Dirksen Junior High School
203 South Midland Ave
Joliet IL, 60436, Will County
Phone: 815-729-1566
Ranking: 
(1,896 out of 3,028, bottom 37%)*
(1,896 out of 3,028, bottom 37%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Joliet Public School District 86
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 40 | 45 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 30 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 670 | 617 | 619 | 582 | 531 | 537 | 529 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 232 | 34.6% | 200 | 32.4% | 220 | 35.5% | 189 | 32.5% | 197 | 37.1% | 168 | 31.3% | 174 | 32.9% |
| Grade 7: | 203 | 30.3% | 224 | 36.3% | 185 | 29.9% | 208 | 35.7% | 165 | 31.1% | 188 | 35.0% | 186 | 35.2% |
| Grade 8: | 235 | 35.1% | 193 | 31.3% | 214 | 34.6% | 185 | 31.8% | 169 | 31.8% | 181 | 33.7% | 169 | 31.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 346 | 51.6% | 330 | 53.5% | 335 | 54.1% | 311 | 53.4% | 262 | 49.3% | 234 | 43.6% | 236 | 44.6% |
| Female: | 324 | 48.4% | 287 | 46.5% | 284 | 45.9% | 271 | 46.6% | 218 | 41.1% | 247 | 46.0% | 244 | 46.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 8 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 283 | 42.2% | 244 | 39.5% | 222 | 35.9% | 212 | 36.4% | 174 | 32.8% | 187 | 34.8% | 188 | 35.5% |
| Black: | 218 | 32.5% | 214 | 34.7% | 216 | 34.9% | 195 | 33.5% | 180 | 33.9% | 170 | 31.7% | 158 | 29.9% |
| White: | 133 | 19.9% | 125 | 20.3% | 134 | 21.6% | 122 | 21.0% | 129 | 24.3% | 127 | 23.6% | 134 | 25.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 28 | 4.2% | 24 | 3.9% | 37 | 6.0% | 46 | 7.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 665 | 99.3% | 428 | 69.4% | 198 | 32.0% | 392 | 67.4% | 346 | 65.2% | 247 | 46.0% | 290 | 54.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 33 | 5.3% | 258 | 41.7% | 51 | 8.8% | 64 | 12.1% | 69 | 12.8% | 64 | 12.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.74 | 13.78 | 15.10 | 14.92 | 13.62 | 13.80 | 17.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 71.4% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 78.6% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 83.8% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 78.3% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 80.9% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 81.9% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 85.8% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 58.8% | 59.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 59.5% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 57.6% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 70.2% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 67.5% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 70.9% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 75.3% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 43.6% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 58.4% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 70.9% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 77.6% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 80.5% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.0% | 85.6% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 84.8% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 84.9% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 61.3% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 57.3% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 60.4% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 67.8% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 65.7% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 65.8% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 70.1% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 66.2% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 47.5% | 58.5% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 51.3% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 51.5% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 58.3% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 62.2% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.0% | 61.2% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 64.3% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 58.6% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 66.8% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 68.0% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 66.5% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.0% | 68.3% | 79.0% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 31.7% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 35.8% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.0% | 35.8% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 64.9% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 72.1% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 78.6% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.0% | 76.6% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 81.3% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 86.0% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 84.4% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 61.0% | 58.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 40.1% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 49.2% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.0% | 52.9% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.0% | 64.6% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 69.2% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 72.5% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 73.8% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 74.9% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 77.8% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.0% | 78.7% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 47.5% | 59.8% |
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* Dirksen Junior High School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.