KENNEDY ELEMENTARY

Set in LAKEVILLE, Minnesota, KENNEDY ELEMENTARY is a sprawling K-5 school, overseen by Lakeville Area Schools. It works with 638 students across grades K through 5. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so KENNEDY ELEMENTARY sits 85% larger than that benchmark.

KENNEDY ELEMENTARY is one of 21 schools operated by Lakeville Area Schools, a district that works with 12,025 students overall.

In terms of who attends, KENNEDY ELEMENTARY shows that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 8% multiracial, 6% Black, 5% Hispanic, 5% Asian. Compared to Dakota County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 24% of students at KENNEDY ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Dakota County (around 34%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, KENNEDY ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.8%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Dakota County indicate median household income runs about $106,318, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dakota County runs 170 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,687 students), of which KENNEDY ELEMENTARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: MCGUIRE MIDDLE, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KENNEDY ELEMENTARY at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 52.4%.

KENNEDY ELEMENTARY operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 8%: 591 students in 2018 compared to 638 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 84% to 74% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

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