📍 900 N. Sixth St., El Centro, Imperial County, 92243
Kennedy Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in El Centro, Imperial County. The school has 459 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Richard Sanchez. It is part of the El Centro Elementary school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
Kennedy Middle enrolls 459 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% Black or African American and 1.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 439 | 96% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 1.7% |
| White | 7 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
404 of the school's 459 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kennedy Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Kennedy Middle is one of 13 schools in El Centro Elementary, based in El Centro, California. The district serves 5,157 students district-wide and employs 226 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 459 students, Kennedy Middle is larger than the district average of about 397 students per school.