State/Public Middle Open

Kennedy Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 601 Randolph Ave e, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, 56537

769
Pupils
22.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Kennedy Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County. The school has 769 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fergus Falls Public School District school district. It serves grades 5โ€“8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.9:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Fergus Falls Public School District

Enrollment & staffing

Kennedy Middle School enrolls 769 students across grades 5โ€“8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.

Male students
378 (49%)
Female students
391 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
33.6
Student-teacher ratio
22.9:1
Grade span
5โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 5.5% Two or more races and 4.7% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White67187%
Two or more races425.5%
Hispanic or Latino364.7%
Black or African American152%
Asian3<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

331 of the school's 769 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 259 qualify for free lunch and 72 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Town, RemoteGrades 5โ€“8Title I

Kennedy Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 MN-70, state senate district 8.

School district: Fergus Falls Public School District

Kennedy Middle School is one of 10 schools in Fergus Falls Public School District, based in FERGUS FALLS, Minnesota. The district serves 3,235 students district-wide and employs 178 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 769 students, Kennedy Middle School is larger than the district average of about 324 students per school.

3,235
District students
10
Schools
178
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

63%
Reading proficient
57%
Math proficient
9%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Town - Remote

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