Is Kankakee Junior High School a good school?

Kankakee Junior High School ranks in the bottom 16.1% of Illinois middle schools.

How many students attend Kankakee Junior High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 560 students attended Kankakee Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Kankakee Junior High School?

Students at Kankakee Junior High School are 50% African American, 33% Hispanic, 14% White, 3% Two or more races.

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

Students who attend Kankakee Junior High School usually go on to attend Kankakee High School

Kankakee Junior High School

Summary:

Kankakee Junior High School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Kankakee, Illinois, with 560 students. The school is part of the Kankakee School District 111, which is ranked 756 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kankakee Junior High School faces significant challenges, with consistently low rankings, high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 46% to 68.6%, and poor academic performance. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments are well below state averages, with only 20.5% of students proficient in ELA and 7.1% proficient in Math, compared to state averages of 41.2% and 28.4%, respectively. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population, with the performance of African American, Hispanic, and low-socioeconomic status students ranking in the bottom half of Illinois middle schools.

In comparison, nearby schools such as Donovan Junior High School, Peotone Junior High School, and Limestone Middle School generally outperform Kankakee Junior High School on key metrics, suggesting that the school may be facing deeper systemic challenges that require a more comprehensive approach to address.

Detail:

Public 7-8

2250 E Crestwood St
Kankakee, IL 60901-2803

(815) 933-0730

District: Kankakee School District 111

SchoolDigger Rank:
1144^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,552

Students who attend Kankakee Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Kankakee High School

Feeder schools for Kankakee Junior High School:

Elementary:	Edison Primary School
	John Kennedy Middle Grade School
	King Middle Grade School
	Mark Twain Primary School
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	Steuben Elementary School
	Taft Primary School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.3

Number of students: 560

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.6%

Hispanic:

33.0%

White:

13.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Kankakee Junior High School ranks worse than 83.9% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.34. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kankakee Junior High School is $16,552.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kankakee Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Kankakee Junior High School 1144^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Kankakee Junior High School in the ranking list.)

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Kankakee School District 111:

SchoolDigger ranks Kankakee School District 111 756^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Kankakee Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Kankakee Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	11.14	1035^th	1185	12.7%
2004	15.32	1002^nd	1204	16.8%
2005	14.93	1022^nd	1209	15.5%
2006	19.09	1063^rd	1272	16.4%
2007	18.36	1086^th	1287	15.6%
2008	20.45	1079^th	1293	16.6%
2009	22.87	1079^th	1318	18.1%
2010	18.55	1135^th	1327	14.5%
2011	10.13	1254^th	1344	6.7%
2012	13.06	1238^th	1365	9.3%
2013	15.38	1207^th	1367	11.7%
2014	16.91	1150^th	1322	13.0%
2016	17.13	1144^th	1294	11.6%
2017	16.85	1112^th	1293	14.0%
2018	19.55	1065^th	1293	17.6%
2019	19.87	1111^th	1356	18.1%
2021	19.83	1027^th	1241	17.2%
2022	21.96	1065^th	1369	22.2%
2023	16.39	1194^th	1367	12.7%
2024	18.34	1144^th	1363	16.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	12.17	184^th	194	5.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.52	224^th	285	21.4%
2019	25.94	327^th	339	3.5%
2021	34.77	212^th	277	23.5%
2022	35.11	328^th	454	27.8%
2023	24.05	456^th	480	5.0%
2024	37.78	300^th	486	38.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Kankakee Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.29	401^st	602	33.4%
2019	28.42	630^th	792	20.5%
2021	26.00	472^nd	548	13.9%
2022	29.84	601^st	781	23.0%
2023	24.13	664^th	805	17.5%
2024	30.95	527^th	802	34.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.80	1049^th	1161	9.6%
2019	21.71	1028^th	1217	15.5%
2021	25.13	830^th	1019	18.5%
2022	29.75	890^th	1221	27.1%
2023	21.12	1070^th	1234	13.3%
2024	21.95	1026^th	1219	15.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Kankakee Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.96	1033^rd	1226	15.7%
2019	20.67	1033^rd	1276	19.0%
2021	17.79	885^th	1017	13.0%
2022	25.27	947^th	1286	26.4%
2023	18.00	1080^th	1275	15.3%
2024	18.25	1050^th	1251	16.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Kankakee Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	20.70	651^st	674	3.4%
2024	28.23	498^th	639	22.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Kankakee Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.86	983^rd	1223	19.6%
2019	19.75	1067^th	1296	17.7%
2021	18.47	912^th	1048	13.0%
2022	19.32	1062^nd	1286	17.4%
2023	15.56	1159^th	1292	10.3%
2024	18.97	1059^th	1264	16.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Kankakee Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.48	350^th	511	31.5%
2019	35.19	362^nd	565	35.9%
2021	32.33	272^nd	385	29.4%
2022	34.11	377^th	573	34.2%
2023	28.77	437^th	569	23.2%
2024	26.29	436^th	548	20.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Kankakee Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.75	547^th	590	7.3%
2019	20.11	569^th	639	11.0%
2021	25.50	422^nd	517	18.4%
2022	27.50	507^th	662	23.4%
2023	15.10	633^rd	661	4.2%
2024	25.18	519^th	643	19.3%

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Rank History for White students at Kankakee Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.93	682^nd	889	23.3%
2019	20.78	758^th	905	16.2%
2021	25.04	628^th	813	22.8%
2022	20.49	763^rd	898	15.0%
2023	25.52	713^th	895	20.3%
2024	20.68	729^th	875	16.7%

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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 Kankakee 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	309	438	1	12	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	760
1989	325	386	4	19	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	734
1990	324	460	8	15	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	807
1991	339	492	4	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	859
1992	362	499	6	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	886
1993	347	534	1	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	905
1994	311	490	1	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	835
1995	244	445	4	45	0	n/a	n/a	0	738
1996	244	445	4	45	0	n/a	n/a	0	738
1997	233	452	5	67	0	n/a	n/a	0	757
1998	224	483	3	69	2	n/a	n/a	0	781
1999	206	531	1	61	0	n/a	n/a	0	799
2000	219	488	0	73	0	n/a	n/a	0	780
2001	216	502	2	79	0	n/a	n/a	0	799
2002	187	557	3	74	1	n/a	n/a	0	822
2003	187	557	3	74	1	n/a	n/a	0	822
2004	176	600	2	94	1	n/a	n/a	0	873
2005	168	542	5	92	0	n/a	n/a	5	812
2006	153	525	3	102	0	n/a	n/a	9	792
2007	137	499	2	136	0	n/a	n/a	17	791
2008	132	446	2	143	1	n/a	n/a	17	741
2009	143	408	2	126	1	n/a	n/a	29	709
2010	140	377	4	150	0	n/a	n/a	26	697
2011	122	357	7	173	1	0	23	0	683
2012	134	360	2	161	1	0	23	0	681
2013	119	348	2	158	2	0	28	0	657
2014	137	359	5	164	3	0	1	0	669
2015	148	387	4	185	1	0	1	0	726
2016	160	369	2	181	1	0	5	0	718
2017	150	323	1	180	1	0	5	0	660
2018	148	328	1	209	1	0	6	0	693
2019	139	328	5	222	1	0	5	0	700
2020	157	316	6	226	0	0	6	0	711
2021	125	343	5	238	0	0	8	0	719
2022	93	291	5	219	0	0	19	0	627
2023	78	278	2	185	0	0	17	0	560

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 Kankakee Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	760	52.0	14.6	n/a
1989	734	45.1	16.2	n/a
1990	807	48.5	16.6	n/a
1991	859	49.5	17.3	n/a
1992	886	48.5	18.2	n/a
1993	905	48.8	18.5	n/a
1994	835	47.5	17.6	n/a
1995	738	43.0	17.2	n/a
1996	738	43.0	17.2	n/a
1997	757	43.0	17.6	n/a
1998	781	45.0	17.4	n/a
1999	799	45.0	17.8	n/a
2000	780	45.0	17.3	n/a
2001	799	46.7	17.1	n/a
2002	822	47.0	17.5	77.4
2003	822	47.0	17.5	77.4
2004	873	45.0	19.4	81.2
2005	812	48.0	16.9	80.8
2006	792	48.0	16.5	82.5
2007	791	39.0	20.3	84.4
2008	741	37.0	20.0	86
2009	709	52.2	13.6	90.6
2010	697	53.8	12.9	89.3
2011	683	53.8	12.6	86.7
2012	681	55.4	12.2	84.7
2013	657	53.1	12.3	85.5
2014	669	49.0	13.6	86.7
2015	726	53.0	13.6	85.8
2016	718	55.0	13.0	79.1
2017	660	51.5	12.8	61.2
2018	693	50.9	13.5	67.2
2019	700	48.2	14.5	81.6
2020	711	51.9	13.6	84.4
2021	719	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	627	50.3	12.4	88.2
2023	560	41.9	13.3	90

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 Kankakee Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	760	52.0	14.6	n/a
1989	734	45.1	16.2	n/a
1990	807	48.5	16.6	n/a
1991	859	49.5	17.3	n/a
1992	886	48.5	18.2	n/a
1993	905	48.8	18.5	n/a
1994	835	47.5	17.6	n/a
1995	738	43.0	17.2	n/a
1996	738	43.0	17.2	n/a
1997	757	43.0	17.6	n/a
1998	781	45.0	17.4	n/a
1999	799	45.0	17.8	n/a
2000	780	45.0	17.3	n/a
2001	799	46.7	17.1	n/a
2002	822	47.0	17.5	77.4
2003	822	47.0	17.5	77.4
2004	873	45.0	19.4	81.2
2005	812	48.0	16.9	80.8
2006	792	48.0	16.5	82.5
2007	791	39.0	20.3	84.4
2008	741	37.0	20.0	86
2009	709	52.2	13.6	90.6
2010	697	53.8	12.9	89.3
2011	683	53.8	12.6	86.7
2012	681	55.4	12.2	84.7
2013	657	53.1	12.3	85.5
2014	669	49.0	13.6	86.7
2015	726	53.0	13.6	85.8
2016	718	55.0	13.0	79.1
2017	660	51.5	12.8	61.2
2018	693	50.9	13.5	67.2
2019	700	48.2	14.5	81.6
2020	711	51.9	13.6	84.4
2021	719	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	627	50.3	12.4	88.2
2023	560	41.9	13.3	90

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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