Is John Kennedy Middle Grade School a good school?

John Kennedy Middle Grade School ranks in the bottom 12.1% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend John Kennedy Middle Grade School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 515 students attended John Kennedy Middle Grade School.

What is the racial makeup of John Kennedy Middle Grade School?

Students at John Kennedy Middle Grade School are 47% African American, 34% Hispanic, 14% White, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of John Kennedy Middle Grade School attend?

Students who attend John Kennedy Middle Grade School usually go on to attend: Middle : Kankakee Junior High School High : Kankakee High School

John Kennedy Middle Grade School

Summary:

John Kennedy Middle Grade School is an elementary school located in Kankakee, Illinois, serving grades 2-6 with a total enrollment of 543 students. The school is part of the Kankakee School District 111, which is ranked 756 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John Kennedy Middle Grade School has consistently struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 38.9% to 59.0%, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is also well below state and district averages, with only 12.5% of students proficient in ELA and 6% proficient in Math. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Despite relatively high per-student spending of $15,605, the school's performance has declined over time, and it underperforms compared to nearby schools like Lincoln Cltrl Center-Montessori Elementary.

The combination of high chronic absenteeism, low academic performance, and significant achievement gaps for certain student subgroups suggests that John Kennedy Middle Grade School faces significant challenges in providing a quality education for its students. Addressing these issues, such as through targeted interventions and resource allocation, may be crucial for improving the school's overall academic outcomes and ensuring that all students have the opportunity to succeed.

Detail:

Public 2-6

1550 W Calista St
Kankakee, IL 60901-3210

(815) 933-0764

District: Kankakee School District 111

SchoolDigger Rank:
1816^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,507

Students who attend John Kennedy Middle Grade School usually attend:

Middle:	Kankakee Junior High School
High:	Kankakee High School

Student/teacher ratio: 21.9

Number of students: 515

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.4%

Hispanic:

34.0%

White:

14.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 93%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details John Kennedy Middle Grade School ranks worse than 87.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks last among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Kankakee School District 111. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.84. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details John Kennedy Middle Grade School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Kankakee School District 111. Student population at John Kennedy Middle Grade School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (47.4%), Hispanic (34%), White (14.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 93% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John Kennedy Middle Grade School is 21.9. 6 elementary schools in the Kankakee School District 111 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare John Kennedy Middle Grade School employs 23.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at John Kennedy Middle Grade School is $15,507. 5 elementary schools in the Kankakee School District 111 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

John Kennedy Middle Grade School:

SchoolDigger ranks John Kennedy Middle Grade School 1816^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See John Kennedy Middle Grade School in the ranking list.)

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Kankakee School District 111:

SchoolDigger ranks Kankakee School District 111 756^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for John Kennedy Middle Grade School

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Rank History for all students at John Kennedy Middle Grade School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	34.46	1480^th	2020	26.7%
2004	37.42	1461^st	2030	28.0%
2005	25.08	1667^th	2022	17.6%
2006	27.56	1694^th	2086	18.8%
2007	31.33	1664^th	2095	20.6%
2008	33.67	1561^st	2092	25.4%
2009	36.19	1539^th	2120	27.4%
2010	26.80	1702^nd	2139	20.4%
2011	18.75	1859^th	2147	13.4%
2012	15.26	1941^st	2166	10.4%
2013	14.00	1932^nd	2167	10.8%
2014	29.42	1553^rd	2093	25.8%
2015	35.77	1242^nd	2052	39.5%
2016	31.82	1374^th	2046	32.8%
2017	36.67	1250^th	2044	38.8%
2018	40.05	1172^nd	2037	42.5%
2019	40.52	1183^rd	2086	43.3%
2021	44.14	969^th	1948	50.3%
2022	38.00	1224^th	2082	41.2%
2023	25.35	1516^th	2077	27.0%
2024	15.84	1816^th	2067	12.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at John Kennedy Middle Grade School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.31	448^th	718	37.6%
2019	39.84	457^th	743	38.5%
2021	32.05	416^th	537	22.5%
2022	23.51	725^th	768	5.6%
2023	21.23	757^th	788	3.9%
2024	25.94	716^th	826	13.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at John Kennedy Middle Grade School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.84	608^th	763	20.3%
2019	22.47	1072^nd	1194	10.2%
2021	25.35	510^th	640	20.3%
2022	26.46	873^rd	1113	21.6%
2023	37.81	646^th	1156	44.1%
2024	31.96	794^th	1195	33.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at John Kennedy Middle Grade School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.66	1344^th	1765	23.9%
2019	46.24	930^th	1816	48.8%
2021	40.82	838^th	1514	44.6%
2022	47.55	832^nd	1763	52.8%
2023	32.20	1252^nd	1808	30.8%
2024	20.00	1590^th	1793	11.3%

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Rank History for Female students at John Kennedy Middle Grade School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.14	1582^nd	1964	19.5%
2019	22.46	1621^st	2019	19.7%
2021	23.92	1279^th	1680	23.9%
2022	23.30	1505^th	1970	23.6%
2023	20.58	1580^th	1957	19.3%
2024	16.93	1685^th	1942	13.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at John Kennedy Middle Grade School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	20.62	851^st	907	6.2%
2024	36.56	528^th	886	40.4%

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Rank History for Male students at John Kennedy Middle Grade School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.26	1444^th	1972	26.8%
2019	27.16	1475^th	2019	26.9%
2021	26.35	1227^th	1707	28.1%
2022	23.11	1488^th	1977	24.7%
2023	31.59	1282^nd	1984	35.4%
2024	17.23	1670^th	1959	14.8%

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Rank History for African American students at John Kennedy Middle Grade School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.54	389^th	698	44.3%
2019	40.78	380^th	711	46.6%
2021	47.09	162^nd	428	62.1%
2022	36.44	403^rd	684	41.1%
2023	30.92	510^th	692	26.3%
2024	23.52	584^th	655	10.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at John Kennedy Middle Grade School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.17	790^th	938	15.8%
2019	28.88	732^nd	955	23.4%
2021	34.31	476^th	742	35.8%
2022	31.23	666^th	954	30.2%
2023	23.65	829^th	970	14.5%
2024	22.14	821^st	959	14.4%

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Rank History for White students at John Kennedy Middle Grade School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.03	1120^th	1463	23.4%
2019	24.73	1170^th	1462	20.0%
2021	40.09	775^th	1308	40.7%
2022	31.79	1028^th	1425	27.9%
2023	40.22	870^th	1419	38.7%
2024	24.37	1119^th	1392	19.6%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for John Kennedy Middle Grade School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1992	406	314	1	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	734
1993	361	293	7	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	684
1994	304	264	10	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	605
1995	329	312	4	35	1	n/a	n/a	0	681
1996	329	312	4	35	1	n/a	n/a	0	681
1997	314	317	4	33	1	n/a	n/a	0	669
1998	300	317	5	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	666
1999	300	375	7	48	0	n/a	n/a	0	730
2000	302	410	1	49	0	n/a	n/a	0	762
2001	310	433	0	50	1	n/a	n/a	0	794
2002	223	422	1	71	0	n/a	n/a	0	717
2003	223	422	1	71	0	n/a	n/a	0	717
2004	220	358	4	76	0	n/a	n/a	0	658
2005	185	383	3	112	2	n/a	n/a	3	688
2006	188	348	4	131	1	n/a	n/a	8	680
2007	195	339	5	123	1	n/a	n/a	9	672
2008	176	330	4	137	0	n/a	n/a	18	665
2009	154	306	3	144	1	n/a	n/a	28	636
2010	149	289	4	165	2	n/a	n/a	31	640
2011	150	300	6	170	1	0	29	0	656
2012	154	281	5	200	3	0	43	0	686
2013	134	267	5	180	2	0	46	0	634
2014	197	276	2	178	1	0	0	0	654
2015	184	278	3	174	1	0	0	0	640
2016	177	254	3	181	2	0	1	0	618
2017	165	207	4	213	3	0	4	0	596
2018	133	183	7	212	0	0	5	0	540
2019	124	210	5	220	0	0	12	0	571
2020	91	199	5	202	0	0	18	0	515
2021	86	195	6	163	0	0	19	0	469
2022	88	230	2	160	0	0	16	0	496
2023	90	270	1	161	1	0	20	0	543
2024	73	244	1	175	1	0	21	0	515

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at John Kennedy Middle Grade School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1992	734	40.0	18.3	n/a
1993	684	35.0	19.5	n/a
1994	605	36.0	16.8	n/a
1995	681	36.0	18.9	n/a
1996	681	36.0	18.9	n/a
1997	669	36.0	18.6	n/a
1998	666	36.0	18.5	n/a
1999	730	38.0	19.2	n/a
2000	762	38.0	20.1	n/a
2001	794	40.0	19.9	n/a
2002	717	38.0	18.9	67.2
2003	717	38.0	18.9	67.2
2004	658	38.0	17.3	72.8
2005	688	37.0	18.6	79.6
2006	680	37.9	17.9	81.8
2007	672	34.0	19.8	78.7
2008	665	32.0	20.8	79.3
2009	636	43.5	14.6	83.2
2010	640	37.2	17.2	84.7
2011	656	38.1	17.2	87.3
2012	686	38.4	17.8	85.9
2013	634	38.8	16.3	85.3
2014	654	34.7	18.8	83.9
2015	640	37.0	17.2	83.9
2016	618	39.0	15.8	76.2
2017	596	37.0	16.1	54.9
2018	540	36.3	14.8	68.3
2019	571	34.8	16.3	84.4
2020	515	35.6	14.4	86.8
2021	469	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	496	29.7	16.6	90.7
2023	543	31.0	17.5	91.5
2024	515	23.4	21.9	93

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio John Kennedy Middle Grade School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1992	734	40.0	18.3	n/a
1993	684	35.0	19.5	n/a
1994	605	36.0	16.8	n/a
1995	681	36.0	18.9	n/a
1996	681	36.0	18.9	n/a
1997	669	36.0	18.6	n/a
1998	666	36.0	18.5	n/a
1999	730	38.0	19.2	n/a
2000	762	38.0	20.1	n/a
2001	794	40.0	19.9	n/a
2002	717	38.0	18.9	67.2
2003	717	38.0	18.9	67.2
2004	658	38.0	17.3	72.8
2005	688	37.0	18.6	79.6
2006	680	37.9	17.9	81.8
2007	672	34.0	19.8	78.7
2008	665	32.0	20.8	79.3
2009	636	43.5	14.6	83.2
2010	640	37.2	17.2	84.7
2011	656	38.1	17.2	87.3
2012	686	38.4	17.8	85.9
2013	634	38.8	16.3	85.3
2014	654	34.7	18.8	83.9
2015	640	37.0	17.2	83.9
2016	618	39.0	15.8	76.2
2017	596	37.0	16.1	54.9
2018	540	36.3	14.8	68.3
2019	571	34.8	16.3	84.4
2020	515	35.6	14.4	86.8
2021	469	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	496	29.7	16.6	90.7
2023	543	31.0	17.5	91.5
2024	515	23.4	21.9	93

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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