📍 207 N Johnson St, Kell, Marion County, 62853
Kell Grade School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kell, Marion County. The school has 83 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Patrick Keeney. It is part of the Kell Cons SD 2 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Kell Grade School enrolls 83 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 9.6% Hispanic or Latino and 4.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 69 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 9.6% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 4.8% |
| Black or African American | 1 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 1 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
55 of the school's 83 students (66%) 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.
Kell Grade School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 54, state house district 107.
Kell Grade School is one of 1 schools in Kell Cons SD 2, based in Kell, Illinois. The district serves 64 students district-wide and employs 6 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 83 students, Kell Grade School is larger than the district average of about 64 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant