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Alex M Martino Jr High School

New Lenox, IL · New Lenox SD 122

Regular public school · Grades 7 - 8 · Suburb, large

131st of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 81% Improving

731 E Joliet Hwy, New Lenox, IL 60451

(815)485-7593NCES ID 172814002970Directory 202324

565
Students
2023–24 enrollment
15.3:1
Student / teacher ratio
11%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
14.1%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Alex M Martino Jr High School 131st of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 81% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 67th in 2019 to 81th in 2025 — improving.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%81%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Alex M Martino Jr High School
70%
IL average
52%
Math
Alex M Martino Jr High School
56%
IL average
38%
Science
Alex M Martino Jr High School
52%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Alex M Martino Jr High School IL average
25%50%75%70%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Alex M Martino Jr High School IL average
25%50%75%56%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Alex M Martino Jr High School IL average
25%50%75%52%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%72%68%63%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math by race, over time
25%50%75%58%50%47%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Two or more races (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.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%60%53%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Two or more races (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.

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 565 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic10%White85%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedHispanic 10%White 85%98%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White90.1%85.3% 4.8 pts
Hispanic6.4%10.1% 3.7 pts
Two or more races0.8%2.8% 2.0 pts
Black1.3%0.9% 0.4 pts
Asian1.0%0.7% 0.3 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 $454K in zip 60451 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

$117K$233K$350K$466K$444K200020052010201520202025

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What school district is Alex M Martino Jr High School in?

Alex M Martino Jr High School is part of the New Lenox SD 122 district in New Lenox, Illinois.

Is Alex M Martino Jr High School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Alex M Martino Jr High School 131st of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 81% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Alex M Martino Jr High School?

White 85%, Hispanic 10%, Two or more races 3% (565 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Alex M Martino Jr High School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60451 is $454K 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.