Elementary Schools in Kenedy Independent School District (Isd)

Summary:

The Kenedy Independent School District (Isd) in Texas has only one elementary school, Kenedy Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 383 students. While this school is the sole elementary option for the district, its performance has been consistently below the state averages in Texas.

Kenedy Elementary has been ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, ranking 2855 out of 4651 in 2024-2025 and 3748 out of 4675 in 2023-2024. The school has a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other Texas schools. On the STAAR tests, Kenedy Elementary's proficiency rates in reading, math, and science have been significantly lower than the state averages in recent years. For example, in 3rd grade reading, the school had a 28.3% proficiency rate, compared to the state average of 52.02%.

Despite the school's academic challenges, it serves a high-poverty community, with 89.03% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. The school's per-student spending for the 2020-2021 school year was $12,896, which is higher than the state average, raising questions about the effective allocation of resources to support student learning and improve academic outcomes at Kenedy Elementary.

District Detail

401 F M 719
Kenedy, TX 78119-2034

(830) 583-4100

SchoolDigger Rank:
734^th of 961 Texas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 758

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Kenedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 F M 719	Kenedy	78119	Karnes County	Kenedy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 583-4100	384	24	16.0	85.7%	33 (8.6%)	8 (2.1%)	336 (87.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	38.8	2855^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.6%		25	3776^th of 4710 public elementary schools	19.8%	921	28.3	34.0	52.3	40.4	47.2	36.9	32.3	$9,727

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The Excel Center (For Adults)	3.94 mi	7	819^th
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Runge Independent School District (Isd)	9.63 mi	3	866^th
Pettus Independent School District (Isd)	14.51 mi	2	523^rd
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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