The student body as of 2020 was 66.0% black, 16.6% white, 13.3% Hispanic, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% American Indian, and 3.6% of two or more races.

[7] Since its completion, its previous building, built in 1954 on an adjacent property, held the Crete-Monee Sixth Grade Center on its main floor.

Following completion of an additional wing in 2016, the Crete-Monee Middle School now houses all students in sixth through eighth grades.

Students were previously administered the PSAE (Prairie State Achievement Exam) in their junior year to gauge performance and college readiness.

[8] Additionally, students may apply to and attend classes at Kankakee Community College in Kankakee, IL or Prairie State College in Chicago Heights, IL as part of the high school's dual credit program.