Enrollment
316
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANKAKEE SD 111·NCES 172076002358
Taft Primary School
1155 W Hawkins St, Kankakee, IL 60901 · (815) 932-0811 · Kankakee County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
288 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 | 135 | 43% |
| Grade 1 | 119 | 38% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 9% |
Student demographics
63%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
20.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.3pp since 2023
Math
31.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +31.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 31 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.7% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 7.4% | 0.0% |
% 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
18.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Taft Primary School
Taft Primary School's state test result (18.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taft Primary School this school | 316 | 91.1% | 18.5% |
| Wells Elementary School East Moline | 307 | 94.8% | 19.7% |
| McIntosh Elementary Rockford | 398 | 91.5% | 15.3% |
| Liberty Elementary School Danville | 377 | 95.0% | 13.3% |
| Hines Primary School Peoria | 403 | 88.8% | 20.6% |
| Meade Park Elementary School Danville | 312 | 96.5% | 15.3% |
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 Taft Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kankakee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #1,652 of 1,925 | #13 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #1,243 of 2,077 ▲ 824 | #8 of 18 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #1,909 of 2,077 ▲ 90 | #14 of 18 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 316 | #1,449 of 2,419 | #13 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #1,690 of 2,035 | #14 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #453 of 2,042 | #7 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.1% | #252 of 2,132 | #7 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #477 of 1,461 | #8 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
316
-34 (-10%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 341
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 | 316 | 20 | 15.8:1 | 91% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 301 | 21.6 | 13.9:1 | 87% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 354 | 21.8 | 16.2:1 | 84% (298) |
| 2020-21 | 350 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 391 | 22.3 | 17.5:1 | 72% (282) |
| 2015-16 | 407 | 23 | 17.7:1 | 71% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 506 | 26 | 19.5:1 | 80% (404) |
| 2000-01 | 324 | 16 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 341 | 14 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Taft Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (391 to 316); teachers down 10% (22.3 to 20).
About Taft Primary School
Taft Primary School is a small elementary school. Its address is in Kankakee, Illinois. Total enrollment is 316 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 3.
Kankakee SD 111 is responsible for 10 schools, Taft Primary School included, with 4,602 students in all.
More than half of the students at Taft Primary School are Black (55%). Beyond that, enrollment is 17% White, 17% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. In Kankakee County overall, about 14% of residents are Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Taft Primary School scores 63%.
Taft Primary School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. The school's 15.8:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for elementary schools in Illinois. The school has 91% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Kankakee County report 61%.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 18.9%. Taft Primary School scores 18.5%.
The county, Kankakee County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $71,281, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The county has 44 public schools and about 16,499 students.
Taft Primary School's nearest public school is John Kennedy Middle Grade School (about 0.2 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 20.8%; Taft Primary School's is 18.5%, ranking 4th of 8.
Taft Primary School has an NCES locale of City: Small.
The school's student count decreased 10% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
People who know Taft Primary School can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Other Taft Primary schools
One other US public school is named Taft Primary. Taft Primary School is the largest of the 2.
- Taft PrimaryTaft, CA · 231 students
Nearby schools
- John Kennedy Middle Grade School0.2 mi · 519
- Kankakee High School0.4 mi · 1,360
- Steuben Elementary School1.5 mi · 234
- Proegler School1.9 mi · 466
- Lincoln Cltrl Center-Montessori Elementary School2.0 mi · 437
- King Middle Grade School2.0 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About Taft Primary SchoolHow large is Taft Primary School?
Taft Primary School enrolls approximately 316 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Taft Primary School serve?
Taft Primary School serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Taft Primary School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Taft Primary School.
How diverse is Taft Primary School?
Taft Primary School reports a student body of 17% White, 17% Hispanic, 55% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Taft Primary School public or private?
Taft Primary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kankakee SD 111.
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