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Enrollment
603
Elementary
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHILLER PARK SD 81·NCES 173564003712
John F Kennedy Elementary School
3945 Wehrman Ave, Schiller Park, IL 60176 · (847) 671-1816 · Cook County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL603 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
410 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 88 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 121 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 128 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 153 | 25% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Schiller Park SD 81. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
48.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +25.8pp since 2023
Math
52.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +20.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 26 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.7% | 52.2% |
| 2023-24 | 22.9% | 32.1% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like John F Kennedy Elementary School
John F Kennedy Elementary School's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John F Kennedy Elementary School this school | 603 | 68.0% | 42.8% |
| Prussing Elementary School Chicago | 642 | 65.3% | 35.9% |
| Clifford Johnson School Warrenville | 473 | 63.0% | 51.0% |
| Luther Burbank Elementary School Burbank | 453 | 65.8% | 37.5% |
| Robert C Hill Elementary School Romeoville | 547 | 62.2% | 45.6% |
| Chaney-Monge School Crest Hill | 479 | 68.5% | 24.9% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where John F Kennedy Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #828 of 1,925 | #218 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #607 of 2,077 ▲ 135 | #182 of 829 ▲ 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #1,049 of 2,077 ▲ 411 | #344 of 829 ▲ 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 603 | #271 of 2,419 | #154 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #285 of 2,035 | #157 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #654 of 2,042 | #234 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.0% | #779 of 2,132 | #470 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.6% | #421 of 1,461 | #249 of 661 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
603
-9 (-1%) vs 2020
+81% since 1990-91, when it was 333
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 603 | 54.8 | 11.0:1 | 68% (410) |
| 2023-24 | 606 | 53.3 | 11.4:1 | 75% (454) |
| 2022-23 | 595 | 55.8 | 10.7:1 | 70% (414) |
| 2020-21 | 612 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 759 | 59.6 | 12.7:1 | 65% (491) |
| 2015-16 | 749 | 48 | 15.6:1 | 62% (461) |
| 2010-11 | 567 | 44 | 12.9:1 | 68% (388) |
| 2000-01 | 406 | 29 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 333 | 20 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John F Kennedy Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (759 to 603); teachers down 8% (59.6 to 54.8).
About John F Kennedy Elementary School
Among the schools in Schiller Park, Illinois, is John F Kennedy Elementary School, a large elementary school. The school's 603 students are in pre-K through 3. Enrollment is 58% higher than the average for elementary schools in Illinois, which is about 381.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in Schiller Park SD 81 totals 1,344 students.
At 53%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at John F Kennedy Elementary School combined. The remaining students are 38% White, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Cook County, the Hispanic share is about 27%. By the diversity index, John F Kennedy Elementary School comes in at 58%.
The school reports 54.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 11.0 students per teacher. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 68%. Across public schools in Cook County, the average is about the same, 66%.
John F Kennedy Elementary School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 66% of Illinois public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at John F Kennedy Elementary School are 10.6 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (42.8% actual, 32.3% predicted).
Census estimates describe Cook County this way: median household income is about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Cook County number 1,406 and enroll about 697,934.
Lincoln Middle School is located about 0.4 miles from John F Kennedy Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 45.8%, higher than John F Kennedy Elementary School's 42.8%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (612) and 2024-25 (603).
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Schiller Park SD 81
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 474 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 267 students
Other schools in Schiller Park
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 474 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 267 students
Other John F Kennedy Elementary schools
14 other US public schools in 7 states are named John F Kennedy Elementary. John F Kennedy Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 15.
- John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolSpring Valley, IL · 632 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPORT CHESTER, NY · 725 students
- John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolPENITAS, TX · 676 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBREWSTER, NY · 592 students
- John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolN BERGEN, NJ · 576 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Middle School0.4 mi · 474
- East Leyden High School0.8 mi · 1,840
- North Elementary School1.0 mi · 199
- Washington Elementary School1.3 mi · 267
- Passow Elementary School1.4 mi · 387
- Hester Jr High School1.4 mi · 426
Frequently asked questions
About John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolHow large is John F Kennedy Elementary School?
John F Kennedy Elementary School enrolls approximately 603 students in grades PK-03.
Is John F Kennedy Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
John F Kennedy Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John F Kennedy Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John F Kennedy Elementary School is approximately 11.0:1 (55 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at John F Kennedy Elementary School?
At John F Kennedy Elementary School, the student body is approximately 38% White, 53% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is John F Kennedy Elementary School public or private?
John F Kennedy Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Schiller Park SD 81.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.