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Enrollment
624
Middle
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENNEDALE ISD·NCES 482550002840
Kennedale Junior High School
930 CORRY A EDWARDS DR, KENNEDALE, TX 76060 · (817) 563-8200 · Tarrant County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL624 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Texas public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
373 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
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 | 199 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 226 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 199 | 32% |
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
Students here typically continue to
Kennedale Junior High School→Kennedale High School
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
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +33.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 33 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 27.0% | 23.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 22.0% | 24.0% | 36.0% |
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 | 50.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 14.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 7.0% |
% 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
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Junior High School
Kennedale Junior High School's state test result (45.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedale Junior High School this school | 624 | 59.8% | 45.2% |
| Slayter Creek Middle School ANNA | 682 | 55.1% | 35.9% |
| Community Trails Middle School LAVON | 548 | 52.9% | 37.2% |
| Bettye Myers Middle School SHADY SHORES | 827 | 62.0% | 34.4% |
| Hubbard Middle School TYLER | 869 | 57.3% | 45.4% |
| Southard Middle School PRINCETON | 929 | 58.0% | 56.2% |
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 Kennedale Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #685 of 1,635 | #46 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #937 of 1,670 ▲ 26 | #55 of 112 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,044 of 1,670 ▼ 132 | #76 of 112 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #1,301 of 1,570 | #85 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 624 | #886 of 1,749 | #69 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #485 of 1,542 | #28 of 112 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.7% | #101 of 1,543 | #20 of 112 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.8% | #950 of 1,648 | #62 of 109 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +27.1% | #100 of 437 | #7 of 27 |
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
624
+119 (+24%) vs 2020
+128% since 1990-91, when it was 274
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 624 | 45.9 | 13.6:1 | 60% (373) |
| 2023-24 | 625 | 46.3 | 13.5:1 | 61% (384) |
| 2022-23 | 625 | 47.7 | 13.1:1 | 60% (378) |
| 2020-21 | 505 | 35 | 14.4:1 | 48% (243) |
| 2017-18 | 491 | 31.2 | 15.7:1 | 43% (210) |
| 2015-16 | 504 | 34 | 14.8:1 | 41% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 505 | 35 | 14.4:1 | 38% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 480 | 36 | 13.3:1 | 19% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 274 | 17 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kennedale Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (491 to 624); teachers up 47% (31.2 to 45.9).
About Kennedale Junior High School
Federal records list Kennedale Junior High School as a middle school in KENNEDALE, Texas. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 624 students in 2024-25.
KENNEDALE ISD has 2,754 students spread across 5 schools.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Kennedale Junior High School is Hispanic, with 31% of students. The remaining shares are 30% Black, 30% White, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In Tarrant County overall, the Hispanic share is about 30%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 72%.
The school's 45.9 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. Middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1, 0.8 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 60% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Texas public middle schools, Kennedale Junior High School outscored 46%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Kennedale Junior High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (45.2%) and its predicted rate (48.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
For the population of Tarrant County, median household income comes to about $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tarrant County counts 639 public schools with about 385,835 students.
Among nearby public schools, James A Arthur Early Childhood Center is closest at about 0.4 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Kennedale Junior High School. On state test proficiency, Kennedale Junior High School ranks 4th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Kennedale Junior High 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 624 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 505.
This page is set up for the Kennedale Junior High School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 High SchoolHigh · 943 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 High SchoolHigh · 943 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 Center0.4 mi · 430
- James F Delaney Elementary School0.5 mi · 426
- Kennedale High School1.6 mi · 943
- Miller Elementary School2.0 mi · 549
- David K Sellars Elementary School2.3 mi · 436
- W M Green Elementary School2.3 mi · 532
Frequently asked questions
About Kennedale Junior High SchoolHow large is Kennedale Junior High School?
Kennedale Junior High School enrolls approximately 624 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Kennedale Junior High School serve?
Kennedale Junior High School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Kennedale Junior High School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Kennedale Junior High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kennedale Junior High School?
At Kennedale Junior High School, the student body is approximately 30% White, 31% Hispanic, 30% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Kennedale Junior High School public or private?
Kennedale Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by KENNEDALE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.