📍 1207 Reading St, Streator, LaSalle County, 61364
Kimes Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Streator, LaSalle County. The school has 454 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Heather Ketcham. It is part of the Streator ESD 44 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kimes Elem School enrolls 454 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 7.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 283 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 103 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 7.9% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 6.2% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
307 of the school's 454 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kimes Elem School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 38, state house district 76.
Kimes Elem School is one of 3 schools in Streator ESD 44, based in Streator, Illinois. The district serves 1,511 students district-wide and employs 102 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 454 students, Kimes Elem School is close to the district average of about 504 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant