📍 401 F M 719, Kenedy, Karnes County, 78119
Kenedy el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kenedy, Karnes County. The school has 356 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Melissa Leza. It is part of the Kenedy Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Kenedy el enrolls 356 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Hispanic or Latino, 9% White and 1.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 311 | 87% |
| White | 32 | 9% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
313 of the school's 356 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 313 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kenedy el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 21, state house district 17.
Kenedy el is one of 4 schools in KENEDY ISD, based in KENEDY, Texas. The district serves 758 students district-wide and employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 356 students, Kenedy el is larger than the district average of about 190 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote