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Enrollment
1,072
Middle
DISTRICT 766 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOLIET PSD 86·NCES 172058002334
Hufford Junior High School
1125 N Larkin Ave, Joliet, IL 60435 · (815) 725-3540 · Will County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,072 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
81 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
1,043 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 6 | 357 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 364 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 351 | 33% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
30.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
12.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.2% | 12.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.5% | 9.5% |
% 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
22.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 Hufford Junior High School
Hufford Junior High School's state test result (22.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hufford Junior High School this school | 1,072 | 97.3% | 22.2% |
| Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm Joliet | 724 | 98.5% | 21.0% |
| Dirksen Junior High School Joliet | 653 | 98.2% | 22.1% |
| Chicago Heights Middle School Chicago Hts | 872 | 92.1% | 26.1% |
| Neal Math Science Academy North Chicago | 601 | 98.8% | 17.0% |
| Magee Middle School Round Lake | 642 | 89.3% | 17.5% |
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 Hufford Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #508 of 578 | #37 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #574 of 640 ▼ 31 | #43 of 44 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #565 of 640 ▼ 65 | #43 of 44 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,072 | #21 of 691 | #1 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #301 of 558 | #19 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #234 of 560 | #20 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.3% | #23 of 581 | #4 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #284 of 440 | #24 of 36 |
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
1,072
-164 (-13%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 889
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 | 1,072 | 81.3 | 13.2:1 | 97% (1,043) |
| 2023-24 | 1,095 | 79.3 | 13.8:1 | 97% (1,066) |
| 2022-23 | 1,151 | 74 | 15.6:1 | 97% (1,120) |
| 2020-21 | 1,236 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,170 | 71.7 | 16.3:1 | 100% (1,168) |
| 2015-16 | 1,126 | 68 | 16.6:1 | 100% (1,122) |
| 2010-11 | 967 | 57 | 17.0:1 | 76% (738) |
| 2000-01 | 908 | 52 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 889 | 50 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hufford Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,170 to 1,072); teachers up 13% (71.7 to 81.3).
About Hufford Junior High School
Hufford Junior High School runs as a large middle school in Joliet, Illinois. Enrollment totals 1,072 students across grades 6 through 8. The school is 132% larger than the average for middle schools in Illinois.
Hufford Junior High School is part of a district of 20 schools: Joliet PSD 86, with 9,333 students.
The largest group at Hufford Junior High School is Hispanic students, at 65%. The remaining students are 19% Black, 12% White, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Will County, the Hispanic share is about 20%. The diversity index for Hufford Junior High School is 53%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 13.2:1 is based on 81.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois is close to this figure. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 97%. It compares with 44% for public schools in Will County.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Hufford Junior High School's results are 6.9 points above predicted: 22.2% against 15.3%.
For the population of Will County, the median household earns about $109,984 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Will County, 209 public schools serve about 113,008 students.
Hufford Junior High School is about 0.4 miles from Carl Sandburg Elementary, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Hufford Junior High School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Hufford Junior High School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 13% drop took enrollment from 1,236 in 2020-21 to 1,072 in 2024-25.
Hufford Junior High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Joliet PSD 86
- Washington Jr High & Academy PrgmMiddle · 724 students
- Dirksen Junior High SchoolMiddle · 653 students
- Sator Sanchez Elementary SchoolElementary · 635 students
- Pershing Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Lynne Thigpen Elementary SchoolElementary · 620 students
- Gompers Junior High SchoolMiddle · 615 students
Other schools in Joliet
- Joliet West High SchoolHigh · 3,451 students
- Joliet Central High SchoolHigh · 3,295 students
- Aux Sable Middle SchoolMiddle · 844 students
- Washington Jr High & Academy PrgmMiddle · 724 students
- Dirksen Junior High SchoolMiddle · 653 students
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 646 students
Nearby schools
- Carl Sandburg Elementary0.4 mi · 371
- Taft Elementary School0.5 mi · 424
- Joliet West High School1.0 mi · 3,451
- Pershing Elementary School1.2 mi · 621
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary School1.4 mi · 235
- Richland Elementary School1.5 mi · 774
Frequently asked questions
About Hufford Junior High SchoolHow large is Hufford Junior High School?
Hufford Junior High School enrolls approximately 1,072 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Hufford Junior High School serve?
Hufford Junior High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Hufford Junior High School have?
Hufford Junior High School employs 81 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hufford Junior High School?
At Hufford Junior High School, the student body is approximately 12% White, 65% Hispanic, 19% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Hufford Junior High School?
Hufford Junior High School is overseen by Joliet PSD 86 in Will County.
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