Enrollment
385
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANKAKEE SD 111·NCES 172076002366
King Middle Grade School
1440 E Court St, Kankakee, IL 60901 · (815) 933-0750 · Kankakee County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL385 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
363 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 26 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 133 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 29% |
| Grade 6 | 114 | 30% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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 Kankakee SD 111. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
26.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.4pp since 2023
Math
15.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.2% | 15.2% |
| 2023-24 | 17.8% | 8.9% |
% 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
25.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 King Middle Grade School
King Middle Grade School's state test result (25.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Middle Grade School this school | 385 | 94.3% | 25.0% |
| Lewis Lemon Elementary Rockford | 378 | 91.8% | 5.6% |
| McIntosh Elementary Rockford | 398 | 91.5% | 15.3% |
| CICS - Prairie Campus Chicago | 412 | 94.4% | 18.4% |
| OToole Elementary School Chicago | 309 | 93.9% | 15.7% |
| Young Elementary School Chicago | 417 | 96.2% | 15.6% |
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 King Middle Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kankakee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #1,448 of 1,925 | #11 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #1,736 of 2,077 ▼ 65 | #14 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #1,766 of 2,077 ▼ 113 | #13 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 385 | #1,077 of 2,419 | #10 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #1,986 of 2,035 | #18 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #533 of 2,042 | #9 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.3% | #174 of 2,132 | #1 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.3% | #138 of 1,461 | #2 of 15 |
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
385
-48 (-11%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 402
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 | 385 | 19.5 | 19.8:1 | 94% (363) |
| 2023-24 | 351 | 20.4 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 25.9 | 13.3:1 | 92% (315) |
| 2020-21 | 433 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 569 | 33.6 | 16.9:1 | 68% (388) |
| 2015-16 | 539 | 29 | 18.6:1 | 83% (449) |
| 2010-11 | 480 | 32 | 15.0:1 | 93% (444) |
| 2000-01 | 565 | 33 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 402 | 26 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for King Middle Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (569 to 385); teachers down 42% (33.6 to 19.5).
About King Middle Grade School
Federal records list King Middle Grade School as an elementary school in Kankakee, Illinois. Its grade span covers grades 3 through 6, with 385 students on the rolls.
The district, Kankakee SD 111, has 4,602 students enrolled across 10 schools.
At King Middle Grade School, 53% of students are Black. Smaller groups are 30% Hispanic, 12% White, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Kankakee County is roughly 14% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, King Middle Grade School scores 61%.
There are 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at King Middle Grade School, giving a ratio of 19.8:1. Elementary schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.9:1. By family income, 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Kankakee County report 61%.
King Middle Grade School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 25.0%, compared with a predicted 17.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the surrounding county, Kankakee County, the median household earns about $71,281 a year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Kankakee County has 44 public schools with about 16,499 students, including King Middle Grade School.
Measured in a straight line, Lincoln Cltrl Center-Montessori Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from King Middle Grade School. The five-mile area around King Middle Grade School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 17.6% proficiency; King Middle Grade School posts 25.0%.
In the federal locale system, King Middle Grade School is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
From 433 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 385 by 2024-25.
This page is set up for the King Middle Grade School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Kankakee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,635
Census ACS
Median income
$71,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
16,499 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kankakee SD 111
- Kankakee High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- John Kennedy Middle Grade SchoolElementary · 519 students
- Kankakee Junior High SchoolMiddle · 501 students
- Proegler SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Lincoln Cltrl Center-Montessori Elementary SchoolElementary · 437 students
- Taft Primary SchoolElementary · 316 students
Other schools in Kankakee
- Kankakee High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- John Kennedy Middle Grade SchoolElementary · 519 students
- Kankakee Junior High SchoolMiddle · 501 students
- Limestone Middle SchoolMiddle · 468 students
- Proegler SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Lincoln Cltrl Center-Montessori Elementary SchoolElementary · 437 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Cltrl Center-Montessori Elementary School0.1 mi · 437
- Edison Primary School0.5 mi · 192
- Steuben Elementary School0.5 mi · 234
- Mark Twain Primary School0.8 mi · 192
- Kankakee Junior High School0.8 mi · 501
- Proegler School0.8 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About King Middle Grade SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at King Middle Grade School?
King Middle Grade School enrolls approximately 385 students in grades 03-06.
Is King Middle Grade School an elementary, middle, or high school?
King Middle Grade School is an elementary school covering grades 03-06.
How many teachers does King Middle Grade School have?
King Middle Grade School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
How diverse is King Middle Grade School?
King Middle Grade School reports a student body of 12% White, 30% Hispanic, 53% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees King Middle Grade School?
King Middle Grade School is overseen by Kankakee SD 111 in Kankakee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.