📍 510 College Ave, Kennett, Dunklin County, 63857
Kennett Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Kennett, Dunklin County. The school has 417 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kennett 39 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Kennett Middle enrolls 417 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 30% Black or African American and 8.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 226 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 127 | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 8.4% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 6.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
414 of the school's 417 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 414 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Kennett Middle 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 MO-80, state senate district 25, state house district 150.
Kennett Middle is one of 7 schools in KENNETT 39, based in KENNETT, Missouri. The district serves 1,807 students district-wide and employs 141 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 417 students, Kennett Middle is larger than the district average of about 258 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote