Is Kennedy Elementary School a good school?

Kennedy Elementary School ranks 941 st of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Kennedy Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 199 students attended Kennedy Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Kennedy Elementary School?

Students at Kennedy Elementary School are 60% African American, 38% Hispanic, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Kennedy Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Kennedy Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Bloom High School

Kennedy Elementary School

Summary:

Kennedy Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Chicago Heights, Illinois, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade with a total enrollment of 177 students. The school is part of the Chicago Heights School District 170, which is ranked 602 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kennedy Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a ranking between 941 and 1899 out of over 2,000 schools in recent years. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) and the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA), is below the state and district averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 36.8% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and only 20.7% were proficient or better in Mathematics. The school also has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 97.74% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

While Kennedy Elementary School's academic performance is generally lower than the nearby schools in the Chicago Heights School District 170, such as Jefferson Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, Roosevelt Elementary School, and Wilson Elementary School, the school's African American and low socioeconomic status students perform relatively well compared to their peers in Illinois. However, the school's Hispanic students have struggled, ranking in the bottom 30% of Illinois elementary schools in 2022-2023. The school has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 14.3% in 2019-2020 to 52.1% in 2021-2022, which may be contributing to the academic challenges.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

1013 Division St
Chicago Heights, IL 60411-2481

(708) 756-4830

District: Chicago Heights School District 170

SchoolDigger Rank:
941^st of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,284

Students who attend Kennedy Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Bloom High School

Student/teacher ratio: 17.6

Number of students: 199

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.8%

Hispanic:

38.2%

White:

1.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 98%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Kennedy Elementary School ranks better than 54.5% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 2^nd among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Heights School District 170. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.84. (See more...)

Compare Details Kennedy Elementary School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2014 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.06. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (59.8%), Hispanic (38.2%), White (1.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 98% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Kennedy Elementary School is 17.6, which is the highest among 10 elementary schools in the Chicago Heights School District 170! (See more...)

Compare Kennedy Elementary School employs 11.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kennedy Elementary School is $21,284, which is the 5^th highest among 9 elementary schools in the Chicago Heights School District 170.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kennedy Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Kennedy Elementary School 941^st of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Kennedy Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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Chicago Heights School District 170:

SchoolDigger ranks Chicago Heights School District 170 602^nd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Kennedy Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Kennedy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	48.10	1247^th	2020	38.3%
2004	35.92	1484^th	2030	26.9%
2005	25.38	1660^th	2022	17.9%
2006	32.26	1637^th	2086	21.5%
2007	34.16	1618^th	2095	22.8%
2008	24.98	1701^st	2092	18.7%
2009	53.40	1194^th	2120	43.7%
2010	30.20	1645^th	2139	23.1%
2011	16.50	1886^th	2147	12.2%
2012	23.06	1794^th	2166	17.2%
2013	15.65	1899^th	2167	12.4%
2014	26.90	1606^th	2093	23.3%
2016	36.88	1246^th	2046	39.1%
2017	32.87	1338^th	2044	34.5%
2018	31.45	1389^th	2037	31.8%
2019	32.07	1394^th	2086	33.2%
2021	37.03	1125^th	1948	42.2%
2022	35.74	1258^th	2082	39.6%
2023	43.83	1094^th	2077	47.3%
2024	49.84	941^st	2067	54.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Kennedy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.59	811^th	1765	54.1%
2019	46.93	915^th	1816	49.6%
2021	59.92	415^th	1514	72.6%
2022	59.84	559^th	1763	68.3%
2023	64.90	450^th	1808	75.1%
2024	69.09	368^th	1793	79.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Kennedy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.40	1481^st	1964	24.6%
2019	33.66	1307^th	2019	35.3%
2022	24.13	1479^th	1970	24.9%
2023	41.61	1065^th	1957	45.6%
2024	59.95	682^nd	1942	64.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Kennedy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.14	1109^th	1972	43.8%
2019	27.93	1462^nd	2019	27.6%
2021	50.81	722^nd	1707	57.7%
2022	47.78	924^th	1977	53.3%
2023	42.99	1045^th	1984	47.3%
2024	39.21	1103^rd	1959	43.7%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Kennedy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	60.98	175^th	698	74.9%
2019	55.67	235^th	711	66.9%
2021	65.92	65^th	428	84.8%
2022	58.05	188^th	684	72.5%
2023	71.47	99^th	692	85.7%
2024	69.01	114^th	655	82.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Kennedy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	54.05	360^th	955	62.3%
2023	31.15	688^th	970	29.1%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Kennedy Elementary School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	18.50	958^th	1185	19.2%
2004	15.80	1000^th	1204	16.9%
2005	17.01	1004^th	1209	17.0%
2006	33.10	946^th	1272	25.6%
2007	35.10	940^th	1287	27.0%
2008	23.26	1054^th	1293	18.5%
2009	28.32	1026^th	1318	22.2%
2010	39.26	935^th	1327	29.5%
2011	39.04	940^th	1344	30.1%
2012	61.59	585^th	1365	57.1%
2013	26.73	1060^th	1367	22.5%
2014	16.06	1161^st	1322	12.2%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Kennedy Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	29	125	n/a	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	159
1990	25	127	n/a	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	157
1991	22	113	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	142
1992	22	93	0	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	121
1993	18	95	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	116
1994	17	99	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	118
1995	6	124	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	137
1996	6	124	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	137
1997	13	120	1	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	139
1998	10	135	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	149
1999	6	161	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	172
2000	10	154	0	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	172
2001	5	169	0	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	185
2002	3	172	0	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	202
2003	3	172	0	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	202
2004	2	173	0	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	195
2005	7	165	0	24	0	n/a	n/a	5	201
2006	8	166	1	45	0	n/a	n/a	7	227
2007	6	178	1	53	1	n/a	n/a	7	246
2008	6	185	2	54	0	n/a	n/a	6	253
2009	11	166	1	74	0	n/a	n/a	8	260
2010	4	152	2	68	1	n/a	n/a	6	233
2011	7	195	3	73	0	0	7	0	285
2012	4	192	0	68	0	0	3	0	267
2013	3	207	0	73	0	0	4	0	287
2014	1	202	0	79	1	0	2	0	285
2015	0	183	0	69	1	0	5	0	258
2016	2	188	0	61	0	0	6	0	257
2017	3	179	0	61	0	0	4	0	247
2018	3	169	0	72	0	0	5	0	249
2019	2	159	0	70	0	0	6	0	237
2020	4	158	0	79	0	0	4	0	245
2021	5	113	0	51	0	0	2	0	171
2022	4	111	0	61	0	0	3	0	179
2023	3	101	0	71	0	0	2	0	177
2024	3	119	0	76	0	0	1	0	199

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Kennedy Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	159	7.0	22.7	n/a
1990	157	7.0	22.4	n/a
1991	142	8.0	17.7	n/a
1992	121	8.0	15.1	n/a
1993	116	8.0	14.5	n/a
1994	118	7.0	16.9	n/a
1995	137	9.0	15.2	n/a
1996	137	9.0	15.2	n/a
1997	139	10.0	13.9	n/a
1998	149	11.0	13.5	n/a
1999	172	11.0	15.6	n/a
2000	172	12.0	14.3	n/a
2001	185	13.0	14.2	n/a
2002	202	13.0	15.5	72.8
2003	202	13.0	15.5	72.8
2004	195	11.0	17.7	74.9
2005	201	12.0	16.8	77
2006	227	12.0	18.9	70.5
2007	246	13.0	18.9	67.8
2008	253	12.0	21.1	72.1
2009	260	12.0	21.7	66.3
2010	233	11.0	21.1	89
2011	285	14.0	20.3	89.8
2012	267	14.0	19.0	92.5
2013	287	6.4	44.8	90.6
2014	285	13.0	21.9	94.7
2015	258	17.0	15.1	95
2016	257	19.0	13.5	72
2017	247	21.0	11.7	98.8
2018	249	19.2	12.9	100
2019	237	17.0	13.9	99.6
2020	245	17.0	14.4	99.6
2021	171	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	179	12.0	14.9	98.3
2023	177	11.0	16.0	97.7
2024	199	11.2	17.6	98

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Kennedy Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	159	7.0	22.7	n/a
1990	157	7.0	22.4	n/a
1991	142	8.0	17.7	n/a
1992	121	8.0	15.1	n/a
1993	116	8.0	14.5	n/a
1994	118	7.0	16.9	n/a
1995	137	9.0	15.2	n/a
1996	137	9.0	15.2	n/a
1997	139	10.0	13.9	n/a
1998	149	11.0	13.5	n/a
1999	172	11.0	15.6	n/a
2000	172	12.0	14.3	n/a
2001	185	13.0	14.2	n/a
2002	202	13.0	15.5	72.8
2003	202	13.0	15.5	72.8
2004	195	11.0	17.7	74.9
2005	201	12.0	16.8	77
2006	227	12.0	18.9	70.5
2007	246	13.0	18.9	67.8
2008	253	12.0	21.1	72.1
2009	260	12.0	21.7	66.3
2010	233	11.0	21.1	89
2011	285	14.0	20.3	89.8
2012	267	14.0	19.0	92.5
2013	287	6.4	44.8	90.6
2014	285	13.0	21.9	94.7
2015	258	17.0	15.1	95
2016	257	19.0	13.5	72
2017	247	21.0	11.7	98.8
2018	249	19.2	12.9	100
2019	237	17.0	13.9	99.6
2020	245	17.0	14.4	99.6
2021	171	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	179	12.0	14.9	98.3
2023	177	11.0	16.0	97.7
2024	199	11.2	17.6	98

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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