Gompers Junior High School
1501 Copperfield Ave
Joliet IL, 60432, Will County
Phone: 815-727-5276
Ranking: 
(2,531 out of 3,028, bottom 16%)*
(2,531 out of 3,028, bottom 16%)*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: | 56 | 63 | 57 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 42 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 934 | 869 | 846 | 815 | 692 | 853 | 768 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 331 | 35.4% | 296 | 34.1% | 279 | 33.0% | 257 | 31.5% | 241 | 34.8% | 292 | 34.2% | 247 | 32.2% |
| Grade 7: | 306 | 32.8% | 302 | 34.8% | 276 | 32.6% | 295 | 36.2% | 232 | 33.5% | 282 | 33.1% | 275 | 35.8% |
| Grade 8: | 297 | 31.8% | 271 | 31.2% | 291 | 34.4% | 263 | 32.3% | 219 | 31.6% | 279 | 32.7% | 246 | 32.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 492 | 52.7% | 476 | 54.8% | 451 | 53.3% | 426 | 52.3% | 335 | 48.4% | 397 | 46.5% | 393 | 51.2% |
| Female: | 442 | 47.3% | 393 | 45.2% | 395 | 46.7% | 389 | 47.7% | 333 | 48.1% | 443 | 51.9% | 368 | 47.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 689 | 73.8% | 660 | 75.9% | 636 | 75.2% | 632 | 77.5% | 496 | 71.7% | 629 | 73.7% | 569 | 74.1% |
| Black: | 175 | 18.7% | 137 | 15.8% | 141 | 16.7% | 123 | 15.1% | 140 | 20.2% | 165 | 19.3% | 132 | 17.2% |
| White: | 42 | 4.5% | 43 | 4.9% | 40 | 4.7% | 33 | 4.0% | 39 | 5.6% | 53 | 6.2% | 64 | 8.3% |
| 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: | 22 | 2.4% | 27 | 3.1% | 29 | 3.4% | 25 | 3.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 928 | 99.4% | 734 | 84.5% | 336 | 39.7% | 676 | 82.9% | 629 | 90.9% | 531 | 62.3% | 511 | 66.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 42 | 4.8% | 419 | 49.5% | 52 | 6.4% | 60 | 8.7% | 97 | 11.4% | 73 | 9.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.68 | 13.79 | 14.84 | 14.16 | 12.46 | 15.80 | 18.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 71.4% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 78.6% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 83.8% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 78.3% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 80.9% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 81.9% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 85.8% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 58.8% | 59.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 59.5% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 57.6% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 70.2% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 67.5% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 70.9% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 77% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.0% | 75.3% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.8% | 43.6% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 58.4% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.0% | 70.9% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 77.6% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 80.5% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.0% | 85.6% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.0% | 84.8% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 84.9% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 61.3% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 57.3% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 60.4% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 67.8% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 65.7% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 65.8% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 70.1% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 66.2% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 47.5% | 58.5% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 51.3% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 51.5% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 58.3% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 62.2% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 61.2% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 64.3% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 58.6% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 66.8% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 68.0% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 66.5% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.0% | 68.3% | 79.0% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.6% | 31.7% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 35.8% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 35.8% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 64.9% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 72.1% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.0% | 78.6% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 76.6% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.3% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 86.0% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 84.4% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 61.0% | 58.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 40.1% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 49.2% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 52.9% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 64.6% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 69.2% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 72.5% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 73.8% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 74.9% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 77.8% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.0% | 78.7% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 47.5% | 59.8% |
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* Gompers Junior High School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.