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Enrollment
1,578
High
DISTRICT 622 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLOOMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 270579000220
Kennedy High School
9701 NICOLLET AVE S, BLOOMINGTON, MN 55420 · (952) 681-5000 · Hennepin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,578 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Minnesota public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 Minnesota public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
89 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.1:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
968 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 396 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 452 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 369 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 361 | 23% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
28.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
21.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
24.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 High School
Kennedy High School's state test result (24.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy High School this school | 1,578 | 61.3% | 24.9% |
| South High MINNEAPOLIS | 1,257 | 65.1% | 25.8% |
| Willmar Senior High WILLMAR | 1,205 | 57.4% | 32.3% |
| RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH RICHFIELD | 1,183 | 54.2% | 28.4% |
| FARIBAULT SENIOR HIGH FARIBAULT | 956 | 57.8% | 24.3% |
| Austin Senior High AUSTIN | 1,485 | 54.9% | 29.0% |
Matched among Minnesota high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #347 of 397 | #35 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #297 of 401 | #26 of 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #369 of 397 | #38 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,578 | #50 of 764 | #13 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #201 of 332 | #19 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.6% | #20 of 338 | #6 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.3% | #80 of 444 | #22 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.5% | #138 of 181 | #19 of 23 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,578
-19 (-1%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 1,721
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 32.6:1
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 | 1,578 | 88.9 | 17.7:1 | 61% (968) |
| 2023-24 | 1,610 | 89.3 | 18.0:1 | 65% (1,042) |
| 2022-23 | 1,601 | 55.5 | 28.8:1 | 65% (1,048) |
| 2020-21 | 1,597 | 49 | 32.6:1 | 54% (863) |
| 2017-18 | 1,525 | 85.3 | 17.9:1 | 52% (790) |
| 2015-16 | 1,539 | 83 | 18.5:1 | 54% (827) |
| 2010-11 | 1,584 | 89 | 17.8:1 | 49% (772) |
| 2000-01 | 1,697 | 92 | 18.4:1 | 23% (386) |
| 1990-91 | 1,721 | 92 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kennedy High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (1,525 to 1,578); teachers up 4% (85.3 to 88.9).
About Kennedy High School
A high-enrollment high school in BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota, Kennedy High School is part of Bloomington Public Schools. Enrolled students number 1,578 students, in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 325% higher than the average for high schools in Minnesota, which is about 371.
Bloomington Public Schools has 22 schools; together they serve 10,442 students.
Kennedy High School's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 40%. Other students are 23% White, 23% Black, 7% Asian, and 7% multiracial. By comparison, Hennepin County residents are about 8% Hispanic. Kennedy High School has a diversity index of 73%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Kennedy High School total 88.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.7:1. The 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 968 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 61%. The 43% average for public schools in Hennepin County is 18 points lower.
Kennedy High School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 19% of Minnesota public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Kennedy High School is 7.2 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools.
Within Hennepin County, median household income is about $97,653, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Hennepin County number 496 and enroll about 177,509.
The closest public school to Kennedy High School is Beacon ALP, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 25.4% proficiency; Kennedy High School posts 24.9%.
Kennedy High School falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment at Kennedy High School was 1,597 in 2020-21 and 1,578 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 32.6:1 in 2020-21, and 17.7:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bloomington Public Schools
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,684 students
- OLSON MIDDLEMiddle · 762 students
- OAK GROVE MIDDLEMiddle · 711 students
- VALLEY VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 647 students
- OLSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 524 students
- VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 487 students
Other schools in BLOOMINGTON
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,684 students
- OLSON MIDDLEMiddle · 762 students
- OAK GROVE MIDDLEMiddle · 711 students
- VALLEY VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 647 students
- BLUESKY CHARTER SCHOOLHigh · 634 students
- OLSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 524 students
Other Kennedy High schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Kennedy High. Kennedy High School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Kennedy High SchoolFERGUS FALLS, MN · 714 students
- Kennedy High SchoolChicago, IL · 1,647 students
Nearby schools
- Beacon ALP0.0 mi · 183
- INDIAN MOUNDS ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 388
- New Code Academy Middle School1.1 mi · 71
- VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE1.1 mi · 647
- VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 487
- Compass Academy1.3 mi · 245
Frequently asked questions
About Kennedy High SchoolHow many students attend Kennedy High School?
Kennedy High School enrolls approximately 1,578 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Kennedy High School serve?
Kennedy High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Kennedy High School?
Approximately 17.7:1 students per teacher at Kennedy High School.
How diverse is Kennedy High School?
Kennedy High School reports a student body of 23% White, 40% Hispanic, 23% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Kennedy High School?
Kennedy High School is overseen by Bloomington Public Schools in Hennepin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.