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Kennedy-Powell Elementary

Q: Is Kennedy-Powell Elementary a good school?

Kennedy-Powell Elementary ranks 1233 rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1233^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Kennedy-Powell Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Temple, TX, serving 384 students within the Temple Independent School District (Isd). This school is a standout performer, consistently ranking well above its district peers and even surpassing many schools in the neighboring Belton Independent School District (Isd). Over the past decade, Kennedy-Powell has shown remarkable improvement, rising from the 31st percentile to the 73rd percentile statewide, earning a 4-star rating. This is especially impressive given that over 60% of its students are economically disadvantaged.

What truly sets Kennedy-Powell apart is its exceptional test scores and its effectiveness with all students. In 3rd grade math, 67% of students were proficient, compared to just 40% district-wide and 44% statewide. The school also excels with specific student groups, ranking in the 93rd percentile for Special Education students and the 80th percentile for low-income students. This means that regardless of a child's background or needs, Kennedy-Powell provides a supportive environment where they can thrive. In contrast, nearby schools like Scott Elementary and Thornton Elementary rank in the 29th-40th percentile range, highlighting Kennedy-Powell's unique success within the district.

While the school is a clear leader, there is one area of concern: a persistent achievement gap for Multi-racial students, who have ranked in the 21st percentile or lower in recent years. This is a critical focus for the school to address. Overall, Kennedy-Powell is a high-performing, rapidly improving school that effectively uses its resources to generate superior outcomes. Its student-teacher ratio of 16.3 is reasonable, and its spending per student is comparable to top schools in Belton ISD, such as Charter Oak Elementary. For parents seeking a school that consistently delivers strong academic results and supports every child, Kennedy-Powell is an excellent choice.

384

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,329

Per pupil spending ?

61.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3707 W Nugent Ave
Temple, TX 76504-8840

(254) 215-6000

District: Temple Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Kennedy-Powell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lamar Middle
High:	Temple High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.1%

White:

27.6%

African American:

21.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (58% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 42 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Temple Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg42%

Texas avg51%

1,233^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 42 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 8Elementary Schools in the Temple Independent School District (Isd)

744^th of 951Temple 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	67.8	1233 of 4627	73.4%	★★★★☆
2025	61.1	1524 of 4651	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	1968 of 4710	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	1581 of 4647	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	2440 of 4581	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.1	1720 of 4578	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	1647 of 4479	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	1448 of 4359	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.1	2017 of 4329	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	37.2	2957 of 4286	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	66.0	1470 of 4320	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	72.4	1083 of 4260	74.6%	★★★★☆
2013	73.4	997 of 4221	76.4%	★★★★☆
2012	69.8	1141 of 4206	72.9%	★★★★☆
2011	61.5	1722 of 4095	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.5	2513 of 3937	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.6	1741 of 3884	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.5	2067 of 3768	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	73.2	868 of 3724	76.7%	★★★★☆
2006	80.0	415 of 3476	88.1%	★★★★☆
2005	69.4	1034 of 3475	70.2%	★★★★☆
2004	64.9	1230 of 3465	64.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	758 of 2406	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.8	399 of 1905	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	50.9	1089 of 2443	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.6	1607 of 2421	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.2	1007 of 2444	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.2	1709 of 2515	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	1314 of 2483	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	11.5	4377 of 4461	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	3526 of 4331	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	3114 of 4295	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.2	2561 of 4240	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.2	1377 of 4575	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.2	1230 of 3744	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	1974 of 4658	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.0	2532 of 4561	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.3	1670 of 4499	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.4	1690 of 4348	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.9	1079 of 4306	74.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.2	1454 of 3075	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.8	1184 of 2619	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	1455 of 2958	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.0	1790 of 3006	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.8	1509 of 3184	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	1444 of 3106	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.9	946 of 4413	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	62.0	1137 of 3644	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	1611 of 4465	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	1705 of 4376	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	1327 of 4329	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	1112 of 4188	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	59.8	1392 of 4168	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	892 of 4520	80.3%	★★★★☆
2025	63.0	1087 of 3705	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	52.6	2032 of 4594	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.8	3397 of 4477	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	59.8	1414 of 4451	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.1	2483 of 4309	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	2150 of 4264	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	1179 of 4582	74.3%	★★★★☆
2025	73.3	807 of 3739	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	1344 of 4647	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	52.6	2023 of 4563	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.4	1721 of 4498	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	1594 of 4357	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	1882 of 4319	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	874 of 1106	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.1	809 of 975	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.1	683 of 1128	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.3	793 of 961	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	95.3	8 of 1112	99.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.9	738 of 4301	82.8%	★★★★☆
2025	84.1	248 of 3549	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	69.7	814 of 4292	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	53.5	1436 of 4086	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.7	750 of 3952	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	47.8	1540 of 3799	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.5	1686 of 3684	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	1337 of 3558	62.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	819 of 3006	72.8%	★★★★☆
2025	79.3	374 of 2612	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	735 of 3108	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	56.2	1324 of 3082	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.0	1768 of 3082	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.7	906 of 3142	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	739 of 3127	76.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)79th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)74th percentile~ school

White (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)70th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)68th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)53rd percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)21st percentile-52 vs school

At Risk (2022)2nd percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading61%+7 vs state

Mathematics55%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Kennedy-Powell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3707 W Nugent Ave	Temple	76504	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-6000	384	23	16.3	61.5%	106 (27.6%)	84 (21.9%)	154 (40.1%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	31 (8.1%)	67.8	1233^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	73.4%		61.1	1524^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.2%	291				61.7	62.7	58.3	67.2	56.7	40.7	$9,329
Western Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Arapaho Dr	Temple	76504	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-5600	417	24	17.6	70.0%	118 (28.3%)	93 (22.3%)	166 (39.8%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.2%)	31.9	3304^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.6%		36	3049^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.4%	255				40.3	35.9	41.8	35.8	40.0	47.8	$9,344
Scott Elementary	Public	K-5	2301 W Ave P	Temple	76504	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-6222	442	28	16.0	73.1%	112 (25.3%)	65 (14.7%)	229 (51.8%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (5.7%)	39.6	2786^th of 4627 public elementary schools	39.8%		36.3	3032^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	34.8%	246				61.7	38.4	46.2	59.0	31.5	36.3	$8,405
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	2616 N 3rd St	Temple	76501	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-5500	504	30	17.0	73.4%	127 (25.2%)	114 (22.6%)	222 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	35 (6.9%)	33.6	3182^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	31.2%		22.8	3860^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.0%	678				40.6	43.7	49.4	36.2	40.9	37.2	$8,942
Tarver Elementary	Public	K-5	7949 Stonehollow Dr	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-3800	494	37	13.3	44.1%	165 (33.4%)	69 (14.0%)	187 (37.9%)	39 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	30 (6.1%)	36.2	3005^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.1%		39.5	2802^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	39.8%	203				38.2	47.9	65.5	26.5	28.6	44.2	$8,211
James L Burrell Elementary	Public	K-5	8104 Glade Dr	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(254) 215-2000	466	33	13.9	27.3%	205 (44.0%)	59 (12.7%)	121 (26.0%)	34 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.9%)	47.1	2263^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	51.1%		50.6	2111^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.6%	152				53.8	53.9	58.7	43.8	39.3	34.8	$10,433
Thornton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2825 Cottonwood Ln	Temple	76502	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-5700	763	44	17.4	67.1%	152 (19.9%)	98 (12.8%)	449 (58.8%)	21 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.2%)	32.8	3241^st of 4627 public elementary schools	30.0%		31.3	3346^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.1%	105				27.6	47.1	46.7	34.7	45.8	41.7	$7,762
Joe M Pirtle Elementary	Public	K-5	714 S Pea Rdg	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-3400	575	41	14.0	40.3%	276 (48.0%)	63 (11.0%)	169 (29.4%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (9.2%)	39.5	2789^th of 4627 public elementary schools	39.7%		49.8	2152^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	53.7%	637				49.5	44.7	55.8	34.3	37.9	42.1	$7,862
High Point Elementary	Public	K-5	1635 Starlight Dr	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 316-5000	563	41	13.8	41.2%	339 (60.2%)	25 (4.4%)	147 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.0%)	20.5	4018^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.2%		33.4	3235^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.4%	783				23.9	39.0	52.2	19.3	27.3	32.7	$7,525
Charter Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	8402 Poison Oak Rd	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-4000	602	47	12.7	40.9%	270 (44.9%)	31 (5.1%)	260 (43.2%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.0%)	58.2	1700^th of 4627 public elementary schools	63.3%		67.3	1246^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.2%	454	7.1	16.7	16.7	54.3	62.3	63.0	50.0	38.0	48.9	$8,902

Frequently Asked Questions about Kennedy-Powell Elementary

Is Kennedy-Powell Elementary a good school?

Kennedy-Powell Elementary ranks 1233^rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Kennedy-Powell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kennedy-Powell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lamar Middle
High : Temple High School

How many students attend Kennedy-Powell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 384 students attended Kennedy-Powell Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Kennedy-Powell Elementary?

Students at Kennedy-Powell Elementary are 40% Hispanic, 28% White, 22% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Kennedy-Powell Elementary in?

Temple Independent School District (Isd)

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