Is Hufford Junior High School a good school?

Hufford Junior High School ranks 984 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Hufford Junior High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,095 students attended Hufford Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Hufford Junior High School?

Students at Hufford Junior High School are 62% Hispanic, 20% African American, 13% White, 4% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Hufford Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Hufford Junior High School usually go on to attend Joliet West High School

Hufford Junior High School

Summary:

Hufford Junior High School is a public middle school located in Joliet, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,151 students. The school is part of the Joliet PSD 86 district, which is ranked 739 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hufford Junior High School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Illinois middle schools, with only 29.5% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 9.5% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 41.2% and 28.4%, respectively. The school's performance across different student subgroups is also consistently low, with the lowest rankings for Hispanic, Multi-racial, and Special Education students. Additionally, Hufford Junior High School has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.6% in 2019-2020 to 30.0% in 2023-2024, which is much higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Hufford Junior High School performs significantly worse than the nearby Plainfield School District 202 and Lockport School District 91 schools, which have higher academic achievement, lower chronic absenteeism, and better socioeconomic profiles. Even within the Joliet PSD 86 district, schools like Gompers Junior High School and Washington Junior High & Academy Prgm have higher academic performance and lower chronic absenteeism compared to Hufford Junior High School.

Detail:

Public 6-8

1125 N Larkin Ave
Joliet, IL 60435-3434

(815) 725-3540

District: Joliet PSD 86

SchoolDigger Rank:
984^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,345

Students who attend Hufford Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Joliet West High School

Feeder schools for Hufford Junior High School:

Elementary:	Carl Sandburg Elementary
	Farragut Elementary School
	M J Cunningham Elementary School
	Taft Elementary School
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	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.8

Number of students: 1,095

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.2%

African American:

20.1%

White:

12.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 97.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hufford Junior High School ranks worse than 72.2% of middle schools in Illinois. It also ranks 3^rd among 4 ranked middle schools in the Joliet PSD 86 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.89. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Hufford Junior High School has the largest middle school student body size in the Joliet PSD 86 School District. Student population at Hufford Junior High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (62.2%), African American (20.1%), White (12.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 97.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hufford Junior High School is 13.8, which is the 2^nd best among 4 middle schools in the Joliet PSD 86 School District. (See more...)

Compare Hufford Junior High School employs 79.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hufford Junior High School is $18,345. 3 middle schools in the Joliet PSD 86 School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hufford Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hufford Junior High School 984^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Hufford Junior High School in the ranking list.)

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Joliet PSD 86:

SchoolDigger ranks Joliet PSD 86 739^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hufford Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Hufford Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	25.13	905^th	1185	23.6%
2004	18.60	974^th	1204	19.1%
2005	19.65	979^th	1209	19.0%
2006	20.58	1053^rd	1272	17.2%
2007	26.18	1022^nd	1287	20.6%
2008	41.16	865^th	1293	33.1%
2009	38.97	925^th	1318	29.8%
2010	47.85	818^th	1327	38.4%
2011	51.25	754^th	1344	43.9%
2012	49.93	798^th	1365	41.5%
2013	46.52	749^th	1367	45.2%
2014	43.67	768^th	1322	41.9%
2015	46.95	597^th	1302	54.1%
2016	39.17	745^th	1294	42.4%
2017	38.81	766^th	1293	40.8%
2018	36.26	793^rd	1293	38.7%
2019	29.82	948^th	1356	30.1%
2021	24.16	938^th	1241	24.4%
2022	24.00	1022^nd	1369	25.3%
2023	24.43	1015^th	1367	25.7%
2024	25.89	984^th	1363	27.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Hufford Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.57	146^th	164	11.0%
2019	19.12	141^st	179	21.2%
2022	34.11	122^nd	195	37.4%
2023	24.08	143^rd	194	26.3%
2024	21.89	137^th	184	25.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hufford Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.85	205^th	285	28.1%
2019	37.90	234^th	339	31.0%
2021	31.43	232^nd	277	16.2%
2022	42.84	216^th	454	52.4%
2023	38.17	281^st	480	41.5%
2024	39.83	264^th	486	45.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Hufford Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.67	315^th	602	47.7%
2019	36.45	444^th	792	43.9%
2021	35.08	335^th	548	38.9%
2022	29.67	606^th	781	22.4%
2023	23.54	681^st	805	15.4%
2024	29.24	569^th	802	29.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hufford Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.66	432^nd	1161	62.8%
2019	47.08	602^nd	1217	50.5%
2021	34.52	669^th	1019	34.3%
2022	37.01	727^th	1221	40.5%
2023	37.92	757^th	1234	38.7%
2024	39.67	702^nd	1219	42.4%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Hufford Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	23.17	51^st	53	3.8%
2024	40.86	43^rd	70	38.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Hufford Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.22	739^th	1226	39.7%
2019	26.71	958^th	1276	24.9%
2021	22.91	806^th	1017	20.7%
2022	23.45	987^th	1286	23.3%
2023	25.29	943^rd	1275	26.0%
2024	26.52	906^th	1251	27.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Hufford Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	28.35	517^th	674	23.3%
2024	32.15	437^th	639	31.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Hufford Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.07	789^th	1223	35.5%
2019	33.23	832^nd	1296	35.8%
2021	22.68	847^th	1048	19.2%
2022	25.50	948^th	1286	26.3%
2023	24.06	983^rd	1292	23.9%
2024	24.86	927^th	1264	26.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Hufford Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	41.97	267^th	511	47.7%
2019	33.33	388^th	565	31.3%
2021	41.67	191^st	385	50.4%
2022	30.30	431^st	573	24.8%
2023	30.35	414^th	569	27.2%
2024	36.51	340^th	548	38.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hufford Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.43	341^st	590	42.2%
2019	36.16	410^th	639	35.8%
2021	32.36	367^th	517	29.0%
2022	28.98	494^th	662	25.4%
2023	31.02	472^nd	661	28.6%
2024	29.14	467^th	643	27.4%

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Rank History for White students at Hufford Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.43	426^th	889	52.1%
2019	29.16	660^th	905	27.1%
2022	19.02	775^th	898	13.7%
2023	20.16	772^nd	895	13.7%
2024	35.48	570^th	875	34.9%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Hufford Junior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	493	280	16	89	1	n/a	n/a	0	879
1989	479	318	26	96	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	919
1990	505	290	25	82	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	902
1991	518	268	24	77	2	n/a	n/a	0	889
1992	586	219	17	67	0	n/a	n/a	0	889
1993	514	221	18	73	0	n/a	n/a	0	826
1994	470	217	22	80	0	n/a	n/a	0	789
1995	431	242	24	102	0	n/a	n/a	0	799
1996	431	242	24	102	0	n/a	n/a	0	799
1997	443	226	26	107	0	n/a	n/a	0	802
1998	441	241	20	143	0	n/a	n/a	0	845
1999	438	251	16	166	0	n/a	n/a	0	871
2000	421	314	17	198	0	n/a	n/a	0	950
2001	353	328	13	214	0	n/a	n/a	0	908
2002	333	340	13	232	2	n/a	n/a	0	920
2003	333	340	13	232	2	n/a	n/a	0	920
2004	339	390	15	263	2	n/a	n/a	0	1009
2005	284	364	14	299	1	n/a	n/a	0	962
2006	265	371	10	332	0	n/a	n/a	3	981
2007	254	325	10	354	2	n/a	n/a	6	951
2008	228	317	8	384	2	n/a	n/a	27	966
2009	222	266	9	381	3	n/a	n/a	64	945
2010	202	288	9	347	1	n/a	n/a	69	916
2011	207	287	11	404	1	0	57	0	967
2012	220	306	9	451	2	0	60	0	1048
2013	208	343	7	465	1	0	54	0	1078
2014	237	343	7	507	0	0	35	0	1129
2015	229	314	7	517	0	0	39	0	1106
2016	227	283	10	566	0	0	40	0	1126
2017	224	264	13	597	2	0	35	0	1135
2018	209	266	10	641	1	0	43	0	1170
2019	179	259	9	670	0	0	68	0	1185
2020	185	277	3	680	0	0	57	0	1202
2021	163	278	2	736	0	0	57	0	1236
2022	150	251	5	751	0	0	49	0	1206
2023	131	223	4	747	0	0	46	0	1151
2024	141	220	4	681	1	0	48	0	1095

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hufford Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	879	48.9	17.9	n/a
1989	919	48.0	19.1	n/a
1990	902	48.0	18.7	n/a
1991	889	50.1	17.7	n/a
1992	889	49.9	17.8	n/a
1993	826	49.0	16.9	n/a
1994	789	41.0	19.2	n/a
1995	799	39.0	20.5	n/a
1996	799	39.0	20.5	n/a
1997	802	42.0	19.1	n/a
1998	845	42.9	19.7	n/a
1999	871	48.5	18.0	n/a
2000	950	48.7	19.5	n/a
2001	908	52.0	17.5	n/a
2002	920	53.0	17.4	50.2
2003	920	53.0	17.4	50.2
2004	1009	53.0	19.0	73
2005	962	59.0	16.3	56
2006	981	56.0	17.5	59.4
2007	951	54.0	17.6	56.4
2008	966	42.0	23.0	68.1
2009	945	55.1	17.2	65.2
2010	916	59.1	15.4	81.5
2011	967	57.1	16.9	76.3
2012	1048	61.0	17.1	74.3
2013	1078	75.6	14.2	73.9
2014	1129	68.0	16.6	n/a
2015	1106	72.0	15.3	98.6
2016	1126	68.0	16.5	99.6
2017	1135	73.1	15.5	99.1
2018	1170	71.7	16.3	99.8
2019	1185	69.3	17.0	98.1
2020	1202	74.1	16.2	98.8
2021	1236	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1206	74.7	16.1	96.8
2023	1151	73.9	15.5	97.3
2024	1095	79.2	13.8	97.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hufford Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	879	48.9	17.9	n/a
1989	919	48.0	19.1	n/a
1990	902	48.0	18.7	n/a
1991	889	50.1	17.7	n/a
1992	889	49.9	17.8	n/a
1993	826	49.0	16.9	n/a
1994	789	41.0	19.2	n/a
1995	799	39.0	20.5	n/a
1996	799	39.0	20.5	n/a
1997	802	42.0	19.1	n/a
1998	845	42.9	19.7	n/a
1999	871	48.5	18.0	n/a
2000	950	48.7	19.5	n/a
2001	908	52.0	17.5	n/a
2002	920	53.0	17.4	50.2
2003	920	53.0	17.4	50.2
2004	1009	53.0	19.0	73
2005	962	59.0	16.3	56
2006	981	56.0	17.5	59.4
2007	951	54.0	17.6	56.4
2008	966	42.0	23.0	68.1
2009	945	55.1	17.2	65.2
2010	916	59.1	15.4	81.5
2011	967	57.1	16.9	76.3
2012	1048	61.0	17.1	74.3
2013	1078	75.6	14.2	73.9
2014	1129	68.0	16.6	n/a
2015	1106	72.0	15.3	98.6
2016	1126	68.0	16.5	99.6
2017	1135	73.1	15.5	99.1
2018	1170	71.7	16.3	99.8
2019	1185	69.3	17.0	98.1
2020	1202	74.1	16.2	98.8
2021	1236	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1206	74.7	16.1	96.8
2023	1151	73.9	15.5	97.3
2024	1095	79.2	13.8	97.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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