Top Rankings
Kirby SD 140 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 1,205 students in Kirby SD 140 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle Schools in Kirby SD 140 School District have an average math proficiency score of 42% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 45% (versus the 31% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 25% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
7 Schools
1,590 Schools
# Students
3,537 Students
632,761 Students
# Teachers
279 Teachers
47,090 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Kirby SD 140 School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 918 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#193 out of 926 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
32%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.42
0.71
# American Indian Students
3 Students
1,516 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
158 Students
31,115 Students
% Asian Students
5%
5%
# Hispanic Students
469 Students
186,318 Students
% Hispanic Students
13%
29%
# Black Students
164 Students
137,386 Students
% Black Students
5%
22%
# White Students
2,649 Students
252,625 Students
% White Students
75%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
8 Students
706 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
86 Students
23,065 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
177
18,027
# Students in K Grade:
331
27,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
327
28,160
# Students in 2nd Grade:
370
28,498
# Students in 3rd Grade:
363
28,667
# Students in 4th Grade:
349
30,284
# Students in 5th Grade:
415
40,414
# Students in 6th Grade:
371
111,547
# Students in 7th Grade:
407
140,906
# Students in 8th Grade:
427
145,715
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
9,004
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
8,329
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
8,055
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
7,829
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,707 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,162. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,559 is less than the state median of $21,409. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$73 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$69 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,707
$22,162
Spending / Student
$19,559
$21,409
Best Kirby SD 140 School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Prairie View Middle School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
8500 175th St
Tinley Park, IL 60487
(708) 532-8540
Tinley Park, IL 60487
(708) 532-8540
Grades: 6-8
| 641 students
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Virgil I Grissom Middle School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
17000 80th Ave
Tinley Park, IL 60477
(708) 429-3030
Tinley Park, IL 60477
(708) 429-3030
Grades: 6-8
| 564 students
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