Is Helen Keller Elementary School a good school?

Helen Keller Elementary School ranks 1122 nd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Helen Keller Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 397 students attended Helen Keller Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Helen Keller Elementary School?

Students at Helen Keller Elementary School are 72% White, 16% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Helen Keller Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Helen Keller Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Virgil I Grissom Middle School High : Victor J Andrew High School

Helen Keller Elementary School

Summary:

Helen Keller Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Tinley Park, Illinois, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 397 students. The school is part of the Kirby School District 140, which is ranked 226 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a relatively well-performing district, Helen Keller Elementary School is struggling academically, with significantly lower proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the district and state averages. The school's ranking of 1122 out of 2067 Illinois elementary schools and a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger indicate that it is performing in the lower half of the state. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate has been increasing, reaching 15.1% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Christa McAuliffe School, Millennium Elementary School, and John A Bannes Elementary School, Helen Keller Elementary School performs significantly worse in both academic measures and student attendance. The performance gap becomes even more pronounced when compared to schools in other districts, such as Memorial Elementary School and Liberty Elementary School, which generally outperform Helen Keller Elementary School in both academic proficiency and chronic absenteeism.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

7846 163rd St
Tinley Park, IL 60477-1229

(708) 532-2144

District: Kirby School District 140

SchoolDigger Rank:
1122^nd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,970

Students who attend Helen Keller Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Virgil I Grissom Middle School
High:	Victor J Andrew High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.1

Number of students: 397

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.3%

Hispanic:

15.9%

African American:

4.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 15.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Helen Keller Elementary School ranks worse than 54.3% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks last among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Kirby School District 140. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.38. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Helen Keller Elementary School is $16,970. 2 elementary schools in the Kirby School District 140 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Helen Keller Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Helen Keller Elementary School 1122^nd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Helen Keller Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Kirby School District 140:

SchoolDigger ranks Kirby School District 140 226^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Helen Keller Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Helen Keller Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	83.82	215^th	2020	89.4%
2004	83.11	237^th	2030	88.3%
2005	68.31	740^th	2022	63.4%
2006	64.87	894^th	2086	57.1%
2007	66.18	843^rd	2095	59.8%
2008	69.11	747^th	2092	64.3%
2009	66.10	868^th	2120	59.1%
2010	72.05	665^th	2139	68.9%
2011	70.32	724^th	2147	66.3%
2012	72.03	658^th	2166	69.6%
2013	76.06	492^nd	2167	77.3%
2014	79.77	393^rd	2093	81.2%
2015	73.76	459^th	2052	77.6%
2016	63.04	674^th	2046	67.1%
2017	77.72	417^th	2044	79.6%
2018	81.02	334^th	2037	83.6%
2019	80.25	354^th	2086	83.0%
2021	58.11	690^th	1948	64.6%
2022	57.26	792^nd	2082	62.0%
2023	39.58	1180^th	2077	43.2%
2024	41.38	1122^nd	2067	45.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Helen Keller Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2021	39.52	350^th	640	45.3%
2022	32.99	698^th	1113	37.3%
2024	41.79	614^th	1195	48.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Helen Keller Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	71.13	315^th	1765	82.2%
2019	70.66	343^rd	1816	81.1%
2023	33.78	1199^th	1808	33.7%
2024	26.62	1411^th	1793	21.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Helen Keller Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	78.18	370^th	1964	81.2%
2019	81.41	296^th	2019	85.3%
2021	48.50	782^nd	1680	53.5%
2022	53.79	791^st	1970	59.8%
2023	37.70	1143^rd	1957	41.6%
2024	42.40	1026^th	1942	47.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Helen Keller Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	46.76	383^rd	886	56.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Helen Keller Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	80.50	330^th	1972	83.3%
2019	73.16	460^th	2019	77.2%
2021	61.12	537^th	1707	68.5%
2022	60.19	681^st	1977	65.6%
2023	40.33	1106^th	1984	44.3%
2024	39.37	1098^th	1959	44.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Helen Keller Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	63.53	236^th	954	75.3%

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Rank History for White students at Helen Keller Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	73.37	325^th	1463	77.8%
2019	68.14	407^th	1462	72.2%
2021	45.72	665^th	1308	49.2%
2022	36.10	952^nd	1425	33.2%
2023	23.37	1152^nd	1419	18.8%
2024	22.34	1153^rd	1392	17.2%

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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 Helen Keller Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	585	1	9	8	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	603
1989	542	1	12	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	560
1990	585	1	14	8	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	608
1991	562	2	17	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	593
1992	578	3	20	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	613
1993	581	3	19	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	614
1994	544	4	16	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	576
1995	495	5	11	19	2	n/a	n/a	0	532
1996	495	5	11	19	2	n/a	n/a	0	532
1997	485	5	11	17	2	n/a	n/a	0	520
1998	484	3	15	17	2	n/a	n/a	0	521
1999	497	4	12	28	2	n/a	n/a	0	543
2000	469	2	13	24	2	n/a	n/a	0	510
2001	469	4	13	20	1	n/a	n/a	0	507
2002	420	6	18	22	1	n/a	n/a	0	467
2003	420	6	18	22	1	n/a	n/a	0	467
2004	401	7	14	21	1	n/a	n/a	0	444
2005	374	6	12	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	420
2006	367	9	13	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	425
2007	349	8	13	35	0	n/a	n/a	2	407
2008	355	8	15	35	0	n/a	n/a	5	418
2009	330	14	13	38	0	n/a	n/a	10	405
2010	326	4	13	35	0	n/a	n/a	17	395
2011	298	9	7	31	1	0	17	0	363
2012	286	6	8	31	1	0	17	0	349
2013	287	18	10	37	0	0	21	0	373
2014	284	13	9	35	0	0	19	0	360
2015	286	10	12	37	1	1	17	0	364
2016	288	14	14	41	1	0	20	0	378
2017	297	16	14	43	1	2	22	0	395
2018	290	19	12	31	0	2	28	0	382
2019	272	15	15	27	0	3	27	0	359
2020	301	12	13	32	0	0	30	0	388
2021	264	16	14	57	0	0	11	0	362
2022	275	13	14	66	0	0	10	0	378
2023	287	19	17	63	0	0	11	0	397

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 Helen Keller Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	603	29.2	20.6	n/a
1989	560	27.2	20.5	n/a
1990	608	30.5	19.9	n/a
1991	593	30.5	19.4	n/a
1992	613	28.5	21.5	n/a
1993	614	30.0	20.5	n/a
1994	576	27.0	21.3	n/a
1995	532	24.5	21.7	n/a
1996	532	24.5	21.7	n/a
1997	520	25.0	20.8	n/a
1998	521	24.5	21.3	n/a
1999	543	28.5	19.1	n/a
2000	510	27.0	18.9	n/a
2001	507	26.5	19.1	n/a
2002	467	26.4	17.7	0
2003	467	26.4	17.7	0
2004	444	28.1	15.8	0
2005	420	26.2	16.0	0
2006	425	24.0	17.7	0
2007	407	24.0	17.0	0
2008	418	24.0	17.4	0
2009	405	28.0	14.5	0
2010	395	28.0	14.1	0
2011	363	27.0	13.4	0
2012	349	28.0	12.4	4.9
2013	373	30.0	12.4	4.6
2014	360	28.0	12.8	2.2
2015	364	28.0	13.0	17.9
2016	378	27.0	14.0	18.3
2017	395	29.0	13.6	17
2018	382	29.5	12.9	13.9
2019	359	29.5	12.1	15.9
2020	388	25.5	15.2	19.8
2021	362	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	378	34.3	11.0	15.6
2023	397	35.6	11.1	n/a

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 Helen Keller Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	603	29.2	20.6	n/a
1989	560	27.2	20.5	n/a
1990	608	30.5	19.9	n/a
1991	593	30.5	19.4	n/a
1992	613	28.5	21.5	n/a
1993	614	30.0	20.5	n/a
1994	576	27.0	21.3	n/a
1995	532	24.5	21.7	n/a
1996	532	24.5	21.7	n/a
1997	520	25.0	20.8	n/a
1998	521	24.5	21.3	n/a
1999	543	28.5	19.1	n/a
2000	510	27.0	18.9	n/a
2001	507	26.5	19.1	n/a
2002	467	26.4	17.7	0
2003	467	26.4	17.7	0
2004	444	28.1	15.8	0
2005	420	26.2	16.0	0
2006	425	24.0	17.7	0
2007	407	24.0	17.0	0
2008	418	24.0	17.4	0
2009	405	28.0	14.5	0
2010	395	28.0	14.1	0
2011	363	27.0	13.4	0
2012	349	28.0	12.4	4.9
2013	373	30.0	12.4	4.6
2014	360	28.0	12.8	2.2
2015	364	28.0	13.0	17.9
2016	378	27.0	14.0	18.3
2017	395	29.0	13.6	17
2018	382	29.5	12.9	13.9
2019	359	29.5	12.1	15.9
2020	388	25.5	15.2	19.8
2021	362	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	378	34.3	11.0	15.6
2023	397	35.6	11.1	n/a

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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