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Everett F Kerr Middle School

Blue Island, IL · Cook County SD 130

Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large

517th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 25%· Stable

12915 Maple Ave, Blue Island, IL 60406

(708)385-5959NCES ID 170651000328Directory 202324

324
Students
2023–24 enrollment
9.8:1
Student / teacher ratio
82%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
27.5%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Everett F Kerr Middle School 517th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 25% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 28th in 2019 to 25th in 2025.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%25%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Everett F Kerr Middle School
45%
IL average
52%
Math
Everett F Kerr Middle School
18%
IL average
38%
Science
Everett F Kerr Middle School
30%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Everett F Kerr Middle School IL average
25%50%75%45%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Everett F Kerr Middle School IL average
25%50%75%18%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Everett F Kerr Middle School IL average
25%50%75%30%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%50%49%12%201920202025no testing 2020–21

White (last reported 2024) and Black (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%42%17%0%201920202025no testing 2020–21

White (last reported 2024) and Black (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%32%29%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Black (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.

Racial and ethnic breakdown of 324 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic79%8%Black13%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedHispanic 79%White 8%Black 13%38%49%14%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
Hispanic77.4%79.3% 1.9 pts
Black14.9%12.7% 2.2 pts
White6.4%7.7% 1.3 pts
Two or more races1.0%0.3% 0.7 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.

Typical home value $204K in zip 60406 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

$51K$103K$154K$206K$196K200020052010201520202025

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What school district is Everett F Kerr Middle School in?

Everett F Kerr Middle School is part of the Cook County SD 130 district in Blue Island, Illinois.

Is Everett F Kerr Middle School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Everett F Kerr Middle School 517th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 25% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Everett F Kerr Middle School?

Hispanic 79%, Black 13%, White 8% (324 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Everett F Kerr Middle School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60406 is $204K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).

Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.