Kennedy Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Corpus Christi, Texas
Kennedy Elementary in Corpus Christi, Texas enrolled 363 students in 2024-25 with 22.4 full-time teachers, 16.2 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 33% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 39%
545 students in 2022-23, 560 students in 2023-24, 363 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.6 to 22.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 545 | 36.6 | 14.9 |
| 2023-24 | 560 | 37.5 | 14.9 |
| 2024-25 | 363 | 22.4 | 16.2 |
16.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 75 of every 100 Texas elementary schools
Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 499 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Kennedy Elementary enrolled 499 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 499 of the 499 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent27.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
85.7% of students were Hispanic, 8.5% Black, 4.7% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic85.7%
- Black8.5%
- White4.7%
- Two or more races1.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Corpus Christi
46 public elementary schools in Corpus Christi report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowbrook Elementary | 923 | 17.3 | 80.4% |
| Tuloso-Midway Intermediate | 905 | 16.4 | 48.8% |
| Tuloso-Midway Primary | 779 | 17.2 | 60.8% |
| Calk-Wilson Elementary | 746 | 17.3 | 79.4% |
| Flour Bluff Elementary | 742 | 14.9 | 48.2% |
| Flour Bluff Primary | 716 | 16.1 | 49.9% |
| Barnes Elementary | 700 | 16.5 | 52.0% |
| Wynn Seale Metropolitan School of Design | 682 | 15.9 | 76.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Kennedy Elementary
- Dr M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 147 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Garcia ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 556 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Compare Kennedy Elementary with Dr M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much West Oso ISD spends per student$13,017 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,017
- The largest public schools in TexasKennedy Elementary is the number 3,638 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#3,638 of 4,615
- Texas schools by students per teacher16.2 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.16.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Kennedy Elementary
How many students attend Kennedy Elementary?
363 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 545 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Corpus Christi, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Kennedy Elementary?
16.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Kennedy Elementary a Title I school?
Kennedy Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Kennedy Elementary in?
West Oso ISD, NCES district ID 4845120. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 484512005145 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.