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Kirby SD 140 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 1,201 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 39% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 27% 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
1,601 Schools
# Students
3,508 Students
625,728 Students
# Teachers
286 Teachers
47,680 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Kirby SD 140 School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 845 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#159 out of 852 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)40%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
66%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.44
0.71
# American Indian Students
5 Students
1,400 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
154 Students
31,292 Students
% Asian Students
5%
5%
# Hispanic Students
484 Students
183,844 Students
% Hispanic Students
14%
29%
# Black Students
187 Students
135,602 Students
% Black Students
5%
22%
# White Students
2,571 Students
249,282 Students
% White Students
73%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
7 Students
688 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
100 Students
23,478 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
179
18,316
# Students in K Grade:
350
26,945
# Students in 1st Grade:
336
28,445
# Students in 2nd Grade:
332
28,457
# Students in 3rd Grade:
368
29,250
# Students in 4th Grade:
374
29,801
# Students in 5th Grade:
365
38,916
# Students in 6th Grade:
410
111,539
# Students in 7th Grade:
384
136,141
# Students in 8th Grade:
410
141,493
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
9,661
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
9,392
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
8,726
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
8,646
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,878 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,914. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,721 is less than the state median of $21,170. 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
$20,878
$21,914
Spending / Student
$19,721
$21,170
Best Kirby SD 140 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Prairie View Middle School
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
| 605 students
Rank: #22.
Virgil I Grissom Middle School
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
17000 80th Ave
Tinley Park, IL 60477
(708) 429-3030
Tinley Park, IL 60477
(708) 429-3030
Grades: 6-8
| 596 students
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