Minooka Jr High School

Minooka Jr High School operates as a heavily attended intermediate school in Minooka, Illinois, operated by Minooka CCSD 201. Current enrollment sits at 1,024 students spanning grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 122% larger than the state mean of about 462.

Minooka Jr High School is one of 7 schools operated by Minooka CCSD 201, a district that educates 4,361 students overall.

Demographically, Minooka Jr High School logs that White students make up the majority at 62%; the rest breaks down as 24% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Grundy County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Minooka Jr High School has 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Grundy County (around 35%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Minooka Jr High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.0%, the actual is 44.5%, a residual of -11.5 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Grundy County put median household earnings sit near $92,235, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Minooka Jr High School is one of 28 public schools in Grundy County (combined enrollment of about 12,070 students).

The closest other public school is Minooka Intermediate School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Minooka Jr High School at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 44.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Minooka Jr High School's enrollment has climbed 7% since 2018, when it stood at 956 (now 1,024). White enrollment moved from 67% to 62% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Minooka Jr High School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.