Joliet West High School
401 North Larkin Ave
Joliet IL, 60435, Will County
Phone: 815-727-6940
Ranking: 
(450 out of 666, bottom 32%)*
(450 out of 666, bottom 32%)*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: | 156 | 188 | 152 | 149 | 151 | 153 | 116 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,959 | 2,937 | 2,842 | 2,746 | 2,726 | 2,751 | 2,672 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 957 | 32.3% | 945 | 32.2% | 986 | 34.7% | 971 | 35.4% | 989 | 36.3% | 934 | 34.0% | 918 | 34.4% |
| Grade 10: | 729 | 24.6% | 769 | 26.2% | 712 | 25.1% | 727 | 26.5% | 741 | 27.2% | 711 | 25.8% | 744 | 27.8% |
| Grade 11: | 710 | 24.0% | 695 | 23.7% | 703 | 24.7% | 419 | 15.3% | 470 | 17.2% | 581 | 21.1% | 551 | 20.6% |
| Grade 12: | 563 | 19.0% | 528 | 18.0% | 441 | 15.5% | 629 | 22.9% | 526 | 19.3% | 525 | 19.1% | 459 | 17.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,492 | 50.4% | 1,471 | 50.1% | 1,433 | 50.4% | 1,391 | 50.7% | 1,334 | 48.9% | 1,309 | 47.6% | 1,320 | 49.4% |
| Female: | 1,467 | 49.6% | 1,466 | 49.9% | 1,409 | 49.6% | 1,355 | 49.3% | 1,295 | 47.5% | 1,353 | 49.2% | 1,294 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.2% | 13 | 0.4% | 11 | 0.4% | 11 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.1% | 6 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 46 | 1.6% | 50 | 1.7% | 42 | 1.5% | 49 | 1.8% | 47 | 1.7% | 39 | 1.4% | 34 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic: | 999 | 33.8% | 939 | 32.0% | 860 | 30.3% | 789 | 28.7% | 700 | 25.7% | 608 | 22.1% | 592 | 22.2% |
| Black: | 736 | 24.9% | 754 | 25.7% | 769 | 27.1% | 768 | 28.0% | 782 | 28.7% | 843 | 30.6% | 793 | 29.7% |
| White: | 1,088 | 36.8% | 1,116 | 38.0% | 1,106 | 38.9% | 35 | 1.3% | 1,102 | 40.4% | 1,177 | 42.8% | 1,193 | 44.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 83 | 2.8% | 64 | 2.2% | 53 | 1.9% | 1,092 | 39.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,258 | 42.5% | 1,261 | 42.9% | 481 | 16.9% | 1,129 | 41.1% | 1,027 | 37.7% | 850 | 30.9% | 798 | 29.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 211 | 7.1% | 276 | 9.4% | 1,000 | 35.2% | 217 | 7.9% | 266 | 9.8% | 288 | 10.5% | 339 | 12.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.03 | 15.61 | 18.65 | 18.42 | 18.05 | 17.90 | 23.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSAE | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 31.0% | 53.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 31.8% | 53.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 33.6% | 52.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 33.8% | 53.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 40.5% | 52.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 43.4% | 53.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.0% | 32.2% | 51.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 49.4% | 52.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 37.0% | 51.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 39% | 35.5% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.8% | 33.6% | 51.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 40.7% | 56.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.3% | 45.7% | 56.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 49.8% | 59.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 45.6% | 58.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 51.8% | 54.0% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 46.2% | 53.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 42.1% | 56.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 51.9% | 54.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 39.5% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 37.9% | 50.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 42.2% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 32.8% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 34.1% | 52.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 35.8% | 52.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 32.5% | 50.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 42.3% | 51.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 39.1% | 51.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 33.8% | 50.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 48.2% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 35.4% | 49.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.0% | 38.7% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 34.0% | 49.4% |
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* Joliet West High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.