Enrollment
402
Elementary
DISTRICT 327 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREEN BAY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550582000628
Kennedy Elementary
1754 Ninth St, Green Bay, WI 54304 · (920) 492-2640 · Brown County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
284 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 42%
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
80%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 54% · 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
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
30.0%
WI avg 53.1% . -3.3pp since 2023
Math
31.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 31.3% |
| 2023-24 | 33.3% | 33.3% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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
Kennedy Elementary's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Elementary this school | 402 | 70.6% | 31.6% |
| Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School Appleton | 314 | 65.6% | 43.6% |
| Early Learning Center Sheboygan | 521 | 70.2% | N/A |
| Jefferson Elementary Manitowoc | 344 | 73.0% | 26.3% |
| Franklin Elementary Manitowoc | 356 | 64.6% | 44.8% |
| Oaklawn Elementary Oshkosh | 416 | 63.5% | 28.0% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Brown County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #829 of 982 | #37 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #813 of 992 ▼ 4 | #35 of 44 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #830 of 992 ▼ 24 | #37 of 44 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #343 of 1,157 | #22 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #92 of 901 | #6 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 79.5% | #2 of 901 | #2 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.6% | #177 of 1,064 | #15 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +45.1% | #17 of 240 | #1 of 13 |
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
402
+127 (+46%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 490
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
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 | 402 | 38.2 | 10.5:1 | 71% (284) |
| 2023-24 | 301 | 28.3 | 10.7:1 | 75% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 277 | 28.5 | 9.7:1 | 74% (205) |
| 2020-21 | 275 | 26 | 10.6:1 | 75% (207) |
| 2017-18 | 277 | 24.7 | 11.2:1 | 73% (201) |
| 2015-16 | 285 | 24 | 11.9:1 | 74% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 325 | 25 | 13.0:1 | 59% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 339 | 27 | 12.6:1 | 34% (115) |
| 1990-91 | 490 | 29 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kennedy Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 45% (277 to 402); teachers up 54% (24.7 to 38.2).
About Kennedy Elementary
Kennedy Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 402 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Wisconsin) has about 323 students.
Besides Kennedy Elementary, Green Bay Area Public School District runs 43 other schools. The district enrolls 18,722 students.
Enrollment at Kennedy Elementary is mixed, with White students the largest group at 31%. Beyond that, enrollment is 20% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 14% Black, and 13% multiracial. In Brown County overall, about 79% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Kennedy Elementary comes in at 80%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.5:1, with 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 71% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Brown County is 39%.
Measured against Wisconsin public elementary schools, Kennedy Elementary receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Kennedy Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools: 31.6% actual against 34.3% predicted.
Brown County census figures show that median household income is about $79,649, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. A total of 86 public schools operate in Brown County, serving about 42,385 students.
The closest public school to Kennedy Elementary is MacArthur Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Kennedy Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Kennedy Elementary ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Kennedy Elementary's location as City: Mid-size.
Kennedy Elementary reported 275 students in 2020-21 and 402 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Brown County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
270,892
Census ACS
Median income
$79,649
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
42,385 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Green Bay Area Public School District
- Preble HighHigh · 2,149 students
- Edison MiddleMiddle · 1,121 students
- East HighHigh · 1,119 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 1,025 students
- Red Smith K-8Elementary · 924 students
- West HighHigh · 777 students
Other schools in Green Bay
- Preble HighHigh · 2,149 students
- Bay Port HighHigh · 1,966 students
- Edison MiddleMiddle · 1,121 students
- East HighHigh · 1,119 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 1,025 students
- Ashwaubenon HighHigh · 1,024 students
Other Kennedy Elementary schools
30 other US public schools in 17 states are named Kennedy Elementary. Kennedy Elementary is the 17th largest of the 31.
- Kennedy ElementaryMadison, WI · 582 students
- Kennedy ElementaryGrafton, WI · 507 students
- Kennedy ElementaryJanesville, WI · 404 students
- Kennedy ElementaryJunction City, WI · 170 students
- Kennedy Elementary SchoolWinder, GA · 764 students
Nearby schools
- MacArthur Elementary0.7 mi · 223
- Jackson Elementary1.0 mi · 382
- Southwest High1.1 mi · 1,025
- Chappell Elementary1.3 mi · 384
- Franklin Middle1.4 mi · 560
- Beaumont Elementary1.6 mi · 220
Frequently asked questions
About Kennedy ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Kennedy Elementary?
Kennedy Elementary enrolls approximately 402 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Kennedy Elementary serve?
Kennedy Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Kennedy Elementary?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at Kennedy Elementary.
How diverse is Kennedy Elementary?
Kennedy Elementary reports a student body of 31% White, 20% Hispanic, 14% Black, 18% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Kennedy Elementary public or private?
Kennedy Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Green Bay Area Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.