St. Paul the Apostle School
Private · Grades K–8 · 145 students
Pershing Elem School
251 N Midland Ave, Joliet, IL 60435
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
621
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
19 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Joliet PSD 86
Will County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 2,128 Illinois elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Illinois elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Pershing Elem School
Pershing Elem School is a public elementary school in Joliet, Illinois, serving grades K–5. It is part of Joliet PSD 86. The school is located in a large suburb in Will County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 621 students were enrolled, with about 19 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Illinois elementary school (12.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 2,128 Illinois elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 621 students
- Students per teacher
- 19 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Joliet PSD 86
- County
- Will County
- NCES school ID
- 172058002340
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.