Je-neir Elem School, Momence IL - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Je-neir Elem School

Je-Neir Elementary serves kindergarten through fourth grade in Momence, a small city on the Kankakee River in eastern Illinois. The school enrolls a student population of modest size, with a racial and ethnic composition that is roughly equal parts White and Hispanic, with a significant Black population as well and a small American Indian enrollment. Free-and-reduced-price lunch eligibility data was not available, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about the share of economically disadvantaged students.

The school's math and English language arts proficiency results from the 2024-25 Illinois Assessment of Readiness show performance well below state norms. In third grade, fewer than one-third of students tested met proficiency in math, and proficiency in reading was even lower. Fourth grade results were similar in math and somewhat stronger in English language arts, though still well under the state median. These results place Je-Neir in the bottom quartile among the county's districts on overall proficiency.

It is important to note that the school serves only grades K through 4, so state assessment data only covers third and fourth grade. Grade 5 and above are tested as part of the district's middle school, which means Je-Neir's complete academic reach cannot be judged from these assessments alone. A parent may want to learn more from the school about reading intervention and math support programs, and what the school's own internal progress-monitoring systems show about student growth across the early grades.

Momence as a place is a compact historic downtown with walkable commercial streets, a small but stable housing market, and civic anchors including Island Park and the Edward Chipman Public Library. The city has been stable in population for some years, with employer activity centered on Van Drunen Farms and other food processing work, plus service and retail jobs. The district itself is governed by a long-standing township-based board structure that has been the subject of a failed governance referendum; as of early 2025, the district was moving forward with capital bonds for school safety improvements and a window replacement project at the high school, signaling ongoing facility investment.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 332%

School 32% · District 32%

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 428%

School 28% · District 28%

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 327%

School 27% · District 27%

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 438%

School 38% · District 38%

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

This schoolMomence CUSD 1, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.