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Enrollment
443
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH BEND COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 181029001663
Kennedy Academy
609 N Olive St, South Bend, IN 46628 · (574) 393-3100 · St. Joseph County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL443 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Indiana public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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 Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
221 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 57% · 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
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
44.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
52.4%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Academy
Kennedy Academy's state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Academy this school | 443 | 49.9% | 47.9% |
| Marshall Traditional School South Bend | 400 | 46.8% | 32.2% |
| Wallace Aylesworth Elementary Portage | 401 | 48.6% | 25.1% |
| Amelia Earhart Elementary School Lafayette | 455 | 54.7% | 41.0% |
| Edgewood Elementary School Anderson | 455 | 49.5% | 26.5% |
| Marquette Montessori Academy South Bend | 431 | 50.1% | 28.5% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In St. Joseph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #348 of 983 | #15 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #364 of 986 | #14 of 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #334 of 986 | #14 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 443 | #501 of 1,079 | #21 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #490 of 991 | #21 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.1% | #42 of 996 | #5 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.9% | #601 of 1,058 | #21 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.0% | #60 of 597 | #3 of 26 |
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
443
-176 (-28%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 568
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 20.0:1
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 | 443 | 29.5 | 15.0:1 | 50% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 480 | 33.1 | 14.5:1 | 55% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 520 | 30.3 | 17.1:1 | 61% (316) |
| 2020-21 | 619 | 31 | 20.0:1 | 50% (307) |
| 2017-18 | 642 | 28 | 22.9:1 | 54% (348) |
| 2015-16 | 674 | 24 | 28.1:1 | 51% (347) |
| 2010-11 | 664 | 34 | 19.5:1 | 40% (263) |
| 2000-01 | 583 | 42 | 13.9:1 | 69% (403) |
| 1990-91 | 568 | 35 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kennedy Academy.
About Kennedy Academy
Kennedy Academy sits in South Bend, Indiana, and is classified as an elementary school. It educates 443 students in kindergarten through 5.
South Bend Community School Corp is made up of 29 schools with 13,585 students in all.
The most common group at Kennedy Academy is White students, at 35%. Other groups make up 30% Black, 23% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. St. Joseph County as a whole is about 71% White, so the school's share is lower. The school's diversity index is 72%, meaning two students picked at random have a 72% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 29.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1. Roughly 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Kennedy Academy is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 69% of Indiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Kennedy Academy is +7.6 points: 47.9% actual, 40.2% predicted.
Across St. Joseph County, the median household income is $66,868, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. St. Joseph County is home to 73 public schools and about 35,614 public school students.
The school nearest to Kennedy Academy is Excel Center - South Bend, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 18.8%; Kennedy Academy's is 47.9%, ranking 2nd of 7.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment has fallen by 176 students since 2020-21, to 443. The school's ratio fell from 20.0:1 to 15.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
St. Joseph County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
273,040
Census ACS
Median income
$66,868
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
35,614 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Bend Community School Corp
- Adams High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Riley High SchoolHigh · 1,238 students
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 795 students
- Jefferson Traditional SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- Harrison Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
- Edison Middle SchoolElementary · 551 students
Other schools in South Bend
- Adams High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Riley High SchoolHigh · 1,238 students
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 795 students
- Success Academy Primary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Jefferson Traditional SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- Harrison Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
Nearby schools
- Excel Center - South Bend0.2 mi · 296
- Success Academy Primary School0.7 mi · 610
- LaSalle Academy0.8 mi · 461
- Muessel Elementary School1.0 mi · 295
- Harrison Elementary School1.1 mi · 555
- Coquillard Elementary School1.1 mi · 305
Frequently asked questions
About Kennedy AcademyHow large is Kennedy Academy?
Kennedy Academy enrolls approximately 443 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Kennedy Academy serve?
Kennedy Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kennedy Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kennedy Academy is approximately 15.0:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Kennedy Academy?
Student demographics at Kennedy Academy are roughly 35% White, 23% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Kennedy Academy in?
Kennedy Academy is part of South Bend Community School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.