John F Kennedy Elem School

John F Kennedy Elem School, a substantial elementary school in Spring Valley, Illinois, overseen by Spring Valley CCSD 99, serves 632 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 66% above the state mean of about 381.

John F Kennedy Elem School is a school of Spring Valley CCSD 99, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, John F Kennedy Elem School lists that White students make up the majority at 56%. Other groups include 38% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Bureau County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 61% of students at John F Kennedy Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Bureau County (around 53%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, John F Kennedy Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.3%; this one delivers 30.6%.

In the broader community, census data for Bureau County shows median household income runs about $69,257, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Bureau County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,547 students), of which John F Kennedy Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is Hall High School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around John F Kennedy Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts John F Kennedy Elem School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 38.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at John F Kennedy Elem School has showed little movement, going from 636 students in 2018 to 632 in 2025.

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