KENNEDY MIDDLE

As a moderately sized 6-8 campus in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, KENNEDY MIDDLE educates 296 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by ALBUQUERQUE.

Within ALBUQUERQUE, which oversees 171 schools and 74,041 students, KENNEDY MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, KENNEDY MIDDLE records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 66% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 11% Native American, 10% White, 5% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 49% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, KENNEDY MIDDLE has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.5:1 average. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, KENNEDY MIDDLE sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 33.8%; actual is 18.4%, a gap of -15.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Bernalillo County put the typical household earns roughly $69,473 per year, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bernalillo County's 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students), KENNEDY MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

GILBERT L SENA CHARTER HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), KENNEDY MIDDLE ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 31.9%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. KENNEDY MIDDLE's enrollment has edged down 33% since 2018, when it stood at 442 (now 296). Class-load math has tightened: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.