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B+

John A Bannes Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

16835 Odell Ave, Tinley Park, IL 60477 · (708) 532-6466 · Part of Kirby School District 140

Orland Township’s School Grade A− better than 80% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
421
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about John A Bannes Elem School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 70% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Orland Township kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5John A Bannes Elem SchoolYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts27%
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 ↗

16835 Odell Ave, Tinley Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K15
Kindergarten57
Grade 167
Grade 270
Grade 371
Grade 471
Grade 570
Enrollment over time
428’20
457’21
454’22
440’23
421’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 71%Hispanic 14%Black 7%Asian 4%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about John A Bannes Elem School from Orland Township families.

Other schools in Kirby School District 140

The district →
Christa McAuliffe School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tinley Park
A−
530 students14:1
Fernway Park Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Orland Park
B−
461 students16:1
Millennium Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tinley Park
A
451 students12:1
Helen Keller Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tinley Park
B
426 students12:1
Virgil I Grissom Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tinley Park
A
627 students13:1
Prairie View Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tinley Park
A
579 students12:1

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