Kennedy Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 4 · Hastings, Minnesota

Kennedy Elementary in Hastings, Minnesota enrolled 461 students in 2024-25 with 29.7 full-time teachers, 15.5 students per teacher against the Minnesota elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 55-59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 65-69% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%

450 students in 2022-23, 455 students in 2023-24, 461 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.4 to 29.7.

Students enrolled at Kennedy Elementary by school year2022-23: 450, 2023-24: 455, 2024-25: 46102004006002022-234502023-244552024-25461
Students enrolled at Kennedy Elementary by school year2022-23: 450, 2023-24: 455, 2024-25: 46102004006002022-234502023-244552024-25461
Students enrolled at Kennedy Elementary by school year2022-23: 450, 2023-24: 455, 2024-25: 46102004006002022-234502023-244552024-25461
Students enrolled at Kennedy Elementary by school year2022-23: 450, 2023-24: 455, 2024-25: 46102004006002022-234502023-244552024-25461
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2345028.415.8
2023-2445530.115.1
2024-2546129.715.5

15.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 78 of every 100 Minnesota elementary schools

Among the 949 Minnesota elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; Kennedy Elementary 15.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherKennedy Elementary 15.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; Kennedy Elementary 15.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherKennedy Elementary 15.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; Kennedy Elementary 15.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherKennedy Elementary 15.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; Kennedy Elementary 15.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherKennedy Elementary 15.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Kennedy Elementary enrolled 438 students and reported no counselor; it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent16.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

80.9% of students were White, 8.2% Hispanic, 7.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White80.9%
  2. Hispanic8.2%
  3. Two or more races7.6%
  4. Asian1.7%
  5. Black1.1%
  6. American Indian0.4%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Kennedy Elementary scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 65-69% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMinnesota
Reading and language arts, 2021-2255‑59%52%51.1%
Math, 2022-2365‑69%49% (2021-22)45.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Hastings

3 public elementary schools in Hastings report 2024-25 enrollment; Kennedy Elementary is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Christa Mcauliffe Elementary47013.427.9%
Kennedy Elementary46115.526.9%
Pinecrest Elementary43614.218.1%

All public schools in Hastings →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Kennedy Elementary

  1. Pinecrest ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 436 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Christa Mcauliffe ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 470 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  3. Compare Kennedy Elementary with Pinecrest ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Hastings Public Schools spends per student$14,745 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,745
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaKennedy Elementary is the number 363 by size of 994 Minnesota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#363 of 994
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher15.5 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 13.3 for elementary schools.15.5:1
  7. 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

  1. How many students attend Kennedy Elementary?
    461 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 450 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Hastings, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Kennedy Elementary?
    15.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Kennedy Elementary a Title I school?
    Kennedy Elementary ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Kennedy Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Kennedy Elementary scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 65-69% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Kennedy Elementary in?
    Hastings Public Schools, NCES district ID 2713530. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 271353000695 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.

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