John Kennedy Middle Grade School
Public · Grades 2–6 · 519 students
Taft Primary School
1155 W Hawkins St, Kankakee, IL 60901
Grades
K–3
Elementary
Students
316
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Kankakee SD 111
Kankakee County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 2,128 Illinois elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Illinois elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Taft Primary School
Taft Primary School is a public elementary school in Kankakee, Illinois, serving grades K–3. It is part of Kankakee SD 111. The school is located in a small city in Kankakee County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 316 students were enrolled, with about 15.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Illinois elementary school (12.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 2,128 Illinois elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–3
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–3
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 316 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.8 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Kankakee SD 111
- County
- Kankakee County
- NCES school ID
- 172076002358
Schools near Taft Primary School
All 17 schools in Kankakee →
Steuben Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–3 · 234 students
Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-Montessori Elem
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 437 students
King Middle Grade School
Public · Grades 3–6 · 385 students
Edison Primary School
Public · Grades K–3 · 192 students
Bradley West Elem School
Public · Grades 3–5 · 395 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.