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McKinley Jr High School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

16949 Cottage Grove Ave, South Holland, IL 60473 · (708) 339-8500 · Part of South Holland School District 150

Thornton Township’s School Grade C− better than 18% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
287
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about McKinley Jr High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 28% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 16.6% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

16949 Cottage Grove Ave, South Holland

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 687
Grade 7104
Grade 896
Enrollment over time
344’20
302’21
297’22
315’23
287’24

Down 16.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 89%Hispanic 9%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about McKinley Jr High School from Thornton Township families.

Other schools in South Holland School District 150

The district →
Greenwood Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · South Holland
C−
321 students15:1
McKinley Elem School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · South Holland
C−
176 students20:1

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