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Dirksen Junior High School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

203 S Midland Ave, Joliet, IL 60436 · (815) 729-1566 · Part of Joliet Public School District 86

Joliet Township’s School Grade C− better than 16% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
653
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Dirksen Junior High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Joliet Township kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Joliet Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–514 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Dirksen Junior High SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts9%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

203 S Midland Ave, Joliet

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6232
Grade 7215
Grade 8206
Enrollment over time
691’20
654’21
573’22
655’23
653’24

Down 5.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 65%Black 22%White 8%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dirksen Junior High School from Joliet Township families.

Other schools in Joliet Public School District 86

The district →
Marycrest Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Joliet
142 students6:1
Sator Sanchez Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joliet
D
635 students13:1
Pershing Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joliet
D
621 students19:1
Lynne Thigpen Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joliet
D
620 students15:1
Farragut Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joliet
D
568 students17:1
M J Cunningham Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joliet
D−
484 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Joliet Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.