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What's something Kennett MS does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
902
Middle
DISTRICT 637 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENNETT CONSOLIDATED SD·NCES 421269006834
Kennett Middle School
195 Sunny Dell Rd, Landenberg, PA 19350 · (610) 268-5800 · Chester County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL902 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
80 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
426 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 285 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 311 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 306 | 34% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Kennett Middle School→Kennett High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Kennett Consolidated SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
42.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.8% | 42.4% |
| 2023-24 | 54.5% | 38.9% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 Kennett Middle School
Kennett Middle School's state test result (48.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennett Middle School this school | 902 | 47.2% | 48.4% |
| Wilson Southern Middle School Sinking Spring | 753 | 45.9% | 43.6% |
| Nitschmann Middle School Bethlehem | 731 | 48.8% | 42.5% |
| East Hills Middle School Bethlehem | 966 | 52.7% | 36.2% |
| Wilson Area Intermediate School Easton | 643 | 56.9% | 45.8% |
| Lower Macungie Middle School Macungie | 1,041 | 40.7% | 56.2% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 Kennett Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #236 of 479 | #15 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #187 of 513 ▲ 33 | #12 of 19 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #229 of 513 ▲ 59 | #16 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 902 | #73 of 522 | #10 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #74 of 486 | #5 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.5% | #102 of 486 | #8 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.2% | #282 of 510 | #6 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #110 of 332 | #5 of 11 |
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
902
-9 (-1%) vs 2020
+95% since 1990-91, when it was 463
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 902 | 80 | 11.3:1 | 47% (426) |
| 2023-24 | 914 | 79.3 | 11.5:1 | 47% (426) |
| 2022-23 | 902 | 77.8 | 11.6:1 | 45% (409) |
| 2020-21 | 911 | 69 | 13.2:1 | 43% (392) |
| 2017-18 | 1,056 | 76.7 | 13.8:1 | 43% (450) |
| 2015-16 | 1,009 | 74 | 13.6:1 | 40% (408) |
| 2010-11 | 944 | 70 | 13.5:1 | 37% (346) |
| 2000-01 | 582 | 39 | 14.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 463 | 30 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kennett Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (1,056 to 902); teachers up 4% (76.7 to 80).
About Kennett Middle School
Located in Landenberg, Pennsylvania, Kennett Middle School is a large middle-grades school. The school counts 902 students across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Pennsylvania is about 594 students.
The 6 schools of Kennett Consolidated SD, including Kennett Middle School, enroll 3,822 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Kennett Middle School. The largest is White students, at 46%. The remaining students are 46% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. Census figures show Chester County is about 77% White. Kennett Middle School's diversity index is 57%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 80 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 11.3:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. The school's lunch program data list 47% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 38% average among public schools in Chester County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Kennett Middle School would score about 57.4%. It scores 48.4%, 8.9 points below that figure.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Chester County show that the median household income is $127,208, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Kennett Middle School is one of 111 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Kennett Middle School is New Garden Elementary School, at a distance of about 1.0 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Kennett Middle School is 5th on average proficiency.
Kennett Middle School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 911 in 2020-21, 902 in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 11.3 students per teacher, compared with 13.2 in 2020-21.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Chester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
547,840
Census ACS
Median income
$127,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
83,468 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kennett Consolidated SD
- Kennett High SchoolHigh · 1,184 students
- Greenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
- New Garden Elementary SchoolElementary · 473 students
- Bancroft Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
- Mary D Lang Kdg CenterElementary · 304 students
Other Kennett Middle schools
One other US public school is named Kennett Middle. Kennett Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- KENNETT MIDDLEKENNETT, MO · 392 students
Nearby schools
- New Garden Elementary School1.0 mi · 473
- North Star Elementary School2.6 mi · 589
- duPont (H.B.) Middle School2.9 mi · 764
- Bancroft Elementary School3.5 mi · 403
- Kennett High School3.6 mi · 1,184
- Avon Grove CS3.7 mi · 1,897
Frequently asked questions
About Kennett Middle SchoolHow many students attend Kennett Middle School?
Kennett Middle School enrolls approximately 902 students in grades 06-08.
Is Kennett Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kennett Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kennett Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kennett Middle School is approximately 11.3:1 (80 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kennett Middle School?
At Kennett Middle School, the student body is approximately 46% White, 46% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Kennett Middle School public or private?
Kennett Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kennett Consolidated SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.