📍 221 Meadowlark Dr, Madison, Dane County, 53714
Kennedy Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Madison, Dane County. The school has 524 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kennedy Elementary enrolls 524 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% White, 29% Black or African American and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 198 | 38% |
| Black or African American | 153 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 69 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 61 | 12% |
| Asian | 41 | 7.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
272 of the school's 524 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 245 qualify for free lunch and 27 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.
Kennedy Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 WI-20, state senate district 16, state house district 48.
Kennedy Elementary is one of 54 schools in Madison Metropolitan School District, based in Madison, Wisconsin. The district serves 25,155 students district-wide and employs 2,064 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 524 students, Kennedy Elementary is close to the district average of about 466 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large