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Kell Grade School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

207 N Johnson St, Kell, IL 62853 · (618) 822-6234 · Part of Kell Consolidated School District 2

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Directions
Students
64
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Kell Grade School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 45% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 27.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Haines Township kids: Salem Community High School

On the path

Where Haines Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Kell Grade SchoolYou are here
9–12Salem Community High Schoolin Salem

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

207 N Johnson St, Kell

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K4
Kindergarten8
Grade 17
Grade 22
Grade 34
Grade 46
Grade 58
Grade 68
Grade 78
Grade 89
Enrollment over time
88’20
70’21
83’22
74’23
64’24

Down 27.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 94%Hispanic 3%Black 2%Two or more races 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Kell Grade School from Haines Township families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Haines Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.