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Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002508
Kennedy Elementary School
400 VICTORIA DR, HOUSTON, TX 77022 · (713) 696-2686 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
417 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 41 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +35.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 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 35 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 25.0% | 31.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 30.0% | 29.0% | 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 | 49.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 51.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 (44.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Elementary School this school | 430 | 97.0% | 44.8% |
| Martin Weiss Elementary School DALLAS | 427 | 98.4% | 54.0% |
| Buckner Preparatory DALLAS | 443 | 97.3% | 28.8% |
| Gabe P Allen New Tech Academy DALLAS | 395 | 99.2% | 37.3% |
| IDEA Eastside Academy SAN ANTONIO | 392 | 97.4% | 38.0% |
| Morningside Elementary School FORT WORTH | 401 | 94.3% | 25.6% |
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 | 44.8% | #1,985 of 4,401 | #255 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,760 of 4,466 ▼ 469 | #230 of 625 ▼ 75 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #2,641 of 4,466 ▼ 177 | #352 of 625 ▼ 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #2,421 of 3,998 | #385 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #3,231 of 4,938 | #525 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,821 of 4,622 | #251 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.9% | #3,266 of 4,628 | #457 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.0% | #280 of 4,789 | #81 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.8% | #138 of 2,838 | #40 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
430
-159 (-27%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 486
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 430 | 30 | 14.3:1 | 97% (417) |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 38.7 | 12.8:1 | 96% (477) |
| 2022-23 | 517 | 27 | 19.1:1 | 96% (495) |
| 2020-21 | 589 | 36 | 16.4:1 | 97% (572) |
| 2017-18 | 739 | 40 | 18.5:1 | 89% (655) |
| 2015-16 | 746 | 38 | 19.6:1 | 87% (651) |
| 2010-11 | 743 | 41 | 18.1:1 | 53% (396) |
| 2000-01 | 565 | 29 | 19.5:1 | 89% (504) |
| 1990-91 | 486 | 27 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kennedy Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (739 to 430); teachers down 25% (40 to 30).
About Kennedy Elementary School
Located in HOUSTON, Texas, Kennedy Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school. The latest federal count shows 430 students in pre-K through 5.
HOUSTON ISD counts 176,727 students in its 273 schools, and Kennedy Elementary School is one of them.
At 78%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Kennedy Elementary School combined. The school is also 20% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 44%. The chance that two students picked at random at Kennedy Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 35%.
Kennedy Elementary School operates with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.3:1. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Kennedy Elementary School reports 97% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Harris County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Kennedy Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 32.3% for a school in Texas with Kennedy Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Kennedy Elementary School posts 44.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Harris County, median household income is about $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. A total of 1,205 public schools operate in Harris County, serving about 886,911 students.
Nearby, Washington B T High School is about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Kennedy Elementary School places 4th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students dropped from 589 to 430 over 4 years. The school's ratio fell from 16.4:1 to 14.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 HOUSTON ISD
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- Bellaire High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,968 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 2,729 students
- Heights High SchoolHigh · 2,426 students
- Houston Math Science and Technology CenterHigh · 2,396 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 13th largest of the 31.
- Kennedy Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 510 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
- Washington B T High School0.7 mi · 811
- H S Ahead Academy0.9 mi · 151
- North Houston Early College High School1.0 mi · 489
- Harper DAEP1.1 mi · 76
- Burrus Elementary School1.2 mi · 198
- Northline Elementary School1.2 mi · 358
Frequently asked questions
About Kennedy Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Kennedy Elementary School?
Kennedy Elementary School enrolls approximately 430 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Kennedy Elementary School serve?
Kennedy Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kennedy Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kennedy Elementary School is approximately 14.3:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Kennedy Elementary School?
Kennedy Elementary School reports a student body of 0% White, 78% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Kennedy Elementary School?
Kennedy Elementary School is overseen by HOUSTON ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.