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Taft Primary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–3

1155 W Hawkins St, Kankakee, IL 60901 · (815) 932-0811 · Part of Kankakee School District 111

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Directions
Students
316
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
91%
Setting
City
Grades
K–3
The gist

What stands out about Taft Primary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 22% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 9.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Kankakee Township kids: 2 schools

On the path

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

K–3Taft Primary SchoolYou are here
4–82 schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts10%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1155 W Hawkins St, Kankakee

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten135
Grade 1119
Grade 233
Grade 329
Enrollment over time
350’20
369’21
354’22
301’23
316’24

Down 9.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 55%White 17%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 10%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Taft Primary School from Kankakee Township families.

Other schools in Kankakee School District 111

The district →
Proegler School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Kankakee
466 students31:1
Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-Montessori Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Kankakee
C
437 students17:1
Steuben Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Kankakee
C−
234 students14:1
Mark Twain Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Kankakee
C−
192 students15:1
Edison Primary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Kankakee
D−
192 students15:1
John Kennedy Middle Grade School
Elementary · Grades 2–6 · Kankakee
C
519 students20:1

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; Kankakee Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.