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Enrollment
865
Middle
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GERMANTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550516000554
Kennedy Middle
N118W15860 Williams Drive, Germantown, WI 53022 · (262) 253-3450 · Washington County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL865 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
120 students
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 42%
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 | 275 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 274 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 316 | 37% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Kennedy Middle→Germantown High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Germantown School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.4%
WI avg 53.1% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
69.8%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.4% | 69.8% |
| 2023-24 | 57.9% | 69.6% |
% 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
60.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Middle
Kennedy Middle's state test result (60.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Middle this school | 865 | 13.9% | 60.5% |
| Asa Clark Middle Pewaukee | 623 | 10.9% | 74.1% |
| North Middle Menomonee Falls | 804 | 18.9% | 63.5% |
| Waunakee Middle Waunakee | 667 | 12.6% | 72.7% |
| Hamilton Middle Madison | 790 | 19.4% | 72.5% |
| Waunakee Intermediate Waunakee | 661 | 9.5% | 77.9% |
Matched among Wisconsin middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #135 of 323 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #83 of 327 ▼ 10 | #4 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #119 of 327 ▲ 12 | #6 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 865 | #21 of 389 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #238 of 265 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.6% | #104 of 265 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.9% | #301 of 323 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #155 of 176 | N/A |
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. 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
865
-21 (-2%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 630
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 865 | 55.8 | 15.5:1 | 14% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 867 | 54.7 | 15.8:1 | 16% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 898 | 57 | 15.8:1 | 14% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 886 | 60 | 14.8:1 | 15% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 894 | 58 | 15.4:1 | 12% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 877 | 58 | 15.1:1 | 15% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 919 | 59 | 15.6:1 | 16% (147) |
| 2000-01 | 829 | 50 | 16.6:1 | 5% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 630 | 49 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kennedy Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (894 to 865); teachers down 4% (58 to 55.8).
About Kennedy Middle
Kennedy Middle is a large middle-grades school in Germantown, Wisconsin. Enrollment totals 865 students across grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Wisconsin enroll around 381, and this school is 127% larger than that mark.
Germantown School District has 3,835 students in 6 schools, and Kennedy Middle is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show Kennedy Middle is 75% White. Next come 7% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 91% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 43, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 55.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Kennedy Middle, giving a ratio of 15.5:1. The school's 15.5:1 compares with an average of 12.8:1 for middle schools in Wisconsin. Roughly 14% of students at Kennedy Middle can receive free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Washington County average 23%.
Kennedy Middle earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 36% of Wisconsin public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Kennedy Middle is 69.1%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 60.5%.
American Community Survey estimates for Washington County show that the median household earns about $96,359 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Washington County counts 34 public schools with about 17,746 students.
Kennedy Middle is about 0.4 miles from MacArthur Elementary, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Kennedy Middle's average proficiency of 60.5% compares with 67.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies Kennedy Middle's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment went from 886 in 2020-21 to 865 in 2024-25, a change of 21 students.
This page collects posts and questions about Kennedy Middle, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
137,879
Census ACS
Median income
$96,359
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
17,746 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Germantown School District
- Germantown HighHigh · 1,288 students
- County Line ElementaryElementary · 496 students
- MacArthur ElementaryElementary · 486 students
- Amy Belle ElementaryElementary · 356 students
- Rockfield ElementaryElementary · 344 students
Other schools in Germantown
- Germantown HighHigh · 1,288 students
- County Line ElementaryElementary · 496 students
- MacArthur ElementaryElementary · 486 students
- Rockfield ElementaryElementary · 344 students
Other Kennedy Middle schools
8 other US public schools in 9 states are named Kennedy Middle. Kennedy Middle is the 2nd largest of the 9.
- Kennedy MiddleCharlotte, NC · 990 students
- Kennedy Middle SchoolSAINT CLAIR SHORES, MI · 710 students
- Kennedy Middle SchoolFERGUS FALLS, MN · 558 students
- Kennedy Middle SchoolPHARR, TX · 519 students
- Kennedy MiddleEl Centro, CA · 434 students
Nearby schools
- MacArthur Elementary0.4 mi · 486
- Germantown High1.5 mi · 1,288
- Rockfield Elementary2.3 mi · 344
- County Line Elementary2.4 mi · 496
- Shady Lane Elementary3.7 mi · 461
- North Middle3.8 mi · 804
Frequently asked questions
About Kennedy MiddleHow large is Kennedy Middle?
Kennedy Middle enrolls approximately 865 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Kennedy Middle serve?
Kennedy Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Kennedy Middle?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Kennedy Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kennedy Middle?
At Kennedy Middle, the student body is approximately 75% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Kennedy Middle public or private?
Kennedy Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Germantown School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.