Enrollment
234
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANKAKEE SD 111·NCES 172076002364
Steuben Elementary School
520 S Wildwood Ave, Kankakee, IL 60901 · (815) 933-7813 · Kankakee County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL234 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
219 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 28% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 27% |
Student demographics
48%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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
14.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
25.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.3% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 9.3% | 13.0% |
% 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
16.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% 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 Steuben Elementary School
Steuben Elementary School's state test result (16.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steuben Elementary School this school | 234 | 93.6% | 16.8% |
| Posen Elementary School Posen | 246 | 91.5% | 33.0% |
| Washington-McKinley Elementary School Chicago Heights | 286 | 98.3% | 28.6% |
| Yates Elementary School Chicago | 268 | 88.1% | 18.5% |
| Mark Twain Primary School Kankakee | 192 | 93.8% | 8.1% |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School Joliet | 235 | 94.0% | 31.4% |
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 Steuben Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kankakee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #1,709 of 1,925 | #15 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #1,457 of 2,077 ▲ 34 | #12 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #2,020 of 2,077 ▼ 71 | #16 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 234 | #1,903 of 2,419 | #19 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,365 of 2,035 | #11 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.8% | #970 of 2,042 | #14 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.6% | #195 of 2,132 | #3 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.2% | #400 of 1,461 | #4 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
234
+28 (+14%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 388
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 | 234 | 16.3 | 14.4:1 | 94% (219) |
| 2023-24 | 214 | 14.4 | 14.8:1 | 93% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 201 | 15.4 | 13.1:1 | 94% (189) |
| 2020-21 | 206 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 297 | 13.4 | 22.1:1 | 76% (225) |
| 2015-16 | 326 | 21 | 15.5:1 | 90% (292) |
| 2010-11 | 295 | 18 | 16.4:1 | 99% (292) |
| 2000-01 | 370 | 22 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 388 | 22 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Steuben Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (297 to 234); teachers up 21% (13.4 to 16.3).
About Steuben Elementary School
Located in Kankakee, Illinois, Steuben Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 3, with 234 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students, which makes this school 39% below average.
The Kankakee SD 111 system has 10 schools and 4,602 students.
More than half of enrollment at Steuben Elementary School is Hispanic: 68%. Other groups make up 25% Black, 4% White, and 3% multiracial. Kankakee County as a whole is about 13% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 48%.
Steuben Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1, with 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Illinois is similar, at 13.9:1. The school has 94% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Kankakee County is 61%.
Steuben Elementary School scores 16.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 17.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Kankakee County show that median household income comes to about $71,281, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kankakee County counts 44 public schools with about 16,499 students.
Measured in a straight line, Lincoln Cltrl Center-Montessori Elementary School is about 0.5 miles from Steuben Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Steuben Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 234 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 206.
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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
- King Middle Grade SchoolElementary · 385 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 School0.5 mi · 437
- King Middle Grade School0.5 mi · 385
- Edison Primary School0.7 mi · 192
- Proegler School1.0 mi · 466
- Kankakee Junior High School1.1 mi · 501
- Mark Twain Primary School1.2 mi · 192
Frequently asked questions
About Steuben Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Steuben Elementary School?
Steuben Elementary School enrolls approximately 234 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Steuben Elementary School serve?
Steuben Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Steuben Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Steuben Elementary School is approximately 14.4:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Steuben Elementary School?
Student demographics at Steuben Elementary School are roughly 4% White, 68% Hispanic, 25% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Steuben Elementary School in?
Steuben Elementary School is part of Kankakee SD 111.
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