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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 60954

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School

327

Students

Top rankedMomence Junior High School849^th of 1,126 Illinois middle schools

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Summary:

Zip code 60954 has one middle school, Momence Junior High School, serving grades 5–8 and enrolling 327 students. In 2025–2026, its all-grades results were 42% in English language arts (ELA) and 33% in mathematics, compared with Illinois results of 56% and 40%. The most important concern is the much larger ELA gap in the upper grades: Momence was 26 points below the state in grade 7 and 28 points below in grade 8.

Because it is the only school in the list, there are no schools to rank against one another; its strongest and weakest results are within the school. Sixth-grade mathematics was the standout, with 37% proficiency—1 point above the state’s 36%—while eighth-grade ELA was the weakest comparison, at 35% versus 63% statewide. Mathematics was generally closer to state results than ELA: the all-grades gaps were 7 points in math and 15 points in ELA. Science also differed by grade: in 2025–2026, fifth-grade proficiency was 43%, 4 points below the state, while eighth-grade proficiency was 41%, 11 points below.

All-grades results improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, and the gaps with Illinois narrowed in both subjects. ELA rose from 29% to 42%, narrowing its state gap by 9 points; math increased from 28% to 33%, narrowing its gap by 3 points. SchoolDigger’s reported ranking percentile fell from 45th in 2023–2024 to 40th in 2024–2025 and 25th in 2025–2026, a 20-point decline. Context measures include a 12.7 student-teacher ratio and 71% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. Chronic absenteeism was 21% in 2025–2026, below Momence CUSD 1 at 27% and the state at 24%.

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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 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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	24.5	849^th of 1126 public middle schools	24.6%		36.9	824^th of 1368 public middle schools	39.8%	25	43.3	40.9	49.3	50.7	31.3	34.8	41.6	31.3	37.3	31.8	30.3	32.7	95.5%		$15,656	$796	$14,860

Cities Near Zip Code 60954

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Momence	0.47 mi	3	701^st
Grant Park	5.45 mi	2	158^th
Bourbonnais	6.24 mi	8	236^th
Pembroke Township	7.47 mi	1	765^th
Kankakee	9.47 mi	14	666^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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