Pershing Elem School (Joliet PSD 86 SCH DIST.), Illinois - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Pershing Elem School is a Elementary in Joliet, IL. It currently serves 606 students (grades KG-05). The school is part of the Joliet PSD 86 School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Joliet PSD 86 School District and all schools in Illinois.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:606

Number of Teachers: 30

Student/Teacher Ratio: 20.03

Location Info

Location: 251 N Midland Ave, Joliet, IL 60435

Mailing Address: 251 N Midland Ave, Joliet, IL 60435-6837

Phone: (815)725-0986

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	100
Grade 2	94
Grade 3	115
Grade 4	92
Grade 5	94
Kindergarten	87
Pre-Kindergarten	24

Gender/Sex of Pershing Elem School Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	321	52.97
Female	285	47.03

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Pershing Elem School Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	0.17
Black or African American	99	16.34
Hispanic/Latino	420	69.31
Two or more races	24	3.96
White	62	10.23

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	0.31
Black or African American	49	15.27
Hispanic/Latino	222	69.16
Two or more races	12	3.74
White	37	11.53

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	50	17.54
Hispanic/Latino	198	69.47
Two or more races	12	4.21
White	25	8.77

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	14	14.00
Hispanic/Latino	69	69.00
Two or more races	3	3.00
White	14	14.00

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	18	19.15
Hispanic/Latino	66	70.21
Two or more races	3	3.19
White	7	7.45

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	19	16.52
Hispanic/Latino	83	72.17
Two or more races	3	2.61
White	10	8.70

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.09
Black or African American	20	21.74
Hispanic/Latino	63	68.48
Two or more races	4	4.35
White	4	4.35

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	16	17.02
Hispanic/Latino	59	62.77
Two or more races	5	5.32
White	14	14.89

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	12	13.79
Hispanic/Latino	59	67.82
Two or more races	6	6.90
White	10	11.49

Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino	21	87.50
White	3	12.50