Gompers Junior High School

Set in Joliet, Illinois, Gompers Junior High School is a moderately sized middle school, one of the schools within Joliet PSD 86. It enrolls 615 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 33% larger than typical.

Across the 20 schools in Joliet PSD 86 (9,333 students total), Gompers Junior High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Gompers Junior High School reports that nearly all students (89%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 8% Black. The wider county runs roughly 20% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Will County (around 44%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Gompers Junior High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 14.2%, the actual is 24.4%, a residual of +10.1 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Will County indicate the typical household earns roughly $109,984 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Will County runs 209 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students), of which Gompers Junior High School is one.

The closest other public school is Isaac Singleton Elem Sch, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Gompers Junior High School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 31.8%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gompers Junior High School has fell 30%, going from 879 students in 2018 to 615 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Gompers Junior High School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.