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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Kennelly School?
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Enrollment
628
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARTFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090192000368
Kennelly School
180 White Street, Hartford, CT 06114 · (860) 695-3860 · Capitol Planning Region
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL628 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Connecticut public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
501 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 44%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 82 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 49% smaller than its 8th grade class (82).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 67% · 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
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
19.4%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
16.7%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Kennelly School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennelly School this school | 628 | 79.8% | N/A |
| Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy Hartford | 651 | 78.2% | N/A |
| Fair Haven School New Haven | 734 | 76.0% | N/A |
| Smalley Elementary School New Britain | 594 | 86.2% | N/A |
| Truman School New Haven | 460 | 77.4% | N/A |
| Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker School Hartford | 547 | 74.4% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut 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 Kennelly School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.7% | #457 of 522 | #126 of 141 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #464 of 519 | #125 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 628 | #28 of 613 | #7 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #446 of 558 | #132 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.1% | #447 of 560 | #131 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.8% | #74 of 594 | #11 of 163 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.6% | #40 of 176 | #13 of 54 |
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
628
+23 (+4%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 609
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 628 | 44.5 | 14.1:1 | 80% (501) |
| 2023-24 | 650 | 45 | 14.4:1 | 84% (545) |
| 2022-23 | 598 | 42 | 14.2:1 | 85% (506) |
| 2020-21 | 605 | 45 | 13.4:1 | 89% (536) |
| 2017-18 | 534 | 37.9 | 14.1:1 | 78% (417) |
| 2015-16 | 571 | 38 | 15.0:1 | 97% (553) |
| 2010-11 | 783 | 47 | 16.7:1 | 100% (780) |
| 2000-01 | 944 | 57 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 609 | 39 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kennelly School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (534 to 628); teachers up 17% (37.9 to 44.5).
About Kennelly School
Kennelly School is a large elementary school based in Hartford, Connecticut. Enrollment totals 628 students across pre-K through 8. Across elementary schools in Connecticut, the average enrollment is about 378.
Kennelly School is a school in Hartford School District. The district has 41 schools and 15,754 students.
The student body at Kennelly School is 78% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 12% Black, 4% Asian, and 4% White. Among all residents of Capitol Planning Region, the Hispanic share is about 18%. A diversity index of 37% means there is a 37% chance two randomly chosen students at Kennelly School are from different groups.
Its ratio of 14.1:1 is based on 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Connecticut is 12.6:1, so this school has more students per teacher. In all, 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Capitol Planning Region is 43%.
Among Connecticut public elementary schools, Kennelly School outscored 10%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
For the population of Capitol Planning Region, the median household earns about $93,394 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Kennelly School shares Capitol Planning Region with 285 other public schools.
Kennelly School's closest public school neighbor is Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker School, about 0.6 miles away. The five-mile area around Kennelly School holds at least 8 other public schools.
Federal data place Kennelly School in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 23 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Capitol Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
977,290
Census ACS
Median income
$93,394
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
137,047 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hartford School District
- Hartford Magnet Trinity College AcademyHigh · 925 students
- Weaver High SchoolHigh · 721 students
- Hartford Public High SchoolHigh · 698 students
- Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language AcademyElementary · 651 students
- Webster Micro Society Magnet SchoolElementary · 626 students
- Capital Preparatory Magnet SchoolCombined · 580 students
Other schools in Hartford
- Hartford Magnet Trinity College AcademyHigh · 925 students
- Achievement First Hartford AcademyCombined · 907 students
- A. I. Prince Technical High SchoolHigh · 725 students
- Weaver High SchoolHigh · 721 students
- Hartford Public High SchoolHigh · 698 students
- Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language AcademyElementary · 651 students
Nearby schools
- Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker School0.6 mi · 547
- Montessori Magnet at Batchelder School0.7 mi · 346
- Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy0.8 mi · 651
- Expeditionary Learning Academy at Moylan School0.8 mi · 342
- A. I. Prince Technical High School0.8 mi · 725
- Breakthrough Magnet School South0.9 mi · 326
Frequently asked questions
About Kennelly SchoolHow large is Kennelly School?
Kennelly School enrolls approximately 628 students in grades PK-08.
Is Kennelly School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kennelly School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Kennelly School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Kennelly School.
How diverse is Kennelly School?
Kennelly School reports a student body of 4% White, 78% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Kennelly School?
Kennelly School is overseen by Hartford School District in Capitol Planning Region.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.