📍 824 7th St Sw, Willmar, Kandiyohi County, 56201
Kennedy Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Willmar, Kandiyohi County. The school has 715 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Willmar Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 60.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kennedy Elementary enrolls 715 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 60.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Hispanic or Latino, 30% White and 17% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 343 | 48% |
| White | 211 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 124 | 17% |
| Asian | 19 | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 2.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
538 of the school's 715 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 469 qualify for free lunch and 69 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, 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 17.
Kennedy Elementary is one of 12 schools in Willmar Public School District, based in WILLMAR, Minnesota. The district serves 4,218 students district-wide and employs 330 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 715 students, Kennedy Elementary is larger than the district average of about 352 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote