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Best public schools in Kankakee, IL

14 public schools in Kankakee: 7 elementary · 2 middle · 2 high · 1 K-8 · 2 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Illinois.

Elementary schools

7 schools in Kankakee, best first
1
King Middle Grade School 7.7
Kankakee SD 111 · Grades 3-6 · 351 students
ELA 26%Math 15%Science 20%
#1,357 of 1,470 in Illinois
2
John Kennedy Middle Grade School 2.3
Kankakee SD 111 · Grades 2-6 · 515 students
ELA 18%Math 12%Science 10%
#1,436 of 1,470 in Illinois
3
Edison Primary School 1.7
Kankakee SD 111 · Grades K-3 · 205 students
ELA 10%Math 13%
#1,445 of 1,470 in Illinois
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Mark Twain Primary School —
Kankakee SD 111 · Grades PK-3 · 212 students
No published test results
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Proegler School —
Kankakee SD 111 · Grades PK · 463 students
No published test results
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Steuben Elementary School —
Kankakee SD 111 · Grades PK-3 · 214 students
Math 25%
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Taft Primary School —
Kankakee SD 111 · Grades K-3 · 301 students
No published test results

Middle schools

2 schools in Kankakee, best first
1
Limestone Middle Sch 69.8
Herscher CUSD 2 · Grades 5-8 · 465 students
ELA 62%Math 48%Science 55%
#185 of 610 in Illinois
2
Kankakee Junior High School 11.9
Kankakee SD 111 · Grades 7-8 · 502 students
ELA 28%Math 16%Science 25%
#538 of 610 in Illinois

High schools

2 schools in Kankakee
1
Kankakee High School 3.1
Kankakee SD 111 · Grades 9-12 · 1,447 students
ELA 23%Math 8%Science 18%
#491 of 506 in Illinois
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Salt School —
Iroquois/Kankakee ROE · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

1 school in Kankakee
1
Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-Montessori Elem 50.7
Kankakee SD 111 · Grades PK-8 · 445 students
ELA 45%Math 23%Science 30%
#311 of 630 in Illinois

Combined schools

2 schools in Kankakee
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Avis Huff Student Support Service —
Kankakee SD 111 · Grades K-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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I Kan Regional Alternatve Att Ctr —
Iroquois/Kankakee ROE · Grades 6-12 · 0 students
No published test results

School districts serving Kankakee

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