Kennedy Elem School

1013 Division St, Chicago Heights IL, 60411 | Chicago Heights School District 170 | 708-756-4830
  • grades KG-8
  • students 249
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 30% 11% lower than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
23%Chicago Heights
33%Illinois

Kennedy Elem School is a school servicing grades KG to 8 and is located in the district of "Chicago Heights School District 170" in Chicago Heights, IL. There are a total of 249 students and 19 teachers at Kennedy Elem School, for a student to teacher ratio of 14 to 1.

Kennedy Elem School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 29.5%, which is 11% lower than the Illinois average.

Kennedy Elem School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students249
Teachers19
Student/Teacher ratio14:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Kennedy Elem School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All17%
3<= 20%
4<= 20%
5<= 20%
6<= 20%
7<= 20%
821-39%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All42%
321-39%
440-59%
521-39%
640-59%
740-59%
860-79%
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Kennedy Elem School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIllinoisNational
White 0.7% 5.3% 49.5% 51.1%
Black 71.2% 39.4% 17.4% 15.9%
Asian 0.0% 0.1% 4.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 25.0% 53.3% 24.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.7% 0.2% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.4% 1.6% 3.0% 3.1%

Chicago Heights demographics profile

StatisticChicago HeightsIllinoisNational
Population29,59812,671,821328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,87822891
Median age35.437.437.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)43%55%55%
Speak English68%77%79%
Speak Spanish31%13%13%

Education level achieved in Chicago Heights

IndexChicago HeightsIllinoisNational
Completed 8th grade77.9%86.2%84.3%
Completed high school76.3%84.7%83.0%
Completed some college50.1%61.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree21.8%40.7%38.5%
Completed bachelors15.8%32.9%30.3%
Completed masters5.3%12.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree0.9%3.4%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.2%1.2%1.3%
Write a school review about Kennedy Elem School Tell people what you like or don't like about Kennedy Elem School…
Source: The Kennedy Elem School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.