Kankakee Junior High School serves 693 learners in grades 7-8.

Kankakee Junior High School placed in the lower 50% of all schools in Illinois for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is lower 50%, and reading proficiency is lower 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 10% (which is lower than the Illinois state average of 32%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 18% (which is lower than the Illinois state average of 37%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 14:1 is lower than the Illinois state average of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 78% of the learner body (majority African-American), which is higher than the Illinois state average of 52% (majority Latino and African-American).

School Overview: Kankakee Junior High School’s learner population of 693 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 51 teachers has decreased by 7% over five school years.

School Comparison: Kankakee Junior High School is ranked within the lower 50% of all 3,672 schools in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Kankakee Junior High School is 0.65, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.68. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Kankakee Junior High School is Salt School (1.5 miles away)

The closest middle school is Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-montessori Elementary School (0.8 miles away)

The closest elementary school is Mark Twain Primary School (0.2 miles away)