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Enrollment
519
Middle
DISTRICT 729 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD·NCES 483486011569
Kennedy Middle School
600 W HALL ACRES RD, PHARR, TX 78577 · (956) 354-2650 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL519 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
502 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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 | 166 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 176 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 177 | 34% |
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 2% · 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
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +26.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 31.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 25.0% | 26.0% | 28.0% |
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 | 56.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
44.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.4%
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 →
Where Kennedy Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #705 of 1,635 | #18 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #696 of 1,670 | #20 of 54 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #755 of 1,670 | #24 of 54 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #1,157 of 1,570 | #47 of 54 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 519 | #1,059 of 1,749 | #44 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #35 of 1,542 | #2 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.9% | #1,490 of 1,543 | #28 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.7% | #72 of 1,648 | #10 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.4% | #278 of 942 | #12 of 44 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
519
-81 (-13%) vs 2020
-25% since 2010-11, when it was 689
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 519 | 49.3 | 10.5:1 | 97% (502) |
| 2023-24 | 576 | 50.5 | 11.4:1 | 96% (553) |
| 2022-23 | 580 | 52.3 | 11.1:1 | 94% (546) |
| 2020-21 | 600 | 52 | 11.5:1 | 94% (566) |
| 2017-18 | 669 | 50.9 | 13.1:1 | 94% (632) |
| 2015-16 | 741 | 50 | 14.8:1 | 89% (660) |
| 2010-11 | 689 | 42 | 16.4:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kennedy Middle School.
About Kennedy Middle School
At 600 W HALL ACRES RD in PHARR, Texas, Kennedy Middle School operates as a small middle school. Enrollment totals 519 students across grades 6 through 8.
Across its 44 schools, PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD enrolls 29,749 students. Kennedy Middle School is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at Kennedy Middle School, about 99 are Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 2%.
Its staff includes 49.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 10.5 students per teacher. Across middle schools in Texas, the average ratio is 14.4:1. Kennedy Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 97%. That is 12 points above the 85% average for public schools in Hidalgo County.
In Texas, Kennedy Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 44.9% actual against a predicted 32.4%.
The school's county is Hidalgo County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $54,338 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. Public schools in Hidalgo County number 364, with about 212,859 students.
Measured in a straight line, Geraldine Palmer Elementary School is about 0.4 miles from Kennedy Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 44.9% is below the 48.2% average for nearby schools.
NCES assigns Kennedy Middle School the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 519 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 600. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.5:1 to 10.5:1.
Kennedy Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Hidalgo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
891,977
Census ACS
Median income
$54,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
364
212,859 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD
- Psja Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,300 students
- Psja North Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,166 students
- Psja Memorial Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,997 students
- Psja Southwest Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,588 students
- Lyndon B Johnson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,006 students
- Austin Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
Other schools in PHARR
- Psja North Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,166 students
- Vanguard RembrandtCombined · 1,978 students
- Psja Southwest Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,588 students
- Vanguard Van GoghCombined · 1,048 students
- Lyndon B Johnson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,006 students
- IDEA College Preparatory PharrHigh · 848 students
Nearby schools
- Geraldine Palmer Elementary School0.4 mi · 657
- Vanguard Van Gogh0.8 mi · 1,048
- Psja Southwest Early College High School0.9 mi · 1,588
- Liberty Middle School1.3 mi · 742
- Vanguard Picasso1.4 mi · 572
- Kelly-Pharr Elementary School1.6 mi · 587
Frequently asked questions
About Kennedy Middle SchoolHow many students attend Kennedy Middle School?
Kennedy Middle School enrolls approximately 519 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Kennedy Middle School serve?
Kennedy Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Kennedy Middle School?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at Kennedy Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kennedy Middle School?
At Kennedy Middle School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 99% Hispanic.
What district is Kennedy Middle School in?
Kennedy Middle School is part of PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.