Enrollment
326
Middle
DISTRICT 248 · STATE 554
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE COUNTY·NCES 470228000827
Lara Kendall Elementary
200 College ST, Ridgely, TN 38080 · (731) 264-5586 · Lake County
GRADES 03–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL326 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of Tennessee public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 Tennessee public middle schools
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
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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 3 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 21% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 61% · 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
Lara Kendall Elementary→Lake Co High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lake County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
18.2%
TN avg 40.9% . -0.7pp since 2022
Math
9.8%
TN avg 39.3% . -8.7pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are down about 9 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.2% | 9.8% |
| 2023-24 | 23.6% | 15.0% |
| 2022-23 | 18.9% | 18.5% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Lara Kendall Elementary ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.8% | #321 of 336 ▼ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #266 of 336 ▼ 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 326 | #269 of 349 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.8% | #135 of 325 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #144 of 216 |
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
326
-32 (-9%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 436
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 | 326 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 335 | 34.7 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 340 | 25 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 358 | 26 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 361 | 29 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 413 | 32 | 12.9:1 | 82% (338) |
| 2010-11 | 458 | 32 | 14.3:1 | 74% (340) |
| 2000-01 | 381 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 436 | 24 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lara Kendall Elementary.
About Lara Kendall Elementary
Lara Kendall Elementary is classified as a middle-grades school. It is located in Ridgely, Tennessee. Total enrollment is 326 students, and the grades served are 3 through 8. Middle schools in Tennessee have about 554 students on average; enrollment here is 41% lower.
Lake County has 743 students spread across 3 schools.
More than half of enrollment at Lara Kendall Elementary is White: 65%. Next come 28% Black and 5% multiracial. In Lake County overall, the White share is about 65%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lara Kendall Elementary scores 50%.
Lara Kendall Elementary holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 19% of Tennessee public middle schools.
The school's county is Lake County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $28,814, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 9%, and about 31% of people live in poverty. Lake County's 3 public schools enroll about 743 students and include Lara Kendall Elementary.
Lake Co High School is the nearest public school to Lara Kendall Elementary, about 7.6 miles away. Lara Kendall Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within ten miles.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Lara Kendall Elementary enrolled 358 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 326.
This page is set up for the Lara Kendall Elementary community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,579
Census ACS
Median income
$28,814
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
9%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
31%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lake County
- Lake Co High SchoolHigh · 209 students
- Margaret Newton ElementaryElementary · 208 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Co High School7.6 mi · 209
- Margaret Newton Elementary7.7 mi · 208
- Black Oak Elementary11.0 mi · 220
- CARUTHERSVILLE MIDDLE11.7 mi · 200
- CARUTHERSVILLE ELEMENTARY11.8 mi · 475
- CARUTHERSVILLE HIGH11.8 mi · 243
Frequently asked questions
About Lara Kendall ElementaryHow large is Lara Kendall Elementary?
Lara Kendall Elementary enrolls approximately 326 students in grades 03-08.
What grades does Lara Kendall Elementary serve?
Lara Kendall Elementary serves grades 03-08.
What is the student diversity at Lara Kendall Elementary?
Student demographics at Lara Kendall Elementary are roughly 65% White, 2% Hispanic, 28% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Lara Kendall Elementary public or private?
Lara Kendall Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lake County.
What city is Lara Kendall Elementary in?
Lara Kendall Elementary is located in Ridgely, TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.