Enrollment
404
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JANESVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550702001686
Kennedy Elementary
3901 Randolph Rd, Janesville, WI 53546 · (608) 743-7500 · Rock County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL404 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
211 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 32 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
69.6%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
77.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.6% | 77.2% |
| 2023-24 | 71.8% | 78.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
71.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 26 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 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 (71.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Elementary this school | 404 | 52.2% | 71.4% |
| Monroe Elementary Janesville | 376 | 52.4% | 71.0% |
| Webster Elementary Watertown | 381 | 52.5% | 64.9% |
| Rosenow Elementary Fond du Lac | 351 | 51.3% | 56.0% |
| Madison Elementary Stevens Point | 360 | 50.3% | 62.0% |
| Lincoln Elementary Hartford | 460 | 48.7% | 60.0% |
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 Rock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #163 of 982 | #3 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.2% | #92 of 992 ▲ 6 | #2 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #142 of 992 ▼ 13 | #3 of 27 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 404 | #337 of 1,157 | #14 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #532 of 901 | #13 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.5% | #287 of 901 | #12 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.2% | #377 of 1,064 | #15 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.3% | #112 of 240 | #8 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
404
+73 (+22%) vs 2020
+21% since 2000-01, when it was 334
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 404 | 29.5 | 13.7:1 | 52% (211) |
| 2023-24 | 391 | 29.9 | 13.1:1 | 48% (188) |
| 2022-23 | 372 | 27.8 | 13.4:1 | 48% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 26 | 12.7:1 | 45% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 373 | 26.4 | 14.2:1 | 42% (155) |
| 2015-16 | 396 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 44% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 321 | 23 | 14.0:1 | 49% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 334 | 21 | 15.9:1 | 19% (64) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kennedy Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (373 to 404); teachers up 12% (26.4 to 29.5).
About Kennedy Elementary
Kennedy Elementary is a public elementary school in Janesville, Wisconsin. Enrolled students number 404 students, in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 25% higher than the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, which is about 323.
Kennedy Elementary is a school in Janesville School District. The district has 22 schools and 9,355 students.
At 66%, White students outnumber all other groups at Kennedy Elementary combined. Other students are 17% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 4% Black. By comparison, Rock County residents are about 82% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Kennedy Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 52%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.7:1, with 29.5 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 52% of enrollment.
Kennedy Elementary scores 25.8 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 71.4% actual versus 45.6% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Rock County this way: median household income is about $75,673, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 65 public schools in Rock County, with a combined enrollment of about 25,542.
Nearest public school: Harrison Elementary, about 1.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Kennedy Elementary ranks 3rd of 9 on average proficiency.
Kennedy Elementary has an NCES locale of City: Small.
The number of students climbed from 331 to 404 over 4 years.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Rock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
164,350
Census ACS
Median income
$75,673
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
25,542 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Janesville School District
- Craig HighHigh · 1,400 students
- Parker HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Marshall MiddleMiddle · 747 students
- Edison MiddleMiddle · 587 students
- Franklin MiddleMiddle · 486 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 412 students
Other schools in Janesville
- Craig HighHigh · 1,400 students
- Parker HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Marshall MiddleMiddle · 747 students
- Edison MiddleMiddle · 587 students
- Franklin MiddleMiddle · 486 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 412 students
Other Kennedy Elementary schools
30 other US public schools in 17 states are named Kennedy Elementary. Kennedy Elementary is the 16th largest of the 31.
- Kennedy ElementaryMadison, WI · 582 students
- Kennedy ElementaryGrafton, WI · 507 students
- Kennedy ElementaryGreen Bay, WI · 402 students
- Kennedy ElementaryJunction City, WI · 170 students
- Kennedy Elementary SchoolWinder, GA · 764 students
Nearby schools
- Harrison Elementary1.1 mi · 266
- Marshall Middle1.4 mi · 747
- Harmony Elementary1.5 mi · 288
- Monroe Elementary1.5 mi · 376
- Jefferson Elementary1.7 mi · 293
- Adams Elementary2.4 mi · 267
Frequently asked questions
About Kennedy ElementaryHow many students attend Kennedy Elementary?
Kennedy Elementary enrolls approximately 404 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Kennedy Elementary serve?
Kennedy Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kennedy Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kennedy Elementary is approximately 13.7:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Kennedy Elementary?
Student demographics at Kennedy Elementary are roughly 66% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Kennedy Elementary in?
Kennedy Elementary is part of Janesville School District.
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