📍 609 N Olive St, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 46628
Kennedy Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in South Bend, St. Joseph County. The school has 520 pupils enrolled. It is part of the South Bend Community School Corp school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Kennedy Academy enrolls 520 students across grades K–5. The student body is 44% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% White, 32% Black or African American and 23% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 183 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 167 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 121 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 7.5% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
316 of the school's 520 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 279 qualify for free lunch and 37 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kennedy Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-20, state senate district 10, state house district 6.
Kennedy Academy is one of 31 schools in South Bend Community School Corp, based in South Bend, Indiana. The district serves 13,580 students district-wide and employs 1,128 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 520 students, Kennedy Academy is larger than the district average of about 438 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize