KENNEDY EL

KENNEDY EL, a small elementary campus in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, run under WEST OSO ISD, serves 363 students, covering grades pre-K through 1. Enrollment runs roughly 30% leaner than the state mean of about 519.

Across the 5 schools in WEST OSO ISD (1,778 students total), KENNEDY EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, KENNEDY EL shows that nearly all students (86%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 9% Black, 5% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

On the resource side, On paper, KENNEDY EL has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting KENNEDY EL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Nueces County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Nueces County reports that median household income runs about $66,897, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Nueces County's 124 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,619 students), KENNEDY EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: STUDENT SUPPORT CENTER, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 36%: 570 students in 2018 compared to 363 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.

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