Is Momence Junior High School a good school?

Momence Junior High School ranks 746 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Momence Junior High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 345 students attended Momence Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Momence Junior High School?

Students at Momence Junior High School are 48% White, 31% Hispanic, 16% African American, 4% Two or more races.

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

Students who attend Momence Junior High School usually go on to attend Momence High School

Momence Junior High School

Summary:

Momence Junior High School is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in Momence, Illinois, with 344 students. The school is part of the Momence CUSD 1 district, which is ranked 664 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Momence Junior High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois middle schools, typically in the 500-900 range out of around 1,300 schools. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly below the state averages, with only around 20-30% of students meeting or exceeding standards. However, the school's performance on the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) is better, with around 50% of students meeting or exceeding standards. Momence Junior High School's performance varies across different student subgroups, with female and White students performing better than their male and minority counterparts. The school's performance for African American and Hispanic students, as well as students with disabilities and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, is particularly concerning.

Momence Junior High School's performance is generally lower than the nearby schools analyzed, including John L Nash Middle School, Crete-Monee Middle School, Limestone Middle School, and others. The school has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from around 3% in 2019-2020 to over 20% in the most recent school year. This high level of economic disadvantage likely contributes to the school's academic challenges and may require targeted interventions and support to address the needs of this population.

Detail:

Public 5-8

801 W 2nd St
Momence, IL 60954-1436

(815) 472-4184

District: Momence CUSD 1

SchoolDigger Rank:
746^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,026

Students who attend Momence Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Momence High School

Feeder schools for Momence Junior High School:

Elementary:

Je-Neir Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.9

Number of students: 345

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.8%

Hispanic:

31.3%

African American:

16.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 69.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Momence Junior High School ranks worse than 54.7% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.21. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Momence Junior High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (47.8%), Hispanic (31.3%), African American (16.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 69.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Momence Junior High School is 13.9. (See more...)

Compare Momence Junior High School employs 24.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Momence Junior High School is $16,026.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Momence Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Momence Junior High School 746^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Momence Junior High School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Momence CUSD 1:

SchoolDigger ranks Momence CUSD 1 664^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Momence Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Momence Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	55.50	592^nd	1185	50.0%
2004	48.28	707^th	1204	41.3%
2005	59.83	580^th	1209	52.0%
2006	39.09	886^th	1272	30.3%
2007	35.51	933^rd	1287	27.5%
2008	45.18	815^th	1293	37.0%
2009	54.45	709^th	1318	46.2%
2010	55.21	709^th	1327	46.6%
2011	61.50	593^rd	1344	55.9%
2012	54.20	725^th	1365	46.9%
2013	33.09	975^th	1367	28.7%
2014	35.17	906^th	1322	31.5%
2015	30.19	891^st	1302	31.6%
2016	27.55	935^th	1294	27.7%
2017	26.99	950^th	1293	26.5%
2018	30.42	889^th	1293	31.2%
2019	45.09	690^th	1356	49.1%
2021	34.21	743^rd	1241	40.1%
2022	48.88	615^th	1369	55.1%
2023	41.32	750^th	1367	45.1%
2024	40.21	746^th	1363	45.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Momence Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.64	570^th	602	5.3%
2019	29.34	598^th	792	24.5%
2021	36.91	312^th	548	43.1%
2022	27.32	635^th	781	18.7%
2023	42.85	361^st	805	55.2%
2024	53.42	263^rd	802	67.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Momence Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.30	850^th	1161	26.8%
2019	52.94	503^rd	1217	58.7%
2021	45.23	495^th	1019	51.4%
2022	57.47	397^th	1221	67.5%
2023	47.10	591^st	1234	52.1%
2024	44.98	606^th	1219	50.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Momence Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.28	767^th	1226	37.4%
2019	49.22	608^th	1276	52.4%
2021	33.74	636^th	1017	37.5%
2022	52.84	500^th	1286	61.1%
2023	39.45	728^th	1275	42.9%
2024	41.95	675^th	1251	46.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Momence Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	82.86	49^th	639	92.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Momence Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.42	911^th	1223	25.5%
2019	40.65	716^th	1296	44.8%
2021	29.28	729^th	1048	30.4%
2022	44.91	617^th	1286	52.0%
2023	42.35	675^th	1292	47.8%
2024	36.55	732^nd	1264	42.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Momence Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.35	320^th	511	37.4%
2019	46.54	254^th	565	55.0%
2021	28.77	308^th	385	20.0%
2022	66.70	109^th	573	81.0%
2023	33.78	370^th	569	35.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Momence Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.08	501^st	590	15.1%
2019	38.28	389^th	639	39.1%
2021	31.51	374^th	517	27.7%
2022	34.10	432^nd	662	34.7%
2023	38.95	381^st	661	42.4%
2024	31.35	445^th	643	30.8%

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Rank History for White students at Momence Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.08	686^th	889	22.8%
2019	38.99	565^th	905	37.6%
2021	30.12	571^st	813	29.8%
2022	46.04	457^th	898	49.1%
2023	44.64	478^th	895	46.6%
2024	38.32	544^th	875	37.8%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Momence Junior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	319	91	1	11	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	422
1990	333	101	1	13	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	448
1991	341	105	1	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	473
1992	313	106	1	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	442
1993	306	101	1	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	437
1994	307	88	1	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	424
1995	307	82	2	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	415
1996	307	82	2	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	415
1997	310	95	1	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	432
1998	275	113	0	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	415
1999	283	97	0	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	415
2000	280	87	1	43	0	n/a	n/a	0	411
2001	264	90	0	42	0	n/a	n/a	0	396
2002	261	92	0	55	0	n/a	n/a	0	408
2003	261	92	0	55	0	n/a	n/a	0	408
2004	243	87	0	54	0	n/a	n/a	0	384
2005	237	87	0	56	0	n/a	n/a	20	400
2006	217	76	1	72	0	n/a	n/a	12	378
2007	212	79	3	66	0	n/a	n/a	9	369
2008	214	74	3	68	0	n/a	n/a	11	370
2009	211	62	3	59	0	n/a	n/a	15	350
2010	223	71	1	27	0	n/a	n/a	17	339
2011	224	65	1	62	0	0	18	0	370
2012	194	59	0	70	0	0	37	0	360
2013	190	60	0	78	0	0	37	0	365
2014	170	59	1	74	0	0	42	0	346
2015	230	64	2	83	0	0	49	0	428
2016	216	67	2	82	0	0	50	0	417
2017	225	63	3	89	1	0	48	0	429
2018	227	72	3	111	0	1	20	0	434
2019	228	55	0	103	1	1	22	0	410
2020	210	60	2	101	1	1	23	0	398
2021	183	46	1	96	0	1	16	0	343
2022	167	49	1	107	0	0	14	0	338
2023	159	58	0	107	0	0	20	0	344
2024	165	56	1	108	0	0	15	0	345

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Momence Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	422	25.0	16.8	n/a
1990	448	26.0	17.2	n/a
1991	473	26.0	18.1	n/a
1992	442	25.0	17.6	n/a
1993	437	25.0	17.5	n/a
1994	424	24.0	17.7	n/a
1995	415	26.0	16.0	n/a
1996	415	26.0	16.0	n/a
1997	432	26.0	16.6	n/a
1998	415	26.0	16.0	n/a
1999	415	26.0	16.0	n/a
2000	411	26.0	15.8	n/a
2001	396	26.0	15.2	n/a
2002	408	26.0	15.7	51.7
2003	408	26.0	15.7	51.7
2004	384	22.0	17.5	57.8
2005	400	26.5	15.1	59.7
2006	378	26.5	14.3	62.6
2007	369	24.0	15.4	61.4
2008	370	25.0	14.8	63.2
2009	350	29.5	11.9	64.2
2010	339	29.0	11.6	73.9
2011	370	27.0	13.7	65.9
2012	360	28.0	12.8	70
2013	365	26.2	13.8	72.3
2014	346	25.2	13.7	74.3
2015	428	30.0	14.2	69.4
2016	417	28.0	14.8	53
2017	429	25.3	16.9	54.8
2018	434	24.0	18.0	61.8
2019	410	24.4	16.7	62.4
2020	398	23.6	16.8	68.1
2021	343	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	338	23.8	14.2	64.2
2023	344	23.5	14.6	66.6
2024	345	24.6	13.9	69.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Momence Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	422	25.0	16.8	n/a
1990	448	26.0	17.2	n/a
1991	473	26.0	18.1	n/a
1992	442	25.0	17.6	n/a
1993	437	25.0	17.5	n/a
1994	424	24.0	17.7	n/a
1995	415	26.0	16.0	n/a
1996	415	26.0	16.0	n/a
1997	432	26.0	16.6	n/a
1998	415	26.0	16.0	n/a
1999	415	26.0	16.0	n/a
2000	411	26.0	15.8	n/a
2001	396	26.0	15.2	n/a
2002	408	26.0	15.7	51.7
2003	408	26.0	15.7	51.7
2004	384	22.0	17.5	57.8
2005	400	26.5	15.1	59.7
2006	378	26.5	14.3	62.6
2007	369	24.0	15.4	61.4
2008	370	25.0	14.8	63.2
2009	350	29.5	11.9	64.2
2010	339	29.0	11.6	73.9
2011	370	27.0	13.7	65.9
2012	360	28.0	12.8	70
2013	365	26.2	13.8	72.3
2014	346	25.2	13.7	74.3
2015	428	30.0	14.2	69.4
2016	417	28.0	14.8	53
2017	429	25.3	16.9	54.8
2018	434	24.0	18.0	61.8
2019	410	24.4	16.7	62.4
2020	398	23.6	16.8	68.1
2021	343	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	338	23.8	14.2	64.2
2023	344	23.5	14.6	66.6
2024	345	24.6	13.9	69.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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