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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 60435

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At a glance

Schools

7,554

Students

Districts

Top rankedCrystal Lawns Elementary School757^th of 1,737 Illinois elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Carl Sandburg Elementary up 289 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Thomas Jefferson Elementary School 8.4 students per teacher

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Summary:

60435 has nine schools—seven elementary schools, one junior high and one high school—serving students from elementary through high school across several districts. The 2025–26 elementary results show substantial differences: the seven-school average was 36% in ELA and 24% in math, compared with state results of 56% and 40%. The most important finding is that elementary families will encounter sharply different achievement profiles, with one school standing well above the others.

Crystal Lawns Elementary School was the elementary standout: its 65% ELA result led the group by 17 percentage points over second-place Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, and its 39% math result was 4 points ahead of Jefferson’s 35%. Crystal was above the state in ELA and nearly at the state level in math; Jefferson was closer to state than the other six elementary schools. At the opposite end, Farragut Elementary School had the lowest results, at 24% in ELA and 13% in math—32 and 27 points below state, respectively. Among older students, Joliet West High School was below state in all three reported 11th-grade ACT subjects, though it scored above its district in each.

Elementary ELA improved more than math overall: the average rose 6 points from 2024–25 to 2025–26, narrowing the average gap from state by about 3 points, while average math rose just 1 point and its state gap stayed about 16 points. ELA increased at six of seven schools, but math declined at Taft Elementary School and Crystal Lawns. SchoolDigger’s three-year rankings also moved down for Joliet West (from the 51st to the 29th percentile) and Hufford Junior High School (28th to 10th), despite some recent test-score gains. As context, six elementary schools reported free/reduced lunch eligible rates of 94% to 96% for 2024–25; Jefferson led that group academically with a 94% rate, while Farragut had a similar 94% rate and the lowest results. Jefferson’s student-teacher ratio was 8.4, compared with 12.0 at Crystal and 16.8 at Farragut; these differences are observations, not explanations of test results.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2026)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2026)		PreACT Secure Science (2026)		ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	11.1	1581^st of 1737 public elementary schools	9.0%		15.7	1771^st of 2056 public elementary schools	13.9%	190										26.3		20.3	29.9	31.3				27.5	40.6		18.8				22.4	97.7%		$15,762	$766	$14,996
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%)	4.9	1706^th of 1737 public elementary schools	1.8%		11.2	1901^st of 2056 public elementary schools	7.5%	195										17.4		21.0	24.0	27.6				24.2	21.0						12.9	96.5%		$17,147	$905	$16,242
Hufford Junior High School	Public	6-8	1125 N Larkin Ave	Joliet	60435	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 725-3540	1,072	81	13.1	97.3%	124 (11.6%)	208 (19.4%)	694 (64.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.9%)	12.5	1012^th of 1126 public middle schools	10.1%		19.1	1137^th of 1368 public middle schools	16.9%	125											28.6				40.3	43.1	42.7	42.1				16.3	19.6	13.2	16.4	98.9%		$17,041	$678	$16,363
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%)	9.9	1608^th of 1737 public elementary schools	7.4%		14.5	1806^th of 2056 public elementary schools	12.2%	198										28.3		22.9	35.5	28.1				29.0	35.4	15.1					18.8	100%		$17,474	$1,002	$16,472
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%)	12.8	1545^th of 1737 public elementary schools	11.1%		28.9	1463^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	28.8%	82										37.0		22.4	37.7	38.0				33.0	23.9	29.0	13.9				21.9	99%		$17,318	$691	$16,627
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%)	31.5	1166^th of 1737 public elementary schools	32.9%		32.7	1365^th of 2056 public elementary schools	33.6%	199										40.0		40.0	39.6	64.4				48.1	52.5	29.2	26.7				35.3	98.8%		$15,809	$702	$15,107
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%)	6.6	1670^th of 1737 public elementary schools	3.9%		9.3	1959^th of 2056 public elementary schools	4.7%	289												22.0	27.1	28.3				25.6	25.4						16.5	96.7%		$17,263	$660	$16,603
Joliet West High School	Public	9-12	401 N Larkin Ave	Joliet	60435	Will County	Joliet Township HSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 727-6940	3,451	168	20.5	59.5%	869 (25.2%)	750 (21.7%)	1,630 (47.2%)	52 (1.5%)	4 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	145 (4.2%)	33.1	439^th of 620 public high schools	29.2%		42.7	412^th of 698 public high schools	41.0%	27	52.5	40.9	28.7	23.9	40.9	39.0	39.9	29.1	39.6																	97.1%		$18,785	$773	$18,012
Crystal Lawns Elementary School	Public	K-5	2544 Crystal Dr	Joliet	60435	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 436-9519	328	27	12.0	47.6%	129 (39.3%)	21 (6.4%)	152 (46.3%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	55	757^th of 1737 public elementary schools	56.4%		60.4	799^th of 2056 public elementary schools	61.1%	42										62.7		64.9	61.8	68.6				65.0	64.9	21.8	29.4				39.3	98.5%		$22,145	$586	$21,559

Cities Near Zip Code 60435

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Joliet	0.42 mi	42	650^th
Crest Hill	1.93 mi	4	603^rd
Rockdale	2.08 mi	1	738^th
Shorewood	3.66 mi	4	173^rd
Lockport	3.73 mi	10	332^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.