Joliet Central High School
201 East Jefferson St
Joliet IL, 60432, Will County
Phone: 815-727-6740
Ranking: 
(542 out of 666, bottom 19%)*
(542 out of 666, bottom 19%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Joliet Township High School District 204
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 167 | 214 | 168 | 167 | 172 | 172 | 133 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 3,057 | 2,981 | 2,877 | 2,865 | 2,814 | 2,883 | 2,745 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 1,020 | 33.4% | 1,067 | 35.8% | 1,050 | 36.5% | 1,097 | 38.3% | 1,134 | 40.3% | 1,120 | 38.8% | 1,119 | 40.8% |
| Grade 10: | 770 | 25.2% | 746 | 25.0% | 742 | 25.8% | 754 | 26.3% | 767 | 27.3% | 744 | 25.8% | 829 | 30.2% |
| Grade 11: | 735 | 24.0% | 662 | 22.2% | 694 | 24.1% | 393 | 13.7% | 392 | 13.9% | 551 | 19.1% | 373 | 13.6% |
| Grade 12: | 532 | 17.4% | 506 | 17.0% | 391 | 13.6% | 621 | 21.7% | 521 | 18.5% | 468 | 16.2% | 424 | 15.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,603 | 52.4% | 1,552 | 52.1% | 1,475 | 51.3% | 1,458 | 50.9% | 1,369 | 48.6% | 1,369 | 47.5% | 1,338 | 48.7% |
| Female: | 1,454 | 47.6% | 1,429 | 47.9% | 1,402 | 48.7% | 1,407 | 49.1% | 1,364 | 48.5% | 1,453 | 50.4% | 1,377 | 50.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.1% | 7 | 0.2% | 15 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | 6 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 13 | 0.4% | 10 | 0.3% | 10 | 0.3% | 11 | 0.4% | 19 | 0.7% | 19 | 0.7% | 16 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 1,651 | 54.0% | 1,603 | 53.8% | 1,519 | 52.8% | 1,447 | 50.5% | 1,354 | 48.1% | 1,285 | 44.6% | 1,218 | 44.4% |
| Black: | 709 | 23.2% | 669 | 22.4% | 644 | 22.4% | 672 | 23.5% | 678 | 24.1% | 796 | 27.6% | 706 | 25.7% |
| White: | 590 | 19.3% | 610 | 20.5% | 616 | 21.4% | 48 | 1.7% | 687 | 24.4% | 727 | 25.2% | 773 | 28.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 85 | 2.8% | 85 | 2.9% | 80 | 2.8% | 671 | 23.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 2,006 | 65.6% | 1,961 | 65.8% | 775 | 26.9% | 1,945 | 67.9% | 1,797 | 63.9% | 1,571 | 54.5% | 1,492 | 54.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 208 | 6.8% | 318 | 10.7% | 1,465 | 50.9% | 234 | 8.2% | 295 | 10.5% | 358 | 12.4% | 408 | 14.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.31 | 13.94 | 17.13 | 17.12 | 16.35 | 16.80 | 20.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSAE | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.8% | 31.0% | 53.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 25% | 31.8% | 53.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.3% | 33.6% | 52.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 33.8% | 53.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.4% | 40.5% | 52.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 43.4% | 53.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.0% | 32.2% | 51.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 49.4% | 52.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 37.0% | 51.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.9% | 35.5% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.2% | 33.6% | 51.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.0% | 40.7% | 56.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 45.7% | 56.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 49.8% | 59.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 45.6% | 58.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 51.8% | 54.0% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 46.2% | 53.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.6% | 42.1% | 56.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 51.9% | 54.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.4% | 39.5% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.0% | 37.9% | 50.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 42.2% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.4% | 32.8% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.3% | 34.1% | 52.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.3% | 35.8% | 52.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.6% | 32.5% | 50.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 42.3% | 51.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.0% | 39.1% | 51.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.1% | 33.8% | 50.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 48.2% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 35.4% | 49.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.3% | 38.7% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.9% | 34.0% | 49.4% |
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* Joliet Central High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.