Enrollment
149
Middle
DISTRICT 190 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENEDY ISD·NCES 482544002834
Kenedy Middle School
401 F M 719, KENEDY, TX 78119 · (830) 583-4100 · Karnes County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL149 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
125 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 65%
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 | 48 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 52 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 33% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 63% · 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
Kenedy Middle School→Kenedy High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within KENEDY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
23.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 24.0% | 30.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 18.0% | 39.0% | 38.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 43.0% | 23.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 13.0% | 0.0% |
| 2020-21 | 15.0% | 18.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Kenedy Middle School
Kenedy Middle School's state test result (29.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenedy Middle School this school | 149 | 83.9% | 29.6% |
| Bloomington Junior High School BLOOMINGTON | 135 | 83.0% | 19.4% |
| Ricardo L Trevino Junior High School TAFT | 173 | 86.7% | 23.0% |
| Lucy Aragon Junior High School FREER | 146 | 86.3% | 33.8% |
| Carr Middle School HALE CENTER | 161 | 79.5% | 30.6% |
| Mary Harper Middle School DILLEY | 181 | 79.6% | 27.0% |
Matched among Texas 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 Kenedy Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #1,402 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #1,578 of 1,670 ▼ 318 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,365 of 1,670 ▲ 27 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #116 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 149 | #1,617 of 1,749 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.9% | #417 of 1,648 |
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
149
-25 (-14%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 271
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 149 | 10.7 | 13.9:1 | 84% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 147 | 12.6 | 11.7:1 | 84% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 147 | 12.2 | 12.1:1 | 80% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 174 | 11 | 15.8:1 | 83% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 160 | 13.2 | 12.1:1 | 85% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 167 | 11 | 15.2:1 | 56% (93) |
| 2010-11 | 130 | 12 | 10.8:1 | 82% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 219 | 21 | 10.4:1 | 66% (144) |
| 1990-91 | 271 | 16 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kenedy Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (160 to 149); teachers down 19% (13.2 to 10.7).
About Kenedy Middle School
Kenedy Middle School is a very small middle school based in KENEDY, Texas. The school counted 149 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. It has 77% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Texas (about 643).
KENEDY ISD has a total of 4 schools and 758 students, Kenedy Middle School among them.
Hispanic students account for 89% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 7% White. Among all residents of Karnes County, the Hispanic share is about 53%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 20%.
With 10.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.9:1. The average for middle schools in Texas is about 14.4:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Kenedy Middle School, 84% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 62% average among public schools in Karnes County.
A school with Kenedy Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 37.9%. Kenedy Middle School scores 29.6%, 8.3 points below that line.
The county, Karnes County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $60,214 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 14%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Counting Kenedy Middle School, Karnes County has 15 public schools.
Kenedy High School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Kenedy Middle School is 4th among 7 schools close by.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 25 students, from 174 to 149. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 13.9:1, from 15.8:1.
Kenedy Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Karnes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,968
Census ACS
Median income
$60,214
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,456 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KENEDY ISD
- Kenedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Kenedy High SchoolHigh · 219 students
- Fisd DAEPHigh · 6 students
- Fisd JJAEPElementary
- K AcademyCombined
Other schools in KENEDY
- Kenedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Kenedy High SchoolHigh · 219 students
- ConnallyHigh · 83 students
- K AcademyCombined
Nearby schools
- Kenedy High School0.0 mi · 219
- Kenedy Elementary School0.1 mi · 384
- Connally3.9 mi · 83
- Karnes City High School4.6 mi · 281
- Karnes City Junior High School4.6 mi · 234
- Karnes City Elementary School4.8 mi · 296
Frequently asked questions
About Kenedy Middle SchoolHow large is Kenedy Middle School?
Kenedy Middle School enrolls approximately 149 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Kenedy Middle School serve?
Kenedy Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kenedy Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kenedy Middle School is approximately 13.9:1 (11 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Kenedy Middle School?
Kenedy Middle School reports a student body of 7% White, 89% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Kenedy Middle School?
Kenedy Middle School is overseen by KENEDY ISD in Karnes County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.