Kennedy Middle

Kennedy Middle is a middle school of large scale in Germantown, Wisconsin, overseen by Germantown School District, instructing 865 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 127% larger than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 381 students.

Within Germantown School District, which oversees 6 schools and 3,835 students, Kennedy Middle is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Kennedy Middle records that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 7% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 91%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Kennedy Middle higher than the state norm the norm. About 14% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Washington County's rate of about 23%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Kennedy Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.5%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Washington County) logs that median household earnings sit near $96,359, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Washington County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,746 students), of which Kennedy Middle is one.

The closest other public school is MacArthur Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Kennedy Middle ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 67.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Kennedy Middle's enrollment has shrank 3% since 2018, when it stood at 894 (now 865). White enrollment moved from 81% to 75% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Kennedy Middle community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.