Enrollment
295
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272124000989
Kenny Elementary
5720 EMERSON AVE S, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55419 · (612) 668-3340 · Hennepin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
34 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
81.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
84.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
78.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 59% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Minnesota's top 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 Kenny Elementary
Kenny Elementary's state test result (78.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Elementary this school | 295 | 11.5% | 78.4% |
| Lake Harriet Lower Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 309 | 12.6% | N/A |
| Lake Harriet Upper Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 284 | 13.7% | 76.4% |
| HANOVER ELEMENTARY HANOVER | 368 | 11.4% | 69.3% |
| Hale Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 326 | 17.2% | N/A |
| Field Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 287 | 17.4% | 72.7% |
Matched among Minnesota 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 Kenny Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.4% | #5 of 844 | #4 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #8 of 844 | #6 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.5% | #5 of 844 | #4 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 295 | #654 of 1,130 | #140 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #578 of 769 | #116 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.3% | #555 of 796 | #145 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.5% | #914 of 942 | #168 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.1% | #30 of 499 | #12 of 99 |
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
295
-117 (-28%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 543
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 295 | 19.2 | 15.4:1 | 12% (34) |
| 2023-24 | 304 | 15.2 | 20.0:1 | 13% (38) |
| 2022-23 | 315 | 17.2 | 18.3:1 | 9% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 412 | 25 | 16.5:1 | 17% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 469 | 26.4 | 17.7:1 | 22% (103) |
| 2015-16 | 473 | 24 | 19.7:1 | 30% (143) |
| 2010-11 | 380 | 21 | 18.1:1 | 41% (156) |
| 2000-01 | 449 | 27 | 16.6:1 | 37% (166) |
| 1990-91 | 543 | 28 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kenny Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (469 to 295); teachers down 27% (26.4 to 19.2).
About Kenny Elementary
Kenny Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, under Minneapolis Public School District. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 295 students in kindergarten through 5.
Minneapolis Public School District runs 86 schools with a combined 29,928 students. Kenny Elementary is one of them.
White students make up 82% of enrollment at Kenny Elementary. The remaining shares are 6% multiracial, 5% Black, and 5% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Hennepin County's population at about 66%. Pick two students at random and there is a 32% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Kenny Elementary, 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.4:1. On average, elementary schools in Minnesota have 13.7:1, compared with 15.4:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 12% of enrollment. The gap from the 43% average for public schools in Hennepin County is 31 points.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Kenny Elementary beats its 58.9% prediction with 78.4%, a top-10% result in Minnesota.
Census Bureau estimates for Hennepin County show that the median household income is $97,653, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 54%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Kenny Elementary is one of 496 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Kenny Elementary to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Anthony Middle. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Kenny Elementary places 2nd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Kenny Elementary has an NCES locale of City: Large.
The school enrolled 295 students in 2024-25, 117 fewer than the 412 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.5:1 to 15.4:1.
Posts about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Minneapolis Public School District
- Washburn HighHigh · 1,521 students
- South HighHigh · 1,257 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 1,195 students
- Roosevelt HighHigh · 1,148 students
- Andersen MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
- Justice Page MiddleMiddle · 1,020 students
Other schools in MINNEAPOLIS
- Washburn HighHigh · 1,521 students
- South HighHigh · 1,257 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 1,195 students
- Roosevelt HighHigh · 1,148 students
- Andersen MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
- Justice Page MiddleMiddle · 1,020 students
Other Kenny Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Kenny Elementary. Kenny Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Kenny Elementary SchoolDorchester, MA · 329 students
Nearby schools
- Anthony Middle0.2 mi · 727
- Windom Elementary0.8 mi · 369
- Armatage Elementary0.8 mi · 377
- Burroughs Elementary0.9 mi · 481
- Washburn High1.2 mi · 1,521
- SciTech Academy Charter School1.2 mi · 342
Frequently asked questions
About Kenny ElementaryHow large is Kenny Elementary?
Kenny Elementary enrolls approximately 295 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Kenny Elementary serve?
Kenny Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kenny Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kenny Elementary is approximately 15.4:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kenny Elementary?
At Kenny Elementary, the student body is approximately 82% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Kenny Elementary public or private?
Kenny Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Minneapolis Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.