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Enrollment
431
Middle
DISTRICT 257 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POSEN-ROBBINS ESD 143-5·NCES 173237001286
Kellar School
14123 S Lydia Ave, Robbins, IL 60472 · (708) 388-7201 · Cook County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
325 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 158 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 127 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 146 | 34% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Posen-Robbins ESD 143-5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
50.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.0pp since 2023
Math
20.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.6% | 20.9% |
| 2023-24 | 34.6% | 11.5% |
% 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
34.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Kellar School
Kellar School's state test result (34.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kellar School this school | 431 | 75.4% | 34.7% |
| Veterans Memorial Middle School Blue Island | 361 | 78.1% | 22.8% |
| MacArthur Middle School Berkeley | 357 | 75.9% | 24.3% |
| Shiloh Park Middle School Zion | 358 | 85.8% | 12.2% |
| Zion Central Middle School Zion | 330 | 85.5% | 13.6% |
| Clinton Rosette Middle School DeKalb | 575 | 74.1% | 17.3% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Kellar School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #387 of 578 | #58 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #473 of 640 ▲ 40 | #97 of 146 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #403 of 640 ▲ 54 | #86 of 146 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #341 of 691 | #94 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #534 of 558 | #129 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.5% | #259 of 560 | #70 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.4% | #77 of 581 | #38 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #179 of 440 | #40 of 97 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
431
-39 (-8%) vs 2020
+22% since 2000-01, when it was 352
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 | 431 | 23.9 | 18.0:1 | 75% (325) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 22.9 | 17.8:1 | 75% (306) |
| 2022-23 | 402 | 26.1 | 15.4:1 | 85% (343) |
| 2020-21 | 470 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 503 | 32 | 15.7:1 | 92% (463) |
| 2015-16 | 511 | 30 | 17.0:1 | 92% (471) |
| 2010-11 | 521 | 31 | 16.8:1 | 86% (449) |
| 2000-01 | 352 | 22 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kellar School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (503 to 431); teachers down 25% (32 to 23.9).
About Kellar School
Kellar School is a mid-sized middle school found in Robbins, Illinois. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 431 students.
The 5 schools of Posen-Robbins ESD 143-5, including Kellar School, enroll 1,286 students.
At Kellar School, 61% of students are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 36% Black. Census figures show Cook County is about 27% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 51%.
Staffing at Kellar School comes to 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.0:1. Middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1, 5.0 fewer students per teacher than here. Kellar School counts 75% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Kellar School is 6.7 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 34.7% actual, 28.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Illinois.
Looking at the county, Cook County, median household income comes to about $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 1,406, with about 697,934 students.
Childs Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Kellar School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Kellar School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 36.3% proficiency; Kellar School posts 34.7%.
Under the NCES locale system, Kellar School is Suburb: Large.
From 470 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 431 by 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Kellar School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Posen-Robbins ESD 143-5
- Gordon SchoolElementary · 312 students
- Posen Elementary SchoolElementary · 246 students
- Childs Elementary SchoolElementary · 149 students
- Turner Elementary SchoolElementary · 148 students
Nearby schools
- Childs Elementary School0.1 mi · 149
- Gordon School0.8 mi · 312
- Spaulding School0.9 mi · 134
- Springfield Elementary School0.9 mi · 311
- Turner Elementary School1.0 mi · 148
- Posen Elementary School1.0 mi · 246
Frequently asked questions
About Kellar SchoolHow large is Kellar School?
Kellar School enrolls approximately 431 students in grades 06-08.
Is Kellar School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kellar School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Kellar School have?
Kellar School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
How diverse is Kellar School?
Kellar School reports a student body of 1% White, 61% Hispanic, 36% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Kellar School public or private?
Kellar School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Posen-Robbins ESD 143-5.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.