Kankakee Junior High School

Public Middle School | Grade 7-8

2250 E Crestwood St, Kankakee, IL

Kankakee School District No. 111

501 Students

C-

Niche Grade

GreatSchools Rating

School Details

Head of School
Mr. Charles Hensley

Student Teacher Ratio
17:1

Math Proficiency
16%

Reading Proficiency
28%

C-

Academics

C+

Teachers

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Academics

Reading Proficiency

28%

Math Proficiency

16%

Teachers

Student Teacher Ratio 17:1 Teachers 29	Full Time Teachers 29
Teachers in First or Second Year 8.6%

Test Scores

Equity

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GreatSchools Rating Details

Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor

359:1

Student Diversity

Female 50.7%	Male 49.3%
Black 46.7%	Hispanic 35.5%
White 14.4%

Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

1.0 parent

8/21/2025

THEY DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT THE DRESS CODE IS, THEY ARE LITERALLY DRESS CODING KIDS OVER PLAIN WHITE SHIRTS WHICH IS PART OF THE DRESS CODE AND THEY ARE DOING SATURDAY SCHOOL. DO NOT AND I MEAN DO NOT SEND YOUR KIDS HERE

1.0 teacher

10/3/2024

Staff are really nice and care about the kids. Leadership is awful. Students are allowed to use horrible language towards other students, staff and teachers. Behaviors are out of control. Very little learning is happening in tgis building. This district moves teachers to different classes, different...

5.0 other

3/19/2017

I've went to this school and had the best times every. This school is mostly based off its students and how they act, but looking closer at the students who work hard and try it'll give you a different opinion.

4.0 other

10/11/2013

Great school to attend especially being a student at kjhs first year off to a good start the school has great!!!!!! Workers there to help you and guide you as well along the way also gives you a chance to get involved be apart of something

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Median Lot Size

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Average Household Income

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Illinois Kankakee County Kankakee 60901

Kankakee Junior High School is a public school for students in grades 7-8 in Kankakee, IL, in the Kankakee neighborhood, and is served by the Kankakee School District No. 111 in Illinois. Annual tuition is $0. The school has a total enrollment of 501 and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 17:1. Academic records show that 16% of students achieve proficiency in math, and 28% are proficient in reading. Kankakee Junior High School has received feedback and ratings, with a Niche grade of C- and a GreatSchools Rating of 4 out of 10. The average home value in this area is $158,158. Discover additional schools in the area, like Avis Huff Student Support Service, I Kan Regional Alternatve Att Center, Salt School, and more. Learn more about what Kankakee has to offer, and browse homes for sale and for rent near Kankakee Junior High School.

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