John F Kennedy Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Spring Valley, Illinois

John F Kennedy Elementary School in Spring Valley, Illinois enrolled 632 students in 2024-25 with 49.0 full-time teachers, 12.9 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 12% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).

Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%

608 students in 2022-23, 623 students in 2023-24, 632 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 51.5 to 49.0.

Students enrolled at John F Kennedy Elementary School by school year2022-23: 608, 2023-24: 623, 2024-25: 63202004006008002022-236082023-246232024-25632
Students enrolled at John F Kennedy Elementary School by school year2022-23: 608, 2023-24: 623, 2024-25: 63202004006008002022-236082023-246232024-25632
Students enrolled at John F Kennedy Elementary School by school year2022-23: 608, 2023-24: 623, 2024-25: 63202004006008002022-236082023-246232024-25632
Students enrolled at John F Kennedy Elementary School by school year2022-23: 608, 2023-24: 623, 2024-25: 63202004006008002022-236082023-246232024-25632
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2360851.511.8
2023-2462348.512.8
2024-2563249.012.9

12.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 54 of every 100 Illinois elementary schools

Among the 2,300 Illinois elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 12.9; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.9state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 12.9; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.9state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 12.9; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.9state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 12.9; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.9state median 13.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 310 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection John F Kennedy Elementary School enrolled 619 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 310 of the 619 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions11
  • Chronically absent14.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

56.5% of students were White, 37.7% Hispanic, 4.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White56.5%
  2. Hispanic37.7%
  3. Two or more races4.3%
  4. Black0.8%
  5. Pacific Islander0.5%
  6. Asian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at John F Kennedy Elementary School scored proficient or above: 19% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIllinois
Reading and language arts, 2021-2219%19%29.9%
Math, 2022-2312%not published26.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about John F Kennedy Elementary School

  1. Dalzell Grade SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.4 miles away: 45 students, 6.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
  2. Ladd Comm Cons SchThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.1 miles away: 183 students, 11.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
  3. Compare John F Kennedy Elementary School with Dalzell Grade SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Spring Valley CCSD 99 spends per student$15,359 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,359
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisJohn F Kennedy Elementary School is the number 217 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#217 of 2,314
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher12.9 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.12.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about John F Kennedy Elementary School

  1. How many students attend John F Kennedy Elementary School?
    632 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 608 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Spring Valley, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at John F Kennedy Elementary School?
    12.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is John F Kennedy Elementary School a Title I school?
    John F Kennedy Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at John F Kennedy Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at John F Kennedy Elementary School scored proficient or above: 19% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is John F Kennedy Elementary School in?
    Spring Valley CCSD 99, NCES district ID 1737050. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 173705003812 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22