Kirby School District 140

Kirby School District 140 is a school district located in Tinley Park and Orland Park, Illinois, serving 7 schools - 5 elementary schools and 2 middle schools. The district as a whole is ranked 226 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Virgil I Grissom Middle School stands out as the top-performing school in the district, ranking 154 out of 1,363 Illinois middle schools. It has the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts (69.4%) and Mathematics (47%) among the middle schools, as well as a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7%. Millennium Elementary School is the highest-ranking elementary school in the district, ranked 417 out of 2,067 Illinois elementary schools, with consistently strong performance across grade levels and a high proficiency rate in Science (60.9%). John A Bannes Elementary School has shown significant improvement, moving from 685 to 370 out of 2,067 Illinois elementary schools, with strong performance in English Language Arts (50.5% proficiency) and Mathematics (48.5% proficiency), as well as a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 11.1%.

The district's overall proficiency rates in English Language Arts (55.2%) and Mathematics (41.9%) are higher than the state averages (41.2% and 28.4%, respectively), indicating that the schools in Kirby School District 140 are generally performing well compared to their peers across Illinois. However, some schools, such as Helen Keller Elementary School, have lower proficiency rates and higher chronic absenteeism, suggesting opportunities for improvement. The district's spending per student ranges from $14,456 to $16,248, and the student-teacher ratios range from 10.6 to 15.6, but the relationship between these factors and student outcomes is not entirely clear and would require further analysis.