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Minooka Junior High School

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Minooka Junior High School ranks 521 st of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

521^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 62% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Minooka Junior High School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Minooka, Illinois, with a student population of 1,053. The school is part of the Minooka CCSD 201 district, which is ranked 352 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Minooka Junior High School has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

Minooka Junior High School's test scores are generally on par with or slightly below the state and district averages, with 54.8% of students proficient or better in ELA and 34.7% proficient or better in Math, compared to the state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. However, the school's performance in certain student subgroups, such as African American and English Language Learner students, is notably stronger than the state averages. The school has also experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.6% to 26.3% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has seen a steady increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 23.49% in 2021-2022 to 28.21% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

When compared to nearby schools, Timber Ridge Middle School, Dirksen Junior High School, and other schools in the Plainfield School District 202 and Troy CCSD 30C districts, Minooka Junior High School generally performs on par or slightly below. However, it outperforms the Joliet PSD 86 district, particularly in test scores and student demographics. The increase in spending per student at Minooka Junior High School, from $9,323 in 2020-2021 to $12,354 in 2023-2024, suggests a greater investment in the school's resources and programs, which could potentially lead to improved student outcomes over time.

1,024

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,594

Per pupil spending ?

26.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

333 W McEvilly Rd
Minooka, IL 60447-8786

(815) 467-2136

District: Minooka CCSD 201

Students who attend Minooka Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Minooka Community High School

Feeder schools for Minooka Junior High School:

Elementary:	Aux Sable
	Jones Elementary School
	Minooka Elementary School
	Walnut Trails Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.0%

Hispanic:

23.7%

African American:

8.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 50th percentile in 2022 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 62nd (2025) from a 50th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Illinois median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg49%

Illinois avg46%

521^st of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

352^nd of 811Minooka CCSD 201 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	57.5	521 of 1368	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	533 of 1363	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	626 of 1367	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	686 of 1369	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.9	456 of 1241	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.1	442 of 1356	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	481 of 1293	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.9	456 of 1293	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.5	539 of 1294	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.7	340 of 1302	73.9%	★★★★☆
2014	61.4	507 of 1322	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.8	443 of 1367	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	82.0	168 of 1365	87.7%	★★★★☆
2011	74.6	313 of 1344	76.7%	★★★★☆
2010	71.9	389 of 1327	70.7%	★★★★☆
2009	72.4	366 of 1318	72.2%	★★★★☆
2008	65.2	517 of 1293	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.6	501 of 1287	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.8	379 of 1272	70.2%	★★★★☆
2005	67.9	447 of 1209	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	79.0	242 of 1204	79.9%	★★★★☆
2003	74.4	313 of 1185	73.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	146 of 574	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	122 of 548	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	83 of 569	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	57.6	157 of 573	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	35.4	243 of 385	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.0	136 of 565	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	51.4	185 of 511	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	91 of 186	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.3	155 of 198	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	212 of 694	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	255 of 639	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.6	380 of 674	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	376 of 483	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.8	173 of 486	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	127 of 480	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	33.4	346 of 454	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	478 of 1248	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	521 of 1251	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	531 of 1275	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	634 of 1286	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.0	474 of 1017	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	419 of 1276	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	420 of 1226	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	312 of 669	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	275 of 643	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.3	436 of 661	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	389 of 662	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.4	209 of 517	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.8	254 of 639	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.9	286 of 590	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	562 of 1229	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	461 of 1219	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.3	787 of 1234	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	701 of 1221	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.0	369 of 1217	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	472 of 1161	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	508 of 1271	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	471 of 1264	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	651 of 1292	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	661 of 1286	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.5	366 of 1048	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	445 of 1296	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	531 of 1223	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	127 of 204	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	107 of 184	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	124 of 194	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	136 of 195	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.6	68 of 97	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	107 of 179	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	89 of 164	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	333 of 812	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	329 of 802	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.1	386 of 805	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.2	455 of 781	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	378 of 548	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	323 of 792	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	183 of 602	69.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	512 of 884	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	537 of 875	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	603 of 895	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	664 of 898	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.4	391 of 813	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	452 of 905	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	462 of 889	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)75th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2025)69th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)60th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)51st percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)38th percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts55%~ state avg

Science46%~ state avg

Mathematics35%-4 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
Minooka Junior High School	Public	7-8	333 W McEvilly Rd	Minooka	60447	Grundy County	Minooka CCSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 467-2136	1,024	65	15.8	26.9%	635 (62.0%)	83 (8.1%)	243 (23.7%)	18 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.2%)	57.5	521^st of 1368 public middle schools	61.9%		54.4	533^rd of 1363 public middle schools	60.9%	12		46.5			52.7	56.8	54.8			32.2	37.0	34.7	98.5	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.6	98.4	98.5	97.8	$13,594	$272	$13,322
Minooka Intermediate School	Public	5-6	321 W McEvilly Rd	Minooka	60447	Grundy County	Minooka CCSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 467-4692	941	62	15.1	27.1%	610 (64.8%)	60 (6.4%)	227 (24.1%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (3.8%)								(n/a)	49.9		57.4	66.0			61.9	43.4	40.8			42.1	97.9	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.2	97.3	98.2	48.9	$12,857	$337	$12,520
Three Rivers School	Public	5-6	24150 S Ford Rd	Channahon	60410	Will County	Channahon School District 17	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 467-4313	268	21	12.8		216 (80.6%)	8 (3.0%)	41 (15.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)	51.0		68.5	67.5			68.0	59.4	61.9			60.6	97.3	96.6	96.6	96.6	97.7	96.9	96.9	51.7	$16,642	$525	$16,118
Channahon Junior High School	Public	7-8	24917 W Sioux Dr	Channahon	60410	Will County	Channahon School District 17	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 467-4314	269	18	14.9		215 (79.9%)	2 (0.7%)	42 (15.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	81.7	228^th of 1368 public middle schools	83.3%		85.1	172^nd of 1363 public middle schools	87.4%	56		53.2			74.8	69.8	72.5			64.7	45.2	55.5	95.5	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	95.5	96.2	95.1	$16,961	$525	$16,437
Will County Detention Center 6-8	Public	6-8	3200 McDonough St	Joliet	60431	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 730-7233	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Orenic Intermediate School	Public	5-6	5820 Theodore Dr	Plainfield	60586	Will County	Troy CCSD 30C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 577-6760	812	69	11.7	48.8%	306 (37.7%)	155 (19.1%)	294 (36.2%)	25 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.9%)								(n/a)	39.7		55.2	66.3			60.6	34.9	33.7			34.3									$18,122	$481	$17,641
Troy Middle School	Public	7-8	5800 Theodore Dr	Plainfield	60586	Will County	Troy CCSD 30C	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 577-6760	881	69	12.6	44.8%	344 (39.0%)	162 (18.4%)	328 (37.2%)	21 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.0%)	66.1	411^th of 1368 public middle schools	70.0%		61.6	431^st of 1363 public middle schools	68.4%	20		46.6			65.1	70.1	67.6			31.4	38.2	34.8									$16,804	$196	$16,608
Aux Sable Middle School	Public	6-8	2001 Wildspring Pkwy	Joliet	60431	Kendall County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 439-7092	844	56	15.0	34.5%	354 (41.9%)	159 (18.8%)	237 (28.1%)	38 (4.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.0%)	63.7	441^st of 1368 public middle schools	67.8%		56.6	504^th of 1363 public middle schools	63.0%	63		48.7		61.8	63.0	64.0	62.9		31.2	36.5	32.5	33.4	98.3	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.2	98.0	98.3	97.1	$13,774	$637	$13,137
Drauden Point Middle School	Public	6-8	1911 Drauden Rd	Plainfield	60586	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 577-4900	658	49	13.5	36.0%	282 (42.9%)	132 (20.1%)	205 (31.2%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.0%)	53.4	576^th of 1368 public middle schools	57.9%		53.8	544^th of 1363 public middle schools	60.1%	32		43.4		58.6	58.2	55.9	57.6		30.9	29.1	21.3	27.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	100.0	98.1	98.2	97.9	$16,871	$914	$15,958
Timber Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	2101 S Bronk Rd	Plainfield	60586	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 439-3410	885	58	15.3	40.1%	400 (45.2%)	97 (11.0%)	320 (36.2%)	24 (2.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.5%)	50.1	618^th of 1368 public middle schools	54.8%		50.7	590^th of 1363 public middle schools	56.7%	28		43.3		47.4	63.2	58.1	56.2		19.4	27.1	26.8	24.4	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.9	99.0	99.0	98.2	$14,224	$1,026	$13,199

Frequently Asked Questions about Minooka Junior High School

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

Students who attend Minooka Junior High School usually go on to attend Minooka Community High School

Is Minooka Junior High School a good school?

Minooka Junior High School ranks 521^st of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Minooka Junior High School?

Students at Minooka Junior High School are 62% White, 24% Hispanic, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Minooka Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,024 students attended Minooka Junior High School.

What district is Minooka Junior High School in?

Minooka CCSD 201

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