Cary Jr High School

Cary Jr High School is a 6-8 campus of well-populated scale in Cary, Illinois, overseen by Cary CCSD 26, hosting 761 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 65% bigger than the state mean of about 462.

Cary Jr High School is one of 5 schools operated by Cary CCSD 26, a district that instructs 2,372 students overall.

Demographically, Cary Jr High School records that 70% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 24% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Cary Jr High School has 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Cary Jr High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.0%; this one delivers 49.6%.

Around the school, census data for McHenry County shows median household earnings sit near $104,802, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across McHenry County's 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,123 students), Cary Jr High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Deer Path Elem School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cary Jr High School. On composite proficiency, Cary Jr High School comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 53.1%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cary Jr High School has decreased 15%, going from 899 students in 2018 to 761 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 17% to 24% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.