Kennedy-Powell Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Temple, Texas
Kennedy-Powell Elementary in Temple, Texas enrolled 384 students in 2024-25 with 23.4 full-time teachers, 16.4 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). On the state tests, 48-54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 58% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%
441 students in 2022-23, 416 students in 2023-24, 384 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.5 to 23.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 441 | 26.5 | 16.6 |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 25.8 | 16.2 |
| 2024-25 | 384 | 23.4 | 16.4 |
16.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 78 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 409 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Kennedy-Powell Elementary enrolled 409 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 409 of the 409 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions11
- Chronically absent17.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
40.1% of students were Hispanic, 27.6% White, 21.9% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic40.1%
- White27.6%
- Black21.9%
- Two or more races8.1%
- Asian1.6%
- Pacific Islander0.8%
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-Powell Elementary scored proficient or above: 48-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 58% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 48‑54% | 41% | 52% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 58% | 35% (2021-22) | 43.7% |
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 Temple
11 public elementary schools in Temple report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornton Elementary | 763 | 17.5 | 66.3% |
| Charter Oak Elementary | 602 | 12.8 | 33.6% |
| Joe M Pirtle Elementary | 575 | 14.0 | 32.3% |
| High Point Elementary | 563 | 13.8 | 37.5% |
| Jefferson Elementary | 504 | 17.0 | 72.4% |
| Tarver Elementary | 494 | 13.4 | 37.0% |
| Scott Elementary | 442 | 16.0 | 72.2% |
| Raye-Allen Elementary | 441 | 15.9 | 63.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Kennedy-Powell Elementary
- Western Hills ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 417 students, 17.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Scott ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.2 miles away: 442 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
- Compare Kennedy-Powell Elementary with Western Hills ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Temple ISD spends per student$12,629 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,629
- The largest public schools in TexasKennedy-Powell Elementary is the number 3,489 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#3,489 of 4,615
- Texas schools by students per teacher16.4 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.16.4:1
- 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-Powell Elementary
How many students attend Kennedy-Powell Elementary?
384 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 441 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Temple, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Kennedy-Powell Elementary?
16.4 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-Powell Elementary a Title I school?
Kennedy-Powell Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Kennedy-Powell Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Kennedy-Powell Elementary scored proficient or above: 48-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 58% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas'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.What district is Kennedy-Powell Elementary in?
Temple ISD, NCES district ID 4842330. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 484233007788 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.