State/Public Middle Open

Limestone Middle Sch

๐Ÿ“ 963 N 5000W Rd, Kankakee, Kankakee County, 60901

501
Pupils
14.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Limestone Middle Sch is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Kankakee, Kankakee County. The school has 501 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Michelle Chavers. It is part of the Herscher CUSD 2 school district. It serves grades 5โ€“8 in a rural setting. The school employs 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

Principal
Michelle Chavers
School district
Herscher CUSD 2

Enrollment & staffing

Limestone Middle Sch enrolls 501 students across grades 5โ€“8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.

Male students
261 (52%)
Female students
240 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
34.8
Student-teacher ratio
14.4:1
Grade span
5โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White46893%
Hispanic or Latino183.6%
Two or more races122.4%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%
Black or African American1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

135 of the school's 501 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, FringeGrades 5โ€“8

Limestone Middle Sch is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-20, state senate district 40, state house district 79.

School district: Herscher CUSD 2

Limestone Middle Sch is one of 4 schools in Herscher CUSD 2, based in Herscher, Illinois. The district serves 1,686 students district-wide and employs 111 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 501 students, Limestone Middle Sch is larger than the district average of about 422 students per school.

1,686
District students
4
Schools
111
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

30%
Reading proficient
27%
Math proficient
10%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Rural - Fringe

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