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Kennedy Junior High School

Public 6-8

 2929 Green Trails Dr
       Lisle, IL  60532-6262

(630) 420-3220

District: Naperville CUSD 203

SchoolDigger Rank:
14th of 1,367 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,853 Help


Feeder schools for Kennedy Junior High School:

Elementary:    Highlands Elementary School
    Ranch View Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.2 Help
Number of students:  931

Racial breakdown:

White:
49.2%
Asian:
37.8%
Hispanic:
6.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  10.6% Help


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Compare Details Kennedy Junior High School ranks better than 99% of middle schools in Illinois. It also ranks first among 5 ranked middle schools in the Naperville CUSD 203 School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 98.44. (See more...)
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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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Compare Details Kennedy Junior High School has the largest middle school student body size in the Naperville CUSD 203 School District. Racial makeup is: White (49.2%), Asian (37.8%), Hispanic (6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 10.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Naperville CUSD 203 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Kennedy Junior High School is 14.2, which is the highest among 5 middle schools in the Naperville CUSD 203 School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kennedy Junior High School is $18,853. 2 middle schools in the Naperville CUSD 203 School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Kennedy Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Kennedy Junior High School 14th of 1367 Illinois public middle schools. (See Kennedy Junior High School in the ranking list.)

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Naperville CUSD 203:

SchoolDigger ranks Naperville CUSD 203 40th of 823 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Kennedy Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Kennedy Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 93.27 35th 1185 97.0%
2004 91.76 33rd 1204 97.3%
2005 89.42 60th 1209 95.0%
2006 92.39 12th 1272 99.1%
2007 91.58 12th 1287 99.1%
2008 90.77 14th 1293 98.9%
2009 89.80 19th 1318 98.6%
2010 88.86 32nd 1327 97.6%
2011 88.24 42nd 1344 96.9%
2012 87.22 61st 1365 95.5%
2013 94.79 28th 1367 98.0%
2014 95.84 19th 1322 98.6%
2016 98.60 14th 1294 98.9%
2017 98.53 15th 1293 98.8%
2018 99.14 11th 1293 99.1%
2019 98.51 12th 1356 99.1%
2021 98.91 14th 1241 98.9%
2022 99.03 13th 1369 99.1%
2023 98.44 14th 1367 99.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Kennedy Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 98.30 1st 164 99.4%
2019 95.58 1st 179 99.4%
2021 90.81 7th 97 92.8%
2022 95.64 4th 195 97.9%
2023 95.41 3rd 194 98.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Kennedy Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 82.96 21st 480 95.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Kennedy Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 99.77 3rd 602 99.5%
2019 98.10 13th 792 98.4%
2021 82.28 40th 548 92.7%
2022 76.04 73rd 781 90.7%
2023 96.88 27th 805 96.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Kennedy Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 98.67 9th 1161 99.2%
2019 98.82 6th 1217 99.5%
2021 96.79 11th 1019 98.9%
2022 97.43 12th 1221 99.0%
2023 95.20 18th 1234 98.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Kennedy Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 98.26 10th 1226 99.2%
2019 97.45 16th 1276 98.7%
2021 97.48 14th 1017 98.6%
2022 98.40 11th 1286 99.1%
2023 97.24 19th 1275 98.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Kennedy Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 82.34 48th 674 92.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Kennedy Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 99.26 10th 1223 99.2%
2019 98.81 10th 1296 99.2%
2021 99.09 11th 1048 99.0%
2022 99.21 8th 1286 99.4%
2023 98.78 13th 1292 99.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Kennedy Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.61 4th 209 98.1%
2019 90.11 6th 201 97.0%
2021 89.57 4th 112 96.4%
2022 92.44 7th 198 96.5%
2023 90.28 4th 192 97.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Kennedy Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 98.23 7th 590 98.8%
2019 92.76 18th 639 97.2%
2021 88.06 32nd 517 93.8%
2022 91.87 37th 662 94.4%
2023 92.91 25th 661 96.2%
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Rank History for White students at Kennedy Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.55 17th 889 98.1%
2019 94.06 29th 905 96.8%
2021 92.19 39th 813 95.2%
2022 94.24 18th 898 98.0%
2023 91.98 38th 895 95.8%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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by a parent
Friday, August 12, 2011

Open Quote Moving here from Chicago I can't belive the teaching that my sons recive from Kennedy Jr. High. This school is AMAZEING!!!! My sons love it. The Teachers are GREAT!!!! they care about each student they listen to the children.The Teachers truely give all there students the best Education that they can recive.From the Principal to each and every Teacher,and Staff this school by far is the VERY BEST SCHOOL that I could have my sons in. We truely LOVE Kennedy Junior High. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Kennedy Junior High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1990 180 2 24 1 n/a n/a n/a 0 207
1991 413 5 50 5 0 n/a n/a 0 473
1992 650 12 68 6 1 n/a n/a 0 737
1993 694 12 83 4 2 n/a n/a 0 795
1994 727 21 101 8 0 n/a n/a 0 857
1995 777 15 147 8 7 n/a n/a 0 954
1996 777 15 147 8 7 n/a n/a 0 954
1997 810 14 127 6 7 n/a n/a 0 964
1998 803 18 154 14 4 n/a n/a 0 993
1999 790 14 184 17 4 n/a n/a 0 1009
2000 783 14 208 14 1 n/a n/a 0 1020
2001 805 13 203 16 3 n/a n/a 0 1040
2002 842 32 230 23 4 n/a n/a 0 1131
2003 842 32 230 23 4 n/a n/a 0 1131
2004 837 43 229 21 3 n/a n/a 0 1133
2005 835 45 246 24 1 n/a n/a 0 1151
2006 807 39 257 31 0 n/a n/a 0 1134
2007 794 27 270 23 0 n/a n/a 1 1115
2008 799 24 280 31 1 n/a n/a 6 1141
2009 793 29 297 22 2 n/a n/a 6 1149
2010 731 33 283 24 1 n/a n/a 12 1084
2011 644 30 281 37 0 1 43 0 1036
2012 632 28 272 55 0 1 32 0 1020
2013 600 20 293 55 0 1 35 0 1004
2014 539 18 293 64 2 3 31 0 950
2015 515 18 290 59 1 3 41 0 927
2016 518 15 309 63 1 2 40 0 948
2017 553 14 321 53 1 1 47 0 990
2018 542 13 331 53 2 2 37 0 980
2019 530 23 315 60 2 1 30 0 961
2020 522 27 313 63 3 2 38 0 968
2021 501 19 353 57 3 1 43 0 977
2022 498 21 360 49 4 1 46 0 979
2023 458 18 352 56 2 0 45 0 931

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 Kennedy Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 207 10.3 20.0 n/a
1991 473 25.0 18.9 n/a
1992 737 43.8 16.8 n/a
1993 795 43.4 18.3 n/a
1994 857 48.5 17.7 n/a
1995 954 50.8 18.8 n/a
1996 954 50.8 18.8 n/a
1997 964 51.9 18.6 n/a
1998 993 52.9 18.8 n/a
1999 1009 58.5 17.2 n/a
2000 1020 59.8 17.1 n/a
2001 1040 63.4 16.4 n/a
2002 1131 64.4 17.6 0.7
2003 1131 64.4 17.6 0.7
2004 1133 60.9 18.6 1.9
2005 1151 58.9 19.5 2.8
2006 1134 63.0 18.0 2.7
2007 1115 65.0 17.2 2.6
2008 1141 62.0 18.4 3.1
2009 1149 66.0 17.4 3.8
2010 1084 64.7 16.7 4.9
2011 1036 61.7 16.7 4.9
2012 1020 59.8 17.0 6.1
2013 1004 70.7 14.1 6.3
2014 950 56.4 16.8 5.5
2015 927 60.0 15.4 9
2016 948 60.0 15.8 7.7
2017 990 64.3 15.3 8.4
2018 980 61.8 15.8 7.7
2019 961 60.3 15.9 7.7
2020 968 58.6 16.5 9.3
2021 977 n/a n/a n/a
2022 979 65.2 15.0 9.6
2023 931 65.4 14.2 10.6

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 Kennedy Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 207 10.3 20.0 n/a
1991 473 25.0 18.9 n/a
1992 737 43.8 16.8 n/a
1993 795 43.4 18.3 n/a
1994 857 48.5 17.7 n/a
1995 954 50.8 18.8 n/a
1996 954 50.8 18.8 n/a
1997 964 51.9 18.6 n/a
1998 993 52.9 18.8 n/a
1999 1009 58.5 17.2 n/a
2000 1020 59.8 17.1 n/a
2001 1040 63.4 16.4 n/a
2002 1131 64.4 17.6 0.7
2003 1131 64.4 17.6 0.7
2004 1133 60.9 18.6 1.9
2005 1151 58.9 19.5 2.8
2006 1134 63.0 18.0 2.7
2007 1115 65.0 17.2 2.6
2008 1141 62.0 18.4 3.1
2009 1149 66.0 17.4 3.8
2010 1084 64.7 16.7 4.9
2011 1036 61.7 16.7 4.9
2012 1020 59.8 17.0 6.1
2013 1004 70.7 14.1 6.3
2014 950 56.4 16.8 5.5
2015 927 60.0 15.4 9
2016 948 60.0 15.8 7.7
2017 990 64.3 15.3 8.4
2018 980 61.8 15.8 7.7
2019 961 60.3 15.9 7.7
2020 968 58.6 16.5 9.3
2021 977 n/a n/a n/a
2022 979 65.2 15.0 9.6
2023 931 65.4 14.2 10.6

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.

Immunization Rates

Kennedy Junior High School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMeningococcal
201599.6%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.8%99.3%99.5%
201699.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.4%98.7%34.4%
201799.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.4%98.8%99.1%66.9%
201899.1%99.0%99.0%99.0%99.4%99.0%99.1%98.4%
201999.1%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.3%99.0%99.1%98.2%
202198.7%98.6%98.6%98.6%98.5%98.5%98.7%97.1%
202298.5%98.3%98.3%98.3%98.6%98.3%98.5%96.7%
202398.5%98.4%98.4%98.4%98.5%98.5%98.5%98.0%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Kennedy Junior High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $353 (2.5%) $13,651 (97.5%) $14,004
2020 $311 (2.0%) $15,502 (98.0%) $15,813
2021 $448 (2.8%) $15,731 (97.2%) $16,179
2022 $448 (2.8%) $15,731 (97.2%) $16,179
2023 $632 (3.4%) $18,221 (96.6%) $18,853

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Kennedy Junior High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 12th of 1356 Middle schoolsRanks 14th of 1367 Middle schools
 0.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Kennedy Junior High School)70.274.5
 4.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Naperville CUSD 203)69.564.4
 5.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)3534.2
 0.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (Kennedy Junior High School)65.868.4
 2.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Naperville CUSD 203)55.355.2
 0.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)25.323.4
 1.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Kennedy Junior High School)85.179.2
 5.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Naperville CUSD 203)75.467.5
 7.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)41.237.9
 3.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (Kennedy Junior High School)80.474.5
 5.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Naperville CUSD 203)62.757.3
 5.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.926.9
 3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Kennedy Junior High School)82.280.5
 1.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Naperville CUSD 203)77.670.9
 6.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)39.640.5
 0.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (Kennedy Junior High School)76.270.7
 5.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Naperville CUSD 203)61.753.7
 8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)32.625.7
 6.9%
8th Grade Science (Kennedy Junior High School)90.388
 2.3%
   8th Grade Science (Naperville CUSD 203)82.679.2
 3.4%
   8th Grade Science (Illinois)5552
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students961931
 3.1%
African American2318
 21.7%
American Indian22
Asian315352
 11.7%
Hispanic6056
 6.7%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White530458
 13.6%
Two or More Races3045
 50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients7.7%10.6%
 2.9%

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Yes! Kennedy Junior High School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 14th of 1367 Illinois middle schools.

Students at Kennedy Junior High School are 49% White, 38% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 931 students attended Kennedy Junior High School.


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