Enrollment
376
Elementary
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINDSAY UNIFIED·NCES 062187012815
Kennedy Elementary
1701 East Tulare Rd., Lindsay, CA 93247 · (559) 562-5466 · Tulare County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
25.1:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
330 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 68% larger than its 8th grade class (37).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
37.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +19.8pp since 2014
Math
27.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +18.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 20 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.2% | 26.6% | 24.9% | 37.3% |
| Math | 11.1% | 16.1% | 29.2% | 43.6% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.8% | 27.2% |
| 2023-24 | 38.2% | 26.7% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 20.6% |
| 2021-22 | 32.6% | 18.3% |
| 2018-19 | 37.0% | 27.6% |
| 2017-18 | 31.9% | 21.7% |
| 2016-17 | 27.0% | 14.8% |
| 2015-16 | 23.0% | 15.0% |
| 2014-15 | 18.0% | 9.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Kennedy Elementary
Kennedy Elementary's state test result (31.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Elementary this school | 376 | 87.8% | 31.9% |
| Kings River Elementary Kingsburg | 389 | 87.7% | 25.9% |
| Phillips Elementary Napa | 373 | 88.5% | 20.9% |
| Evergreen Elementary Whittier | 392 | 88.5% | 47.0% |
| Jefferson Elementary Lindsay | 355 | 89.3% | 28.6% |
| Grand View Elementary Dinuba | 356 | 89.0% | 39.7% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Kennedy Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #3,286 of 5,151 | #50 of 102 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #3,517 of 5,172 ▼ 97 | #59 of 102 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #3,152 of 5,172 ▼ 253 | #51 of 102 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #1,133 of 5,116 | #42 of 102 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 376 | #3,984 of 5,915 | #82 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.1:1 | #4,467 of 5,352 | #93 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.1% | #4,836 of 5,354 | #76 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.8% | #1,359 of 5,625 | #41 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.1% | #2,009 of 3,837 | #26 of 77 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
376
-28 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
25.1:1
was 25.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 376 | 15 | 25.1:1 | 88% (330) |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 17 | 21.2:1 | 89% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 359 | 18 | 19.9:1 | 88% (316) |
| 2020-21 | 404 | 16 | 25.3:1 | 84% (340) |
| 2017-18 | 443 | 17 | 26.1:1 | 95% (423) |
| 2015-16 | 484 | 17 | 28.5:1 | 91% (440) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kennedy Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (443 to 376); teachers down 12% (17 to 15).
About Kennedy Elementary
Kennedy Elementary is a small elementary school with its address in Lindsay, California. Its 376 students are spread across kindergarten through 8.
Lindsay Unified enrolls 3,928 students in 10 schools, including Kennedy Elementary.
Kennedy Elementary enrolls a student body that is 94% Hispanic. It is also 5% White. For comparison, the population of Tulare County is roughly 67% Hispanic. Kennedy Elementary has a diversity index of 12%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 15 full-time-equivalent teachers at Kennedy Elementary and a ratio of 25.1:1. That ratio is over the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 88% of students. That rate is above the 77% average among public schools in Tulare County.
allk12 grades Kennedy Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 28.1% for Kennedy Elementary. The school posts 31.9%, 3.8 points above the prediction.
County data help place the school in context: in Tulare County, median household income is about $71,300, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Kennedy Elementary is among the 196 public schools in Tulare County.
Of nearby public schools, Lindsay Senior High is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 31.9% average proficiency ranks 4th among 7 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Kennedy Elementary as Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 376 was 7% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 404.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Kennedy Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Tulare County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
478,693
Census ACS
Median income
$71,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
196
101,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lindsay Unified
- Lindsay Senior HighHigh · 1,132 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 730 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 473 students
- Reagan ElementaryElementary · 426 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 355 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 333 students
Other schools in Lindsay
- Lindsay Senior HighHigh · 1,132 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 730 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 473 students
- Reagan ElementaryElementary · 426 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 355 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 333 students
Other Kennedy Elementary schools
30 other US public schools in 17 states are named Kennedy Elementary. Kennedy Elementary is the 20th largest of the 31.
- Kennedy ElementaryStockton, CA · 511 students
- Kennedy Elementary SchoolWinder, GA · 764 students
- Kennedy ElementaryWILLMAR, MN · 672 students
- KENNEDY ELEMENTARYLAKEVILLE, MN · 638 students
- Kennedy ElementaryMadison, WI · 582 students
Nearby schools
- Lindsay Senior High0.2 mi · 1,132
- Lincoln Elementary0.5 mi · 333
- Reagan Elementary0.6 mi · 426
- Loma Vista Charter0.7 mi · 24
- John J. Cairns Continuation0.7 mi · 65
- Lindsay Community Day0.7 mi · 14
Frequently asked questions
About Kennedy ElementaryHow many students attend Kennedy Elementary?
Kennedy Elementary enrolls approximately 376 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Kennedy Elementary serve?
Kennedy Elementary serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kennedy Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kennedy Elementary is approximately 25.1:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kennedy Elementary?
At Kennedy Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 94% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Kennedy Elementary in?
Kennedy Elementary is part of Lindsay Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.