Overview of Kennedy Elementary School: Kennedy Elementary School has 426 learners in grades Prekindergarten-5.

Kennedy Elementary School placed in the lower 50% of all schools in Kansas for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is lower 50%, and reading proficiency is lower 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 10-14% (which is lower than the Kansas state average of 33%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 20-24% (which is lower than the Kansas state average of 37%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner: teacher ratio of 12:1 is lower than the Kansas state average of 14:1.

Minority enrollment is 43% of the learner body (majority Latino), which is higher than the Kansas state average of 36% (majority Latino).

Kennedy Elementary School’s learner population of 426 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 35 teachers has decreased by 5% over five school years.

School Comparison: Kennedy Elementary School is ranked within the lower 50% of all 1,265 schools in Kansas (based off of cumulative math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Kennedy Elementary School is 0.63, which is more than the equity score at state average of 0.54. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The nearest high school to Kennedy Elementary School is Lawrence High School (1.4 miles away)

The nearest middle school is Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Middle School (1.3 miles away)

The nearest elementary school is Prairie Park Elementary School (0.9 miles away)