Limestone Middle Sch

Limestone Middle Sch operates as a mid-tier junior high in Kankakee, Illinois, one of the schools within Herscher CUSD 2. Current enrollment sits at 468 students spanning grades 5 through 8.

Across the 4 schools in Herscher CUSD 2 (1,686 students total), Limestone Middle Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Limestone Middle Sch reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). The remainder consists of 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 73% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. The state averages about 13.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Kankakee County's rate of about 61%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Limestone Middle Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.1%; this one delivers 55.0%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Kankakee County) logs that median household income runs about $71,281, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Kankakee County runs 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,499 students), of which Limestone Middle Sch is one.

Nearest neighbor: Bonfield Grade School, around 4.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Limestone Middle Sch at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 29.8%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Limestone Middle Sch has declined 7%, going from 501 students in 2018 to 468 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Limestone Middle Sch community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.