Enrollment
170
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STEVENS POINT AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551449001873
Kennedy Elementary
616 W 2nd St, Junction City, WI 54443 · (715) 345-5614 · Portage County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL170 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
60 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 2 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 26% smaller than its 6th grade class (31).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
45.8%
WI avg 53.1% . -11.5pp since 2023
Math
47.9%
WI avg 54.8% . -6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.8% | 47.9% |
| 2023-24 | 57.3% | 54.2% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 (50.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Elementary this school | 170 | 35.3% | 50.9% |
| Marshfield K4 Marshfield | 158 | 35.4% | N/A |
| Rio Elementary Rio | 169 | 37.3% | 63.7% |
| Argyle Elementary Argyle | 150 | 36.7% | 69.7% |
| Randolph Elementary Randolph | 195 | 34.4% | 68.0% |
| Tomorrow River Community Charter Amherst Junction | 184 | 32.6% | 41.8% |
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 Portage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #607 of 982 | #11 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #631 of 992 ▼ 73 | #11 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #645 of 992 ▼ 218 | #12 of 14 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 170 | #962 of 1,157 | #14 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.3% | #650 of 1,064 | #7 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.1% | #122 of 664 | #1 of 9 |
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
170
-27 (-14%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 327
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 170 | 12.2 | 14.0:1 | 35% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 171 | 12.4 | 13.8:1 | 32% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 168 | 12.8 | 13.1:1 | 29% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 197 | 18 | 10.9:1 | 34% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 230 | 14.8 | 15.5:1 | 36% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 219 | 13 | 16.9:1 | 39% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 220 | 15 | 14.7:1 | 40% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 218 | 17 | 12.8:1 | 20% (44) |
| 1990-91 | 327 | 16 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kennedy Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (230 to 170); teachers down 18% (14.8 to 12.2).
About Kennedy Elementary
Kennedy Elementary sits in Junction City, Wisconsin, and is classified as an elementary school. Enrolled students number 170 students, in pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 47% lower than the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, which is about 323.
Kennedy Elementary is one of 17 schools in Stevens Point Area Public School District, which enrolls 6,885 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Kennedy Elementary is 88% White. It is also 6% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. That is close to the 90% White share among all Portage County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 23% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Kennedy Elementary's 12.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.0:1. That is lower than the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 35%. That tracks the 35% average for public schools in Portage County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Kennedy Elementary would score about 56.0%. It scores 50.9%, 5.1 points below that figure.
Census Bureau estimates for Portage County show that the median household income is $76,070, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Kennedy Elementary is one of 31 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Kennedy Elementary is THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids, about 6.8 miles away. Kennedy Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within ten miles. The nearest schools with test data average 55.8%, higher than Kennedy Elementary's 50.9%.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 27 fewer students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher rose from 10.9 to 14.0 over 4 years.
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Portage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
70,832
Census ACS
Median income
$76,070
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
9,217 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stevens Point Area Public School District
- Stevens Point Area Senior HighHigh · 1,478 students
- Benjamin Franklin Junior HighMiddle · 757 students
- P J Jacobs Junior HighMiddle · 709 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 522 students
- Plover-Whiting ElementaryElementary · 448 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 443 students
Other Kennedy Elementary schools
30 other US public schools in 17 states are named Kennedy Elementary. Kennedy Elementary is the 30th largest of the 31.
- Kennedy ElementaryMadison, WI · 582 students
- Kennedy ElementaryGrafton, WI · 507 students
- Kennedy ElementaryJanesville, WI · 404 students
- Kennedy ElementaryGreen Bay, WI · 402 students
- Kennedy Elementary SchoolWinder, GA · 764 students
Nearby schools
- THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids6.8 mi · 202
- Madison Elementary9.6 mi · 360
- Stevens Point Area Senior High9.8 mi · 1,478
- Charles F Fernandez Center Alt Learning9.9 mi · 77
- Point of Discovery School9.9 mi · 93
- Juvenile Detention10.4 mi · 8
Frequently asked questions
About Kennedy ElementaryHow many students attend Kennedy Elementary?
Kennedy Elementary enrolls approximately 170 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Kennedy Elementary serve?
Kennedy Elementary serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kennedy Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kennedy Elementary is approximately 14.0:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Kennedy Elementary?
Student demographics at Kennedy Elementary are roughly 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Kennedy Elementary public or private?
Kennedy Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Stevens Point Area Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.