067 public elementary schools	38.0%	84	25.6		34.8	36.1	35.9				35.5	60.9	19.4	17.9				34.7	98.5	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	98.9	98.9		$16,857	$1,404	$15,454
M J Cunningham Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Moran St	Joliet	60435	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 723-0169	484	33	14.5	94.0%	25 (5.2%)	29 (6.0%)	410 (84.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	15.7	1771^st of 2056 public elementary schools	13.9%		19.4	1699^th of 2067 public elementary schools	17.8%	72	16.0		19.4	19.7	27.4				22.3	24.7	21.1	15.5				20.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1		$17,539	$1,554	$15,985
Carl Sandburg Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Lilac Ln	Joliet	60435	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 725-0281	371	20	18.7	95.1%	26 (7.0%)	157 (42.3%)	165 (44.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	9.3	1959^th of 2056 public elementary schools	4.7%		13.2	1937^th of 2067 public elementary schools	6.3%	22	10.0		15.3	7.8	28.0				16.9	10.2	11.8	8.0				10.0	96.5	97.9	97.9	97.9	98.6	97.5	96.5		$17,492	$1,746	$15,746
Edna Keith Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 4th Ave	Joliet	60433	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 723-3409	402	25	16.0	95.0%	14 (3.5%)	122 (30.3%)	248 (61.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	7.9	1996^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.9%		13	1942^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	6.0%	54	5.1		6.8	16.4	15.3				12.4	16.4	11.3	7.8				12.4	94.7	95.8	95.8	95.8	94.7	95.0	95.5		$20,584	$2,115	$18,469
Troy Heritage Trail School	Public	K-4	3389 Longford Dr	Joliet	60431	Will County	Troy CCSD 30C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 577-6760	480	36	13.4	49.6%	149 (31.0%)	106 (22.1%)	192 (40.0%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	54.9	908^th of 2056 public elementary schools	55.8%		52.1	883^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	57.3%	25			47.3	52.3					49.7	46.7	44.7					45.8									$17,421	$190	$17,232

Frequently Asked Questions about Lynne Thigpen Elementary School

How many students attend Lynne Thigpen Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 620 students attended Lynne Thigpen Elementary School.

What district is Lynne Thigpen Elementary School in?

Joliet PSD 86

Is Lynne Thigpen Elementary School a good school?

Lynne Thigpen Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.9% of Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Lynne Thigpen Elementary School?

Students at Lynne Thigpen Elementary School are 64% Hispanic, 22% African American, 7% White, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Lynne Thigpen Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lynne Thigpen Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dirksen Junior High School
High : Joliet West High School

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