1
Enrollment
1,024
Middle
DISTRICT 983 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINOOKA CCSD 201·NCES 172631002799
Minooka Jr High School
333 W McEvilly Rd, Minooka, IL 60447 · (815) 467-2136 · Grundy County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,024 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of Illinois public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
15.9:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
275 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 497 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 527 | 51% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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 Minooka CCSD 201. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
54.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.5pp since 2023
Math
34.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.8% | 34.7% |
| 2023-24 | 45.3% | 26.3% |
% 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Minooka Jr High School
Minooka Jr High School's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minooka Jr High School this school | 1,024 | 26.9% | 44.5% |
| Minooka Intermediate School Minooka | 941 | 27.1% | 48.7% |
| Yorkville Middle School Yorkville | 1,152 | 24.7% | 44.7% |
| Antioch Upper Grade School Antioch | 875 | 30.7% | 48.4% |
| Traughber Jr High School Oswego | 1,070 | 24.7% | 49.3% |
| Cary Jr High School Cary | 761 | 28.5% | 49.6% |
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 Minooka Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #271 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #297 of 640 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #348 of 640 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,024 | #27 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #490 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.1% | #215 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.9% | #478 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.1% | #67 of 127 |
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
1,024
-82 (-7%) vs 2020
+216% since 1990-91, when it was 324
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 | 1,024 | 64.5 | 15.9:1 | 27% (275) |
| 2023-24 | 1,053 | 64 | 16.4:1 | 28% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 1,058 | 64 | 16.5:1 | 26% (276) |
| 2020-21 | 1,106 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 956 | 53.6 | 17.8:1 | 24% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 944 | 52 | 18.1:1 | 23% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 802 | 39 | 20.6:1 | 25% (203) |
| 2000-01 | 454 | 26 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 324 | 19 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Minooka Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (956 to 1,024); teachers up 20% (53.6 to 64.5).
About Minooka Jr High School
A large middle school in Minooka, Illinois, Minooka Jr High School is part of Minooka CCSD 201. Enrollment is 1,024 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 7 through 8. Against the 462-student average for middle schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 122% higher.
Minooka CCSD 201 has 7 schools; together they serve 4,361 students.
White students account for 62% of enrollment at Minooka Jr High School. Other groups make up 24% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 4% multiracial. Grundy County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school's share is lower. The chance that two students picked at random at Minooka Jr High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 55%.
Minooka Jr High School counts 64.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.9 students for each one. Among middle schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.0:1. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 35% for public schools in Grundy County.
The allk12 Grade for Minooka Jr High School is C. Compared with Illinois public middle schools, the school scored higher than 29% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Minooka Jr High School is 11.5 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 44.5% actual, 56.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Illinois.
In Grundy County (population about 53,219), median household income is about $92,235, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Minooka Jr High School is one of 28 public schools in Grundy County, which together enroll about 12,070 students.
The closest public school to Minooka Jr High School is Minooka Intermediate School, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Minooka Jr High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 4 schools in the immediate area with test results, Minooka Jr High School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Minooka Jr High School saw enrollment fall 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Grundy County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,219
Census ACS
Median income
$92,235
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
12,070 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Minooka CCSD 201
- Minooka Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 941 students
- Aux SableElementary · 617 students
- Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 553 students
- Minooka Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Walnut Trails Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
- Minooka Primary CenterElementary · 247 students
Other schools in Minooka
- Minooka Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 941 students
- Aux SableElementary · 617 students
- Minooka Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Minooka Primary CenterElementary · 247 students
- Minooka AcademyHigh
Nearby schools
- Minooka Intermediate School0.7 mi · 941
- Minooka Primary Center0.7 mi · 247
- Minooka Elementary School0.8 mi · 504
- Aux Sable1.4 mi · 617
- Three Rivers School1.8 mi · 268
- Minooka Community High School2.3 mi · 2,918
Frequently asked questions
About Minooka Jr High SchoolHow many students attend Minooka Jr High School?
Minooka Jr High School enrolls approximately 1,024 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Minooka Jr High School serve?
Minooka Jr High School serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Minooka Jr High School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Minooka Jr High School.
How diverse is Minooka Jr High School?
Minooka Jr High School reports a student body of 62% White, 24% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Minooka Jr High School in?
Minooka Jr High School is part of Minooka CCSD 201.
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