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What's the one class at Kennedy Middle School every student should take?
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Enrollment
558
Middle
DISTRICT 357 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FERGUS FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271188004944
Kennedy Middle School
601 RANDOLPH AVE, FERGUS FALLS, MN 56537 · (218) 998-0544 · Otter Tail County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL558 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of Minnesota public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 Minnesota public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
192 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 182 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 198 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 178 | 32% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 60% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Kennedy Middle School→Kennedy High School
Based on grade levels within Fergus Falls Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
61.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
53.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 61 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 →
Schools most like Kennedy Middle School
Kennedy Middle School's state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Middle School this school | 558 | 34.4% | 53.0% |
| Cambridge Middle School CAMBRIDGE | 607 | 32.5% | 50.9% |
| A.I. Jedlicka Middle School PROCTOR | 450 | 35.3% | 40.5% |
| PEQUOT LAKES MIDDLE PEQUOT LAKES | 581 | 32.9% | 47.5% |
| ROBERT J. ELKINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL GRAND RAPIDS | 764 | 34.2% | 43.8% |
| Isanti Middle School ISANTI | 449 | 33.0% | 36.4% |
Matched among Minnesota middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #44 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #58 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #43 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 558 | #134 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #71 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.6% | #168 of 216 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.4% | #131 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.4% | #15 of 129 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
558
-194 (-26%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 28.9:1
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 | 558 | 35.4 | 15.8:1 | 34% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 756 | 36.2 | 20.9:1 | 40% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 769 | 33.7 | 22.9:1 | 43% (331) |
| 2020-21 | 752 | 26 | 28.9:1 | 27% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 758 | 3.9 | 194.4:1 | 35% (267) |
| 2015-16 | 501 | N/A | N/A | 36% (179) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kennedy Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (758 to 558); teachers up 806% (3.9 to 35.4).
About Kennedy Middle School
A mid-sized middle school in FERGUS FALLS, Minnesota, Kennedy Middle School is part of Fergus Falls Public School District. Total enrollment is 558 students, and the grades served are 5 through 8.
Fergus Falls Public School District counts 11 schools and 3,235 students, including Kennedy Middle School.
White students account for 86% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 7% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 26%.
There are about 15.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Kennedy Middle School, which has 35.4. The school's 15.8:1 compares with an average of 17.5:1 for middle schools in Minnesota. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 34%.
On the allk12 Grade, Kennedy Middle School lands at A, ahead of 90% of Minnesota public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Kennedy Middle School is 6.4 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools.
For Otter Tail County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $72,255 a year, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Otter Tail County number 37, with about 8,503 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Kennedy High School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 4 closest schools with test data, this one included, Kennedy Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Kennedy Middle School as Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 194 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 28.9:1 in 2020-21, and 15.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Otter Tail County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,475
Census ACS
Median income
$72,255
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
8,503 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fergus Falls Public School District
- Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 714 students
- iQ Academy 9-12High · 375 students
- Cleveland ElementaryElementary · 361 students
- Adams ElementaryElementary · 254 students
- McKinley ElementaryElementary · 249 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 236 students
Other schools in FERGUS FALLS
- Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 714 students
- iQ Academy 9-12High · 375 students
- Cleveland ElementaryElementary · 361 students
- Adams ElementaryElementary · 254 students
- McKinley ElementaryElementary · 249 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 236 students
Other Kennedy Middle schools
8 other US public schools in 9 states are named Kennedy Middle. Kennedy Middle School is the 4th largest of the 9.
- Kennedy MiddleCharlotte, NC · 990 students
- Kennedy MiddleGermantown, WI · 865 students
- Kennedy Middle SchoolSAINT CLAIR SHORES, MI · 710 students
- Kennedy Middle SchoolPHARR, TX · 519 students
- Kennedy MiddleEl Centro, CA · 434 students
Nearby schools
- Kennedy High School0.0 mi · 714
- iQ Academy 9-120.2 mi · 375
- iQ Academy 6-80.2 mi · 155
- Fergus Falls Area Learning Center0.2 mi · 83
- iQ Academy K-50.2 mi · 208
- FERGUS FALLS EC/ELEMENTARY SP ED0.2 mi · 8
Frequently asked questions
About Kennedy Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kennedy Middle School?
Kennedy Middle School enrolls approximately 558 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Kennedy Middle School serve?
Kennedy Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Kennedy Middle School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Kennedy Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Kennedy Middle School?
Student demographics at Kennedy Middle School are roughly 86% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Kennedy Middle School in?
Kennedy Middle School is part of Fergus Falls Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.