Photo: Jet Lowe · Public domainMinooka’s public schools outscore 58% of Illinois districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Minooka, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Minooka’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 772 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Minooka’s, its schools beat 41%, lower than their 58% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Minooka runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Minooka Jr High School (7–8) is Minooka’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Minooka Community High School District 111 with Aux Sable, Channahon, Channahon, Seward, Shorewood and Troy: Minooka Community High School in Channahon. The high school’s own results earn a B+, the highest on the path. See the path ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 26% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Minooka Community High School District 111 spends $18,494 per student and Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 $16,775, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Minooka’s grade
B: better than 58% of Illinois school districts, #383 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Minooka, with each school’s own grade.
5th grade in Minooka
Minooka Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 941 students · 15:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Minooka
Minooka Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 941 students · 15:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Minooka
Minooka Jr High School
Grades 7–8 · 1,024 students · 16:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Minooka
Minooka Jr High School
Grades 7–8 · 1,024 students · 16:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Minooka
Minooka Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,918 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Channahon
10th grade in Minooka
Minooka Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,918 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Channahon
Minooka runs its own schools through grade 8 (Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201). From grade 9, students attend the Minooka Community High School District 111, shared with Aux Sable, Channahon, Channahon, Seward, Shorewood and Troy. Its elementary school is in Minooka. Parts of Minooka (10% of its land) are served by Channahon School District 17 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Minooka
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Minooka vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Minooka’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Minooka | B | Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 PK–8 · Minooka Community High School District 111 9–12 |
| Channahon | B+ | Channahon School District 17 PK–8 · Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 PK–8 · Minooka Community High School District 111 9–12 |
| Seward | B | Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 PK–8 · Minooka Community High School District 111 9–12 |
| Aux Sable | B+ | Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 PK–8 · Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60C PK–8 · Minooka Community High School District 111 9–12 |
All 3 neighbors share Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 with Minooka for grades PK–8, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Minooka
6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Minooka’s schools
Are Minooka’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Minooka children attend outscore 58% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #383 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 41%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Minooka in?
Two districts: Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 runs grades PK–8, and Minooka Community High School District 111 runs grades 9–12, shared with Aux Sable, Channahon, Channahon, Seward, Shorewood and Troy.
Where do Minooka kids go to high school?
Minooka Community High School in Channahon, with 2,918 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Minooka’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Minooka Community High School District 111 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Minooka spend per student?
$18,494 in Minooka Community High School District 111 and $16,775 in Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Minooka families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.