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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 2025 school year, there are 7 public elementary schools serving 3,475 students in Kirby SD 140 School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public elementary schools in Illinois.
Public Elementary Schools in Kirby SD 140 School District have an average math proficiency score of 40% (versus the Illinois public elementary school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 40% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 27% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public elementary school average of 56% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
7 Schools
3,104 Schools
# Students
3,475 Students
1,223,907 Students
# Teachers
267 Teachers
89,922 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Kirby SD 140 School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 844 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
0.45
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
4%
6%
% Hispanic
14%
27%
% Black
6%
17%
% White
73%
44%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,076 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,908 is less than the state median of $21,244. 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
$21,076
$21,990
Spending / Student
$19,908
$21,244
Best Kirby SD 140 School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Millennium Elementary School
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
17830 84th Ave
Tinley Park, IL 60487
(708) 532-3150
Tinley Park, IL 60487
(708) 532-3150
Grades: PK-5
| 499 students
Rank: #22.
Christa Mcauliffe School
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
8944 174th St
Tinley Park, IL 60487
(708) 429-4565
Tinley Park, IL 60487
(708) 429-4565
Grades: PK-5
| 546 students
Rank: #33.
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
| 599 students
Rank: #44.
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
| 578 students
Rank: #55.
John A Bannes Elementary School
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
16835 Odell Ave
Tinley Park, IL 60477
(708) 532-6466
Tinley Park, IL 60477
(708) 532-6466
Grades: PK-5
| 440 students
Rank: #66.
Fernway Park Elementary School
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
16600 S 88th Ave
Orland Park, IL 60462
(708) 349-3810
Orland Park, IL 60462
(708) 349-3810
Grades: PK-5
| 408 students
Rank: #77.
Helen Keller Elementary School
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
7846 163rd St
Tinley Park, IL 60477
(708) 532-2144
Tinley Park, IL 60477
(708) 532-2144
Grades: PK-5
| 405 students
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