Enrollment
388
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272124000991
Kenwood Elementary
2013 PENN AVE S, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55405 · (612) 668-2760 · Hennepin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL388 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- ·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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
203 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 | 77 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 64% larger than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
72%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
37.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
45.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
37.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Kenwood Elementary
Kenwood Elementary's state test result (37.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenwood Elementary this school | 388 | 52.3% | 37.5% |
| WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON | 339 | 50.7% | 29.8% |
| NORMANDALE HILLS ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON | 440 | 48.4% | 41.8% |
| Rosa Parks Elementary MANKATO | 425 | 56.2% | 41.6% |
| KENNEDY ELEMENTARY MANKATO | 347 | 48.7% | 59.9% |
| FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY MANKATO | 388 | 52.1% | 64.8% |
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 Kenwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #576 of 844 | #90 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #502 of 844 | #85 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #608 of 844 | #97 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 388 | #510 of 1,130 | #114 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #395 of 769 | #74 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.2% | #87 of 796 | #30 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.3% | #304 of 942 | #76 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.1% | #390 of 499 | #71 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
388
+34 (+10%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 583
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 388 | 28.3 | 13.7:1 | 52% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 23.3 | 15.1:1 | 50% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 381 | 20.4 | 18.7:1 | 44% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 354 | 21 | 16.9:1 | 23% (82) |
| 2017-18 | 413 | 23.2 | 17.8:1 | 24% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 486 | 24 | 20.3:1 | 23% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 464 | 26 | 17.9:1 | 33% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 372 | 24 | 15.5:1 | 53% (198) |
| 1990-91 | 583 | 27 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kenwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (413 to 388); teachers up 22% (23.2 to 28.3).
About Kenwood Elementary
Kenwood Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, (ZIP code 55405). Its enrollment is 388 students, spread over kindergarten through 5.
Minneapolis Public School District has a total of 86 schools and 29,928 students, Kenwood Elementary among them.
White students account for 43% of enrollment at Kenwood Elementary, more than any other group. Other groups include 22% Black, 16% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 5% Asian. By comparison, Hennepin County residents are about 66% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Kenwood Elementary scores 72%.
On staff are 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.7:1. That is in line with the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Kenwood Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 52%. On average, public schools in Hennepin County report 43%.
Kenwood Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 32% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Kenwood Elementary is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 37.5%. Predicted: 36.9%.
In Hennepin County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $97,653, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 54%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 496 public schools in the county, enrolling about 177,509, Kenwood Elementary among them.
The closest school to Kenwood Elementary is Ella Baker Elementary, located about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Kenwood Elementary is 1st of 5 on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 34 students, from 354 to 388. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.7:1) than in 2020-21 (16.9:1).
On allk12, people connected to Kenwood Elementary can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Kenwood Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 10 states are named Kenwood Elementary. Kenwood Elementary is the 7th largest of the 11.
- Kenwood ElementaryClarksville, TN · 779 students
- Kenwood ElementaryLouisville, KY · 596 students
- KENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFORT WALTON BEACH, FL · 471 students
- Kenwood ElementarySpringfield, OH · 413 students
- Kenwood Elementary SchoolChampaign, IL · 402 students
Nearby schools
- Ella Baker Elementary0.8 mi · 512
- Anwatin Middle0.8 mi · 334
- Bryn Mawr Elementary0.9 mi · 431
- Downtown Campus1.0 mi · 87
- Whittier Elementary1.3 mi · 491
- MERC Extended1.3 mi · 7
Frequently asked questions
About Kenwood ElementaryHow many students attend Kenwood Elementary?
Kenwood Elementary enrolls approximately 388 students in grades KG-05.
Is Kenwood Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kenwood Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Kenwood Elementary have?
Kenwood Elementary employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Kenwood Elementary?
Student demographics at Kenwood Elementary are roughly 43% White, 16% Hispanic, 22% Black, 5% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Kenwood Elementary in?
Kenwood Elementary is part of Minneapolis Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.