Summary:
The Kenedy Independent School District (Isd) is home to a single middle school, Kenedy Middle, which serves grades 6 through 8 with a total enrollment of 149 students in a small, rural Texas community.
Kenedy Middle stands out for its highly supportive environment, featuring a low student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1 and a perfect 0.0% dropout rate for the 2023-2024 school year. However, academic performance on state STAAR tests presents a mixed picture. The school's strongest relative performance is in 8th-grade Social Studies, where 29.41% of students are proficient, nearly matching the state average of 31.69%. Reading scores are below state averages but not critically low, with 8th-grade proficiency at 43.14% compared to the state's 58.69%. The most significant challenge is in Mathematics, where proficiency rates are alarmingly low—for example, only 13.73% of 7th graders are proficient in math versus the state average of 29.41%. The school is currently ranked in the 21st percentile statewide, placing it in the bottom quarter of Texas middle schools, with a slight decline from the 24th percentile in 2023-2024.
A key takeaway for parents is the paradox of strong structural supports not translating into strong test scores. While the low student-teacher ratio and zero dropout rate suggest a caring, attentive school community, the persistent low math scores across multiple grades point to a systemic instructional challenge rather than a temporary issue with a single class. The school's per-student spending of $10,655 provides a baseline for resources, but the data suggests that improving the quality and effectiveness of math instruction is the most critical area for growth. The relative success in Social Studies offers a potential model for improvement in other subjects.
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