📍 1175 Tyler St, Hastings, Dakota County, 55033
Kennedy Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hastings, Dakota County. The school has 450 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hastings Public School District school district. It serves grades K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kennedy Elementary enrolls 450 students across grades K–4. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino and 6.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 364 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 7.6% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 6.9% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
158 of the school's 450 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 125 qualify for free lunch and 33 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.
Kennedy Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-20, state senate district 54.
Kennedy Elementary is one of 11 schools in Hastings Public School District, based in HASTINGS, Minnesota. The district serves 4,041 students district-wide and employs 226 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 450 students, Kennedy Elementary is larger than the district average of about 367 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe