Joliet Central High School - Joliet, Illinois/IL

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Joliet Central High School

201 E Jefferson St, Joliet, IL, 60432-2848 -

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Definition of Terms

Joliet Central High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Will County, IL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2702 students

% Male / % Female

48% / 52%

Total Classroom Teachers

174 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 1003 students

Grade 10 - 671 students

Grade 11 - 509 students

Grade 12 - 519 students

This School

(IL) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:16

1:17

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(IL) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	3%
% Hispanic	40%	21%
% Black	31%	22%
% White	28%	49%
% Unknown	1 %	5%

Additional Student Information

This School

(IL) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

26%

39%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(IL) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Joliet Township High 204 School District

This School's Agency

(IL) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	3	3
Number of Students Managed	5,208 students	915 students
District Total Revenue	$65,270,000	$8,184,000
District Expenditure	$67,387,000	$8,197,000
District Revenue / Student	$12,533	$9,431
District Expenditure / Student	$12,939	$8,331
District Graduation Rates	84%	91%

Joliet Central High School is located at 201 E. Jefferson St, in Joliet, Illinois, USA. Built in 1901, the original building is noted for its marble floors and staircases and its castle-like limestone exterior architecture. The building has been added on to 5 times since it was build in 1901 and it served as the original home to Joliet Junior College. The school's balconied auditorium is the largest indoor auditorium in Joliet, including that of the downtown Rialto Square Theatre, and its large gymnasium is capable of holding over 2500 people during yearly graduation ceremonies. Central is part of Joliet Township High Schools, along with Joliet West and Joliet East (now defunct).
Building: The school itself is four stories tall, two city blocks long, and includes four separate buildings. The campus underwent a moderate expansion during 2005 when the old shop building was knocked down and a new building was erected in its place. A catwalk now connects the main building to the T&I building and allows students to cross unencumbered during inclement weather. The facilities also include a daycare (on the ground floor of the Little Theater building), a planetarium, 6 tennis courts, a soccer field, 4 baseball fields, 1/16 mile indoor track, and a 1/4 mile track across the street to the East.
There is an historical display on the second floor near the South Entrance that is maintained by the Joliet Central Historical Society. Many archived items are kept in a vault, but the display includes the original Steelman sculpture and conceptual models of it from the 1933 Chicago World's Fair. The Steelman was sculpted by Louise Lentz Woodruff and is positioned with its hands behind a male and female, symbolizing technology advancing man. It is surrounded by the original relief panels representing the basic sciences: astronomy, mathematics, physics, chemistry, botany, zoology, medicine, and geology. It has long been considered good luck to rub the right knee of the male before any test or sporting events, therefore, the knee has been worn away and reconstituted over the years.
In 1994, Central and West were forced to combine sports teams due to lack of funding. The Steelman became the mascot of both schools. Joliet Township is a member of the IHSA SICA West conference and it's archrivals for the past 10 years have been Joliet Catholic Academy and Providence Catholic High School.
Education: There are 4 levels of study at Central (in order of conceptual difficulty): Honors, A-level, Regular, and Tech Prep.
The Honors curriculum is concentrated for students who grasp concepts more readily and the difficulty is reflected in the AP level classes and pace at which materials are taught. The grade weighting of 1.4 attempts to reflect the challenges with which honors students are presented.
A-level classes concentrate on above-average students, but is a slightly slower pace than the honors curriculum to allow more time on each subject.
Regular level classes are weighted 1.0 and spend still more time on material and provide move work to students to help them understand difficult concepts.
Tech Prep is a fairly new program that started in 1993 that helps students get involved in their work by taking exploratory field trips and performing labs to allow a better understanding of subject materials. Classes for the Tech Prep program are weighted at 1.0 or 1.2, and the quality of the school's state achievement tests have benefited greatly from the student involvement-based education.
The student grade point average is based on a 4.0 scale and weighted grades are awarded for higher curriculum classes, with 5.6 being the highest GPA obtainable by an honors student. The student with the highest GPA in recent history is Crystal Lovell, class of 1996, who graduated as valedictorian with a 5.51 GPA[1]. Central separates freshmen from the rest of the student body by primarily locating their classes in a localized area within the main building and giving them an earlier start. This provides an environment that is more supportive of new students and allows more freedom and time to find classrooms in a building of this size.
Notable alumni: Ken Strickland (1985) - Jesse Barfield (1977) - Margaret Leinen (1964) - Kathryn Gottlieb (Katherine Hays) (1952) - Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (1951) - Robert Novak (1948) - John 'Jack' Goeken (1948) - George Munroe (1939) - John Houbolt (1936) - Audrey Totter (1936) - Larry Parks (1932) - Ernest 'Pug' Rentner (1929) - Katherine Dunham (1926) - Edwin Way Teale (1918).
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About This Zip Code (60432)

School Zip (60432)

(IL) State Average

Population (Approximate)

21,431 people

12,207,380 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

24%

Population Average Age

27 years old

33 years old

Average Household size

3.5 persons

2.6 persons

Median Household Income

$34,146

$46,557

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

5 rooms

5.4 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

58 years old

49 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

55% / 45%

62% / 38%

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