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Enrollment
510
Elementary
DISTRICT 593 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALIEF ISD·NCES 480783000112
Kennedy Elementary School
10200 HUNTINGTON PL DR, HOUSTON, TX 77099 · (281) 983-8338 · Harris County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
465 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 20% smaller than its 4th grade class (107).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +38.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +30.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 38 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 | 28.0% | 23.0% | 19.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 27.0% | 23.0% | 30.0% |
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 | 51.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Kennedy Elementary School
Kennedy Elementary School's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Elementary School this school | 510 | 91.2% | 39.1% |
| KIPP Alegria Primary School AUSTIN | 532 | 91.9% | 32.7% |
| Marcella Elementary School HOUSTON | 530 | 89.8% | 31.5% |
| Crouch Elementary School GRAND PRAIRIE | 516 | 90.9% | 21.8% |
| Boone Elementary School HOUSTON | 511 | 92.8% | 24.4% |
| Copperfield Elementary School AUSTIN | 526 | 90.3% | 40.1% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Kennedy Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #2,714 of 4,401 | #358 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,014 of 4,466 ▲ 898 | #275 of 625 ▲ 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #2,345 of 4,466 ▲ 731 | #308 of 625 ▲ 112 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #1,438 of 3,998 | #228 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #2,422 of 4,938 | #459 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #241 of 4,622 | #41 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.5% | #3,278 of 4,628 | #460 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.2% | #932 of 4,789 | #224 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.1% | #651 of 2,838 | #129 of 441 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
510
-136 (-21%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 884
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 510 | 43.9 | 11.6:1 | 91% (465) |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 48.5 | 10.7:1 | 95% (497) |
| 2022-23 | 549 | 50.9 | 10.8:1 | 92% (507) |
| 2020-21 | 646 | 61 | 10.6:1 | 92% (594) |
| 2017-18 | 700 | 56.7 | 12.3:1 | 83% (578) |
| 2015-16 | 793 | 57 | 13.9:1 | 84% (664) |
| 2010-11 | 850 | 61 | 13.9:1 | 79% (670) |
| 2000-01 | 1,002 | 51 | 19.6:1 | 60% (597) |
| 1990-91 | 884 | 54 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kennedy Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (700 to 510); teachers down 23% (56.7 to 43.9).
About Kennedy Elementary School
At 10200 HUNTINGTON PL DR in HOUSTON, Texas, Kennedy Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school. The school's 510 students are in pre-K through 4.
Kennedy Elementary School is among 46 schools run by ALIEF ISD, which serves 38,610 students.
Kennedy Elementary School is 80% Hispanic by enrollment. Smaller groups are 14% Black, 4% White, and 2% Asian. County-wide, 44% of Harris County residents are Hispanic. Kennedy Elementary School's diversity index is 34%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 43.9 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.6:1. That is lower than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 91%. Public schools in Harris County average 70%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Kennedy Elementary School is 4.3 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 39.1% actual, 34.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Across Harris County, the median household income is $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Harris County is home to 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 public school students.
The school nearest to Kennedy Elementary School is Holub Middle School, at a distance of about 0.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Kennedy Elementary School is 5th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 510, a 21% decrease from 646 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 10.6:1 in 2020-21, and 11.6:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALIEF ISD
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- Taylor High SchoolHigh · 2,838 students
- O'Donnell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,214 students
- Budewig Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,054 students
- Olle Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,025 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Other Kennedy Elementary schools
30 other US public schools in 17 states are named Kennedy Elementary. Kennedy Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 31.
- Kennedy Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 430 students
- Kennedy Elementary SchoolEAGLE PASS, TX · 424 students
- Kennedy Elementary SchoolCORPUS CHRISTI, TX · 363 students
- Kennedy Elementary SchoolWinder, GA · 764 students
- Kennedy ElementaryWILLMAR, MN · 672 students
Nearby schools
- Holub Middle School0.1 mi · 686
- Mata Intermediate School0.3 mi · 753
- Alexander Elementary School1.1 mi · 609
- Youngblood Intermediate School1.1 mi · 864
- Cummings Elementary School1.1 mi · 513
- Harmony Science Academy-Sugar Land1.2 mi · 729
Frequently asked questions
About Kennedy Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Kennedy Elementary School?
Kennedy Elementary School enrolls approximately 510 students in grades PK-04.
Is Kennedy Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kennedy Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kennedy Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kennedy Elementary School is approximately 11.6:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Kennedy Elementary School?
Student demographics at Kennedy Elementary School are roughly 4% White, 80% Hispanic, 14% Black, 2% Asian.
Who oversees Kennedy Elementary School?
Kennedy Elementary School is overseen by ALIEF ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.