📍 2600 e Main St, Mankato, Blue Earth County, 56001
Kennedy Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mankato, Blue Earth County. The school has 370 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mankato Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 27.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kennedy Elementary enrolls 370 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 27.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 20% Black or African American and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 204 | 55% |
| Black or African American | 74 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 7.3% |
| Asian | 14 | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
193 of the school's 370 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 170 qualify for free lunch and 23 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 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. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-10, state senate district 19.
Kennedy Elementary is one of 26 schools in MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in MANKATO, Minnesota. The district serves 8,219 students district-wide and employs 558 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 370 students, Kennedy Elementary is larger than the district average of about 316 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small