Kankakee Valley School Corp

Kankakee Valley School Corp serves about 3,093 students across five schools — three elementary, one middle, and one high school — covering grades PK through 12. The district is ranked 93rd of 374 in Indiana, placing it at the 75th percentile with a 4-star rating. Enrollment tilts toward the lower grades: elementary schools together enroll 1,389 students (44.9%), the middle school 728 (23.5%), and the high school 976 (31.5%).

The elementary schools are the district's academic engine, and Wheatfield Elementary School is the standout, posting the highest ELA proficiency (56.58%) and math proficiency (75.00%) among listed schools, plus the lowest student-teacher ratio at 13.5. Its 3rd-grade math score of 75% far exceeds the state's 51.9%, and both ELA and math improved sharply over the prior year. DeMotte Elementary School has the district's best attendance, with 8.9% chronic absenteeism versus 14.7% districtwide and 16.7% statewide, along with solid ELA (53.9%) and math (57.45%). Kankakee Valley Intermediate School is a 4-star school at the 74th percentile with strong 5th-grade results in ELA, math, and social studies.

Kankakee Valley Middle School is the main concern: a 3-star school at the 57th percentile, down from the 63rd, with ELA (39.12%), math (34.55%), and science (36.32%) all below district levels, though 7th-grade ELA and 8th-grade math edge past the state. Kankakee Valley High School graduates 94.9% of students, above the state's 89.7%, and SAT reading is 56.48% versus 51.9% statewide, but chronic absenteeism is the district's highest at 21.2%, and SAT math and Biology both declined from the prior year.