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Kennedy Community School

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Kennedy Community School ranks 558 th of 872 Minnesota alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-9

558^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Alternative Schools

Better than 36% of Minnesota alternative schools

Summary

Kennedy Community School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Saint Joseph, Minnesota, with 608 students enrolled. While the school has consistently received a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, it outperforms the St. Cloud Public School District in both math and reading proficiency across most grade levels.

In the 2024-2025 school year, 36.72% of Kennedy students were proficient in math, compared to 24.81% for the district, and 44.42% were proficient in reading, compared to 33.71% for the district. However, Kennedy's performance is still below the state average in both subjects, indicating room for improvement. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd and 5th grade math and 5th and 7th grade reading, where it exceeds the state averages.

Compared to other schools in the St. Cloud Public School District, such as Oak Hill Community Elementary and Madison Elementary, Kennedy Community School generally outperforms its peers in both math and reading proficiency. However, when compared to schools outside the district, such as Rockville Elementary in the Rocori Public School District, Kennedy's performance is less impressive, with Rockville outperforming Kennedy in both subjects.

582

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,860

Per pupil spending ?

49.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 Jade Rd
Saint Joseph, MN 56374-4688

(320) 370-7430

District: St. Cloud Public School District

Students who attend Kennedy Community School usually attend:

Middle:	North Junior High
High:	Apollo Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.1%

African American:

24.7%

Hispanic:

9.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2021 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (41% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg29%

Minnesota avg47%

Elementary school

558^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

278^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Minnesota Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

354^th of 446St. Cloud Public School District 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	558 of 872	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.0	492 of 881	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	489 of 845	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.9	474 of 858	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.7	519 of 869	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	513 of 870	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	481 of 847	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	63.5	354 of 853	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.7	476 of 848	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	65.4	312 of 840	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.3	490 of 826	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.2	454 of 824	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	61.2	378 of 820	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.5	280 of 814	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.6	319 of 803	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.5	464 of 781	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.8	474 of 777	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.3	352 of 756	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.2	351 of 685	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	51.5	389 of 676	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	210 of 298	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.1	138 of 310	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.4	160 of 279	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.0	119 of 282	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.2	106 of 227	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	140 of 283	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.2	169 of 266	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	200 of 303	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	197 of 303	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.1	267 of 276	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	581 of 799	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.2	520 of 809	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	485 of 787	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	504 of 799	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.7	479 of 783	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.5	473 of 787	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	445 of 774	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	501 of 764	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.0	367 of 793	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	441 of 774	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.4	259 of 663	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.5	395 of 683	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	487 of 740	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	492 of 728	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	470 of 812	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.1	425 of 826	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	443 of 799	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.3	382 of 808	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	481 of 784	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	511 of 798	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	463 of 779	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	411 of 562	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.6	328 of 572	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	282 of 524	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	392 of 500	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.0	290 of 417	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	343 of 515	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.8	222 of 463	52.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	395 of 714	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.2	429 of 730	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	369 of 712	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	432 of 725	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	398 of 710	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	481 of 722	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	482 of 712	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	278 of 519	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.6	216 of 545	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	258 of 529	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.2	152 of 520	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	58.6	199 of 521	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.1	262 of 533	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	235 of 518	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.2	216 of 523	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.5	293 of 508	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.3	202 of 516	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.1	164 of 490	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.6	114 of 488	76.6%	★★★★☆
2012	74.9	85 of 469	81.9%	★★★★☆
2011	75.0	93 of 478	80.5%	★★★★☆
2010	74.3	85 of 454	81.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	114 of 169	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	87 of 179	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	88 of 164	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.8	40 of 162	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	54.5	58 of 141	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.4	105 of 148	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	100 of 137	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	74.9	10 of 130	92.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	291 of 450	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.7	176 of 474	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	194 of 455	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.4	136 of 467	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	52.1	200 of 443	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	223 of 439	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	248 of 436	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	285 of 432	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.2	188 of 473	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.6	309 of 459	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.6	107 of 404	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	46.4	211 of 399	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	250 of 415	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	232 of 401	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	225 of 452	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	232 of 479	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.6	291 of 464	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.0	166 of 476	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	170 of 437	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	249 of 454	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.1	183 of 438	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	217 of 265	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	238 of 307	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	68.8	63 of 298	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	92.2	9 of 288	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	66.5	56 of 260	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	24.1	231 of 282	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.4	108 of 253	57.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	182 of 415	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.5	129 of 440	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	130 of 436	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	84.5	35 of 438	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	79.9	50 of 422	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	48.4	225 of 428	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	195 of 428	54.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

White (2025)45th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile~ school

African American (2025)30th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2022)92nd percentile+22 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2025)33rd percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading44%-5 vs state

Math37%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Kennedy Community School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	1300 Jade Rd	Saint Joseph	56374	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7430	582	46	12.6	49.7%	344 (59.1%)	144 (24.7%)	56 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.2%)								(n/a)	58.6	33.3	42.7	23.3	42.2	21.8	36.7	46.6	24.2	58.8	46.0	50.0	40.0	44.4	$12,860
Special Education Facilities	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1201 2nd St S	Waite Park	56387	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 370-8000	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)															$4,482
Katherine Johnson Education Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	713 Anderson Avenue North	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 370-6897	79	22	3.6	87.3%	31 (39.2%)	25 (31.6%)	6 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (21.5%)								(n/a)							0.0						9.1	7.1
Roosevelt Education Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	3015 3rd St N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 370-6890	14	4	3.3	78.6%	1 (7.1%)	9 (64.3%)	2 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (14.3%)								(n/a)															$36,809
St. Cloud Hospital Programs Non-Resource	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1406 6th Ave N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 370-6895	18	1	18.0	22.2%	18 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$17,258
St Cloud Hospital Progs-Residential	Public, Alternative	K-12	1406 6th Ave N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 650-6895	6	0			5 (83.3%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$15,200
Grafton School	Public, Alternative	K-12	224 Krays Mill Road	Cold Spring	56320	Stearns County	Benton-Stearns Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 426-6301	10	2	5.0	70.0%	7 (70.0%)	2 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							9.1							18.2
Benton-Stearns Education - ASD	Public, Alternative	K-12	212 3rd Avenue North	Sartell	56377	Stearns County	Benton-Stearns Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 223-7401	12	2	6.0	75.0%	11 (91.7%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Kennedy Community School

What is the racial makeup of Kennedy Community School?

Students at Kennedy Community School are 59% White, 25% African American, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Kennedy Community School in?

St. Cloud Public School District

Is Kennedy Community School a good school?

Kennedy Community School ranks 558^th of 872 Minnesota alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Kennedy Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 582 students attended Kennedy Community School.

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