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Gompers Junior High School

Public Grades 6-8

1066^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 22% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Gompers Junior High School is a public middle school in Joliet, Illinois, serving 590 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Joliet PSD 86 district, which is ranked 755 out of 811 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Gompers Junior High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois middle schools, with a 1-2 star rating.

Academically, Gompers Junior High School underperforms compared to state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 35.5% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 53.1% statewide and 29.9% for the Joliet PSD 86 district. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 12.8%, compared to 38.5% statewide and 17% for the district. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and English Language Learner students performing relatively better, but the school struggling with its Hispanic, White, Special Education, and Disabled student populations.

Gompers Junior High School faces additional challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 25.4% to 32.2% over the past few years, significantly higher than state and district averages. Despite spending significantly more per student ($21,113 in 2023-2024) compared to the state and district, the academic outcomes do not reflect the investment. In contrast, nearby schools in the New Lenox School District 122 and Lockport School District 91 significantly outperform Gompers Junior High School and the Joliet PSD 86 district, suggesting a systemic issue within the Joliet district that extends beyond just this school.

615

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,008

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1501 Copperfield Ave
Joliet, IL 60432-2007

(815) 727-5276

District: Joliet PSD 86

Feeder schools for Gompers Junior High School:

Elementary:	A O Marshall Elementary School
	Forest Park Individual Educational School
	Isaac Singleton Elementary School
	Sator Sanchez Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.1%

African American:

8.1%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Joliet PSD 86

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (24% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg23%

Illinois avg46%

1,066^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the Joliet PSD 86

755^th of 811Joliet PSD 86 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	1066 of 1368	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	941 of 1363	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1053 of 1367	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	1101 of 1369	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	1117 of 1241	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	935 of 1356	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	924 of 1293	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.5	923 of 1293	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.0	956 of 1294	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.1	909 of 1302	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	23.4	1067 of 1322	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.4	969 of 1367	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.5	1089 of 1365	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.7	1121 of 1344	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.0	1073 of 1327	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.1	1141 of 1318	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.4	1021 of 1293	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.7	973 of 1287	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.3	975 of 1272	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.5	961 of 1209	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.5	993 of 1204	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	9.7	1061 of 1185	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	262 of 574	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	134 of 548	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	31.4	396 of 569	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	355 of 573	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	231 of 565	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.8	272 of 511	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	654 of 694	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	582 of 639	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	448 of 674	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	279 of 483	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	191 of 486	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	208 of 480	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.0	392 of 454	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.4	92 of 277	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.6	165 of 339	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.9	203 of 285	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	932 of 1248	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	831 of 1251	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	959 of 1275	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	1081 of 1286	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	953 of 1017	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	879 of 1276	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	886 of 1226	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	512 of 669	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	419 of 643	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	509 of 661	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	563 of 662	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	490 of 517	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	423 of 639	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	410 of 590	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	803 of 1229	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	657 of 1219	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	802 of 1234	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	885 of 1221	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	808 of 1019	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.6	611 of 1217	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	619 of 1161	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	1023 of 1271	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	932 of 1264	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	1037 of 1292	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	990 of 1286	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	959 of 1048	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	879 of 1296	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	865 of 1223	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	773 of 812	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	758 of 802	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	549 of 805	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	654 of 781	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	564 of 792	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	412 of 602	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2018	43.7	490 of 889	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)54th percentile+32 vs school

White (2018)45th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)6th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-18 vs state

Science24%-22 vs state

Mathematics13%-26 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, November 8, 2011

With bullying it starts at the top with the principle and the staff. The administration should be held accountable for this and many other problems at this school. The safety of the students should be top priority but not at this school. There has been problems in the last three years or more with incidence of knives and guns being brought to this school and being covered up by administration at this school and the distract office . The parents in the community should be outraged and ask for answer to this and the many other problems facing this school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)						IAR Mathematics (2025)						% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gompers Junior High School	Public	6-8	1501 Copperfield Ave	Joliet	60432	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 727-5276	615	61	10.0	99.2%	5 (0.8%)	50 (8.1%)	548 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	22.2	1066^th of 1368 public middle schools	22.1%		28	941^st of 1363 public middle schools	31.0%	125		23.9			32.2	35.2	38.9	35.5			7.1	17.3	13.4	12.8	97.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	97.5	97.3	99.0	95.5	$21,008	$1,585	$19,423
Washington Junior High & Academy Prgm	Public	6-8	402 Richards St	Joliet	60433	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 727-5271	724	51	14.1	98.5%	28 (3.9%)	144 (19.9%)	532 (73.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.8%)	19	1139^th of 1368 public middle schools	16.7%		19.8	1100^th of 1363 public middle schools	19.3%	39		21.9			29.8	30.0	34.1	31.4			9.7	13.8	11.8	11.7	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.1	99.0	99.0	94.0	$20,028	$1,528	$18,499
Kelvin Grove Junior High School	Public	4-8	808 Adams St	Lockport	60441	Will County	Lockport School District 91	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 838-0737	260	30	8.6	36.5%	200 (76.9%)	8 (3.1%)	42 (16.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	82.3	216^th of 1368 public middle schools	84.2%		70.5	337^th of 1363 public middle schools	75.3%	121	58.3	52.6	72.5	89.8	85.4	73.5	63.2	76.7	54.9	61.0	65.9	46.9	50.9	55.6	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.1	97.5	56.4	$19,511	$248	$19,263
Dirksen Junior High School	Public	6-8	203 S Midland Ave	Joliet	60436	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 729-1566	653	46	14.1	98.2%	55 (8.4%)	145 (22.2%)	426 (65.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.8%)	20.3	1110^th of 1368 public middle schools	18.9%		27	960^th of 1363 public middle schools	29.6%	150		21.1			28.4	26.3	34.0	29.5			15.6	14.2	16.0	15.3	98.9	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.9	99.3	99.3	95.2	$21,491	$1,843	$19,648
Oster-Oakview School	Public	4-6	809 N Cedar Rd	New Lenox	60451	Will County	New Lenox School District 122	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 485-2125	373	26	14.3	19.8%	280 (75.1%)	8 (2.1%)	68 (18.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)								(n/a)	47.9		52.2	45.8	53.9			50.6	55.7	43.7	34.8			44.7	97.0	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	97.3	31.4	$14,278	$389	$13,889
Liberty Junior High School	Public	7-8	151 Lenox St	New Lenox	60451	Will County	New Lenox School District 122	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 462-7951	573	45	12.7	16.8%	445 (77.7%)	12 (2.1%)	97 (16.9%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	82.4	213^th of 1368 public middle schools	84.4%		84.2	189^th of 1363 public middle schools	86.1%	24		54.1				74.1	69.5	71.8				61.5	49.3	55.3	99.1	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.3	98.8	99.1	98.1	$13,867	$389	$13,478
Hufford Junior High School	Public	6-8	1125 N Larkin Ave	Joliet	60435	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 725-3540	1,072	81	13.1	97.3%	124 (11.6%)	208 (19.4%)	694 (64.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.9%)	19.1	1137^th of 1368 public middle schools	16.9%		25.9	984^th of 1363 public middle schools	27.8%	153		23.3			33.3	26.2	31.2	30.2			12.7	10.8	12.7	12.0	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	96.4	$18,530	$1,671	$16,859
Oak Prairie Junior High School	Public	6-8	15161 S Gougar Rd	Homer Glen	60491	Will County	Will County School District 92	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 836-2724	460	43	10.6	28.9%	354 (77.0%)	5 (1.1%)	79 (17.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	88.7	135^th of 1368 public middle schools	90.1%		84.6	181^st of 1363 public middle schools	86.7%	46		63.9			87.6	85.3	86.8	86.6			47.8	54.5	48.6	50.2	98.0	97.8	97.8	98.0	98.2	96.9	98.0	94.7	$22,493	$1,175	$21,318
Nelson Ridge School	Public	4-6	2470 Nelson Rd	New Lenox	60451	Will County	New Lenox School District 122	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 462-2870	432	22	19.6	11.1%	349 (80.8%)	5 (1.2%)	62 (14.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)								(n/a)	53.8		62.2	63.9	76.5			67.8	56.3	59.0	48.4			54.4	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	34.4	$12,472	$389	$12,083
Bentley Elementary School	Public	4-6	513 E Illinois Hwy	New Lenox	60451	Will County	New Lenox School District 122	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 485-4451	380	19	20.0	16.8%	299 (78.7%)	4 (1.1%)	57 (15.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)								(n/a)	59.4		73.8	79.6	86.4			79.8	63.1	59.9	63.6			62.1	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	33.4	$12,000	$389	$11,611

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Gompers Junior High School ranks in the bottom 22.1% of Illinois middle schools.

How many students attend Gompers Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 615 students attended Gompers Junior High School.

What district is Gompers Junior High School in?

Joliet PSD 86

What is the racial makeup of Gompers Junior High School?

Students at Gompers Junior High School are 89% Hispanic, 8% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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