Kempton Elementary School

Kempton Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Saginaw School District of the City of, located in SAGINAW, Michigan. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 279 students. That compares with an average of about 369 students for elementary schools in Michigan.

Across its 17 schools, Saginaw School District of the City of enrolls 5,382 students. Kempton Elementary School is one of those schools.

At Kempton Elementary School, 65% of students are Black. Smaller groups are 29% White and 4% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Saginaw County is roughly 19% Black. The diversity index for Kempton Elementary School is 49%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

The student-to-teacher ratio at Kempton Elementary School is 16.4:1, based on 17 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is about 15.8:1. Kempton Elementary School counts 89% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Saginaw County, the average is 59%.

The school is in Saginaw County, where the median household earns about $60,622 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Kempton Elementary School shares Saginaw County with 74 other public schools.

Of the public schools around it, Kempton Elementary School is closest to Thompson Middle School, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

Under the NCES locale system, Kempton Elementary School is City: Small.

Enrollment decreased 12% over 4 years, reaching 279 in 2024-25.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Kempton Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.