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Enrollment
591
Middle
DISTRICT 634 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY VIEW CUSD 365U·NCES 174007005863
John J Lukancic Middle School
725 W Normantown Rd, Romeoville, IL 60446 · (815) 886-2216 · Will County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL591 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of Illinois public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
12.5:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
317 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 198 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 198 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 195 | 33% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
72.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.7pp since 2023
Math
34.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.1% | 34.3% |
| 2023-24 | 63.4% | 30.5% |
% 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
50.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 John J Lukancic Middle School
John J Lukancic Middle School's state test result (50.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John J Lukancic Middle School this school | 591 | 53.6% | 50.7% |
| Jewel Middle School North Aurora | 490 | 50.4% | 36.2% |
| Herget Middle School Aurora | 594 | 50.0% | 40.0% |
| A Vito Martinez Middle School Romeoville | 583 | 55.6% | 52.9% |
| Viking School Gurnee | 461 | 54.4% | 22.1% |
| Emily G Johns School Plano | 494 | 57.1% | 33.6% |
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 John J Lukancic Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #190 of 578 | #25 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #301 of 640 ▼ 61 | #32 of 44 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.1% | #156 of 640 no change | #19 of 44 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 591 | #226 of 691 | #24 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #229 of 558 | #15 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #94 of 560 | #12 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.6% | #257 of 581 | #10 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.1% | #77 of 127 | #4 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
-89 (-13%) vs 2020
-5% since 2010-11, when it was 625
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 | 47.4 | 12.5:1 | 54% (317) |
| 2023-24 | 611 | 48 | 12.7:1 | 60% (367) |
| 2022-23 | 619 | 47 | 13.2:1 | 63% (390) |
| 2020-21 | 680 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 557 | 41 | 13.6:1 | 64% (359) |
| 2015-16 | 596 | 41 | 14.5:1 | 63% (374) |
| 2010-11 | 625 | 38 | 16.4:1 | 53% (333) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John J Lukancic Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (557 to 591); teachers up 16% (41 to 47.4).
About John J Lukancic Middle School
John J Lukancic Middle School, a mid-sized middle school, is located in Romeoville, Illinois. The school has 591 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Illinois average about 462 students, which makes this school 28% above average.
Valley View CUSD 365U has 14,710 students in 20 schools, and John J Lukancic Middle School is one of those schools.
About 50% of the student body at John J Lukancic Middle School is Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 29% White, 14% Black, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Will County, the Hispanic share is about 20%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 64%.
The school lists 47.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. The average for middle schools in Illinois is about 13.0:1. A total of 317 students, or 54%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 44% for public schools in Will County.
On the allk12 Grade, John J Lukancic Middle School lands at B+, ahead of 73% of Illinois public middle schools.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 40.5%. John J Lukancic Middle School scores 50.7%.
For the population of Will County, the median household earns about $109,984 a year, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county's public schools total 209, with about 113,008 students.
John J Lukancic Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Skoff Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. John J Lukancic Middle School ranks 3rd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 50.7% against a local average of 47.1%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment fell 13% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at John J Lukancic Middle School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Valley View CUSD 365U
- Bolingbrook High SchoolHigh · 3,298 students
- Romeoville High SchoolHigh · 1,848 students
- Brooks Middle SchoolMiddle · 850 students
- Oak View Elementary SchoolElementary · 636 students
- Independence Elementary SchoolElementary · 617 students
- Hubert H Humphrey Middle SchoolMiddle · 596 students
Other schools in Romeoville
- Romeoville High SchoolHigh · 1,848 students
- A Vito Martinez Middle SchoolMiddle · 583 students
- Robert C Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
- Skoff ElementaryElementary · 542 students
- Irene King Elementary SchoolElementary · 533 students
- Dr. James Mitchem Erly Chldhd CenterElementary · 515 students
Nearby schools
- Skoff Elementary0.1 mi · 542
- Robert C Hill Elementary School0.7 mi · 547
- Dr. James Mitchem Erly Chldhd Center0.8 mi · 515
- A Vito Martinez Middle School0.9 mi · 583
- Irene King Elementary School1.2 mi · 533
- Romeoville High School1.9 mi · 1,848
Frequently asked questions
About John J Lukancic Middle SchoolHow large is John J Lukancic Middle School?
John J Lukancic Middle School enrolls approximately 591 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does John J Lukancic Middle School serve?
John J Lukancic Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at John J Lukancic Middle School?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at John J Lukancic Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at John J Lukancic Middle School?
At John J Lukancic Middle School, the student body is approximately 29% White, 50% Hispanic, 14% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is John J Lukancic Middle School public or private?
John J Lukancic Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Valley View CUSD 365U.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.