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Kankakee Junior High School

Public Grades 7-8

1099^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 20% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Kankakee Junior High School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Kankakee, Illinois, with an enrollment of 502 students. The school faces significant challenges, as it consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Illinois middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Kankakee Junior High School lags far behind state averages and nearby schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 28.3% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 53.1%. In math, the proficiency rate was just 15.8%, well below the state average of 38.5%. The school also struggles with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 47.5% over the past few years, much higher than the state average and nearby schools. Despite the high level of need, the school spends a relatively high amount per student, suggesting that the issue may not be solely a lack of funding, but rather how the resources are being utilized.

In contrast, nearby schools like Donovan Junior High School, Peotone Junior High School, and Limestone Middle School all have significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and math, as well as lower chronic absenteeism rates. This stark contrast suggests that Kankakee Junior High School may need to implement more comprehensive and targeted interventions to address the root causes of its struggles and better support student learning and engagement.

501

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,935

Per pupil spending ?

90.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2250 E Crestwood St
Kankakee, IL 60901-2803

(815) 933-0730

District: Kankakee School District 111

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
	More...
	Steuben Elementary School
	Taft Primary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.7%

Hispanic:

35.1%

White:

14.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2014 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (23% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

Illinois avg46%

1,099^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 20% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

737^th of 811Kankakee School District 111 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	20.8	1099 of 1368	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	1144 of 1363	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	1194 of 1367	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	1065 of 1369	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	1027 of 1241	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	1111 of 1356	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	1065 of 1293	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.8	1112 of 1293	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.1	1144 of 1294	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.9	1150 of 1322	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.4	1207 of 1367	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.1	1238 of 1365	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.1	1254 of 1344	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.5	1135 of 1327	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.9	1079 of 1318	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.4	1079 of 1293	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.4	1086 of 1287	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.1	1063 of 1272	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.9	1022 of 1209	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.3	1002 of 1204	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	11.1	1035 of 1185	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	445 of 574	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	436 of 548	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	437 of 569	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	377 of 573	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	272 of 385	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	362 of 565	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	350 of 511	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	552 of 694	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	498 of 639	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	651 of 674	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	247 of 483	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	300 of 486	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.0	456 of 480	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	328 of 454	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	212 of 277	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	327 of 339	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	224 of 285	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	1018 of 1248	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1050 of 1251	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	1080 of 1275	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	947 of 1286	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	885 of 1017	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	1033 of 1276	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	1033 of 1226	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	464 of 669	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	519 of 643	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	633 of 661	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	507 of 662	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	422 of 517	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	569 of 639	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	547 of 590	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	932 of 1229	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	1026 of 1219	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	1070 of 1234	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	890 of 1221	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	830 of 1019	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	1028 of 1217	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	1049 of 1161	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	980 of 1271	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	1059 of 1264	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	1159 of 1292	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	1062 of 1286	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	912 of 1048	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	1067 of 1296	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	983 of 1223	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	12.2	184 of 194	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	750 of 812	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	527 of 802	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	664 of 805	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	601 of 781	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	472 of 548	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	630 of 792	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	401 of 602	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	617 of 884	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.7	729 of 875	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	713 of 895	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	763 of 898	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	628 of 813	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	758 of 905	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	682 of 889	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)5th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-25 vs state

Science26%-20 vs state

Mathematics16%-23 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 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	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kankakee Junior High School	Public	7-8	2250 E Crestwood St	Kankakee	60901	Kankakee County	Kankakee School District 111	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 933-0730	501	29	17.4	90.6%	73 (14.6%)	234 (46.7%)	176 (35.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	20.8	1099^th of 1368 public middle schools	19.7%		18.3	1144^th of 1363 public middle schools	16.1%	45		25.5				24.8	32.7	28.3				15.1	16.7	15.8	95.2	95.8	95.8	95.8	94.8	94.8	95.6		74.6	$18,935	$1,875	$17,060
Bradley Central Middle School	Public	6-8	260 N Wabash Ave	Bradley	60915	Kankakee County	Bradley School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 939-3564	364	39	9.3	65.9%	183 (50.3%)	58 (15.9%)	87 (23.9%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.5%)	35.1	858^th of 1368 public middle schools	37.3%		39.8	751^st of 1363 public middle schools	44.9%	107		25.5			54.8	55.0	47.7	52.7			12.9	19.2	8.1	13.5	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.2	98.0	98.5		91.4	$18,629	$745	$17,885
Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center	Public	7-8	200 W John Casey Rd	Bourbonnais	60914	Kankakee County	Bourbonnais School District 53	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 929-5200	484	35	14.0	47.5%	315 (65.1%)	63 (13.0%)	71 (14.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	55.2	553^rd of 1368 public middle schools	59.6%		54.6	529^th of 1363 public middle schools	61.2%	24		41.6				56.9	53.6	55.4				35.6	31.5	33.7	96.1	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.3	96.3		96.1	$13,814	$330	$13,484
Liberty Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1690 Career Center Rd	Bourbonnais	60914	Kankakee County	Bourbonnais School District 53	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 929-5000	714	55	12.9	53.5%	434 (60.8%)	98 (13.7%)	114 (16.0%)	14 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.1%)								(n/a)	33.2		58.1	64.0	77.9			66.8	50.4	41.7	52.9			48.3	93.9	95.7	95.8	95.8	95.3	95.4	96.5		22.0	$13,764	$330	$13,434
Limestone Middle School	Public	5-8	963 N 5000W Rd	Kankakee	60901	Kankakee County	Herscher CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 933-2243	468	37	12.8	33.5%	438 (93.6%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	73.8	315^th of 1368 public middle schools	77.0%		71	332^nd of 1363 public middle schools	75.6%	17	50.8	59.6		66.9	71.2	47.9	66.7	62.9		54.2	41.4	44.6	53.8	48.5	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.2	97.6		69.4	$16,249	$378	$15,871
Momence Junior High School	Public	5-8	801 W 2nd St	Momence	60954	Kankakee County	Momence CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 472-4184	327	26	12.7	71.3%	166 (50.8%)	45 (13.8%)	96 (29.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.5%)	36.9	824^th of 1368 public middle schools	39.8%		40.2	746^th of 1363 public middle schools	45.3%	78	37.9	48.4		40.9	29.4	15.6	29.7	29.0		21.2	32.4	21.9	37.5	28.2	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	22.3	55.2	$16,554	$1,422	$15,132
Manteno Middle School	Public	5-8	250 N Poplar St	Manteno	60950	Kankakee County	Manteno CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 928-7150	520	46	11.3	33.8%	419 (80.6%)	13 (2.5%)	62 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	70.6	353^rd of 1368 public middle schools	74.2%		68	362^nd of 1363 public middle schools	73.4%	9	40.6	50.8		73.4	70.3	61.2	63.3	66.8		44.5	42.4	40.1	38.3	41.3	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.4	95.7	97.0		72.5	$15,343	$485	$14,858
John L Nash Middle School	Public	5-8	1134 E 3100 North Rd	Clifton	60927	Iroquois County	Central CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 694-2323	278	25	11.3	41.4%	255 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	52.5	587^th of 1368 public middle schools	57.1%		45.8	660^th of 1363 public middle schools	51.6%	73	52.4	52.2		66.7	47.5	36.5	53.6	50.6		41.3	35.0	35.1	31.9	35.7	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	77.6	99.3	100.0		74.0	$14,742	$438	$14,304
Peotone Junior High School	Public	6-8	1 Blue Devil Dr	Peotone	60468	Will County	Peotone CUSD 207U	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 258-3246	294	22	13.3	31.0%	227 (77.2%)	6 (2.0%)	48 (16.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	73.6	318^th of 1368 public middle schools	76.8%		65.9	389^th of 1363 public middle schools	71.5%	71		67.0			58.6	73.8	83.0	72.4			39.1	32.7	36.0	35.7										$18,800	$344	$18,456
Donovan Junior High School	Public	6-8	600 North St	Donovan	60931	Iroquois County	Donovan CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 486-7395	54	8	6.7	57.4%	45 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.7%)	91.1	102^nd of 1368 public middle schools	92.5%		75.8	274^th of 1363 public middle schools	79.9%	172		64.0			81.8	88.2	76.0	81.1			72.7	58.8	56.0	60.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		100.0	$21,323	$1,236	$20,087

Frequently Asked Questions about Kankakee Junior High School

What is the racial makeup of Kankakee Junior High School?

Students at Kankakee Junior High School are 47% African American, 35% Hispanic, 15% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Kankakee Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 501 students attended Kankakee Junior High School.

Is Kankakee Junior High School a good school?

Kankakee Junior High School ranks in the bottom 19.7% of Illinois middle schools.

What district is Kankakee Junior High School in?

Kankakee School District 111

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

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