State/Public Middle Open

Hufford Junior High School

1125 N Larkin Ave, Joliet, Will County, 60435

1,151
Pupils
15.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Hufford Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Joliet, Will County. The school has 1,151 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kyle Sartain. It is part of the Joliet PSD 86 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 74.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 14% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Kyle Sartain
School district
Joliet PSD 86

Enrollment & staffing

Hufford Junior High School enrolls 1,151 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 74.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.

Male students
586 (51%)
Female students
565 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
74.0
Student-teacher ratio
15.6:1
Grade span
6–8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 19% Black or African American and 11% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino74765%
Black or African American22319%
White13111%
Two or more races464%
Asian4<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

1,120 of the school's 1,151 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 6–8Title I

Hufford Junior High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 49, state house district 98.

School district: Joliet PSD 86

Hufford Junior High School is one of 22 schools in Joliet PSD 86, based in Joliet, Illinois. The district serves 9,333 students district-wide and employs 639 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,151 students, Hufford Junior High School is larger than the district average of about 424 students per school.

9,333
District students
22
Schools
639
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

14%
Reading proficient
8%
Math proficient
23%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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