The brief
A private school in Joliet, IL serving grades Kindergarten – 12th.
It ranks 409 of 781 schools in Illinois.
Ucp-Cds-Melvin J Larson School is a private school: it enrolls by application and tuition, and its rating comes from the private-school model, which is not comparable with a public rating.
About this school's datarating: low confidence · 3 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
- Estimated academic score. This school does not have standardized test data. Based on 30 schools in Joliet. Learn more
- What this rating measures: classroom size, instructional time, student diversity, community resources, and school characteristics. Private schools are ranked against other private schools in IL.
- Component weights adjusted due to data availability.
Score basis: private school model. Data coverage: 80% of scoring components had data. Components scored: 4 of 5. Ranking pool: private schools in IL.
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS) · SY 2023–24 · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 60436; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Open the Chicago school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.
The area
- Median income
- $63,570
- Median home value
- $170,800
- Median rent
- $1,242/mo
- College educated
- 14.5%
- Homeownership
- 57.2%
- Poverty rate
- 15.8%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 60436; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 45
- Car-Dependent
- Transit Score
- 28
- Some Transit
- Bike Score
- 50
- Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 1,493/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Joliet. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Joliet), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Who goes here
- White59%
- Black21%
- Hispanic20%
Enrollment mix: NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS).
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Ucp-Cds-Melvin J Larson School serve?
Ucp-Cds-Melvin J Larson School serves students in grades Kindergarten through 12th.
How many students attend Ucp-Cds-Melvin J Larson School?
Ucp-Cds-Melvin J Larson School has an enrollment of approximately 34 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ucp-Cds-Melvin J Larson School?
The student-teacher ratio at Ucp-Cds-Melvin J Larson School is 6.8:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 11:1 for private schools.
How does Ucp-Cds-Melvin J Larson School rank in IL?
Ucp-Cds-Melvin J Larson School ranks #409 of 781 private schools in IL.
What is Ucp-Cds-Melvin J Larson School's MySchoolScout rating?
Ucp-Cds-Melvin J Larson School has a current MySchoolScout rating of 6.4 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
Is Ucp-Cds-Melvin J Larson School a private school?
Yes, Ucp-Cds-Melvin J Larson School is a private coeducational school with a Nonsectarian affiliation. Private schools are not required to participate in state standardized testing, so academic performance data may be limited compared to public schools.
Is Ucp-Cds-Melvin J Larson School a religious school?
No, Ucp-Cds-Melvin J Larson School is a nonsectarian (non-religious) private school.
School facts
- Grades
- Kindergarten – 12th
- Enrollment
- 34
- Gender split
- 65% M / 35% F
- Student-teacher ratio
- 6.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 5
- Type
- Private
- Coed status
- Coed
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- School day
- 5 hours
- Days per year
- 221 days
- Setting
- Large Suburb
- County
- Will County
- Phone
- (815) 744-3500
- Area population (ZIP 60436)
- 19,446
- Area average commute
- 26.8 min
- Area median age
- 34.3
NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS) (SY 2023–24).
Related reading
Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Illinois Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.