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Kennedy Elementary

1175 TYLER ST, HASTINGS, MN 55033 · (651) 480-7223 · Dakota County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL461 STUDENTS
Enrollment
461
Elementary
DISTRICT 251 · STATE 344
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
163 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 48%
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten8218%
Grade 19420%
Grade 210222%
Grade 39420%
Grade 48919%
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
37381%
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
388%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
51%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
82%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
358%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 1%
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
Male
24954%
Female
21246%

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
44.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
52.7%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.

Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 →

Where Kennedy Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MinnesotaIn Dakota County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
47.1%#390 of 844#30 of 60
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
52.7%#392 of 844#30 of 60
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
44.3%#504 of 844#43 of 60
Enrollment
ranked largest first
461#365 of 1,130#40 of 73
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.5:1#591 of 769#49 of 58
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
33.2%#545 of 796#57 of 59
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
35.4%#602 of 942#33 of 66
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+15.3%#78 of 244#4 of 19
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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
461
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 461
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2546129.715.5:135% (163)
2023-2445530.115.1:137% (169)
2022-2345028.415.8:135% (158)
2020-214522716.7:124% (107)
2017-184002416.6:130% (120)
2015-164462617.1:127% (121)
2010-114932718.3:129% (145)
2000-014352318.9:111% (47)
1990-914612320.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kennedy Elementary.

About Kennedy Elementary

Kennedy Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary school in HASTINGS, Minnesota. It is open to students in kindergarten through 4 and enrolls 461 students. That is 34% larger than the average of about 344 students for elementary schools in Minnesota.

Hastings Public School District has 11 schools and 4,041 students, and Kennedy Elementary is one of those schools.

At Kennedy Elementary, 81% of students are White. The remaining students are 8% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 33%.

Kennedy Elementary lists 29.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.5 students per teacher. The school's 15.5:1 compares with an average of 13.7:1 for elementary schools in Minnesota. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 35% of the student body. Public schools in Dakota County average a similar 34%.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Kennedy Elementary is 1.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 47.1%. Predicted: 46.1%.

Looking at the county, Dakota County, the median household earns about $106,318 a year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Dakota County has 170 public schools with about 74,687 students, including Kennedy Elementary.

Measured in a straight line, Pinecrest Elementary is about 0.8 miles from Kennedy Elementary. The five-mile area around Kennedy Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 47.1% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 4 nearby schools.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Fringe, meaning it is in a town close to an urbanized area.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 461, starting from 452. The school's ratio dropped from 16.7:1 to 15.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Dakota County at a glance

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Population
445,771
Census ACS
Median income
$106,318
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
170
74,687 students

Quick facts

School name
Kennedy Elementary
District
Hastings Public School District
Address
1175 TYLER ST, HASTINGS, MN 55033
Phone
(651) 480-7223
County
Dakota County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–04
Total enrollment
461
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
15.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
163 (35%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
271353000695
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Hastings Public School District
Other schools in HASTINGS
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Frequently asked questions

About Kennedy Elementary
How many students attend Kennedy Elementary?
Kennedy Elementary enrolls approximately 461 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Kennedy Elementary serve?
Kennedy Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Kennedy Elementary?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Kennedy Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Kennedy Elementary?
Student demographics at Kennedy Elementary are roughly 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Kennedy Elementary in?
Kennedy Elementary is part of Hastings Public School District.
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