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Enrollment
472
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIVONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 262184005889
Kennedy Elementary School
14201 HUBBARD ST, LIVONIA, MI 48154 · (734) 744-2745 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL472 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Michigan public elementary schools
- A-Test 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.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
136 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 55%
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 | 95 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (97).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 56% · 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
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
60.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
60.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 School
Kennedy Elementary School's state test result (60.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Elementary School this school | 472 | 28.8% | 60.7% |
| Central Elementary School PORTAGE | 439 | 31.4% | 48.6% |
| Roosevelt Elementary School LIVONIA | 409 | 28.1% | 59.8% |
| Randolph Elementary School LIVONIA | 532 | 29.9% | 51.5% |
| Adams Elementary School MIDLAND | 479 | 28.0% | 57.9% |
| Pine Knob Elementary School CLARKSTON | 487 | 28.1% | 63.4% |
Matched among Michigan 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #202 of 1,085 | #25 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #204 of 1,072 | #24 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #254 of 1,139 | #33 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 472 | #360 of 1,630 | #90 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #616 of 1,424 | #116 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.8% | #505 of 1,424 | #84 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.8% | #1,250 of 1,563 | #262 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.0% | #223 of 440 | #48 of 91 |
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
472
+72 (+18%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 389
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 472 | 30.3 | 15.6:1 | 29% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 30.2 | 15.5:1 | 40% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 457 | 26.8 | 17.1:1 | 40% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 400 | 26 | 15.4:1 | 37% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 437 | 23.5 | 18.6:1 | 33% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 338 | 16 | 21.1:1 | 20% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 363 | 16 | 22.7:1 | 9% (34) |
| 2000-01 | 348 | 18 | 19.3:1 | 1% (5) |
| 1990-91 | 389 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kennedy Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (437 to 472); teachers up 29% (23.5 to 30.3).
About Kennedy Elementary School
Kennedy Elementary School is an elementary school in LIVONIA, Michigan, reachable at (734) 744-2745. Classes run from kindergarten through 4, and the school has 472 students. Against the 369-student average for elementary schools in Michigan, enrollment here is 28% higher.
The Livonia Public Schools School District system has 25 schools and 12,986 students.
Kennedy Elementary School's enrollment is 71% White. Next come 12% Black, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. That compares with about 49% White among all Wayne County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Kennedy Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 48%.
The count of teachers at Kennedy Elementary School is 30.3 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.6:1. Elementary schools in Michigan have a similar average ratio of 15.8:1. Around 29% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 66% for public schools in Wayne County.
Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, Kennedy Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Kennedy Elementary School is 7.2 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Michigan schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Wayne County, median household income is about $60,539, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Kennedy Elementary School is among the 573 public schools in Wayne County.
Jackson Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Kennedy Elementary School ranks 2nd of 5 nearby schools, at 60.7% versus a 59.3% average.
The NCES locale for Kennedy Elementary School is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal counts put enrollment at 400 in 2020-21 and 472 in 2024-25, an 18% rise.
Community posts for Kennedy Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Livonia Public Schools School District
- Stevenson High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 1,227 students
- Holmes Middle SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- Frost Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Cooper Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 638 students
Other schools in LIVONIA
- Stevenson High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 1,227 students
- Grand River AcademyElementary · 727 students
- Holmes Middle SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- Frost Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
Other Kennedy Elementary schools
30 other US public schools in 17 states are named Kennedy Elementary. Kennedy Elementary School is the 10th largest of the 31.
- Kennedy Elementary SchoolWinder, GA · 764 students
- Kennedy ElementaryWILLMAR, MN · 672 students
- KENNEDY ELEMENTARYLAKEVILLE, MN · 638 students
- Kennedy ElementaryMadison, WI · 582 students
- Kennedy ElementaryStockton, CA · 511 students
Nearby schools
- Jackson Center0.4 mi · 66
- Frost Middle School0.8 mi · 641
- Roosevelt Elementary School1.2 mi · 409
- Riley Upper Elementary School1.4 mi · 615
- Buchanan Elementary School1.4 mi · 483
- Branch Line School1.4 mi · 141
Frequently asked questions
About Kennedy Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Kennedy Elementary School?
Kennedy Elementary School enrolls approximately 472 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Kennedy Elementary School serve?
Kennedy Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many teachers does Kennedy Elementary School have?
Kennedy Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Kennedy Elementary School?
Student demographics at Kennedy Elementary School are roughly 71% White, 6% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Kennedy Elementary School in?
Kennedy Elementary School is part of Livonia Public Schools School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.