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John F Kennedy Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1506th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 13% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

John F Kennedy Elementary School in Spring Valley, Illinois, serves prekindergarten through grade 8 and enrolls 632 students, making it the second-largest of the ten nearby schools compared. In 2025–2026, its all-grades proficiency was 43% in English language arts (ELA) and 19% in math; both matched results for Spring Valley CCSD 99. The clearest schoolwide concern is math: proficiency was 21 percentage points below the state’s 40%.

ELA shows a more mixed picture: the school’s overall 43% was 14 points below the state and 12 points below the 55% average for nearby schools with results. But grades 7 and 8 were above state ELA rates: 68% versus 58% in grade 7, and 67% versus 63% in grade 8. Grade 4 was a pronounced weak spot, at 17% compared with 56% statewide. In math, the school’s 19% was about 19 points below the nearby-school average; it was higher than Northwest Elementary School and DePue Elementary School, but below the other six nearby schools with results. Nearby schools serve different grade spans, so these all-grades comparisons are not fully like-for-like.

ELA proficiency rose from 22% in 2023–2024 to 43% in 2025–2026, narrowing the gap with the state by 5 points. Math rose from 10% to 19% over those years, but its gap with the state widened by 2 points. SchoolDigger ranked the school at the 13th statewide percentile in 2025–2026, down 19 points from the prior year, and gave it 1 star; it ranked second-lowest among nearby schools with a ranking that year. Other context includes a student-teacher ratio of 12.8 in 2024–2025, above the nearby-school median of about 12, and 61% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. SchoolDigger’s 2024–2025 subgroup rankings were notably higher than its overall ranking: 48th percentile for Special Education Students and 49th for Disabled Students, compared with 32nd overall, suggesting stronger relative standing in how the school serves these groups.

632
Students ?
12.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,622
Per pupil spending ?
60.9%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
96.4%
Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)
 999 N Strong Ave
       Spring Valley, IL  61362-1238

(815) 664-4601

District: Spring Valley CCSD 99


Students who attend John F Kennedy Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Hall High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
56.5%
Hispanic:
37.7%
Two or more races:
4.3%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (36% vs 49% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school36%
District avg36%
Illinois avg49%
Elementary school
1,506th of 1,737
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 13%▼ down 14 pts since 2016
From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
756th of 1,126
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 33%▲ up 8 pts since 2016
From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 33% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
658th of 738Spring Valley CCSD 99 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202614.81506 of 173713.3%★☆☆☆☆
202531.11408 of 205631.5%★★☆☆☆
202423.81576 of 206723.8%★☆☆☆☆
202326.51487 of 207728.4%★☆☆☆☆
202234.21293 of 208237.9%★★☆☆☆
202125.91389 of 194828.7%★☆☆☆☆
201944.01097 of 208647.4%★★☆☆☆
201847.0998 of 203751.0%★★★☆☆
201737.11238 of 204439.4%★★☆☆☆
201627.91488 of 204627.3%★☆☆☆☆
201528.71450 of 205229.3%★☆☆☆☆
201429.71543 of 209326.3%★☆☆☆☆
201331.11569 of 216727.6%★☆☆☆☆
201240.61500 of 216630.7%★★☆☆☆
201151.81240 of 214742.2%★★☆☆☆
201046.71362 of 213936.3%★★☆☆☆
200954.01181 of 212044.3%★★☆☆☆
200848.41299 of 209237.9%★★☆☆☆
200762.3972 of 209553.6%★★★☆☆
200659.51066 of 208648.9%★★☆☆☆
200572.9576 of 202271.5%★★★★☆
200460.5986 of 203051.4%★★★☆☆
200369.7719 of 202064.4%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202543.3532 of 104949.3%★★☆☆☆
202428.0675 of 88623.8%★☆☆☆☆
202328.9663 of 90726.9%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202425.7720 of 82612.8%★☆☆☆☆
202130.1447 of 53716.8%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202614.81136 of 128611.7%★☆☆☆☆
202528.61402 of 194227.8%★☆☆☆☆
202421.81533 of 194221.1%★☆☆☆☆
202325.91422 of 195727.3%★☆☆☆☆
202232.21272 of 197035.4%★★☆☆☆
202124.01273 of 168024.2%★☆☆☆☆
201943.91083 of 201946.4%★★☆☆☆
201845.41033 of 196447.4%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202541.1571 of 98241.9%★★☆☆☆
202430.4684 of 95928.7%★☆☆☆☆
202337.1599 of 97038.2%★★☆☆☆
202251.9394 of 95458.7%★★★☆☆
202141.7388 of 74247.7%★★☆☆☆
201951.0406 of 95557.5%★★★☆☆
201857.6320 of 93865.9%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202617.7894 of 100110.7%★☆☆☆☆
202539.41124 of 180037.6%★★☆☆☆
202427.81377 of 179323.2%★☆☆☆☆
202327.31406 of 180822.2%★☆☆☆☆
202245.1903 of 176348.8%★★☆☆☆
202135.7974 of 151435.7%★★☆☆☆
201952.3752 of 181658.6%★★★☆☆
201859.6566 of 176567.9%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202533.51267 of 194734.9%★★☆☆☆
202426.31411 of 195928.0%★☆☆☆☆
202328.01378 of 198430.5%★★☆☆☆
202235.71180 of 197740.3%★★☆☆☆
202124.31283 of 170724.8%★☆☆☆☆
201945.61015 of 201949.7%★★☆☆☆
201848.8922 of 197253.2%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202541.8675 of 129247.8%★★☆☆☆
202424.1968 of 119519.0%★☆☆☆☆
202322.01009 of 115612.7%★☆☆☆☆
202237.7597 of 111346.4%★★☆☆☆
202131.8416 of 64035.0%★★☆☆☆
201930.1844 of 119429.3%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20265.21125 of 11492.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202514.51266 of 13898.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.21316 of 13925.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.51295 of 14198.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.31282 of 142510.0%★☆☆☆☆
202113.21230 of 13086.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201929.81073 of 146226.6%★☆☆☆☆
201835.7964 of 146334.1%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202632.7756 of 112632.9%★★☆☆☆
202533.5887 of 136835.2%★★☆☆☆
202423.31033 of 136324.2%★☆☆☆☆
202328.7939 of 136731.3%★★☆☆☆
202240.7741 of 136945.9%★★☆☆☆
202133.8754 of 124139.2%★★☆☆☆
201942.3731 of 135646.1%★★☆☆☆
201851.0586 of 129354.7%★★★☆☆
201739.3757 of 129341.5%★★☆☆☆
201626.1976 of 129424.6%★☆☆☆☆
201531.1878 of 130232.6%★★☆☆☆
201434.5919 of 132230.5%★★☆☆☆
201334.2959 of 136729.8%★★☆☆☆
201240.3934 of 136531.6%★★☆☆☆
201149.8773 of 134442.5%★★☆☆☆
201055.0716 of 132746.0%★★☆☆☆
200962.1569 of 131856.8%★★★☆☆
200866.8481 of 129362.8%★★★☆☆
200766.9468 of 128763.6%★★★☆☆
200652.4711 of 127244.1%★★☆☆☆
200555.1653 of 120946.0%★★☆☆☆
200466.6449 of 120462.7%★★★☆☆
200372.6339 of 118571.4%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202562.6158 of 69477.2%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202336.0312 of 48035.0%★★☆☆☆
202256.1100 of 45478.0%★★★★☆
202149.887 of 27768.6%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202640.5537 of 86738.1%★★☆☆☆
202528.2896 of 124828.2%★☆☆☆☆
202427.9882 of 125129.5%★☆☆☆☆
202327.9892 of 127530.0%★★☆☆☆
202245.0635 of 128650.6%★★★☆☆
202135.7610 of 101740.0%★★☆☆☆
201946.5642 of 127649.7%★★☆☆☆
201844.4669 of 122645.4%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202539.1383 of 66942.8%★★☆☆☆
202435.2410 of 64336.2%★★☆☆☆
202334.6432 of 66134.6%★★☆☆☆
202243.8337 of 66249.1%★★☆☆☆
202140.6285 of 51744.9%★★☆☆☆
201933.0444 of 63930.5%★★☆☆☆
201850.5256 of 59056.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202652.7344 of 78856.3%★★★☆☆
202540.0717 of 122941.7%★★☆☆☆
202432.0834 of 121931.6%★★☆☆☆
202329.3907 of 123426.5%★☆☆☆☆
202255.6428 of 122164.9%★★★☆☆
202153.0370 of 101963.7%★★★☆☆
201952.0520 of 121757.3%★★★☆☆
201864.0301 of 116174.1%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202633.2547 of 82934.0%★★☆☆☆
202538.2732 of 127142.4%★★☆☆☆
202418.71064 of 126415.8%★☆☆☆☆
202329.7863 of 129233.2%★★☆☆☆
202236.7751 of 128641.6%★★☆☆☆
202128.5742 of 104829.2%★☆☆☆☆
201937.8755 of 129641.7%★★☆☆☆
201854.6491 of 122359.9%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202535.4474 of 81241.6%★★☆☆☆
202322.7706 of 80512.3%★☆☆☆☆
202227.3635 of 78118.7%★☆☆☆☆
202126.0472 of 54813.9%★☆☆☆☆
201934.7468 of 79240.9%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202639.2464 of 75438.5%★★☆☆☆
202517.9769 of 88413.0%★☆☆☆☆
20248.5839 of 8754.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.8775 of 89513.4%★☆☆☆☆
202228.2665 of 89825.9%★☆☆☆☆
202122.4651 of 81319.9%★☆☆☆☆
201930.1642 of 90529.1%★☆☆☆☆
201842.4508 of 88942.9%★★☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Disabled (2025)49th percentile+18 vs school
Special Education (2025)48th percentile+16 vs school
Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+10 vs school
Male (2025)35th percentile+3 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)13th percentile-11 vs school
Female (2026)12th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile-3 vs school
White (2026)2nd percentile-11 vs school
Middle school
Disabled (2025)77th percentile+42 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)56th percentile+23 vs school
Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+8 vs school
Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+6 vs school
White (2026)38th percentile+6 vs school
Female (2026)38th percentile+5 vs school
English Language Learner (2023)35th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2026)34th percentile~ school
By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts42%-14 vs state
Science40%-9 vs state
Mathematics19%-20 vs state

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John F Kennedy Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.3% of Illinois elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 632 students attended John F Kennedy Elementary School.

Students at John F Kennedy Elementary School are 56% White, 38% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Students who attend John F Kennedy Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Hall High School

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