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Memorial Junior High School

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Memorial Junior High School ranks 986 th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

986^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 28% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Memorial Junior High School is a public middle school located in Lansing, Illinois, serving 863 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Lansing School District 158, which is ranked 662 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Memorial Junior High School faces significant challenges in terms of student attendance and academic performance. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.6% to 28.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) and Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) are consistently below the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 37.4% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 53.1% statewide, and only 16% were proficient or better in Math, compared to 38.5% statewide. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 46.74% to 98.96% over the past few years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When comparing Memorial Junior High School to nearby middle schools, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming its peers. For instance, McKinley Junior High School, located just 2.89 miles away, has significantly higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Math, as well as a higher statewide ranking. Over the past several years, Memorial Junior High School's statewide ranking has steadily declined, from 717 out of 1,293 Illinois middle schools in 2017-2018 to 986 out of 1,368 in 2024-2025, suggesting that the school is struggling to keep pace with its peers and may need to implement significant interventions to improve student outcomes.

854

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,589

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2721 Ridge Rd
Lansing, IL 60438-2933

(708) 474-2383

District: Lansing School District 158

Students who attend Memorial Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Thornton Fractnl So High School

Feeder schools for Memorial Junior High School:

Elementary:	Coolidge Elementary School
	Lester Crawl Primary Center
	Oak Glen Elementary School
	Reavis Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.4%

Hispanic:

27.5%

White:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (27% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg30%

Illinois avg46%

986^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

662^nd of 811Lansing School District 158 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	26.6	986 of 1368	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	969 of 1363	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	971 of 1367	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1037 of 1369	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	829 of 1241	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	762 of 1356	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	717 of 1293	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.5	792 of 1293	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.5	892 of 1294	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	21.5	1051 of 1302	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.2	813 of 1322	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.6	984 of 1367	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.5	966 of 1365	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.6	1060 of 1344	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.6	906 of 1327	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.9	966 of 1318	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.9	1001 of 1293	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.9	916 of 1287	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	46.1	800 of 1272	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.4	774 of 1209	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.8	785 of 1204	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	47.3	710 of 1185	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	223 of 574	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	230 of 548	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	207 of 569	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	236 of 573	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	111 of 385	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	60.1	147 of 565	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.5	136 of 511	73.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	539 of 694	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	456 of 639	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	450 of 674	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	231 of 483	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.6	384 of 486	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.1	217 of 480	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.6	232 of 454	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	227 of 277	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	852 of 1248	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	890 of 1251	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	900 of 1275	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	976 of 1286	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	751 of 1017	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	785 of 1276	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	713 of 1226	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	440 of 669	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	412 of 643	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	413 of 661	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	526 of 662	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.9	223 of 517	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.7	165 of 639	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	61.9	176 of 590	70.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	701 of 1229	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	705 of 1219	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	682 of 1234	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	756 of 1221	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.8	449 of 1019	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	508 of 1217	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	445 of 1161	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	971 of 1271	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	912 of 1264	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	943 of 1292	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	987 of 1286	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	731 of 1048	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	676 of 1296	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	667 of 1223	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	147 of 204	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	126 of 184	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.7	155 of 194	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	130 of 179	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	738 of 812	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	673 of 802	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	696 of 805	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	615 of 781	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	468 of 548	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	427 of 792	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	349 of 602	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	570 of 884	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.2	696 of 875	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	737 of 895	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	677 of 898	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	584 of 813	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.4	491 of 905	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	492 of 889	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)61st percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2025)22nd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-16 vs state

Science28%-17 vs state

Mathematics16%-22 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)	% 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 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 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
Memorial Junior High School	Public	6-8	2721 Ridge Rd	Lansing	60438	Cook County	Lansing School District 158	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 474-2383	854	55	15.5	99.2%	54 (6.3%)	507 (59.4%)	235 (27.5%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (5.6%)	26.6	986^th of 1368 public middle schools	27.9%		26.5	969^th of 1363 public middle schools	28.9%	17		28.4		39.8	38.0	34.9	37.4		15.3	17.1	15.6	16.0	98.7	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.8	98.5	98.6	95.9	$16,589	$1,228	$15,360
Heritage Middle School	Public	5-8	19250 Burnham Ave	Lansing	60438	Cook County	Sunnybrook School District 171	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 895-0790	500	37	13.5	59.4%	13 (2.6%)	389 (77.8%)	89 (17.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	41.3	755^th of 1368 public middle schools	44.8%		41.5	722^nd of 1363 public middle schools	47.0%	33	14.0	37.6	39.5	50.9	48.2	72.0	52.6	8.8	15.2	13.1	12.7	12.5	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.0	72.1	$17,783	$1,013	$16,770
Schrum Memorial School	Public	6-8	485 165th St	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 862-4236	274	15	18.2	51.1%	1 (0.4%)	220 (80.3%)	45 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	16.6	1181^st of 1368 public middle schools	13.7%		22.5	1050^th of 1363 public middle schools	23.0%	131		19.3		35.5	25.0	33.7	31.4		9.7	10.2	2.4	7.6	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	$24,091	$3,303	$20,787
McKinley Junior High School	Public	6-8	16949 Cottage Grove Ave	South Holland	60473	Cook County	South Holland School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 339-8500	287	21	13.6	77.4%	0 (0.0%)	256 (89.2%)	27 (9.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38.4	799^th of 1368 public middle schools	41.6%		44.5	679^th of 1363 public middle schools	50.2%	120		22.8		44.7	44.1	61.3	50.0		20.0	19.6	24.7	21.4	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	$20,795	$1,322	$19,473
Brookwood Middle School	Public	5-6	200 E Glenwood Lansing Rd	Glenwood	60425	Cook County	Brookwood School District 167	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 758-5350	231	13	18.4	68.8%	4 (1.7%)	166 (71.9%)	52 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)								(n/a)	16.9		30.9	26.2			28.7	1.6	4.7			3.0	86.5	86.5	86.5	86.5	86.5	86.5	86.5	43.5	$18,976	$2,179	$16,797
Brookwood Junior High School	Public	7-8	201 E Glenwood Lansing Rd	Glenwood	60425	Cook County	Brookwood School District 167	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 758-5252	226	13	18.0	65.0%	2 (0.9%)	168 (74.3%)	51 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	34.7	868^th of 1368 public middle schools	36.5%		37.3	787^th of 1363 public middle schools	42.3%	81		35.2			55.0	46.3	50.7			16.4	7.4	11.9	95.8	95.8	95.8	95.8	95.8	95.8	95.8	95.8	$19,678	$2,162	$17,516
School of Fine Arts	Public	7	1650 Pulaski Rd	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Dolton School District 149	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 868-7565	224	11	20.3	99.1%	1 (0.4%)	209 (93.3%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					18.8		18.8			8.2		8.2	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	84.5	$22,007	$3,617	$18,390
Creative Communications Academy	Public	6	1650 Pulaski Rd	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Dolton School District 149	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 868-7585	246	12	20.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	235 (95.5%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				25.3			25.3		6.4			6.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	87.4	$22,143	$2,890	$19,253
S T E M Academy	Public	8	1650 Pulaski Rd	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Dolton School District 149	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 868-7595	243	12	21.1	99.6%	2 (0.8%)	226 (93.0%)	12 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	16.6	1183^rd of 1368 public middle schools	13.5%		30.7	889^th of 1363 public middle schools	34.8%	294		20.3				32.3	32.3				7.5	7.5	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	89.4	$21,234	$3,550	$17,683
Wentworth Junior High School	Public	6-8	560 Superior Ave	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Calumet City School District 155	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 862-0750	302	29	10.4	56.6%	3 (1.0%)	168 (55.6%)	119 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	20.3	1109^th of 1368 public middle schools	18.9%		15.8	1211^th of 1363 public middle schools	11.2%	102		24.0		20.6	27.0	32.7	26.6		6.9	13.5	25.3	15.2	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	99.1	$22,477	$2,007	$20,470

Frequently Asked Questions about Memorial Junior High School

What district is Memorial Junior High School in?

Lansing School District 158

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

Students who attend Memorial Junior High School usually go on to attend Thornton Fractnl So High School

How many students attend Memorial Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 854 students attended Memorial Junior High School.

Is Memorial Junior High School a good school?

Memorial Junior High School ranks 986^th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Memorial Junior High School?

Students at Memorial Junior High School are 59% African American, 28% Hispanic, 6% White, 6% Two or more races.

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