Kelvin Grove Jr High School
Lockport, IL · Lockport SD 91
Regular public school · Grades 4 - 8 · Suburb, large
103rd of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 85%▲ Improving
808 Adams St, Lockport, IL 60441
(815)838-0737NCES ID 170921000529Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Kelvin Grove Jr High School 103rd of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 85% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 62th in 2019 to 85th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Two or more races (last reported 2019) 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.
Two or more races (last reported 2019) 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.
Hispanic (last reported 2024) and Two or more races (last reported 2019) 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.
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 271 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 91.5% | 74.9% | ▼ 16.6 pts | |
| Hispanic | 4.1% | 18.5% | ▲ 14.4 pts | |
| Black | 1.0% | 3.3% | ▲ 2.3 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.3% | 2.6% | ▲ 0.3 pts | |
| Asian | 0.8% | 0.7% | ▼ 0.1 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 $362K in zip 60441 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
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What school district is Kelvin Grove Jr High School in?
Kelvin Grove Jr High School is part of the Lockport SD 91 district in Lockport, Illinois.
Is Kelvin Grove Jr High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Kelvin Grove Jr High School 103rd of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 85% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Kelvin Grove Jr High School?
White 75%, Hispanic 19%, Black 3%, Two or more races 3% (271 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Kelvin Grove Jr High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60441 is $362K 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.