Mokena Jr High School
Mokena, IL · Mokena SD 159
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
95th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 86%▲ Improving
19815 Kirkstone Way, Mokena, IL 60448
(708)342-4870NCES ID 172637002802Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Mokena Jr High School 95th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 86% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 79th in 2019 to 86th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Asian (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Asian (last reported 2023) and Black (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 499 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 91.3% | 82.6% | ▼ 8.7 pts | |
| Hispanic | 4.9% | 9.8% | ▲ 4.9 pts | |
| Black | 2.0% | 3.2% | ▲ 1.2 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.8% | 2.6% | ▲ 1.8 pts | |
| Asian | 0.8% | 1.4% | ▲ 0.6 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $450K in zip 60448 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Mokena Jr High School
- #181Walker Intermediate SchoolSummit Hill SD 161 · 2.5 mi away181st of 685
ELA 66% ▼10 · Math 51% ▼8Compare - #4Hickory Creek Middle SchoolFrankfort CCSD 157C · 3.6 mi away4th of 685
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ELA 66% ▼10 · Math 54% ▼5Compare - #89Summit Hill Junior High SchoolSummit Hill SD 161 · 4 mi away89th of 685
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ELA 71% ▼5 · Math 55% ▼4Compare - #131Alex M Martino Jr High SchoolNew Lenox SD 122 · 4.6 mi away131st of 685
ELA 70% ▼6 · Math 56% ▼3Compare - #287Central Middle SchoolCCSD 146 · 4.6 mi away287th of 685
ELA 66% ▼10 · Math 33% ▼26Compare - #164Century Junior High SchoolOrland SD 135 · 4.8 mi away164th of 685
ELA 71% ▼5 · Math 48% ▼11Compare
What school district is Mokena Jr High School in?
Mokena Jr High School is part of the Mokena SD 159 district in Mokena, Illinois.
Is Mokena Jr High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Mokena Jr High School 95th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 86% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Mokena Jr High School?
White 83%, Hispanic 10%, Black 3%, Two or more races 3% (499 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Mokena Jr High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60448 is $450K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.