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McKinley Junior High School

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McKinley Junior High School ranks 784 th of 1126 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

784^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,126 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 30% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

McKinley Junior High School serves 287 students in grades 6–8 in South Holland, Illinois. The clearest takeaway is that its latest results put English language arts just above the state average, while math remains substantially below it.

Compared with nearby schools serving grades 6–8, McKinley ranks second of six in both English language arts and math: 58% of students were proficient in English language arts, versus a 49% average for the other schools, and 26% in math, versus their 20% average. English language arts was 2 percentage points above the state and 10 above South Holland School District 150; math was 14 points below the state and 2 above the district. Seventh grade is a concern within the school, with proficiency at 42% in English language arts and 19% in math. Eighth-grade science was also below the state: 35%, compared with 52%, although it was close to the nearby full-span schools’ 36% average.

Test scores have risen over three years: English language arts increased from 42% in 2023–2024 to 58% in 2025–2026, while math rose from 19% to 26%; math gains have not matched the state’s, and its state gap is now 14 points. Meanwhile, SchoolDigger’s statewide rank fell from the 50th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 30th percentile in 2025–2026, when McKinley ranked 784 of 1,126 schools and received 2 stars. Context for families includes a 13.6 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025 and a 77% free/reduced lunch eligible rate that year. SchoolDigger’s group rankings show a notable change in how well the school serves African American Students: their ranking fell from the 89th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 48th in 2025–2026, still above the school’s overall 30th percentile. Special Education Students ranked at the 14th percentile in 2024–2025, compared with the school’s overall 42nd percentile that year.

287

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,335

Per pupil spending ?

77.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

98.6%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

16949 Cottage Grove Ave
South Holland, IL 60473-3089

(708) 339-8500

District: South Holland School District 150

Students who attend McKinley Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Thornwood High School

Feeder schools for McKinley Junior High School:

Elementary:	Greenwood Elementary School
	McKinley Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.2%

Hispanic:

9.4%

American Indian:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2016 → 30th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (40% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg36%

Illinois avg49%

784^th of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

665^th of 738South Holland School District 150 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
2026	30.3	784 of 1126	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.4	799 of 1368	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	679 of 1363	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.8	824 of 1367	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	839 of 1369	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.0	927 of 1241	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	778 of 1356	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	767 of 1293	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.6	752 of 1293	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.7	684 of 1294	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.1	729 of 1302	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.9	822 of 1322	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.5	793 of 1367	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.0	839 of 1365	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.3	703 of 1344	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.7	927 of 1327	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.9	967 of 1318	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.6	1020 of 1293	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.9	1014 of 1287	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.1	1007 of 1272	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	36.5	840 of 1209	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	33.0	862 of 1204	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	36.7	802 of 1185	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	116 of 224	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	69.0	117 of 574	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	61 of 548	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	87 of 569	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	78 of 573	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	55.8	104 of 385	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	73 of 565	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	63 of 511	87.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	468 of 694	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	479 of 639	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	645 of 674	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	599 of 867	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.0	632 of 1248	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	608 of 1251	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.1	734 of 1275	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	755 of 1286	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.1	736 of 1017	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	727 of 1276	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	764 of 1226	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	10.8	656 of 662	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	94.1	1 of 36	97.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	41.3	466 of 788	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.0	521 of 1229	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	296 of 1219	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	57.5	403 of 1234	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	479 of 1221	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.7	633 of 1019	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.3	423 of 1217	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	497 of 1161	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	676 of 829	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.6	833 of 1271	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	657 of 1264	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	816 of 1292	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	823 of 1286	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.2	820 of 1048	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	772 of 1296	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	700 of 1223	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	701 of 812	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	759 of 802	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	768 of 805	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	654 of 781	16.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	637 of 792	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.1	223 of 602	63.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2019)97th percentile+55 vs school

African American (2026)48th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2025)33rd percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile~ school

Male (2026)18th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-28 vs school

Hispanic (2022)1st percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts58%~ state avg

Science35%-17 vs state

Mathematics26%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)	IAR English Language Arts (2026)				IAR Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 8th 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 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	30.3	784^th of 1126 public middle schools	30.4%		38.4	799^th of 1368 public middle schools	41.6%	15	35.3	66.3	42.4	62.7	57.9	32.7	18.8	25.5	26.0	98.6%		$22,335	$1,281	$21,054
Coolidge Middle School	Public	6-8	15500 7th Ave	Phoenix	60426	Cook County	South Holland School District 151	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 339-5300	460	39	11.7	—	4 (0.9%)	298 (64.8%)	155 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	22	881^st of 1126 public middle schools	21.8%		33.6	886^th of 1368 public middle schools	35.2%	5	38.0	52.9	41.9	50.3	48.7	26.3	21.3	24.0	24.0	99.1%		$24,680	$1,364	$23,316
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	—	2 (0.8%)	226 (93.0%)	12 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	7.3	1075^th of 1126 public middle schools	4.5%		16.6	1183^rd of 1368 public middle schools	13.5%	108	31.2			33.8	33.8			8.6	8.6	94.3%		$23,343	$3,478	$19,865
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	—	1 (0.4%)	209 (93.3%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			26.4		26.4		13.2		13.2	94.5%		$19,726	$3,983	$15,743
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	—	0 (0.0%)	235 (95.5%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		19.8			19.8	6.6			6.6	85%		$21,941	$3,594	$18,347
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	—	54 (6.3%)	507 (59.4%)	235 (27.5%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (5.6%)	15.5	972^nd of 1126 public middle schools	13.7%		26.6	986^th of 1368 public middle schools	27.9%	14	39.0	41.0	38.4	46.0	42.1	15.0	15.7	25.2	19.0	97.4%		$17,420	$1,209	$16,211
Brooks Middle School	Public	6-8	14741 Wallace St	Harvey	60426	Cook County	Harvey School District 152	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 333-6390	455	26	17.5	89.0%	5 (1.1%)	263 (57.8%)	171 (37.6%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	7.9	1062^nd of 1126 public middle schools	5.7%		19.4	1129^th of 1368 public middle schools	17.5%	67	21.2	33.3	31.2	47.4	37.2	11.1	12.8	8.3	10.8	98%		$19,904	$2,263	$17,641
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%)	22.9	875^th of 1126 public middle schools	22.3%		34.7	868^th of 1368 public middle schools	36.5%	7	40.2		54.3	54.9	54.6		19.7	10.6	15.2	97.4%		$19,767	$2,578	$17,189
James Hart School	Public	6-8	18220 Morgan St	Homewood	60430	Cook County	Homewood School District 153	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 799-5544	681	61	11.1	46.7%	140 (20.6%)	388 (57.0%)	100 (14.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (7.3%)	48.5	547^th of 1126 public middle schools	51.4%		60.3	484^th of 1368 public middle schools	64.6%	63	46.6	75.4	66.4	65.7	68.7	39.0	31.3	31.3	33.5	97.7%		$17,851	$419	$17,433
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%)	16.9	957^th of 1126 public middle schools	15.0%		16.6	1181^st of 1368 public middle schools	13.7%	224	32.6	43.9	44.2	53.7	47.4		14.7	13.7	11.2	98.9%		$26,425	$2,772	$23,653

Frequently Asked Questions about McKinley Junior High School

What district is McKinley Junior High School in?

South Holland School District 150

Is McKinley Junior High School a good school?

McKinley Junior High School ranks 784^th of 1126 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of McKinley Junior High School?

Students at McKinley Junior High School are 89% African American, 9% Hispanic.

How many students attend McKinley Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 287 students attended McKinley Junior High School.

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

Students who attend McKinley Junior High School usually go on to attend Thornwood High School

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