The top reported proficiency rate is 64% in English language arts. The lowest is 34% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on John R Tibbott Elem School
John R Tibbott Elementary is a pre-K through fifth-grade school in Bolingbrook serving a student body that is just over one-third Hispanic, roughly one-fifth Black, and the remainder distributed across Asian, white, two-or-more-races, and American Indian students. The enrollment is modest for an elementary school, with grades fairly balanced across the span. The school's free-or-reduced-price-lunch rate was not reported, so a parent looking to understand the economic profile of the student population would need to contact the school directly.
The school sits in Valley View Community Unit School District 365U, which covers Bolingbrook and Romeoville. The district has made visible progress in college and career readiness over the past handful of years, tripling the share of students meeting state benchmarks through expanded Advanced Placement and dual-credit offerings at the high school level. The district also earned a Moody's bond upgrade to Aa1 in late 2023 and has not asked for an additional property-tax levy in a long time, a combination that creates unusual property-tax stability for families in the district. Starting in the 2023-24 school year, the district shifted all student and staff start times and moved to two early-release days per month; families use these schedules to plan childcare and work.
On state testing, Tibbott's third-grade results in English language arts and math ran in the low to mid range, with proficiency slightly stronger in ELA than in math. Fourth grade showed proficiency rates declining in math and holding roughly steady in ELA. Fifth grade math proficiency dropped further, while ELA proficiency jumped notably higher, suggesting uneven academic progress by grade and subject. Fifth-grade science proficiency was low. The pattern across the school shows strength concentrated in third-grade language arts and fifth-grade reading, with math proficiency declining as students advance and science proficiency below the school's reading and math marks overall. Against other districts in Will County, Tibbott's overall proficiency index sits slightly above the midpoint, a position that reflects mixed results rather than a clear strength or notable concern.
No data on chronic absenteeism, graduation rate, special education enrollment, or English learner enrollment appeared in the record. Because the school serves only K through five, it does not report graduation data; state testing does not cover the earliest grades, which explains why pre-K and kindergarten have no proficiency results. A parent may want to ask the school directly about student support services, teaching approaches, and any in-house plans to address the softer performance in upper-grade math and science.
Bolingbrook itself is a sprawling suburban village about 30 miles southwest of downtown Chicago, built entirely around the car. Its economic base includes retail headquarters such as Ulta Beauty and WeatherTech, hospital employment, and a very large warehouse and distribution sector tied to the interstate corridors. Housing values in the area are stable to modestly appreciating, with median home values in the mid-range for suburban Illinois and rents climbing at a rate faster than typical for the region. The village has over 20 miles of paved paths and trails connecting neighborhoods to schools and parks, though daily errands generally require a car. Active residential development continues, particularly from Pulte Homes, and transit capacity is expanding through improvements to the Pace park-and-ride system.
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