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Kentwood Elementary School

2500 MERRILY DR, BIG SPRING, TX 79720 · (432)264-4130 · Howard County
GRADES PK–PKELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL95 STUDENTS
Enrollment
95
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
77 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2023-24

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K95100%
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
—21%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
—76%
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
—2%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Two+
—1%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 5%
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.

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Where Kentwood Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Howard County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
95#4,836 of 4,938#7 of 7
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.

6-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24
Enrollment
95
-9 (-9%) vs 2017
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 170
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.0:1
% White
21%
was 19%
% Hispanic
76%
was 74%
% Black
2%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2023-24956.714.1:181% (77)
2022-23955.616.9:182% (78)
2020-2182613.7:180% (66)
2017-18104813.0:185% (88)
2015-1699911.0:186% (85)
2010-111971216.4:151% (101)
2000-01126914.0:123% (29)
1990-91170918.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kentwood Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 9% (104 to 95); teachers down 16% (8 to 6.7).

About Kentwood Elementary School

This page covers Kentwood Elementary School, a small elementary school in BIG SPRING, Texas. Students in pre-K attend the school, which enrolls 95 students. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 82% smaller than that.

Kentwood Elementary School is one school in BIG SPRING ISD, a system of 8 schools with 3,742 students.

At Kentwood Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 76% of the student body. The remaining shares are 21% White and 2% Black. Howard County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Kentwood Elementary School's diversity index is 38%, against a US figure of 70%.

The teaching staff at Kentwood Elementary School is 6.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.9:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. About 81% of students, or 77, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 60% average among public schools in Howard County.

Among Howard County residents, the median household income is $69,649, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Besides Kentwood Elementary School, Howard County has 14 other public schools.

The school nearest to Kentwood Elementary School is Washington Elementary School, at a distance of about 1.4 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 7 other public schools.

Kentwood Elementary School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.

Enrollment declined 9% from its 2017-18 level of 104. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.0:1 to 14.1:1.

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Howard County at a glance

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Population
32,290
Census ACS
Median income
$69,649
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,521 students

Quick facts

School name
Kentwood Elementary School
District
BIG SPRING ISD
Address
2500 MERRILY DR, BIG SPRING, TX 79720
Phone
(432)264-4130
County
Howard County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–PK
Total enrollment
95
Teachers (FTE)
7
Student–teacher ratio
16.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
77 (81%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
481020000477
Charter school
No

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Other Kentwood Elementary schools

One other US public school is named Kentwood Elementary. Kentwood Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Kentwood Elementary School
How large is Kentwood Elementary School?
Kentwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 95 students in grades PK-PK.
What age range does Kentwood Elementary School serve?
Kentwood Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade PK.
How many students per teacher at Kentwood Elementary School?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Kentwood Elementary School.
How diverse is Kentwood Elementary School?
Kentwood Elementary School reports a student body of 21% White, 76% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Kentwood Elementary School in?
Kentwood Elementary School is part of BIG SPRING ISD.
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