📍 915 16th Ave, Kearney, Buffalo County, 68845
Kenwood Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kearney, Buffalo County. The school has 381 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Michelle Dutcher. It is part of the Kearney Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kenwood Elementary School enrolls 381 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 3.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 319 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3.9% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
142 of the school's 381 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 113 qualify for free lunch and 29 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.
Kenwood Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NE-30, state senate district 37.
Kenwood Elementary School is one of 15 schools in KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in KEARNEY, Nebraska. The district serves 6,066 students district-wide and employs 380 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 381 students, Kenwood Elementary School is close to the district average of about 404 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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