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McKinley Junior High School

Summary:

McKinley Junior High School is a public middle school located in South Holland, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 297 students. The school is part of the South Holland School District 150, which is ranked 551 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While McKinley Junior High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois middle schools, it stands out in its exceptional performance for certain student subgroups, such as African American students and low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the top 25% and top 25% respectively in the state. However, the school's overall academic performance on state assessments is below the state and district averages, with only around 40% of students proficient or better in ELA and less than 20% proficient or better in Math. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 4.8% in 2019-2020 to 23.7% in 2021-2022, which is well above the state average.

Compared to nearby middle schools, McKinley Junior High School generally performs better than the lower-ranked schools in the Dolton School District 149, but lags behind the higher-performing schools in the Homewood School District 153 and Brookwood School District 167. The school's higher-than-average per-student spending, which has increased from $12,695 in 2019-2020 to $16,958 in 2022-2023, may indicate that the school and district are allocating significant resources to support the needs of the student population, which has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 89.9% to 100% in recent years.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 16949 Cottage Grove Ave
       South Holland, IL  60473-3089

(708) 339-8500

District: South Holland School District 150

SchoolDigger Rank:
679th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,673 Help


Students who attend McKinley Junior High School usually attend:

High:    Thornwood High School

Feeder schools for McKinley Junior High School:

Elementary:    Greenwood Elementary School
    McKinley Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.5 Help
Number of students:  297

Racial breakdown:

African American:
92.6%
Hispanic:
6.4%
Two or more races:
0.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  89.9% Help


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Compare Details McKinley Junior High School ranks better than 50.2% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.46. (See more...)
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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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Compare Details The average total spent per student at McKinley Junior High School is $18,673.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

McKinley Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks McKinley Junior High School 679th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See McKinley Junior High School in the ranking list.)

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South Holland School District 150:

SchoolDigger ranks South Holland School District 150 551st of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for McKinley Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at McKinley Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 36.75 802nd 1185 32.3%
2004 33.04 862nd 1204 28.4%
2005 36.47 840th 1209 30.5%
2006 26.13 1007th 1272 20.8%
2007 26.94 1014th 1287 21.2%
2008 26.57 1020th 1293 21.1%
2009 34.86 967th 1318 26.6%
2010 39.70 927th 1327 30.1%
2011 55.30 703rd 1344 47.7%
2012 47.03 839th 1365 38.5%
2013 43.52 793rd 1367 42.0%
2014 39.89 822nd 1322 37.8%
2015 39.14 729th 1302 44.0%
2016 43.72 684th 1294 47.1%
2017 39.57 752nd 1293 41.8%
2018 38.06 767th 1293 40.7%
2019 39.17 778th 1356 42.6%
2021 24.96 927th 1241 25.3%
2022 34.10 839th 1369 38.7%
2023 36.76 824th 1367 39.7%
2024 44.46 679th 1363 50.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at McKinley Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.12 223rd 602 63.0%
2019 28.23 637th 792 19.6%
2022 26.86 654th 781 16.3%
2023 19.19 768th 805 4.6%
2024 18.87 759th 802 5.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at McKinley Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.42 497th 1161 57.2%
2019 57.31 423rd 1217 65.2%
2021 36.74 633rd 1019 37.9%
2022 52.61 479th 1221 60.8%
2023 57.49 403rd 1234 67.3%
2024 65.60 296th 1219 75.7%
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Rank History for Homeless students at McKinley Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 94.12 1st 36 97.2%
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Rank History for Female students at McKinley Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.49 764th 1226 37.7%
2019 40.71 727th 1276 43.0%
2021 27.11 736th 1017 27.6%
2022 36.48 755th 1286 41.3%
2023 39.13 734th 1275 42.4%
2024 46.69 608th 1251 51.4%
See the entire list of Best Illinois Middle Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at McKinley Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 21.35 645th 674 4.3%
2024 29.33 479th 639 25.0%
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Rank History for Male students at McKinley Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.56 700th 1223 42.8%
2019 36.97 772nd 1296 40.4%
2021 24.20 820th 1048 21.8%
2022 32.35 823rd 1286 36.0%
2023 33.33 816th 1292 36.8%
2024 41.27 657th 1264 48.0%
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Rank History for African American students at McKinley Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.95 63rd 511 87.7%
2019 75.55 73rd 565 87.1%
2021 55.81 104th 385 73.0%
2022 73.18 78th 573 86.4%
2023 71.15 87th 569 84.7%
2024 76.66 61st 548 88.9%
See the entire list of Best Illinois Middle Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at McKinley Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 10.78 656th 662 0.9%
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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.

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Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for McKinley 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 370 56 12 10 n/a n/a n/a 0 448
1989 341 62 13 9 n/a n/a n/a 0 425
1990 311 81 20 7 n/a n/a n/a 0 419
1991 311 97 19 7 0 n/a n/a 0 434
1992 293 108 16 11 0 n/a n/a 0 428
1993 310 124 13 9 0 n/a n/a 0 456
1994 282 138 12 5 0 n/a n/a 0 437
1995 246 206 9 13 1 n/a n/a 0 475
1996 246 206 9 13 1 n/a n/a 0 475
1997 155 192 7 16 0 n/a n/a 0 370
1998 144 221 5 14 0 n/a n/a 0 384
1999 122 247 3 12 0 n/a n/a 0 384
2000 71 269 1 12 1 n/a n/a 0 354
2001 47 301 4 11 0 n/a n/a 0 363
2002 19 334 3 21 0 n/a n/a 0 377
2003 19 334 3 21 0 n/a n/a 0 377
2004 13 366 1 19 0 n/a n/a 0 399
2005 15 358 0 16 0 n/a n/a 0 389
2006 12 373 1 15 0 n/a n/a 3 404
2007 8 408 1 21 0 n/a n/a 5 443
2008 1 373 3 22 0 n/a n/a 6 405
2009 1 355 4 19 0 n/a n/a 6 385
2010 1 345 4 19 0 n/a n/a 7 376
2011 0 352 2 20 0 0 7 0 381
2012 1 353 1 28 0 0 7 0 390
2013 2 328 0 35 0 0 5 0 370
2014 3 291 0 31 0 0 6 0 331
2015 1 294 0 31 0 0 7 0 333
2016 5 272 0 23 0 1 6 0 307
2017 2 281 0 18 0 1 5 0 307
2018 0 299 0 26 0 1 8 0 334
2019 0 342 0 22 0 0 9 0 373
2020 2 339 0 30 0 0 7 0 378
2021 1 320 0 19 0 1 3 0 344
2022 1 273 0 21 0 1 6 0 302
2023 1 275 0 19 0 0 2 0 297

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 McKinley Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 448 28.0 16.0 n/a
1989 425 27.0 15.7 n/a
1990 419 26.4 15.8 n/a
1991 434 26.0 16.6 n/a
1992 428 26.9 15.9 n/a
1993 456 24.9 18.3 n/a
1994 437 25.0 17.5 n/a
1995 475 25.0 19.0 n/a
1996 475 25.0 19.0 n/a
1997 370 21.0 17.6 n/a
1998 384 24.0 16.0 n/a
1999 384 25.0 15.4 n/a
2000 354 25.0 14.2 n/a
2001 363 25.0 14.5 n/a
2002 377 25.0 15.1 0
2003 377 25.0 15.1 0
2004 399 25.0 16.0 44.1
2005 389 25.1 15.5 41.9
2006 404 25.0 16.2 60.3
2007 443 27.0 16.4 53.4
2008 405 22.0 18.4 58.6
2009 385 24.0 16.0 59.9
2010 376 24.0 15.6 56.9
2011 381 25.0 15.2 62.2
2012 390 23.0 16.9 62.6
2013 370 n/a n/a 65.7
2014 331 23.0 14.3 61.9
2015 333 24.0 13.8 60.4
2016 307 21.0 14.6 78.8
2017 307 20.0 15.3 73.9
2018 334 20.0 16.7 86.5
2019 373 22.0 16.9 74.3
2020 378 23.0 16.4 68.3
2021 344 n/a n/a n/a
2022 302 24.0 12.5 100
2023 297 22.0 13.5 89.9

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 McKinley Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 448 28.0 16.0 n/a
1989 425 27.0 15.7 n/a
1990 419 26.4 15.8 n/a
1991 434 26.0 16.6 n/a
1992 428 26.9 15.9 n/a
1993 456 24.9 18.3 n/a
1994 437 25.0 17.5 n/a
1995 475 25.0 19.0 n/a
1996 475 25.0 19.0 n/a
1997 370 21.0 17.6 n/a
1998 384 24.0 16.0 n/a
1999 384 25.0 15.4 n/a
2000 354 25.0 14.2 n/a
2001 363 25.0 14.5 n/a
2002 377 25.0 15.1 0
2003 377 25.0 15.1 0
2004 399 25.0 16.0 44.1
2005 389 25.1 15.5 41.9
2006 404 25.0 16.2 60.3
2007 443 27.0 16.4 53.4
2008 405 22.0 18.4 58.6
2009 385 24.0 16.0 59.9
2010 376 24.0 15.6 56.9
2011 381 25.0 15.2 62.2
2012 390 23.0 16.9 62.6
2013 370 n/a n/a 65.7
2014 331 23.0 14.3 61.9
2015 333 24.0 13.8 60.4
2016 307 21.0 14.6 78.8
2017 307 20.0 15.3 73.9
2018 334 20.0 16.7 86.5
2019 373 22.0 16.9 74.3
2020 378 23.0 16.4 68.3
2021 344 n/a n/a n/a
2022 302 24.0 12.5 100
2023 297 22.0 13.5 89.9

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.

Immunization Rates

McKinley Junior High School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMeningococcal
201599.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%
2016100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.7%22.6%
2017100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%57.7%
201899.5%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%98.7%
201990.0%88.8%88.8%88.8%88.4%88.4%89.8%82.8%
202197.0%96.7%96.7%96.7%97.9%97.0%98.5%87.2%
202294.6%88.2%88.2%88.2%93.1%93.1%94.0%73.4%
2023100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
202496.1%96.1%96.1%96.1%96.1%96.1%96.1%96.1%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for McKinley Junior High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $579 (4.5%) $12,233 (95.5%) $12,812
2020 $648 (5.1%) $12,048 (94.9%) $12,695
2021 $849 (6.5%) $12,196 (93.5%) $13,046
2022 $849 (6.5%) $12,196 (93.5%) $13,046
2023 $1,303 (7.7%) $15,655 (92.3%) $16,958
2024 $1,342 (7.2%) $17,332 (92.8%) $18,673

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on McKinley Junior High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 778th of 1356 Middle schoolsRanks 824th of 1367 Middle schools
 2.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (McKinley Junior High School)22.419.1
 3.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (South Holland School District 150)22.419.1
 3.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)3534.2
 0.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (McKinley Junior High School)14.13.3
 10.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (South Holland School District 150)14.13.3
 10.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)25.323.4
 1.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (McKinley Junior High School)38.827.8
 11%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (South Holland School District 150)38.827.8
 11%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)41.237.9
 3.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (McKinley Junior High School)18.713.9
 4.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (South Holland School District 150)18.713.9
 4.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.926.9
 3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (McKinley Junior High School)40.240.2
   8th Grade English Language Arts (South Holland School District 150)40.240.2
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)39.640.5
 0.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (McKinley Junior High School)25.221.8
 3.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (South Holland School District 150)25.221.8
 3.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)32.625.7
 6.9%
8th Grade Science (McKinley Junior High School)29.942.5
 12.6%
   8th Grade Science (South Holland School District 150)29.942.5
 12.6%
   8th Grade Science (Illinois)5552
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students373297
 20.4%
African American342275
 19.6%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic2219
 13.6%
Pacific Islander00
White01
Two or More Races92
 77.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients74.3%89.9%
 15.6%

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Students who attend McKinley Junior High School usually go on to attend Thornwood High School

McKinley Junior High School ranks 679th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at McKinley Junior High School are 93% African American, 6% Hispanic.

In the 2022-23 school year, 297 students attended McKinley Junior High School.


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