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Limestone Middle Sch

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

963 N 5000W Rd, Kankakee, IL 60901 · (815) 933-2243 · Part of Herscher Community Unit School District 2

Limestone Township’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
468
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
34%
Setting
Rural
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Limestone Middle Sch

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 64% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Enrollment down 12.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Limestone Township kids: Herscher High School

On the path

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

2–5Herscher Intermediate Schin Herscher
5–8Limestone Middle SchYou are here
9–12Herscher High Schoolin Herscher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts30%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

963 N 5000W Rd, Kankakee

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5123
Grade 6114
Grade 7123
Grade 8108
Enrollment over time
535’20
515’21
501’22
465’23
468’24

Down 12.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 94%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Limestone Middle Sch from Limestone Township families.

Other schools in Herscher Community Unit School District 2

The district →
Bonfield Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Bonfield
285 students17:1
Herscher Intermediate Sch
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Herscher
A
391 students13:1
Herscher High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Herscher
B+
542 students15:1

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; Limestone Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.