Is J B Kennedy Elementary School a good school?

J B Kennedy Elementary School ranks 1070 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend J B Kennedy Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 227 students attended J B Kennedy Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of J B Kennedy Elementary School?

Students at J B Kennedy Elementary School are 78% Hispanic, 18% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of J B Kennedy Elementary School attend?

Students who attend J B Kennedy Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Liberty Junior High School High : Reavis High School

J B Kennedy Elementary School

Summary:

J B Kennedy Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Burbank, Illinois, serving grades K-5 with a student population of 227. The school is part of the Burbank School District 111, which is ranked 613 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

J B Kennedy Elementary School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, student demographics, and chronic absenteeism. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math below the state and district averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 29.3% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 41.2% statewide, and 25.2% were proficient or better in Math, compared to 28.4% statewide. The school's performance on assessments has been declining over the past few years. J B Kennedy Elementary School also has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 74.89% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, and a significant percentage of Hispanic students and English Language Learners.

While the nearby schools in the Burbank School District 111, such as F B Mccord Elementary, Luther Burbank Elementary, and Harry E Fry School, also perform below the state average on standardized tests, some of these schools have slightly higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math compared to J B Kennedy Elementary. When compared to schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which are located within a similar geographic area, J B Kennedy Elementary School generally outperforms these schools on academic measures. However, the school's high chronic absenteeism rate, rising from 5.4% in 2019-2020 to 17.1% in 2023-2024, is a concern and may be contributing to the overall academic challenges.

Detail:

Public K-5

7644 Central Ave
Burbank, IL 60459-1308

(708) 496-0563

District: Burbank School District 111

SchoolDigger Rank:
1070^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,939

Students who attend J B Kennedy Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Liberty Junior High School
High:	Reavis High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.6

Number of students: 227

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.5%

White:

17.6%

Two or more races:

2.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 74.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details J B Kennedy Elementary School ranks worse than 51.8% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 2^nd among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Burbank School District 111. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.09. (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.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at J B Kennedy Elementary School is $17,939, which is the highest among 7 elementary schools in the Burbank School District 111!

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J B Kennedy Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks J B Kennedy Elementary School 1070^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See J B Kennedy Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Burbank School District 111:

SchoolDigger ranks Burbank School District 111 613^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at J B Kennedy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	52.80	1161^st	2020	42.5%
2004	47.05	1262^nd	2030	37.8%
2005	57.90	1044^th	2022	48.4%
2006	73.86	552^nd	2086	73.5%
2007	69.90	707^th	2095	66.3%
2008	59.21	1065^th	2092	49.1%
2009	62.21	989^th	2120	53.3%
2010	69.21	763^rd	2139	64.3%
2011	74.32	566^th	2147	73.6%
2012	72.81	631^st	2166	70.9%
2013	65.03	808^th	2167	62.7%
2014	70.71	608^th	2093	71.0%
2015	57.88	754^th	2052	63.3%
2016	57.23	799^th	2046	60.9%
2017	65.27	646^th	2044	68.4%
2018	62.45	708^th	2037	65.2%
2019	60.91	759^th	2086	63.6%
2021	34.73	1185^th	1948	39.2%
2022	43.34	1105^th	2082	46.9%
2023	32.25	1339^th	2077	35.5%
2024	44.09	1070^th	2067	48.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at J B Kennedy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	72.91	98^th	718	86.4%
2019	55.77	212^th	743	71.5%
2021	54.97	133^rd	537	75.2%
2022	44.55	366^th	768	52.3%
2023	47.84	314^th	788	60.2%
2024	55.78	240^th	826	70.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at J B Kennedy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	31.60	500^th	763	34.5%
2019	35.14	728^th	1194	39.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at J B Kennedy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	76.83	220^th	1765	87.5%
2019	75.32	249^th	1816	86.3%
2021	54.54	532^nd	1514	64.9%
2022	63.90	459^th	1763	74.0%
2023	53.24	732^nd	1808	59.5%

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Rank History for Female students at J B Kennedy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	60.71	705^th	1964	64.1%
2019	58.09	782^nd	2019	61.3%
2021	33.70	1069^th	1680	36.4%
2022	41.58	1055^th	1970	46.4%
2023	34.37	1215^th	1957	37.9%
2024	49.79	879^th	1942	54.7%

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Rank History for Male students at J B Kennedy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	62.14	665^th	1972	66.3%
2019	60.14	725^th	2019	64.1%
2021	48.04	780^th	1707	54.3%
2022	44.78	988^th	1977	50.0%
2023	29.36	1342^nd	1984	32.4%
2024	37.59	1130^th	1959	42.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at J B Kennedy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	71.23	173^rd	938	81.6%
2019	67.12	216^th	955	77.4%
2021	63.25	157^th	742	78.8%
2022	56.15	342^nd	954	64.2%
2023	41.34	537^th	970	44.6%
2024	64.90	231^st	959	75.9%

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Rank History for White students at J B Kennedy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.51	524^th	1463	64.2%
2019	64.61	470^th	1462	67.9%
2022	38.34	911^th	1425	36.1%
2023	27.88	1085^th	1419	23.5%

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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 J B Kennedy Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	328	n/a	11	27	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	366
1990	338	n/a	11	32	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	381
1991	348	0	13	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	393
1992	359	0	8	37	2	n/a	n/a	0	406
1993	349	0	8	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	396
1994	357	0	8	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	400
1995	347	0	7	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	392
1996	347	0	7	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	392
1997	397	0	7	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	436
1998	390	1	9	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	434
1999	381	2	10	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	437
2000	361	1	9	61	0	n/a	n/a	0	432
2001	355	0	10	78	0	n/a	n/a	0	443
2002	349	3	11	115	0	n/a	n/a	0	478
2003	349	3	11	115	0	n/a	n/a	0	478
2004	296	4	4	168	9	n/a	n/a	0	481
2005	403	0	3	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	420
2006	214	7	6	175	0	n/a	n/a	2	404
2007	229	5	7	195	0	n/a	n/a	1	437
2008	193	7	13	212	0	n/a	n/a	1	426
2009	201	7	12	234	0	n/a	n/a	1	455
2010	113	6	7	177	0	n/a	n/a	2	305
2011	102	2	8	191	0	0	0	0	303
2012	114	4	9	198	1	0	0	0	326
2013	112	6	11	193	0	0	0	0	322
2014	132	6	6	226	0	0	2	0	372
2015	139	9	3	232	0	0	2	0	385
2016	120	5	2	232	2	0	2	0	363
2017	116	2	4	245	2	0	3	0	372
2018	113	3	5	238	1	0	4	0	364
2019	107	6	3	245	1	0	8	0	370
2020	86	6	2	237	1	0	13	0	345
2021	58	4	1	174	1	0	7	0	245
2022	57	3	3	175	1	0	7	0	246
2023	40	2	4	176	0	0	5	0	227

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 J B Kennedy Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	366	19.0	19.2	n/a
1990	381	19.0	20.0	n/a
1991	393	20.0	19.6	n/a
1992	406	21.0	19.3	n/a
1993	396	21.0	18.9	n/a
1994	400	21.0	19.0	n/a
1995	392	21.0	18.7	n/a
1996	392	21.0	18.7	n/a
1997	436	19.0	22.9	n/a
1998	434	21.0	20.7	n/a
1999	437	21.0	20.8	n/a
2000	432	21.0	20.6	n/a
2001	443	22.0	20.1	n/a
2002	478	23.0	20.8	0
2003	478	23.0	20.8	0
2004	481	22.0	21.9	0
2005	420	22.0	19.1	22.4
2006	404	24.0	16.8	18.7
2007	437	23.0	19.0	21.3
2008	426	23.0	18.5	40.2
2009	455	26.0	17.5	37.9
2010	305	26.0	11.7	63
2011	303	23.0	13.1	61.7
2012	326	23.0	14.1	69.3
2013	322	28.9	11.1	68.6
2014	372	22.0	16.9	53
2015	385	25.0	15.4	43.9
2016	363	25.0	14.5	65.3
2017	372	24.8	15.0	50
2018	364	25.8	14.0	68.7
2019	370	25.7	14.3	72.4
2020	345	25.1	13.7	80
2021	245	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	246	19.7	12.4	61.8
2023	227	18.0	12.6	74.9

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 J B Kennedy Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	366	19.0	19.2	n/a
1990	381	19.0	20.0	n/a
1991	393	20.0	19.6	n/a
1992	406	21.0	19.3	n/a
1993	396	21.0	18.9	n/a
1994	400	21.0	19.0	n/a
1995	392	21.0	18.7	n/a
1996	392	21.0	18.7	n/a
1997	436	19.0	22.9	n/a
1998	434	21.0	20.7	n/a
1999	437	21.0	20.8	n/a
2000	432	21.0	20.6	n/a
2001	443	22.0	20.1	n/a
2002	478	23.0	20.8	0
2003	478	23.0	20.8	0
2004	481	22.0	21.9	0
2005	420	22.0	19.1	22.4
2006	404	24.0	16.8	18.7
2007	437	23.0	19.0	21.3
2008	426	23.0	18.5	40.2
2009	455	26.0	17.5	37.9
2010	305	26.0	11.7	63
2011	303	23.0	13.1	61.7
2012	326	23.0	14.1	69.3
2013	322	28.9	11.1	68.6
2014	372	22.0	16.9	53
2015	385	25.0	15.4	43.9
2016	363	25.0	14.5	65.3
2017	372	24.8	15.0	50
2018	364	25.8	14.0	68.7
2019	370	25.7	14.3	72.4
2020	345	25.1	13.7	80
2021	245	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	246	19.7	12.4	61.8
2023	227	18.0	12.6	74.9

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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