Father Keith B. Kenny

Located at 3525 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., in Sacramento, California, Father Keith B. Kenny is an intimate primary school that teaches 254 students (grades K through 6), one of the schools within Sacramento City Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 45% below the state mean of about 465.

Across the 73 schools in Sacramento City Unified (37,657 students total), Father Keith B. Kenny accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Father Keith B. Kenny logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 22% Black, 9% White, 9% Asian, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Sacramento County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Father Keith B. Kenny logs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 26.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Sacramento County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Father Keith B. Kenny sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.7%; this one delivers 16.3%.

Across the wider county, census data for Sacramento County shows the typical household earns roughly $92,175 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Father Keith B. Kenny is one of 387 public schools in Sacramento County (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students).

The closest other public school is American Legion High (Continuation), roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Father Keith B. Kenny at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 23.2%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Father Keith B. Kenny's enrollment has ticked down 35% since 2018, when it stood at 388 (now 254). The White share of enrollment grew from 3% to 9% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 24.3:1 in 2018 to 26.7:1 in 2025.

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