John F Kennedy Elem School

John F Kennedy Elem School is an expansive elementary campus in Schiller Park, Illinois, overseen by Schiller Park SD 81. The school works with 603 students in grades pre-K through 3. That puts it 58% above the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Across the 3 schools in Schiller Park SD 81 (1,344 students total), John F Kennedy Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, John F Kennedy Elem School shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 38% White, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting John F Kennedy Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, John F Kennedy Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.3%; this one delivers 42.8%.

Zooming out to the county, Cook County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. John F Kennedy Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

The closest other public school is Lincoln Middle School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), John F Kennedy Elem School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 45.8%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 21%: 759 students in 2018 compared to 603 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 39% to 53% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

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