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King Middle Grade School

PublicElementaryGrades 3–6

1440 E Court St, Kankakee, IL 60901 · (815) 933-0750 · Part of Kankakee School District 111

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Directions
Students
385
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
94%
Setting
City
Grades
3–6
The gist

What stands out about King Middle Grade School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 17% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.1% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency6%
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

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1440 E Court St, Kankakee

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 326
Grade 4133
Grade 5112
Grade 6114
Enrollment over time
433’20
372’21
344’22
351’23
385’24

Down 11.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 53%Hispanic 30%White 12%Two or more races 5%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about King Middle Grade 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
Taft Primary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Kankakee
C−
316 students16:1
Edison Primary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Kankakee
D−
192 students15:1

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.