📍 1440 E Court St, Kankakee, Kankakee County, 60901
King Middle Grade School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kankakee, Kankakee County. The school has 344 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Candice Jackson. It is part of the Kankakee SD 111 school district. It serves grades 3–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
King Middle Grade School enrolls 344 students across grades 3–6. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Black or African American, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 16% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 168 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 101 | 29% |
| White | 54 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 4.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
315 of the school's 344 students (92%) 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.
King Middle Grade School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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-20, state senate district 40, state house district 79.
King Middle Grade School is one of 11 schools in Kankakee SD 111, based in Kankakee, Illinois. The district serves 4,602 students district-wide and employs 288 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 344 students, King Middle Grade School is smaller than the district average of about 418 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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