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John Kennedy Middle Grade School

PublicElementaryGrades 2–6

1550 W Calista St, Kankakee, IL 60901 · (815) 933-0764 · Part of Kankakee School District 111

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Directions
Students
519
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
Setting
City
Grades
2–6
The gist

What stands out about John Kennedy Middle Grade School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 29% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 10.7% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency7%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts19%
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 ↗

1550 W Calista St, Kankakee

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 228
Grade 344
Grade 4155
Grade 5167
Grade 6124
Grade 121
Enrollment over time
469’20
496’21
543’22
515’23
519’24

Up 10.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 45%Hispanic 34%White 16%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about John Kennedy 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.