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Kennedy Elementary

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Kennedy Elementary ranks 2470 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2470^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Kennedy Elementary is a PK-5 public school in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) serving 430 students, and it has undergone a remarkable turnaround, climbing from the 14th percentile to the 47th percentile statewide over the past six years. This improvement is especially notable given that over 96% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the school now earns a 2-star rating. Kennedy’s standout strength is in 5th-grade mathematics, where 59.38% of students were proficient in 2025-2026, outperforming both the district (49.58%) and the state (47.38%)—a trend that has held steady for three years. The school also excels with its African American students, who ranked in the 74th percentile statewide in 2025-2026, a dramatic jump from the 31st percentile just two years prior.

However, Kennedy’s performance is uneven. While 5th-grade math shines, 5th-grade science is a persistent weakness, with only 21.28% of students proficient in 2024-2025, below the district (24.95%) and state (29.57%) averages. Test scores also vary by grade level: in 2025-2026 reading, 5th graders scored 53.13% proficient, while 4th graders lagged at 35.85%, suggesting improvement efforts may be more effective in upper grades. Additionally, subgroup performance is volatile—special education students dropped from the 89th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 19th percentile in 2025-2026, indicating challenges in maintaining year-over-year success for all groups.

Compared to nearby schools, Kennedy is a mid-tier performer on the rise. It trails high-performing schools like Durham Elementary (80th percentile) and Burbank Elementary (75th percentile), though Durham serves a less economically disadvantaged population. Kennedy is on par with Roosevelt Elementary (59th percentile) and Herrera Elementary (49th percentile), but its improvement trajectory is much steeper. It clearly outperforms Northline Elementary (13th percentile) and is comparable to KIPP Dream Prep (72nd percentile) and Yes Prep Airline Elementary (31st percentile). Kennedy’s key to continued success will be replicating its math and African American student achievements across all grades and subjects, especially science.

430

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,624

Per pupil spending ?

97%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Victoria Dr
Houston, TX 77022-3931

(713) 696-2686

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Kennedy Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Williams Middle
High:	Washington B T High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.1%

African American:

20.0%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2016 → 47th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg50%

Texas avg50%

2,470^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

84^th of 170Elementary Schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd)

438^th of 951Houston Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	2470 of 4627	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.0	2083 of 4651	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	1645 of 4710	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.8	3356 of 4647	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	3653 of 4581	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	3955 of 4578	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	4042 of 4479	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	3305 of 4359	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.3	2824 of 4329	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.7	3078 of 4286	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.3	3557 of 4320	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	58.4	1863 of 4260	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.7	2139 of 4221	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	63.0	1533 of 4206	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	77.4	659 of 4095	83.9%	★★★★☆
2010	80.9	415 of 3937	89.5%	★★★★☆
2009	80.6	456 of 3884	88.3%	★★★★☆
2008	82.8	322 of 3768	91.5%	★★★★★
2007	74.9	758 of 3724	79.6%	★★★★☆
2006	77.3	575 of 3476	83.5%	★★★★☆
2005	44.6	2281 of 3475	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	62.9	1346 of 3465	61.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.8	634 of 2406	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	509 of 2443	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	34.3	1681 of 2443	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	1548 of 2421	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.2	2130 of 2444	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	2292 of 2515	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	48.9	1137 of 2483	54.2%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	42.0	2670 of 4461	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	3078 of 4331	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	4121 of 4295	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	56.7	1521 of 4240	64.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	55.3	1393 of 3668	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	1341 of 3556	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.1	2421 of 3487	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	2661 of 3446	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	3234 of 3333	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	49.7	1509 of 3226	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.7	2508 of 4575	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	2679 of 4658	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	3314 of 4588	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	3765 of 4561	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	3457 of 4499	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	3947 of 4348	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	2916 of 4306	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	11.6	2844 of 2958	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	2405 of 3006	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	3071 of 3184	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	2914 of 3106	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	2258 of 4413	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.8	1594 of 4465	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.7	2512 of 4401	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	2948 of 4376	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	3288 of 4329	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	3074 of 4188	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	2884 of 4168	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	1620 of 4520	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	1256 of 4594	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	35.2	3208 of 4521	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.6	3125 of 4477	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	3666 of 4451	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	3519 of 4309	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	2797 of 4264	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	2469 of 4582	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.0	1583 of 4647	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.3	3174 of 4585	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	3516 of 4563	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	4156 of 4498	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	3922 of 4357	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	3562 of 4319	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	3498 of 4301	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	78.9	471 of 4292	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	30.1	3018 of 3952	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	2626 of 3799	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	3095 of 3684	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	2331 of 3558	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)74th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)62nd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)49th percentile~ school

Male (2026)46th percentile~ school

Female (2026)45th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)40th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2026)19th percentile-28 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)4th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading47%-7 vs state

Mathematics46%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Victoria Dr	Houston	77022	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2686	430	30	14.3	97.0%	2 (0.5%)	86 (20.0%)	336 (78.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	43.6	2470^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.6%		51	2083^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	55.2%	387	28.6	37.5		35.5	55.6			50.8	35.9	53.1				30.6	32.0	59.4					$12,624
Burrus Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	701 E 33rd St	Houston	77022	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 867-5180	198	17	11.6	96.5%	4 (2.0%)	127 (64.1%)	65 (32.8%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.9	1915^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.6%		61.7	1492^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	67.9%	423								50.0	40.0	76.0				22.2	25.0	76.0					$17,926
Northline Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	821 Witcher Ln	Houston	77076	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2890	358	28	12.9	97.8%	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.9%)	333 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20.5	4017^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.2%		37.5	2952^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	36.5%	1065								23.3	27.6	46.7				20.0	32.8	40.0					$13,218
Yes Prep Airline Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5815 Airline Dr	Houston	77076	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(713) 924-0700	632	45	14.0	94.1%	9 (1.4%)	54 (8.5%)	566 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	33.4	3199^th of 4627 public elementary schools	30.9%		53.4	1945^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.2%	1254	46.4	60.5		38.6	48.8			49.1	44.8	58.8				21.8	37.3	27.2					$16,479
Janowski Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7500 Bauman Rd	Houston	77022	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2844	395	25	15.8	94.7%	9 (2.3%)	10 (2.5%)	374 (94.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	70.4	1118^th of 4627 public elementary schools	75.8%		45.8	2398^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.4%	1280	38.1	43.6	33.3	19.1	38.5	71.4		52.2	41.7	76.5				52.2	45.8	79.2					$11,484
Durham Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4803 Brinkman St	Houston	77018	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 613-2527	547	35	15.6	58.0%	148 (27.1%)	56 (10.2%)	326 (59.6%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	74.9	942^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	79.6%		59.8	1589^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.8%	647	20.0			40.0				70.2	63.9	67.5				64.9	48.6	57.5					$8,188
Burbank Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	216 Tidwell	Houston	77022	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2690	736	46	16.0	98.1%	10 (1.4%)	106 (14.4%)	609 (82.7%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	69.3	1165^th of 4627 public elementary schools	74.8%		66.5	1288^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.3%	123	44.4							48.7	59.6	64.1				48.9	68.6	57.6					$9,809
Garden Oaks Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	901 Sue Barnett Dr	Houston	77018	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2930	763	44	17.2	42.7%	187 (24.5%)	45 (5.9%)	440 (57.7%)	43 (5.6%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (5.5%)	60.6	1589^th of 4627 public elementary schools	65.7%		42.6	2598^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.1%	1009	33.3						86.4	60.8	52.2	65.4	65.9	80.0	79.4	46.2	46.4	43.8	47.7	48.0	47.1	44.1	$8,881
Roosevelt Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6700 Fulton St	Houston	77022	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2820	385	24	16.0	83.1%	8 (2.1%)	22 (5.7%)	355 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.9	1920^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.5%		54.7	1861^st of 4651 public elementary schools	60.0%	59								54.0	50.0	57.4				29.4	59.6	52.5					$10,531
KIPP Dream Prep	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	500 Tidwell Dr	Houston	77022	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0566	929	39	23.8	95.9%	11 (1.2%)	88 (9.5%)	822 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	66.8	1278^th of 4627 public elementary schools	72.4%		33.8	3207^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.0%	1929								48.4	64.7					50.8	56.2						$6,585

Frequently Asked Questions about Kennedy Elementary

What schools do graduates of Kennedy Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kennedy Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Williams Middle
High : Washington B T High School

How many students attend Kennedy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 430 students attended Kennedy Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Kennedy Elementary?

Students at Kennedy Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 20% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Is Kennedy Elementary a good school?

Kennedy Elementary ranks 2470^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Kennedy Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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