Kennedy Middle School

Public 6-8

 23101 Masonic Blvd
       Saint Clair Shores, MI  48082-3036


(586) 285-8800

District: Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb)

SchoolDigger Rank:
504th of 883 Michigan Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,663 Help


Students who attend Kennedy Middle School usually attend:

High:    Lake Shore High School

Feeder schools for Kennedy Middle School:

Elementary:    Masonic Heights Elementary School
    Rodgers Elementary School
    Violet Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.4 Help
Number of students:  694

Racial breakdown:

White:
71.9%
African American:
15.0%
Two or more races:
6.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  54.9% Help


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Compare Details Kennedy Middle School ranks worse than 57.1% of middle schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.98. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (71.9%), African American (15%), two or more races (6.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Kennedy Middle School is 19.4. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kennedy Middle School is $14,663.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Kennedy Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Kennedy Middle School 504th of 883 Michigan public middle schools. (See Kennedy Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb):

SchoolDigger ranks Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb) 448th of 606 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Kennedy Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Kennedy Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 72.49 222nd 806 72.5%
2007 70.92 245th 823 70.2%
2008 64.20 360th 839 57.1%
2009 60.81 428th 847 49.5%
2010 62.06 434th 851 49.0%
2011 61.70 408th 858 52.4%
2012 48.60 486th 900 46.0%
2013 49.04 485th 919 47.2%
2014 44.12 562nd 921 39.0%
2015 50.00 462nd 919 49.7%
2016 57.88 347th 894 61.2%
2017 42.21 437th 821 46.8%
2018 52.10 414th 838 50.6%
2019 49.13 373rd 792 52.9%
2021 33.72 442nd 675 34.5%
2022 32.90 514th 776 33.8%
2023 40.98 504th 883 42.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Kennedy Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.47 110th 156 29.5%
2023 31.98 112th 163 31.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Kennedy Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.90 249th 377 34.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Kennedy Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.23 403rd 815 50.6%
2019 44.10 379th 672 43.6%
2021 41.13 305th 523 41.7%
2022 34.75 466th 691 32.6%
2023 39.75 488th 825 40.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Kennedy Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.56 414th 794 47.9%
2019 43.17 366th 658 44.4%
2021 33.08 357th 521 31.5%
2022 25.77 508th 657 22.7%
2023 34.04 507th 770 34.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Kennedy Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.77 363rd 797 54.5%
2019 45.53 318th 639 50.2%
2021 25.01 425th 540 21.3%
2022 30.07 458th 658 30.4%
2023 38.63 470th 776 39.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Kennedy Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.97 166th 366 54.6%
2019 71.67 39th 196 80.1%
2021 57.16 30th 77 61.0%
2022 47.33 78th 182 57.1%
2023 41.52 162nd 310 47.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Kennedy Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 52.65 107th 246 56.5%
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Rank History for White students at Kennedy Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.66 368th 678 45.7%
2019 44.52 326th 624 47.8%
2021 31.29 399th 577 30.8%
2022 27.33 479th 638 24.9%
2023 33.75 462nd 688 32.8%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Monday, September 9, 2013

Open Quote My son has Tourette's Syndrome, and is borderline cognitive impaired. I have NEVER been so happy and satisfied with a school before. The counselors, social worker, school psychologist, assistant principal, and the rest of the staff go above and beyond to make accommodations for my son. He doesn't know how to read because of his condition, and they are teaching him, by having ONE teacher work with him ONE_ON_ONE. He will be able to read soon. He use to hate going to school because all the kids use to make fun of him, and now, he LOVES school. He has VERY low self-esteem, and last Friday, he got up in front of the entire 6th grade student body to explain and educate the other students about his Tourette's. I never thought he would EVER have enough courage to do something like this, but with this amazing staff, I vote this school #1 in my book always!!!! What a relief for my son :) Close Quote



Enrollment information for Kennedy Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 763 5 3 7 22 n/a n/a 0 800
1989 675 3 6 7 38 n/a n/a 0 729
1990 655 5 5 6 42 n/a n/a 0 713
1991 663 5 3 5 26 n/a n/a 0 702
1992 689 3 5 5 31 n/a n/a 0 733
1993 704 2 6 5 33 n/a n/a 0 750
1995 671 1 6 5 38 n/a n/a 0 721
1996 671 1 6 5 38 n/a n/a 0 721
1997 661 4 4 6 32 n/a n/a 0 707
1998 695 5 6 6 42 n/a n/a 0 754
1999 722 4 9 5 39 n/a n/a 0 779
2000 683 3 10 10 46 n/a n/a 0 752
2001 694 5 11 7 40 n/a n/a 0 757
2002 716 16 7 5 30 n/a n/a 0 774
2003 716 16 7 5 30 n/a n/a 0 774
2004 725 18 9 6 29 n/a n/a 0 787
2005 725 30 9 10 29 n/a n/a 0 803
2006 687 43 8 11 27 n/a n/a 0 776
2007 669 51 8 14 34 n/a n/a 1 777
2008 666 43 4 15 30 n/a n/a 0 758
2009 641 49 6 13 38 n/a n/a 3 750
2010 686 49 8 11 28 n/a n/a 10 792
2011 698 45 8 13 21 0 21 0 806
2012 695 49 9 9 10 0 26 0 798
2013 695 55 8 14 15 0 14 0 801
2014 718 65 6 15 9 0 23 0 836
2015 696 86 6 12 10 0 27 0 837
2016 678 87 5 10 10 0 23 0 813
2017 616 116 7 20 12 0 30 0 801
2018 586 107 7 22 9 0 33 0 764
2019 571 92 5 24 8 2 40 0 742
2020 548 98 3 20 5 2 46 0 722
2021 551 106 2 24 4 2 43 0 732
2022 515 103 2 34 5 0 42 0 701
2023 499 104 2 37 4 0 48 0 694

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Kennedy Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 800 n/a n/a n/a
1989 729 n/a n/a 4.8
1990 713 60.0 11.8 4.6
1991 702 n/a n/a n/a
1992 733 n/a n/a n/a
1993 750 n/a 0.0 6.8
1995 721 37.9 19.0 4.7
1996 721 37.9 19.0 4.7
1997 707 39.0 18.1 6.1
1998 754 43.0 17.5 6.6
1999 779 42.0 18.5 6
2000 752 45.3 16.6 10.6
2001 757 46.8 16.2 12.4
2002 774 46.8 16.5 15
2003 774 46.8 16.5 15
2004 787 45.8 17.2 19.4
2005 803 45.8 17.5 18.4
2006 776 43.6 17.8 24.6
2007 777 44.6 17.4 28
2008 758 45.2 16.8 17.2
2009 750 46.9 16.0 33.3
2010 792 41.8 18.9 40.4
2011 806 39.9 20.1 46.5
2012 798 42.0 18.9 49.6
2013 801 40.0 19.9 45.4
2014 836 40.7 20.5 42.2
2015 837 43.0 19.4 42.3
2016 813 43.0 18.9 42.6
2017 801 41.3 19.3 39.2
2018 764 41.3 18.4 48.3
2019 742 41.8 17.7 46.9
2020 722 39.3 18.3 50.1
2021 732 43.0 17.0 55.3
2022 701 42.4 16.5 53.5
2023 694 35.7 19.4 54.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Kennedy Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 800 n/a n/a n/a
1989 729 n/a n/a 4.8
1990 713 60.0 11.8 4.6
1991 702 n/a n/a n/a
1992 733 n/a n/a n/a
1993 750 n/a 0.0 6.8
1995 721 37.9 19.0 4.7
1996 721 37.9 19.0 4.7
1997 707 39.0 18.1 6.1
1998 754 43.0 17.5 6.6
1999 779 42.0 18.5 6
2000 752 45.3 16.6 10.6
2001 757 46.8 16.2 12.4
2002 774 46.8 16.5 15
2003 774 46.8 16.5 15
2004 787 45.8 17.2 19.4
2005 803 45.8 17.5 18.4
2006 776 43.6 17.8 24.6
2007 777 44.6 17.4 28
2008 758 45.2 16.8 17.2
2009 750 46.9 16.0 33.3
2010 792 41.8 18.9 40.4
2011 806 39.9 20.1 46.5
2012 798 42.0 18.9 49.6
2013 801 40.0 19.9 45.4
2014 836 40.7 20.5 42.2
2015 837 43.0 19.4 42.3
2016 813 43.0 18.9 42.6
2017 801 41.3 19.3 39.2
2018 764 41.3 18.4 48.3
2019 742 41.8 17.7 46.9
2020 722 39.3 18.3 50.1
2021 732 43.0 17.0 55.3
2022 701 42.4 16.5 53.5
2023 694 35.7 19.4 54.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Kennedy Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,098 (9.5%) $10,468 (90.5%) $11,567
2020 $956 (8.2%) $10,711 (91.8%) $11,667
2021 $1,690 (13.1%) $11,234 (86.9%) $12,924
2022 $1,825 (12.4%) $12,838 (87.6%) $14,663

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Kennedy Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 373rd of 792 Middle schoolsRanks 504th of 883 Middle schools
 10%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Kennedy Middle School)43.330.2
 13.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb))43.330.2
 13.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)41.737.5
 4.2%
6th Grade Math (Kennedy Middle School)39.230.2
 9%
   6th Grade Math (Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb))39.230.2
 9%
   6th Grade Math (Michigan)35.129.6
 5.5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Kennedy Middle School)40.428.2
 12.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb))40.428.2
 12.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)42.736.9
 5.8%
7th Grade Math (Kennedy Middle School)35.322.7
 12.6%
   7th Grade Math (Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb))35.322.7
 12.6%
   7th Grade Math (Michigan)35.731
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (Kennedy Middle School)22.720.7
 2%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb))22.720.7
 2%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)2826.7
 1.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Kennedy Middle School)59.563.1
 3.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb))59.563.1
 3.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)61.959.7
 2.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Kennedy Middle School)35.724.1
 11.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb))35.724.1
 11.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Michigan)41.436.3
 5.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students742694
 6.5%
African American92104
 13%
American Indian84
 50%
Asian52
 60%
Hispanic2437
 54.2%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White571499
 12.6%
Two or More Races4048
 20%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients46.9%54.9%
 8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Kennedy Middle School

In the 2022-23 school year, 694 students attended Kennedy Middle School.

Students who attend Kennedy Middle School usually go on to attend Lake Shore High School

Students at Kennedy Middle School are 72% White, 15% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

Kennedy Middle School ranks 504th of 883 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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