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Kennedy High School

Public Grades 9-12

359^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 20% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Kennedy Senior High is a public high school located in Bloomington, Minnesota, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,610 students. It is part of the Bloomington Public School District, which is ranked 274 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kennedy Senior High has consistently underperformed compared to the Bloomington Public School District and the state of Minnesota in standardized test scores, with proficiency rates significantly below the district and state averages in math, reading, and science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 21.53% of 11th-grade students at Kennedy Senior High were proficient or better in MCA-III Math, compared to 30.97% for the Bloomington district and 34.96% for the state. The school's performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 226 out of 504 Minnesota high schools in 2014-2015 to 359 out of 450 in 2024-2025. Additionally, Kennedy Senior High has a lower four-year graduation rate compared to the nearby Jefferson Senior High, with an 84.2% graduation rate in 2023-2024 compared to 84.2% at Jefferson.

Kennedy Senior High has a significantly higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 64.72% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, compared to 29.97% at Jefferson Senior High. The school also has a higher student-to-teacher ratio of 18:1 in 2023-2024, compared to 22.1:1 at Jefferson Senior High, which may indicate fewer resources available per student. These factors suggest that Kennedy Senior High may be facing unique challenges in providing a high-quality education to its diverse student population, and addressing these disparities will require a multifaceted approach.

1,578

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,249

Per pupil spending ?

61.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9701 Nicollet Ave S
Bloomington, MN 55420-4498

(952) 681-5000

District: Bloomington Public Schools

Feeder schools for Kennedy High School:

Elementary:	Indian Mounds Elementary
	Oak Grove Elementary
	Valley View Elementary
	Washburn Elementary
Middle:	Valley View Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.9%

White:

23.0%

African American:

22.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (25% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Minnesota average (8% vs 4%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg40%

Minnesota avg47%

359^th of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 35 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Bloomington Public Schools

274^th of 446Bloomington Public Schools among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	359 of 450	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	361 of 480	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	328 of 476	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	302 of 472	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	322 of 428	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	331 of 492	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	334 of 494	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.0	321 of 489	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.6	261 of 489	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.9	226 of 504	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.9	187 of 483	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.2	263 of 534	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.7	285 of 539	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.7	333 of 545	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.5	324 of 540	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.5	144 of 234	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	66.4	192 of 460	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.0	163 of 463	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.6	126 of 450	72.0%	★★★★☆
2005	65.0	231 of 452	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	61.8	252 of 433	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	66 of 95	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.8	50 of 109	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	38 of 98	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	34 of 102	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.9	34 of 68	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.5	62 of 103	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	51 of 106	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	40 of 70	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	46 of 78	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	37 of 71	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.8	28 of 68	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.3	25 of 49	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	51 of 78	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	38 of 76	50.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	54 of 94	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	35 of 102	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.1	60 of 90	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	56 of 87	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	32 of 47	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	62 of 85	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	55 of 78	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	319 of 358	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	336 of 403	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	303 of 396	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	294 of 388	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	301 of 339	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	290 of 401	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	287 of 395	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	88 of 124	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	127 of 145	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	119 of 136	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	94 of 135	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	68 of 101	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	103 of 132	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	98 of 129	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	7 of 9	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.7	9 of 9	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	9 of 12	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	80.1	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	286 of 333	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	330 of 389	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	319 of 393	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.7	180 of 312	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	156 of 270	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	277 of 370	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	272 of 374	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	308 of 377	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	327 of 405	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	292 of 398	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	261 of 403	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	263 of 351	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	319 of 411	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	311 of 398	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	43 of 62	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	46 of 72	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	45 of 64	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	44 of 74	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	11.5	46 of 51	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.8	36 of 66	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.6	56 of 59	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	71 of 178	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.8	145 of 221	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	162 of 216	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	68.4	45 of 214	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	30.0	132 of 173	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	72.5	40 of 220	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.4	53 of 195	72.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	227 of 376	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.2	139 of 402	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.5	39 of 398	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	71.8	84 of 401	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	113 of 364	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.8	125 of 412	69.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	101 of 414	75.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)60th percentile+40 vs school

Asian (2025)43rd percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile+22 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile+19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)31st percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+9 vs school

Homeless (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading28%-21 vs state

Math22%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Kennedy High School	Public	9-12	9701 Nicollet Ave S	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-5000	1,578	89	17.7	61.3%	363 (23.0%)	362 (22.9%)	629 (39.9%)	111 (7.0%)	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (6.7%)	25.4	359^th of 450 public high schools	20.2%		27.1	361^st of 480 public high schools	24.8%	2				21.5	21.5				28.1	28.1	$14,249
Beacon ALP	Public	9-12	9701 Nicollet Ave	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-5058	183	4	52.2	78.7%	20 (10.9%)	61 (33.3%)	83 (45.4%)	7 (3.8%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.5%)								(n/a)				0.0	0.0						$21,048
Beacon Alp Is	Public	9-12	9701 Nicollet Ave S	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-5058	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$4,593
New Code Academy High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	1350 W 106th St	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(952) 444-1600	88	10	8.6	65.9%	34 (38.6%)	32 (36.4%)	16 (18.2%)	3 (3.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)								(n/a)
Bloomington Transition Center	Public	9-12	2575 West 88th Street	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-6259	80	7	11.4	52.5%	32 (40.0%)	11 (13.8%)	20 (25.0%)	7 (8.8%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.3%)								(n/a)											$43,012
Choice Academy	Public	9-12	8800 Queen Ave S	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-6172	121	4	31.5	57.0%	35 (28.9%)	24 (19.8%)	41 (33.9%)	6 (5.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.7%)								(n/a)				8.3	8.3						$11,611
Bluesky Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	2051 Killebrew Drive	Bloomington	55425	Dakota County	Bluesky Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(651) 642-0888	634	46	13.7	47.0%	481 (75.9%)	33 (5.2%)	54 (8.5%)	12 (1.9%)	20 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.4%)	38	301^st of 450 public high schools	33.1%		25.1	374^th of 480 public high schools	22.1%	73	22.2	20.0	11.6	16.7	16.4	38.9	37.5	37.2	44.4	40.3	$10,842
Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	4001 W 102nd St	Bloomington	55437	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-7600	1,684	74	22.7	28.0%	989 (58.7%)	248 (14.7%)	197 (11.7%)	106 (6.3%)	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	137 (8.1%)	58	214^th of 450 public high schools	52.4%		68.8	146^th of 480 public high schools	69.6%	68				50.0	50.0				40.2	40.2	$14,453
Burnsville High School	Public	9-12	600 Highway 13 E	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 707-2100	2,029	115	17.5	49.6%	598 (29.5%)	543 (26.8%)	615 (30.3%)	143 (7.0%)	9 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	118 (5.8%)	26.9	352^nd of 450 public high schools	21.8%		32	346^th of 480 public high schools	27.9%	6				18.3	18.3				32.9	32.9	$13,436
Rosemount Area Learning Center	Public	9-12	2120 Silver Bell Rd	Eagan	55122	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 905-5857	133	13	10.3	60.9%	38 (28.6%)	31 (23.3%)	35 (26.3%)	4 (3.0%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (15.8%)	6.5	432^nd of 450 public high schools	4.0%		3.9	474^th of 480 public high schools	1.3%	42				5.0	5.0				5.0	5.0	$11,436

Frequently Asked Questions about Kennedy High School

How many students attend Kennedy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,578 students attended Kennedy High School.

What district is Kennedy High School in?

Bloomington Public Schools

Is Kennedy High School a good school?

Kennedy High School ranks in the bottom 20.2% of Minnesota high schools.

What schools feed into Kennedy High School?

Kennedy High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Indian Mounds Elementary
Elementary : Oak Grove Elementary
Elementary : Valley View Elementary
Elementary : Washburn Elementary
Middle : Valley View Middle

What is the racial makeup of Kennedy High School?

Students at Kennedy High School are 40% Hispanic, 23% White, 23% African American, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

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