KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the sizable elementary schools in Fargo, North Dakota, operated by FARGO 1, with 469 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 212 students per school, that is 121% larger than typical.

Within FARGO 1, which oversees 26 schools and 11,443 students, KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 29% Black, 8% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

On the resource side, KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Cass County runs at roughly 30%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Cass County put the typical household earns roughly $75,555 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Cass County's 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,826 students), KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 11%: 527 students in 2018 compared to 469 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 80% to 53%. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

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