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What's one thing Alex M Martino Jr High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
591
Middle
DISTRICT 482 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW LENOX SD 122·NCES 172814002970
Alex M Martino Jr High School
731 E Joliet Hwy, New Lenox, IL 60451 · (815) 485-7593 · Will County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL591 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Illinois public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
64 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 304 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 287 | 49% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
70.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.2pp since 2023
Math
55.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 55.7% |
| 2023-24 | 55.8% | 45.4% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alex M Martino Jr High School
Alex M Martino Jr High School's state test result (58.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex M Martino Jr High School this school | 591 | 10.8% | 58.8% |
| Central Intermediate School Washington | 649 | 11.6% | 70.5% |
| Nelson Ridge School New Lenox | 432 | 11.1% | 59.3% |
| Spencer Crossing New Lenox | 544 | 7.2% | 56.7% |
| Tri-Valley Middle School Downs | 450 | 8.7% | 69.2% |
| Manhattan Jr High School Manhattan | 615 | 16.9% | 61.9% |
Matched among Illinois middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alex M Martino Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #105 of 578 | #15 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #103 of 640 ▲ 14 | #11 of 44 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #180 of 640 ▲ 53 | #23 of 44 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 591 | #225 of 691 | #23 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #479 of 558 | #39 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.8% | #419 of 560 | #41 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.8% | #573 of 581 | #35 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.3% | #95 of 127 | #6 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
591
+37 (+7%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 618
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 591 | 38 | 15.6:1 | 11% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 565 | 37 | 15.3:1 | 12% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 574 | 35.3 | 16.2:1 | 10% (56) |
| 2020-21 | 554 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 572 | 36.5 | 15.7:1 | 11% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 585 | 33 | 17.7:1 | 8% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 627 | 34 | 18.4:1 | 12% (75) |
| 2000-01 | 969 | 50 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 618 | 29 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alex M Martino Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (572 to 591); teachers up 4% (36.5 to 38).
About Alex M Martino Jr High School
Alex M Martino Jr High School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in New Lenox, Illinois, administered by New Lenox SD 122. A total of 591 students attend the school, which covers grades 7 through 8. Against the 462-student average for middle schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 28% higher.
New Lenox SD 122 is made up of 12 schools with 4,956 students in all.
The student body at Alex M Martino Jr High School is 84% White. Other groups include 10% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Will County residents are about 62% White. Alex M Martino Jr High School's diversity index is 28%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.6:1, with 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.6 students per teacher above the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 11% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Will County average 44%.
Measured against Illinois public middle schools, Alex M Martino Jr High School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Alex M Martino Jr High School's results are 6.5 points below predicted: 58.8% against 65.3%.
County data help place the school in context: in Will County, the median household income is $109,984, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. In all, Will County has 209 public schools and roughly 113,008 students.
Bentley Elementary School is the public school closest to Alex M Martino Jr High School, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 58.6%; Alex M Martino Jr High School's is 58.8%, ranking 4th of 7.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 37 students since 2020-21, to 591.
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Will County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
701,462
Census ACS
Median income
$109,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
209
113,008 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Lenox SD 122
- Liberty Junior High SchoolMiddle · 573 students
- Spencer CrossingMiddle · 544 students
- Spencer PointeElementary · 437 students
- Nelson Ridge SchoolMiddle · 432 students
- Nelson Prairie SchoolElementary · 388 students
- Bentley Elementary SchoolMiddle · 380 students
Other schools in New Lenox
- Lincoln Way WestHigh · 2,047 students
- Lincoln-Way Central High SchoolHigh · 1,991 students
- Liberty Junior High SchoolMiddle · 573 students
- Spencer CrossingMiddle · 544 students
- Spencer PointeElementary · 437 students
- Nelson Ridge SchoolMiddle · 432 students
Nearby schools
- Bentley Elementary School0.5 mi · 380
- Arnold J Tyler School0.6 mi · 372
- Lincoln-Way Central High School1.1 mi · 1,991
- Spencer Trail1.2 mi · 367
- Spencer Crossing1.2 mi · 544
- Spencer Pointe1.3 mi · 437
Frequently asked questions
About Alex M Martino Jr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Alex M Martino Jr High School?
Alex M Martino Jr High School enrolls approximately 591 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Alex M Martino Jr High School serve?
Alex M Martino Jr High School serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Alex M Martino Jr High School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Alex M Martino Jr High School.
How diverse is Alex M Martino Jr High School?
Alex M Martino Jr High School reports a student body of 84% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Alex M Martino Jr High School?
Alex M Martino Jr High School is overseen by New Lenox SD 122 in Will County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.