Enrollment
287
Middle
DISTRICT 261 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH HOLLAND SD 150·NCES 173672003779
McKinley Jr High School
16949 Cottage Grove Ave, South Holland, IL 60473 · (708) 339-8500 · Cook County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL287 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of Illinois public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
13.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
222 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 87 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 104 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 96 | 33% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within South Holland SD 150. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
50.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.6pp since 2023
Math
21.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 21.4% |
| 2023-24 | 42.4% | 18.8% |
% 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
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 McKinley Jr High School
McKinley Jr High School's state test result (33.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKinley Jr High School this school | 287 | 77.4% | 33.6% |
| Sauk Elementary School Richton Park | 281 | 74.4% | 25.8% |
| Michelle Obama School of Technology Park Forest | 428 | 79.0% | 22.4% |
| Southwood Middle School Country Club Hills | 283 | 70.3% | 19.2% |
| Barack Obama School of Ldership Chicago Heights | 367 | 80.7% | 29.4% |
| O W Huth Middle School Matteson | 421 | 68.2% | 32.3% |
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 McKinley Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #399 of 578 | #62 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #469 of 640 ▼ 57 | #96 of 146 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #408 of 640 ▼ 33 | #87 of 146 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 287 | #464 of 691 | #123 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #355 of 558 | #100 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.6% | #481 of 560 | #123 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.4% | #73 of 581 | #34 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #185 of 440 | #41 of 97 |
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
287
-57 (-17%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 434
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 | 287 | 21 | 13.7:1 | 77% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 315 | 22 | 14.3:1 | 82% (259) |
| 2022-23 | 297 | 22 | 13.5:1 | 90% (267) |
| 2020-21 | 344 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 334 | 20 | 16.7:1 | 87% (289) |
| 2015-16 | 307 | 21 | 14.6:1 | 79% (242) |
| 2010-11 | 381 | 25 | 15.2:1 | 62% (237) |
| 2000-01 | 363 | 25 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 434 | 26 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McKinley Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (334 to 287); teachers up 5% (20 to 21).
About McKinley Jr High School
As a small middle school, McKinley Jr High School serves students in South Holland, Illinois. Federal data show 287 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Across middle schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 462.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in South Holland SD 150 totals 784 students.
The share of Black students at McKinley Jr High School is 89%. The remaining shares are 9% Hispanic. Cook County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 20%.
McKinley Jr High School reports a ratio of 13.7 students per teacher, from 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois is close to this figure. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at McKinley Jr High School, 77% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
McKinley Jr High School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 46% of Illinois public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, McKinley Jr High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.6%; the prediction is 26.9%.
For the population of Cook County, median household income comes to about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cook County counts 1,406 public schools with about 697,934 students.
McKinley Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from McKinley Jr High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, McKinley Jr High School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, McKinley Jr High School had a net loss of 57 students, or 17%.
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Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Holland SD 150
- Greenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 321 students
- McKinley Elementary SchoolElementary · 176 students
Other schools in South Holland
- Thornwood High SchoolHigh · 1,843 students
- Greenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 321 students
- New Beginnings Learning AcademyElementary · 288 students
- Madison SchoolElementary · 277 students
- Eisenhower SchoolElementary · 274 students
- McKinley Elementary SchoolElementary · 176 students
Nearby schools
- McKinley Elementary School0.0 mi · 176
- Greenwood Elementary School0.4 mi · 321
- Thornwood High School0.5 mi · 1,843
- Eisenhower School1.3 mi · 274
- Wolcott School1.5 mi · 249
- Madison School1.7 mi · 277
Frequently asked questions
About McKinley Jr High SchoolHow many students attend McKinley Jr High School?
McKinley Jr High School enrolls approximately 287 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does McKinley Jr High School serve?
McKinley Jr High School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at McKinley Jr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at McKinley Jr High School is approximately 13.7:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at McKinley Jr High School?
At McKinley Jr High School, the student body is approximately 9% Hispanic, 89% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is McKinley Jr High School public or private?
McKinley Jr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by South Holland SD 150.
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