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John Kennedy Middle Grade School

Public Grades 2-6

1669^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

John Kennedy Middle Grade School is an elementary school in Kankakee, Illinois, serving grades 2-6 with a total enrollment of 515 students. The school is part of the Kankakee School District 111, which is ranked 737 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John Kennedy Middle Grade School consistently performs below the state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 18.6% compared to the state average of 53.1% and the district average of 25.8%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White students, Multi-racial students, and students with disabilities, who rank in the bottom 10-20% of Illinois elementary schools in their respective categories. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 25.4% to 46.1% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

While Lincoln Cltrl Center-Montessori Elementary and King Middle Grade School, both within the Kankakee School District 111, perform significantly better than John Kennedy Middle Grade School, the school still outperforms some nearby schools, such as Edison Primary School and Mark Twain Primary School. However, the school's performance has been declining over time, dropping from a ranking of 969 out of 1,948 Illinois elementary schools in 2020-2021 to a ranking of 1,669 out of 2,056 in 2024-2025.

519

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,812

Per pupil spending ?

92.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1550 W Calista St
Kankakee, IL 60901-3210

(815) 933-0764

District: Kankakee School District 111

Students who attend John Kennedy Middle Grade School usually attend:

Middle:	Kankakee Junior High School
High:	Kankakee High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.5%

Hispanic:

33.9%

White:

15.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (14% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg20%

Illinois avg44%

1,669^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Kankakee School District 111

737^th of 811Kankakee School District 111 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	1669 of 2056	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	1816 of 2067	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	1516 of 2077	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.0	1224 of 2082	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.1	969 of 1948	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	1183 of 2086	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	1172 of 2037	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.7	1250 of 2044	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.8	1374 of 2046	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.8	1242 of 2052	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	29.4	1553 of 2093	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.0	1932 of 2167	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.3	1941 of 2166	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.7	1859 of 2147	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.8	1702 of 2139	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.2	1539 of 2120	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.7	1561 of 2092	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.3	1664 of 2095	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.6	1694 of 2086	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.1	1667 of 2022	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	37.4	1461 of 2030	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	34.5	1480 of 2020	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	513 of 688	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	584 of 655	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	510 of 692	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	403 of 684	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.1	162 of 428	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.8	380 of 711	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	389 of 698	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	975 of 1049	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	528 of 886	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.6	851 of 907	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	663 of 788	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	716 of 826	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	757 of 788	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	725 of 768	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	416 of 537	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	457 of 743	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	448 of 718	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	1629 of 1942	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	1685 of 1942	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	1580 of 1957	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1505 of 1970	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	1279 of 1680	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1621 of 2019	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	1582 of 1964	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	710 of 982	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	821 of 959	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	829 of 970	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	666 of 954	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	476 of 742	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	732 of 955	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	790 of 938	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	1420 of 1800	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	1590 of 1793	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	1252 of 1808	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	832 of 1763	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.8	838 of 1514	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	930 of 1816	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1344 of 1765	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	1536 of 1947	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	1670 of 1959	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	1282 of 1984	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	1488 of 1977	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	1227 of 1707	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	1475 of 2019	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	1444 of 1972	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	113 of 120	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	1240 of 1292	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	794 of 1195	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	646 of 1156	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	873 of 1113	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	510 of 640	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1072 of 1194	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	608 of 763	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	1326 of 1389	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	1119 of 1392	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	870 of 1419	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	1028 of 1425	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.1	775 of 1308	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	1170 of 1462	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	1120 of 1463	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)7th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)6th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts19%-34 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 vs state

Science10%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John Kennedy Middle Grade School	Public	2-6	1550 W Calista St	Kankakee	60901	Kankakee County	Kankakee School District 111	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 933-0764	519	26	19.6	92.1%	81 (15.6%)	236 (45.5%)	176 (33.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.6%)	20	1669^th of 2056 public elementary schools	18.8%		15.8	1816^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.1%	147	10.5		53.5	7.8	21.7	14.7			18.6	44.2	8.6	7.2	11.2			12.2	90.9	91.7	91.7	91.7	93.5	90.8	92.1		15.6	$18,812	$1,899	$16,913
Taft Primary School	Public	K-3	1155 W Hawkins St	Kankakee	60901	Kankakee County	Kankakee School District 111	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 932-0811	316	20	15.8	91.1%	54 (17.1%)	174 (55.1%)	53 (16.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.1%)								(n/a)			20.7						20.7	31.0						31.0	76.5	74.5	74.5	74.5	92.6	74.5	74.5			$19,010	$2,033	$16,977
Steuben Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	520 S Wildwood Ave	Kankakee	60901	Kankakee County	Kankakee School District 111	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 933-7813	234	16	14.4	93.6%	9 (3.8%)	59 (25.2%)	158 (67.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)								(n/a)			14.3						14.3	25.0						25.0	78.8	78.8	78.8	78.8	99.5	77.4	78.3			$18,729	$1,802	$16,927
Lincoln Cltrl Center-Montessori Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	240 Warren Ave	Kankakee	60901	Kankakee County	Kankakee School District 111	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 933-0709	437	25	17.1	84.7%	89 (20.4%)	188 (43.0%)	135 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	34.7	1324^th of 2056 public elementary schools	35.6%		32.5	1331^st of 2067 public elementary schools	35.6%	7	28.9	32.3	32.6	54.8	48.9	39.5	28.2	71.9	45.1	37.2	28.6	24.4	4.7	23.1	21.9	23.4	81.5	82.4	82.4	82.4	97.4	82.4	81.5	3.5	15.0	$18,848	$1,872	$16,976
King Middle Grade School	Public	3-6	1440 E Court St	Kankakee	60901	Kankakee County	Kankakee School District 111	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 933-0750	385	19	19.7	94.3%	45 (11.7%)	204 (53.0%)	115 (29.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	29.9	1437^th of 2056 public elementary schools	30.1%		27.9	1464^th of 2067 public elementary schools	29.2%	27	20.4		80.0	16.8	22.8	27.9			26.2	60.0	12.8	8.9	13.5			15.2	92.1	90.4	90.4	90.4	99.7	90.1	90.7		15.8	$18,904	$1,948	$16,956
Bradley West Elementary School	Public	3-5	200 W State St	Bradley	60915	Kankakee County	Bradley School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 933-2216	395	33	11.9	65.3%	191 (48.4%)	67 (17.0%)	90 (22.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.4%)	37.2	1271^st of 2056 public elementary schools	38.2%		32.1	1340^th of 2067 public elementary schools	35.2%	69	31.2		45.0	37.8	43.2				41.7	54.1	19.6	17.6				29.0	97.0	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.5	97.3	96.8			$16,057	$1,218	$14,838
Edison Primary School	Public	K-3	1991 E Maple St	Kankakee	60901	Kankakee County	Kankakee School District 111	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 932-0621	192	12	15.5	92.7%	40 (20.8%)	109 (56.8%)	30 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.8%)								(n/a)			10.1						10.1	11.9						11.9	79.7	79.2	79.2	79.2	100.0	79.2	79.2			$19,330	$2,189	$17,141
Bradley East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	610 Liberty St	Bradley	60915	Kankakee County	Bradley School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 933-2233	519	41	12.6	63.2%	250 (48.2%)	83 (16.0%)	120 (23.1%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.2%)								(n/a)																	94.2	94.2	94.2	94.2	92.2	94.0	93.8	27.2		$17,383	$1,414	$15,969
Mark Twain Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	2250 E Court St	Kankakee	60901	Kankakee County	Kankakee School District 111	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 933-0722	192	13	15.0	93.8%	13 (6.8%)	58 (30.2%)	108 (56.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)								(n/a)			11.1						11.1	11.1						11.1	82.5	85.0	85.0	85.0	99.5	84.5	83.5			$19,100	$2,149	$16,951
Shabbona Elementary School	Public	K-3	321 N Convent St	Bourbonnais	60914	Kankakee County	Bourbonnais School District 53	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 929-4700	290	20	14.5	64.5%	153 (52.8%)	63 (21.7%)	43 (14.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (9.3%)								(n/a)			39.4						39.4	40.9						40.9	89.6	92.1	92.1	92.1	96.1	92.1	91.8			$13,750	$330	$13,421

Frequently Asked Questions about John Kennedy Middle Grade School

How many students attend John Kennedy Middle Grade School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 519 students attended John Kennedy Middle Grade School.

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

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

Students at John Kennedy Middle Grade School are 45% African American, 34% Hispanic, 16% White, 5% Two or more races.

What district is John Kennedy Middle Grade School in?

Kankakee School District 111

Is John Kennedy Middle Grade School a good school?

John Kennedy Middle Grade School ranks in the bottom 18.8% of Illinois elementary schools.

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