Kankakee Junior High School
2250 East Crestwood St
Kankakee IL, 60901, Kankakee County
Phone: 815-933-0730
Ranking: 
(2,792 out of 3,028, bottom 8%)*
(2,792 out of 3,028, bottom 8%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Kankakee School District 111
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 49 | 53 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 37 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 669 | 657 | 681 | 683 | 697 | 709 | 741 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 358 | 53.5% | 334 | 50.8% | 330 | 48.5% | 347 | 50.8% | 356 | 51.1% | 356 | 50.2% | 377 | 50.9% |
| Grade 8: | 311 | 46.5% | 323 | 49.2% | 351 | 51.5% | 336 | 49.2% | 341 | 48.9% | 353 | 49.8% | 364 | 49.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 353 | 52.8% | 362 | 55.1% | 366 | 53.7% | 354 | 51.8% | 340 | 48.8% | 327 | 46.1% | 368 | 49.7% |
| Female: | 316 | 47.2% | 295 | 44.9% | 315 | 46.3% | 329 | 48.2% | 323 | 46.3% | 345 | 48.7% | 352 | 47.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 7 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 164 | 24.5% | 158 | 24.0% | 161 | 23.6% | 173 | 25.3% | 150 | 21.5% | 126 | 17.8% | 143 | 19.3% |
| Black: | 359 | 53.7% | 348 | 53.0% | 360 | 52.9% | 357 | 52.3% | 377 | 54.1% | 408 | 57.5% | 446 | 60.2% |
| White: | 137 | 20.5% | 119 | 18.1% | 134 | 19.7% | 122 | 17.9% | 140 | 20.1% | 143 | 20.2% | 132 | 17.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.1% | 28 | 4.3% | 23 | 3.4% | 23 | 3.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 545 | 81.5% | 522 | 79.5% | 290 | 42.6% | 544 | 79.6% | 541 | 77.6% | 548 | 77.3% | 557 | 75.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 5.2% | 40 | 6.1% | 287 | 42.1% | 48 | 7.0% | 58 | 8.3% | 68 | 9.6% | 66 | 8.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.65 | 12.37 | 12.28 | 12.67 | 12.93 | 13.60 | 20.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 59.5% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 66.1% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 75.2% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 77.9% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 71.1% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.0% | 68.3% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 71.5% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 37.8% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 53.9% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 58.0% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 59.0% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 63.3% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 57.4% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 58.3% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 62.4% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 37.1% | 58.5% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 46.5% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 58.9% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 56.8% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 66.7% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 65.6% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.0% | 67.7% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 72.0% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 62.9% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 62.6% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 65.8% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 59.2% | 79.0% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 26.9% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 22.4% | 22.4% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 27% | 27% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 67.6% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 64.6% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 65.6% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 67.7% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 79.5% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 76.2% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 73.1% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 43.4% | 58.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 41.2% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 47.9% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 51.7% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 66.0% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 65.1% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 59.7% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 62.8% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 69.8% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 65.2% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 65.4% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.4% | 38.1% | 59.8% |
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* Kankakee Junior High School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.