Alex M Martino Jr High School
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · New Lenox, Illinois
Alex M Martino Jr High School in New Lenox, Illinois enrolled 591 students in 2024-25 with 38.0 full-time teachers, 15.6 students per teacher against the Illinois middle-school median of 12.7. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 33% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%
574 students in 2022-23, 565 students in 2023-24, 591 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.3 to 38.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 574 | 35.3 | 16.2 |
| 2023-24 | 565 | 37.0 | 15.3 |
| 2024-25 | 591 | 38.0 | 15.6 |
15.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 87 of every 100 Illinois middle schools
Among the 684 Illinois middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.7; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Alex M Martino Jr High School enrolled 589 students and reported no counselor; it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions4
- Chronically absent16.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
84.3% of students were White, 10.5% Hispanic, 3.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White84.3%
- Hispanic10.5%
- Two or more races3.2%
- Black0.8%
- Asian0.8%
- American Indian0.2%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Alex M Martino Jr High School scored proficient or above: 33% in reading in 2021-22 and 40% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 33% | 35% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 40% | not published | 26.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in New Lenox
6 public middle schools in New Lenox report 2024-25 enrollment; Alex M Martino Jr High School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex M Martino Jr High School | 591 | 15.6 | not reported |
| Liberty Junior High School | 573 | 12.7 | not reported |
| Spencer Crossing | 544 | 21.6 | not reported |
| Nelson Ridge School | 432 | 19.6 | not reported |
| Bentley Elementary School | 380 | 20.0 | not reported |
| Oster-Oakview School | 373 | 14.3 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Alex M Martino Jr High School
- Bentley Elementary SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.5 miles away: 380 students, 20.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Spencer CrossingThe next nearest public middle school, 1.2 miles away: 544 students, 21.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Compare Alex M Martino Jr High School with Bentley Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much New Lenox SD 122 spends per student$14,628 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,628
- The largest public schools in IllinoisAlex M Martino Jr High School is the number 224 by size of 686 Illinois middle schools open in 2024-25.#224 of 686
- Illinois schools by students per teacher15.6 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 12.7 for middle schools.15.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Alex M Martino Jr High School
How many students attend Alex M Martino Jr High School?
591 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 574 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in New Lenox, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Alex M Martino Jr High School?
15.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for middle schools is 12.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Alex M Martino Jr High School a Title I school?
Alex M Martino Jr High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Alex M Martino Jr High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Alex M Martino Jr High School scored proficient or above: 33% in reading in 2021-22 and 40% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Alex M Martino Jr High School in?
New Lenox SD 122, NCES district ID 1728140. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 172814002970 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.