📍 1102 Villarreal Dr, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, 78416
Kennedy el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Corpus Christi, Nueces County. The school has 545 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shaye Carpenter. It is part of the West Oso Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Kennedy el enrolls 545 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% Black or African American and 3.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 468 | 86% |
| Black or African American | 53 | 9.7% |
| White | 17 | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
525 of the school's 545 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 509 qualify for free lunch and 16 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 20, state house district 34.
Kennedy el is one of 5 schools in WEST OSO ISD, based in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas. The district serves 1,778 students district-wide and employs 148 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 545 students, Kennedy el is larger than the district average of about 356 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large