Lynne Thigpen Elementary School
207 South Midland Ave
Joliet IL, 60436, Will County
Phone: 815-741-7629
Ranking: 
(2,507 out of 3,028, bottom 17%)*
(2,507 out of 3,028, bottom 17%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Joliet Public School District 86
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: | 34 | 42 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 640 | 640 | 624 | 678 | 697 | 663 | 630 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 100 | 15.6% | 115 | 18.0% | 92 | 14.7% | 99 | 14.6% | 123 | 17.6% | 117 | 17.6% | 104 | 16.5% |
| Grade 1: | 115 | 18.0% | 95 | 14.8% | 92 | 14.7% | 124 | 18.3% | 117 | 16.8% | 115 | 17.3% | 111 | 17.6% |
| Grade 2: | 95 | 14.8% | 83 | 13.0% | 132 | 21.2% | 109 | 16.1% | 115 | 16.5% | 114 | 17.2% | 105 | 16.7% |
| Grade 3: | 96 | 15.0% | 130 | 20.3% | 93 | 14.9% | 118 | 17.4% | 105 | 15.1% | 118 | 17.8% | 112 | 17.8% |
| Grade 4: | 117 | 18.3% | 105 | 16.4% | 114 | 18.3% | 103 | 15.2% | 117 | 16.8% | 105 | 15.8% | 101 | 16.0% |
| Grade 5: | 117 | 18.3% | 112 | 17.5% | 101 | 16.2% | 124 | 18.3% | 120 | 17.2% | 94 | 14.2% | 97 | 15.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 320 | 50.0% | 316 | 49.4% | 330 | 52.9% | 366 | 54.0% | 341 | 48.9% | 282 | 42.5% | 316 | 50.2% |
| Female: | 320 | 50.0% | 324 | 50.6% | 294 | 47.1% | 312 | 46.0% | 295 | 42.3% | 337 | 50.8% | 285 | 45.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.8% | 10 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 294 | 45.9% | 250 | 39.1% | 237 | 38.0% | 226 | 33.3% | 219 | 31.4% | 213 | 32.1% | 200 | 31.7% |
| Black: | 173 | 27.0% | 194 | 30.3% | 197 | 31.6% | 247 | 36.4% | 239 | 34.3% | 243 | 36.7% | 226 | 35.9% |
| White: | 136 | 21.3% | 139 | 21.7% | 137 | 22.0% | 149 | 22.0% | 176 | 25.3% | 168 | 25.3% | 175 | 27.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 30 | 4.7% | 50 | 7.8% | 46 | 7.4% | 46 | 6.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 636 | 99.4% | 432 | 67.5% | 225 | 36.1% | 501 | 73.9% | 470 | 67.4% | 398 | 60.0% | 324 | 51.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 44 | 6.9% | 270 | 43.3% | 38 | 5.6% | 62 | 8.9% | 69 | 10.4% | 74 | 11.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.10 | 15.41 | 17.33 | 19.07 | 19.42 | 18.50 | 24.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.0% | 74.6% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 75.9% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 82.4% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 88.0% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 83.9% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 84.8% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 85.4% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 80.1% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 83.1% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26.3% | 38.2% | 54.8% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 55.5% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 57.7% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 61.8% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 66.8% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 65.5% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 66.9% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 66.1% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 62.7% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 66.9% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 46.4% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 83.9% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 82.5% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 82.4% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 83.9% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.0% | 83.9% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.0% | 82.4% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 84.0% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 48.2% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 65.7% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 63.7% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 64.5% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 64.5% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 65.5% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 64.5% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 65.9% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 46.2% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 51.5% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 54.5% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 69.6% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 66.0% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 60.1% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 63.8% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 61.5% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 62.0% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 61.8% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 67.0% | 80.9% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 60.2% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 65.4% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 73.1% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 84.1% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 77.8% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 78.8% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 81.6% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 82.0% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 80.4% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 47.7% | 59.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.5% | 45.3% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 50.8% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 57.1% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 59.4% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 63.1% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 62.2% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 65.5% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 69.8% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 68.6% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 45.1% | 58.9% |
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* Lynne Thigpen Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.