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Lynne Thigpen Elem School

Regular School · Joliet, IL

Lynne Thigpen Elem School is a regular school school in Joliet, Illinois, serving grades KG–05 with 620 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.4:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
620
Teachers (FTE)
40.4
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.4:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 397 64%
Black or African American 139 22%
White 45 7%
Two or more races 37 6%
Asian 2 0%
Total enrollment 620 313M / 307F

English Language Learners: 166 (27% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <=5% 27.7% 134
Reading Proficiency 6-9% 32.7% 141

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.56 grade levels
Math
-0.19 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
9
1.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
180
29% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 620 100%

Contact & Location

207 S Midland Ave

Joliet, IL 60436

Phone: (815)741-7629

http://www.joliet86.org

District

Joliet PSD 86

Per-pupil expenditure: $24,578

District enrollment: 9,553

NCES ID

172058005731

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD