📍 400 Victoria Dr, Houston, Harris County, 77022
Kennedy el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 517 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Maria Garza. It is part of the Houston Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Kennedy el enrolls 517 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Hispanic or Latino, 21% Black or African American and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 398 | 77% |
| Black or African American | 110 | 21% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
495 of the school's 517 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 491 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kennedy el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 15, state house district 139.
Kennedy el is one of 274 schools in HOUSTON ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 176,727 students district-wide and employs 10,993 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 517 students, Kennedy el is smaller than the district average of about 645 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large