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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the KENNEDY EL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
510
Elementary
DISTRICT 593 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALIEF ISD·NCES 480783000112
KENNEDY EL
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
39.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
510
-190 (-27%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.3:1
% White
4%
was 2%
% Hispanic
80%
was 75%
% Black
14%
was 17%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About KENNEDY EL
KENNEDY EL is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in HOUSTON, Texas, operated by ALIEF ISD. The school teaches 510 students in grades pre-K through 4.
KENNEDY EL is one of 46 schools operated by ALIEF ISD, a district that serves 38,610 students overall.
On the student-mix side, KENNEDY EL shows that 80% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 14% Black, 4% White, 2% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.
Looking at school resources, On paper, KENNEDY EL has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting KENNEDY EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 91% of students at KENNEDY EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Harris County's rate of about 70%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), KENNEDY EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.0%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household earnings sit near $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), KENNEDY EL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: HOLUB MIDDLE, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, KENNEDY EL comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 48.2%.
Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KENNEDY EL has declined 27%, going from 700 students in 2018 to 510 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 75% to 80% over that span.
On allk12, members of the KENNEDY EL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 H SHigh · 4,057 students
- HASTINGS H SHigh · 3,786 students
- TAYLOR H SHigh · 2,838 students
- O'DONNELL MIDDLEMiddle · 1,214 students
- BUDEWIG INTMiddle · 1,054 students
- OLLE MIDDLEMiddle · 1,025 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTONCombined · 8,641 students
- NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,284 students
- ELSIK H SHigh · 4,057 students
- SUMMER CREEK H SHigh · 3,972 students
- HASTINGS H SHigh · 3,786 students
- C E KING H SHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- HOLUB MIDDLE0.1 mi · 686
- MATA INT0.3 mi · 753
- ALEXANDER EL1.1 mi · 609
- YOUNGBLOOD INT1.1 mi · 864
- CUMMINGS EL1.1 mi · 513
- HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY-SUGAR LAND1.2 mi · 729
Frequently asked questions
About KENNEDY ELHow many students attend KENNEDY EL?
KENNEDY EL enrolls approximately 510 students in grades PK-04.
Is KENNEDY EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
KENNEDY EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at KENNEDY EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at KENNEDY EL is approximately 11.6:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at KENNEDY EL?
Student demographics at KENNEDY EL are roughly 4% White, 80% Hispanic, 14% Black, 2% Asian.
Who oversees KENNEDY EL?
KENNEDY EL is overseen by ALIEF ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.