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Enrollment
943
High
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENNEDALE ISD·NCES 482550002839
Kennedale High School
901 WILDCAT WAY, KENNEDALE, TX 76060 · (817) 563-8100 · Tarrant County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL943 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of Texas public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
479 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 249 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 229 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 233 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 232 | 25% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within KENNEDALE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +30.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 30 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 9.0% | 45.0% | 19.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 28.0% | 40.0% | 21.0% |
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 | 54.0% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 24.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 22.0% | 10.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Kennedale High School
Kennedale High School's state test result (50.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedale High School this school | 943 | 50.8% | 50.9% |
| Killeen ISD Early College High School FORT CAVAZOS | 960 | 48.6% | 82.8% |
| Energy Institute High School HOUSTON | 663 | 46.5% | 81.6% |
| Anna High School ANNA | 1,602 | 44.1% | 63.0% |
| Community High School NEVADA | 1,328 | 52.7% | 50.6% |
| Brenham High School BRENHAM | 1,544 | 48.4% | 55.3% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Kennedale High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #790 of 1,385 | #40 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #849 of 1,425 ▼ 82 | #40 of 76 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #836 of 1,425 ▲ 45 | #45 of 76 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.5pp | #428 of 1,184 | #17 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 943 | #609 of 2,107 | #48 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #659 of 1,344 | #25 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.1% | #61 of 1,346 | #9 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.8% | #991 of 1,522 | #57 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #318 of 557 | #20 of 35 |
Ranked against other public high 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
943
-45 (-5%) vs 2020
+121% since 1990-91, when it was 426
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 943 | 64.6 | 14.6:1 | 51% (479) |
| 2023-24 | 1,005 | 66.6 | 15.1:1 | 48% (483) |
| 2022-23 | 1,002 | 66.1 | 15.2:1 | 51% (508) |
| 2020-21 | 988 | 64 | 15.4:1 | 44% (432) |
| 2017-18 | 1,021 | 61.8 | 16.5:1 | 35% (357) |
| 2015-16 | 1,026 | 61 | 16.8:1 | 34% (346) |
| 2010-11 | 965 | 61 | 15.8:1 | 30% (290) |
| 2000-01 | 708 | 51 | 13.9:1 | 17% (121) |
| 1990-91 | 426 | 27 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kennedale High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,021 to 943); teachers up 5% (61.8 to 64.6).
About Kennedale High School
Kennedale High School is a high school with a street address in KENNEDALE, Texas. A federal count lists 943 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12.
Kennedale High School is part of a district of 5 schools: KENNEDALE ISD, with 2,754 students.
White students are the largest group at Kennedale High School, with 32% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 32% Hispanic, 26% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 48%. Kennedale High School has a diversity index of 72%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Kennedale High School's 64.6 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.6:1. High schools in Texas have a similar average ratio of 15.1:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 51%. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Tarrant County is 12 points.
allk12 grades Kennedale High School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Kennedale High School is 1.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 50.9%. Predicted: 52.0%.
Federal survey data for Tarrant County show that median household income is about $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Kennedale High School is among the 639 public schools in Tarrant County.
The closest other public school is James A Arthur Early Childhood Center, about 1.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Kennedale High School ranks 3rd of 8 nearby schools, at 50.9% versus a 44.9% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 988 in 2020-21 and 943 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease.
Discussions about Kennedale High School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KENNEDALE ISD
- Kennedale Junior High SchoolMiddle · 624 students
- James A Arthur Early Childhood CenterElementary · 430 students
- James F Delaney Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- R F Patterson Elementary SchoolElementary · 331 students
- Kennedale Alter Ed ProgCombined
- Tarrant Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
Other schools in KENNEDALE
- Kennedale Junior High SchoolMiddle · 624 students
- James A Arthur Early Childhood CenterElementary · 430 students
- James F Delaney Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- Kennedale Alter Ed ProgCombined
Nearby schools
- James A Arthur Early Childhood Center1.3 mi · 430
- James F Delaney Elementary School1.4 mi · 426
- Corey Fine Arts / Dual Language Academy1.5 mi · 497
- Kennedale Junior High School1.6 mi · 624
- Boles Junior High School1.7 mi · 512
- R F Patterson Elementary School1.7 mi · 331
Frequently asked questions
About Kennedale High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kennedale High School?
Kennedale High School enrolls approximately 943 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Kennedale High School serve?
Kennedale High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Kennedale High School have?
Kennedale High School employs 65 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Kennedale High School?
Student demographics at Kennedale High School are roughly 32% White, 32% Hispanic, 26% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Kennedale High School in?
Kennedale High School is part of KENNEDALE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.