John Kennedy Middle Grade School
1550 West Calista St
Kankakee IL, 60901, Kankakee County
Phone: 815-933-0764
Ranking: 
(2,555 out of 3,028, bottom 16%)*
(2,555 out of 3,028, bottom 16%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 3 to Grade 6
School District: Kankakee School District 111
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 35 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 44 | 32 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 654 | 634 | 686 | 656 | 640 | 636 | 665 | |||||||
| Grade 3: | 14 | 2.1% | 13 | 2.1% | 14 | 2.0% | 14 | 2.1% | 12 | 1.9% | 12 | 1.9% | 12 | 1.8% |
| Grade 4: | 217 | 33.2% | 210 | 33.1% | 226 | 32.9% | 229 | 34.9% | 207 | 32.3% | 214 | 33.6% | 208 | 31.3% |
| Grade 5: | 207 | 31.7% | 206 | 32.5% | 229 | 33.4% | 204 | 31.1% | 207 | 32.3% | 202 | 31.8% | 220 | 33.1% |
| Grade 6: | 216 | 33.0% | 205 | 32.3% | 217 | 31.6% | 209 | 31.9% | 214 | 33.4% | 208 | 32.7% | 225 | 33.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 328 | 50.2% | 324 | 51.1% | 358 | 52.2% | 343 | 52.3% | 313 | 48.9% | 256 | 40.3% | 351 | 52.8% |
| Female: | 326 | 49.8% | 310 | 48.9% | 328 | 47.8% | 313 | 47.7% | 288 | 45.0% | 344 | 54.1% | 292 | 43.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 178 | 27.2% | 180 | 28.4% | 200 | 29.2% | 170 | 25.9% | 165 | 25.8% | 144 | 22.6% | 137 | 20.6% |
| Black: | 276 | 42.2% | 267 | 42.1% | 281 | 41.0% | 300 | 45.7% | 289 | 45.2% | 306 | 48.1% | 330 | 49.6% |
| White: | 197 | 30.1% | 134 | 21.1% | 154 | 22.4% | 150 | 22.9% | 149 | 23.3% | 154 | 24.2% | 176 | 26.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 46 | 7.3% | 43 | 6.3% | 29 | 4.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 516 | 78.9% | 511 | 80.6% | 280 | 40.8% | 520 | 79.3% | 465 | 72.7% | 456 | 71.7% | 455 | 68.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 5.0% | 30 | 4.7% | 309 | 45.0% | 53 | 8.1% | 51 | 8.0% | 50 | 7.9% | 58 | 8.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.83 | 16.34 | 17.85 | 17.21 | 17.20 | 14.60 | 20.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.0% | 74.3% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 76.8% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 77.9% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.6% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 73.3% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.0% | 76.6% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 77.3% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.7% | 39.5% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 61.6% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 62.6% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 63.9% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 68.4% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 60.9% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 60.4% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 65.3% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 39.3% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 49.2% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 52.8% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.0% | 52.9% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 59.1% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 64.3% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 58.5% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 64.0% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 58.8% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 60.0% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 66.3% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 58.0% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 60.1% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 62.9% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 62.3% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 66.8% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 77.0% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 71.7% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 74.3% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 73.4% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 68.6% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 65.6% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 42.7% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 51.0% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 47.0% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 47.8% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 52.1% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 56.5% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 61.4% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 58.4% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 63.2% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 60.2% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 60.9% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 41.1% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 71.4% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.5% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 84.4% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 77.7% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 78.1% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 77.1% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 72.9% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.4% | 37.4% | 59.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 60.9% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 60.3% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 73.5% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 70.2% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 73.8% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 79.1% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 72.5% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.9% | 39.7% | 58.9% |
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* John Kennedy Middle Grade School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.