John Kennedy Middle Grade School

Regular School · Kankakee, IL

John Kennedy Middle Grade School is a regular school school in Kankakee, Illinois, serving grades 02–06 with 519 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 19.7:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

02 – 06

Enrollment

519

Teachers (FTE)

26.4

Student–Teacher Ratio

19.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	236	45%
Hispanic/Latino	176	34%
White	81	16%
Two or more races	24	5%
Asian	2	0%
Total enrollment	519	243M / 276F

English Language Learners: 116 (22% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	7.0% -20.7pp	27.7%	440
Reading Proficiency	19.0% -13.7pp	32.7%	440

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.65 grade levels

Math

-0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

66 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	519	100%

Contact & Location

1550 W Calista St

Kankakee, IL 60901

Phone: (815)933-0764

http://www.kankakeeschooldistrict.org

District

Kankakee SD 111

Per-pupil expenditure: $25,280

District enrollment: 4,784

Other Schools in District

Edison Primary School Elementary
King Middle Grade School Elementary
Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-Montessori Elem Elementary
Mark Twain Primary School Elementary
Steuben Elementary School Elementary
Taft Primary School Elementary
Kankakee High School High
Kankakee Junior High School Middle

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 60901) → CensusDepth.com
Illinois population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Illinois teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

172076005569

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD