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Enrollment
501
Middle
DISTRICT 460 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANKAKEE SD 111·NCES 172076005023
Kankakee Junior High School
2250 E Crestwood St, Kankakee, IL 60901 · (815) 933-0730 · Kankakee County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL501 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
454 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 | 268 | 53% |
| Grade 8 | 233 | 47% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Kankakee Junior High School→Kankakee High School
Based on grade levels within Kankakee SD 111. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
28.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.8pp since 2023
Math
15.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.3% | 15.8% |
| 2023-24 | 20.5% | 7.1% |
% 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
21.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Kankakee Junior High School
Kankakee Junior High School's state test result (21.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kankakee Junior High School this school | 501 | 90.6% | 21.3% |
| Brooks Middle School Harvey | 455 | 89.0% | 20.7% |
| Rosa L Parks Middle School Dixmoor | 320 | 91.3% | 12.0% |
| J W Eater Jr High School Rantoul | 477 | 87.2% | 22.7% |
| Kennedy Middle School Rockford | 393 | 90.3% | 6.3% |
| South View Upper Elementary School Danville | 664 | 93.1% | 12.2% |
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 Kankakee Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kankakee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #514 of 578 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.8% | #531 of 640 ▲ 45 | #6 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #579 of 640 ▼ 11 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 501 | #288 of 691 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #527 of 558 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #105 of 560 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.6% | #37 of 581 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.7% | #30 of 440 | #1 of 6 |
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
501
-218 (-30%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 859
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 | 501 | 28.6 | 17.5:1 | 91% (454) |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 30.9 | 16.3:1 | 91% (457) |
| 2022-23 | 560 | 42 | 13.3:1 | 90% (504) |
| 2020-21 | 719 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 693 | 51 | 13.6:1 | 67% (466) |
| 2015-16 | 718 | 54 | 13.3:1 | 79% (568) |
| 2010-11 | 683 | 53 | 12.9:1 | 87% (592) |
| 2000-01 | 799 | 46 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 859 | 49 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kankakee Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (693 to 501); teachers down 44% (51 to 28.6).
About Kankakee Junior High School
Kankakee Junior High School is a middle school in Kankakee, Illinois, reachable at (815) 933-0730. It reported 501 students in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25.
Kankakee SD 111 counts 10 schools and 4,602 students, including Kankakee Junior High School.
The student body at Kankakee Junior High School has no majority group. Black students lead at 47%. The next largest groups are 35% Hispanic, 15% White, and 3% multiracial. The school's Black share is 32 points above the 14% share among Kankakee County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 64%.
With 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.5:1. Middle schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.0:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Kankakee Junior High School, 91% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 61% average among public schools in Kankakee County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 19.2% for Kankakee Junior High School. The school posts 21.3%, 2.2 points above the prediction.
The county, Kankakee County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $71,281, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Kankakee Junior High School, Kankakee County has 44 public schools.
Kankakee Junior High School's closest public school neighbor is Mark Twain Primary School, about 0.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Kankakee Junior High School ranks 4th of 7 nearby schools, at 21.3% versus a 20.4% average.
Under the NCES locale system, Kankakee Junior High School is City: Small.
The school shrank from 719 students in 2020-21 to 501 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Kankakee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,635
Census ACS
Median income
$71,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
16,499 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kankakee SD 111
- Kankakee High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- John Kennedy Middle Grade SchoolElementary · 519 students
- Proegler SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Lincoln Cltrl Center-Montessori Elementary SchoolElementary · 437 students
- King Middle Grade SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Taft Primary SchoolElementary · 316 students
Other schools in Kankakee
- Kankakee High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- John Kennedy Middle Grade SchoolElementary · 519 students
- Limestone Middle SchoolMiddle · 468 students
- Proegler SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Lincoln Cltrl Center-Montessori Elementary SchoolElementary · 437 students
- King Middle Grade SchoolElementary · 385 students
Nearby schools
- Mark Twain Primary School0.1 mi · 192
- Edison Primary School0.5 mi · 192
- Lincoln Cltrl Center-Montessori Elementary School0.8 mi · 437
- King Middle Grade School0.8 mi · 385
- Steuben Elementary School1.1 mi · 234
- Proegler School1.5 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About Kankakee Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Kankakee Junior High School?
Kankakee Junior High School enrolls approximately 501 students in grades 07-08.
Is Kankakee Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kankakee Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Kankakee Junior High School have?
Kankakee Junior High School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Kankakee Junior High School?
Student demographics at Kankakee Junior High School are roughly 15% White, 35% Hispanic, 47% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Kankakee Junior High School public or private?
Kankakee Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kankakee SD 111.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.