Enrollment
350
Middle
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EUGENE SD 4J·NCES 410474000564
Kennedy Middle School
2200 Bailey Hill Rd, Eugene, OR 97405 · (541) 790-5500 · Lane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL350 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
225 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 110 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 114 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 126 | 36% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 59% · 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
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
54.1%
OR avg 43.0% . +9.7pp since 2023
Math
32.6%
OR avg 31.8% . +3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.1% | 32.6% |
| 2023-24 | 44.4% | 28.9% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. 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
37.6%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 Middle School
Kennedy Middle School's state test result (37.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Middle School this school | 350 | 64.3% | 37.5% |
| Arts and Technology Academy at Jefferson Eugene | 350 | 67.1% | 42.6% |
| Walter L Kraxberger Middle School Gladstone | 343 | 62.7% | 30.8% |
| Astoria Middle School Astoria | 454 | 65.9% | 28.3% |
| Boring Middle School Boring | 427 | 60.0% | 41.2% |
| Monroe Middle School Eugene | 519 | 64.0% | 27.1% |
Matched among Oregon middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Lane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #51 of 190 | #5 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #61 of 200 ▲ 16 | #4 of 19 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #34 of 201 ▲ 34 | #3 of 19 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 350 | #152 of 208 | #13 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #36 of 180 | #4 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #82 of 180 | #7 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.3% | #130 of 194 | #16 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.3% | #32 of 38 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
350
-20 (-5%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 557
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 350 | 21.8 | 16.1:1 | 64% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 351 | 17.6 | 19.9:1 | 77% (272) |
| 2022-23 | 361 | N/A | N/A | 61% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 370 | 16 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 342 | 15.8 | 21.7:1 | 57% (196) |
| 2015-16 | 435 | 19 | 22.9:1 | 47% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 511 | 24 | 21.3:1 | 43% (219) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 25 | 21.3:1 | 21% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 557 | 27 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kennedy Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (342 to 350); teachers up 38% (15.8 to 21.8).
About Kennedy Middle School
Eugene, Oregon, is home to Kennedy Middle School, a small middle school. Enrollment stands at 350 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That is 29% below the average of about 494 students for middle schools in Oregon.
Federal data list 36 schools in Eugene SD 4J, with 15,712 students enrolled.
The share of White students at Kennedy Middle School is 64%, a majority. The school is also 19% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is lower than the 81% White share among all Lane County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.
On staff are 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.1:1. The average for middle schools in Oregon is 19.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 64% of students at Kennedy Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Lane County average 76%.
Test results at Kennedy Middle School are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (37.5% actual, 37.6% predicted).
Looking at the county, Lane County, the median household earns about $71,544 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Lane County has 117 public schools with about 42,240 students, including Kennedy Middle School.
Measured in a straight line, Chinese Language Immersion School is less than a tenth of a mile from Kennedy Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Kennedy Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Kennedy Middle School's location as City: Mid-size.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 20 students, from 370 to 350. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 23.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.1:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Kennedy Middle School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Lane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
384,207
Census ACS
Median income
$71,544
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
42,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Eugene SD 4J
- South Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Sheldon High SchoolHigh · 1,462 students
- North Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,079 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 1,031 students
- Gilham Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Roosevelt Middle SchoolMiddle · 557 students
Other schools in Eugene
- South Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Sheldon High SchoolHigh · 1,462 students
- Willamette High SchoolHigh · 1,455 students
- North Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,079 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 1,031 students
- Meadow View SchoolElementary · 672 students
Other Kennedy Middle schools
8 other US public schools in 9 states are named Kennedy Middle. Kennedy Middle School is the 8th largest of the 9.
- Kennedy MiddleCharlotte, NC · 990 students
- Kennedy MiddleGermantown, WI · 865 students
- Kennedy Middle SchoolSAINT CLAIR SHORES, MI · 710 students
- Kennedy Middle SchoolFERGUS FALLS, MN · 558 students
- Kennedy Middle SchoolPHARR, TX · 519 students
Nearby schools
- Chinese Language Immersion School0.0 mi · 110
- Churchill High School0.3 mi · 1,031
- McCornack Elementary School0.5 mi · 299
- Transitions1.4 mi · 40
- Lane School1.4 mi · 31
- Arts and Technology Academy at Jefferson2.0 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About Kennedy Middle SchoolHow large is Kennedy Middle School?
Kennedy Middle School enrolls approximately 350 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Kennedy Middle School serve?
Kennedy Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Kennedy Middle School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Kennedy Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kennedy Middle School?
At Kennedy Middle School, the student body is approximately 64% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Kennedy Middle School?
Kennedy Middle School is overseen by Eugene SD 4J in Lane County.
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