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Je-Neir Elementary School

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Je-Neir Elementary School ranks 1510 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

1510^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Je-Neir Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Momence, Illinois, serving grades K-4 with a total enrollment of 338 students. The school is part of the Momence CUSD 1 district, which is ranked 716 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Je-Neir Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of Illinois elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years. The school's proficiency rates in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are significantly lower than the state averages, with the ELA proficiency rate at 32.3% compared to the state average of 53.1%, and the Mathematics proficiency rate at 29.8% compared to the state average of 38.5%. The school's performance on standardized tests has been declining over the years, and it has a high rate of chronic absenteeism, reaching 25.4% in the 2024-2025 school year.

While the nearby schools, such as those in the Kankakee School District 111 and Pembroke CCSD 259, also struggle with low academic performance and high rates of poverty, some nearby schools, like Grant Park Elementary School and St. George Elementary School, have significantly higher academic performance and lower rates of poverty, suggesting that the challenges faced by Je-Neir Elementary School are not necessarily shared by all schools in the region.

328

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,759

Per pupil spending ?

74.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1001 W 2nd St
Momence, IL 60954-1440

(815) 472-6646

District: Momence CUSD 1

Students who attend Je-Neir Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Momence Junior High School
High:	Momence High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.8%

Hispanic:

33.2%

African American:

15.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (31% vs 46% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 21 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg29%

Illinois avg46%

1,510^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

716^th of 811Momence CUSD 1 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	26.9	1510 of 2056	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	1661 of 2067	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	1662 of 2077	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	1636 of 2082	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	1368 of 1948	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1786 of 2086	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	1529 of 2037	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.2	1265 of 2044	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.6	1070 of 2046	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.0	1533 of 2052	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	48.5	1140 of 2093	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.8	1020 of 2167	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.9	736 of 2166	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.2	601 of 2147	72.0%	★★★★☆
2010	65.4	900 of 2139	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.7	879 of 2120	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.9	626 of 2092	70.1%	★★★★☆
2007	73.1	595 of 2095	71.6%	★★★★☆
2006	55.3	1189 of 2086	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	75.5	463 of 2022	77.1%	★★★★☆
2004	77.6	422 of 2030	79.2%	★★★★☆
2003	73.2	605 of 2020	70.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2018	47.2	289 of 698	58.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	33.9	567 of 826	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	1634 of 1942	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	1537 of 1942	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	1333 of 1957	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1493 of 1970	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	1268 of 1680	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	1696 of 2019	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	1418 of 1964	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	786 of 982	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	874 of 959	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	842 of 970	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	856 of 954	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	516 of 742	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.1	904 of 955	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	864 of 938	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	1164 of 1800	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	1491 of 1793	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	1538 of 1808	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	1436 of 1763	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	1099 of 1514	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	1344 of 1816	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.6	1103 of 1765	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	1163 of 1947	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.8	1513 of 1959	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	1721 of 1984	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1477 of 1977	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	1274 of 1707	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1728 of 2019	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	1524 of 1972	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	1014 of 1292	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	536 of 640	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	927 of 1194	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	1206 of 1389	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	1277 of 1392	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	1318 of 1419	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	1306 of 1425	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	1107 of 1308	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	1401 of 1462	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	1346 of 1463	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2018)59th percentile+34 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-21 vs state

Mathematics30%-9 vs state

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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)	% Pneumococcal (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 3rd 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 3rd Grade	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	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Je-Neir Elementary School	Public	K-4	1001 W 2nd St	Momence	60954	Kankakee County	Momence CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 472-6646	328	26	12.8	74.7%	147 (44.8%)	50 (15.2%)	109 (33.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.4%)	26.9	1510^th of 2056 public elementary schools	26.6%		20.8	1661^st of 2067 public elementary schools	19.6%	151			26.7	37.5					32.3	31.7	28.1					29.8	92.9	93.5	93.5	93.5	95.9	93.5	92.9			$15,759	$1,422	$14,337
St George Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5200 E Center St	Bourbonnais	60914	Kankakee County	St George CCSD 258	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 933-1503	395	29	13.8	28.9%	289 (73.2%)	43 (10.9%)	27 (6.8%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.1%)	73.5	520^th of 2056 public elementary schools	74.7%		66.3	623^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	69.9%	103	50.0	48.9	59.0	66.7	59.5	59.0	68.4	68.9	63.7	84.6	56.1	42.9	38.5	52.6	55.6	54.9	96.4	95.8	95.8	95.8	96.1	95.8	96.4	8.1	30.5	$12,323	$500	$11,823
Grant Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	421 Esson Farm Rd	Grant Park	60940	Kankakee County	Grant Park CUSD 6	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 465-2183	325	26	12.2	48.6%	247 (76.0%)	4 (1.2%)	66 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	75.7	485^th of 2056 public elementary schools	76.4%		78.2	409^th of 2067 public elementary schools	80.2%	76	50.0	50.0	66.7	70.4	73.3	70.0	76.7	91.7	74.9	61.9	55.6	46.7	30.0	41.4	50.0	48.5	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	10.6	28.4	$14,056	$287	$13,769
Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4120 S. Wheeler Rd	Pembroke Township	60958	Kankakee County	Pembroke CCSD 259	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 944-5219	193	15	12.8	91.7%	15 (7.8%)	88 (45.6%)	76 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.3%)	9.2	1963^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	4.5%		14	1894^th of 2067 public elementary schools	8.4%	69	14.3	62.5	13.0	33.3	19.0	16.7	34.8	43.8	26.5	0.0	5.6	0.0	0.0	8.7	12.5	4.4	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6		31.9	$24,053	$2,391	$21,662
Mark Twain Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	2250 E Court St	Kankakee	60901	Kankakee County	Kankakee School District 111	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 933-0722	192	13	15.0	93.8%	13 (6.8%)	58 (30.2%)	108 (56.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)								(n/a)			11.1						11.1	11.1						11.1	82.5	85.0	85.0	85.0	99.5	84.5	83.5			$19,100	$2,149	$16,951
Edison Primary School	Public	K-3	1991 E Maple St	Kankakee	60901	Kankakee County	Kankakee School District 111	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 932-0621	192	12	15.5	92.7%	40 (20.8%)	109 (56.8%)	30 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.8%)								(n/a)			10.1						10.1	11.9						11.9	79.7	79.2	79.2	79.2	100.0	79.2	79.2			$19,330	$2,189	$17,141
Bradley East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	610 Liberty St	Bradley	60915	Kankakee County	Bradley School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 933-2233	519	41	12.6	63.2%	250 (48.2%)	83 (16.0%)	120 (23.1%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.2%)								(n/a)																	94.2	94.2	94.2	94.2	92.2	94.0	93.8	27.2		$17,383	$1,414	$15,969
King Middle Grade School	Public	3-6	1440 E Court St	Kankakee	60901	Kankakee County	Kankakee School District 111	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 933-0750	385	19	19.7	94.3%	45 (11.7%)	204 (53.0%)	115 (29.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	29.9	1437^th of 2056 public elementary schools	30.1%		27.9	1464^th of 2067 public elementary schools	29.2%	27	20.4		80.0	16.8	22.8	27.9			26.2	60.0	12.8	8.9	13.5			15.2	92.1	90.4	90.4	90.4	99.7	90.1	90.7		15.8	$18,904	$1,948	$16,956
Lincoln Cltrl Center-Montessori Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	240 Warren Ave	Kankakee	60901	Kankakee County	Kankakee School District 111	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 933-0709	437	25	17.1	84.7%	89 (20.4%)	188 (43.0%)	135 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	34.7	1324^th of 2056 public elementary schools	35.6%		32.5	1331^st of 2067 public elementary schools	35.6%	7	28.9	32.3	32.6	54.8	48.9	39.5	28.2	71.9	45.1	37.2	28.6	24.4	4.7	23.1	21.9	23.4	81.5	82.4	82.4	82.4	97.4	82.4	81.5	3.5	15.0	$18,848	$1,872	$16,976
Steuben Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	520 S Wildwood Ave	Kankakee	60901	Kankakee County	Kankakee School District 111	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 933-7813	234	16	14.4	93.6%	9 (3.8%)	59 (25.2%)	158 (67.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)								(n/a)			14.3						14.3	25.0						25.0	78.8	78.8	78.8	78.8	99.5	77.4	78.3			$18,729	$1,802	$16,927

Frequently Asked Questions about Je-Neir Elementary School

What district is Je-Neir Elementary School in?

Momence CUSD 1

Is Je-Neir Elementary School a good school?

Je-Neir Elementary School ranks 1510^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Je-Neir Elementary School?

Students at Je-Neir Elementary School are 45% White, 33% Hispanic, 15% African American, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Je-Neir Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Je-Neir Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Momence Junior High School
High : Momence High School

How many students attend Je-Neir Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 328 students attended Je-Neir Elementary School.

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