Total enrollment
2,754
+282 (+11%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in KENNEDALE ISD
Texas · 2,754 students · 3 cities
For families across KENNEDALE ISD, public-school options total 7 K-12 schools, with combined enrollment near 2,754 (4 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in KENNEDALE ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How KENNEDALE ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #369 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,754 | #310 of 760 | #3,493 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #333 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #354 of 758 | #4,130 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 60.0% | #394 of 750 | #2,862 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.4% | #22 of 557 | #187 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside KENNEDALE ISD
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Kennedale High School at 50.9% proficient to James F Delaney Elementary School at 35.1%, a gap of 15.9 points. That is the 282nd widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 2,624 to 2,324 students (down 11%) and from 169 to 171 full-time teachers (up 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENNEDALE H S | Kennedale | High | 09-12 | 943 |
| KENNEDALE J H | Kennedale | Middle | 06-08 | 624 |
| JAMES A ARTHUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER | Kennedale | Elementary | PK-01 | 430 |
| JAMES F DELANEY EL | Kennedale | Elementary | 02-05 | 426 |
| R F PATTERSON EL | Arlington | Elementary | 02-05 | 331 |
| KENNEDALE ALTER ED PROG | Kennedale | Combined | 04-12 | 0 |
| TARRANT CO J J A E P | Fort Worth | Elementary | M-M | · |
About KENNEDALE ISD
Across 7 schools, KENNEDALE ISD enrolls about 2,754 students in Texas. By footprint it is a compact district.
On the level-by-level breakdown, KENNEDALE ISD is built around 4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high school, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 393 in this district, meaningfully below the Texas typical of 606.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 2,754 students, climbed 11% from the 2,472 reported in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for KENNEDALE ISD discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.