Is Kennedy Elementary a good school?

Kennedy Elementary ranks 3976 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Kennedy Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 359 students attended Kennedy Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Kennedy Elementary?

Students at Kennedy Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 4% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Kennedy Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kennedy Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Lindsay Senior High

Kennedy Elementary

Summary:

Kennedy Elementary is a public elementary school located in Lindsay, California, serving grades K-8 with a student population of 359. It is part of the Lindsay Unified School District, which is ranked 1001 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Kennedy Elementary faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, which have risen from 4.8% in 2017-2018 to 18.1% in 2022-2023, notably higher than the state average of 9.8%. The school's test scores are consistently lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 38.21% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 26.72% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%, respectively. Additionally, Kennedy Elementary's student groups, such as Hispanic, English Language Learners, and low socioeconomic status students, all perform significantly below the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Lindsay Unified District, Kennedy Elementary generally performs worse than its peers, such as Jefferson Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, Reagan Elementary, and Washington Elementary, across various metrics. The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Kennedy Elementary, reaching 88.02% in 2022-2023, suggests that the school may be facing significant socioeconomic challenges that are impacting student achievement.

Detail:

Public K-8

1701 East Tulare Rd.
Lindsay, CA 93247-2262

(559) 562-5466

District: Lindsay Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3976^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,238

Students who attend Kennedy Elementary usually attend:

High:

Lindsay Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.9

Number of students: 359

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.7%

White:

3.6%

Two or more races:

1.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 88%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Kennedy Elementary ranks worse than 67.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Lindsay Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.39. (See more...)

Compare Details Kennedy Elementary ranks better than 51.1% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.29. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Kennedy Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Lindsay Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (94.7%), White (3.6%), two or more races (1.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 88% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Kennedy Elementary is 19.9, which is the lowest among 6 elementary schools in the Lindsay Unified School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kennedy Elementary is $8,238, which is the 2^nd highest among 6 elementary schools in the Lindsay Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kennedy Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Kennedy Elementary 3976^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Kennedy Elementary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Kennedy Elementary 1359^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Kennedy Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Lindsay Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Lindsay Unified 1001^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Kennedy Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Kennedy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2013	10.99	5251^st	5530	5.0%
2015	9.84	5484^th	5611	2.3%
2016	13.31	5186^th	5614	7.6%
2017	15.96	5039^th	5692	11.5%
2018	17.73	4870^th	5662	14.0%
2019	28.66	4046^th	5789	30.1%
2022	22.20	4633^rd	5883	21.2%
2023	22.17	4638^th	5874	21.0%
2024	29.39	3976^th	5862	32.2%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Kennedy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.48	2218^th	3246	31.7%
2019	43.51	1578^th	3275	51.8%
2022	49.45	1223^rd	3311	63.1%
2023	29.23	2586^th	3250	20.4%
2024	41.82	1692^nd	3160	46.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Kennedy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.05	4187^th	5084	17.6%
2019	39.00	3197^th	5173	38.2%
2022	29.60	3881^st	5264	26.3%
2023	29.64	3926^th	5374	26.9%
2024	34.58	3560^th	5511	35.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Migrant students at Kennedy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	10.05	68^th	68	0.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Kennedy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.70	4478^th	5413	17.3%
2019	29.29	3878^th	5492	29.4%
2022	27.48	3977^th	5635	29.4%
2023	17.61	4924^th	5617	12.3%
2024	26.41	4107^th	5605	26.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Kennedy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.21	5139^th	5431	5.4%
2019	28.74	3881^st	5510	29.6%
2022	21.84	4525^th	5663	20.1%
2023	27.09	4031^st	5650	28.7%
2024	31.63	3684^th	5636	34.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Kennedy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.30	4085^th	4830	15.4%
2019	40.10	2957^th	4963	40.4%
2022	30.43	3664^th	5084	27.9%
2023	29.73	3735^th	5098	26.7%
2024	39.28	3017^th	5102	40.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Kennedy Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Kennedy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2013	16.38	2096^th	2379	11.9%
2015	19.39	2036^th	2477	17.8%
2016	18.62	2075^th	2497	16.9%
2017	17.89	2112^th	2508	15.8%
2018	27.41	1739^th	2480	29.9%
2019	28.38	1853^rd	2715	31.7%
2022	35.59	1599^th	2740	41.6%
2023	44.84	1317^th	2802	53.0%
2024	43.29	1359^th	2777	51.1%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Kennedy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.44	585^th	1364	57.1%
2019	42.78	589^th	1442	59.2%
2022	46.05	572^nd	1540	62.9%
2024	21.14	1470^th	1477	0.5%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Kennedy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.96	1291^st	2230	42.1%
2019	40.78	1306^th	2369	44.9%
2022	49.21	1041^st	2458	57.6%
2023	53.52	916^th	2549	64.1%
2024	51.41	992^nd	2575	61.5%

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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Kennedy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	47.41	156^th	336	53.6%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Kennedy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.60	1625^th	2262	28.2%
2019	34.51	1462^nd	2380	38.6%
2022	37.50	1420^th	2509	43.4%
2023	59.09	834^th	2547	67.3%
2024	50.22	1048^th	2546	58.8%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Kennedy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.78	1597^th	2273	29.7%
2019	21.70	1918^th	2407	20.3%
2022	34.16	1501^st	2527	40.6%
2023	36.83	1447^th	2558	43.4%
2024	36.71	1449^th	2547	43.1%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Kennedy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.02	1263^rd	2072	39.0%
2019	36.26	1361^st	2213	38.5%
2022	50.76	973^rd	2359	58.8%
2023	59.80	730^th	2391	69.5%
2024	56.57	809^th	2383	66.1%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Kennedy Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2012	30	0	9	422	2	0	0	463
2013	32	0	10	436	0	0	0	478
2014	37	0	7	450	0	0	2	496
2015	26	1	4	439	2	0	4	476
2016	23	0	7	442	2	2	8	484
2017	20	0	6	446	2	0	7	481
2018	10	0	4	422	1	0	6	443
2019	13	2	2	423	1	0	6	447
2020	17	0	3	398	0	0	10	428
2021	20	0	2	372	0	0	10	404
2022	12	0	2	343	0	0	7	364
2023	13	0	1	340	0	0	5	359

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Kennedy Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2012	463	20.0	23.1	n/a
2013	478	18.5	25.8	99.4
2014	496	19.0	26.1	85.5
2015	476	19.0	25.0	83.4
2016	484	17.0	28.4	90.9
2017	481	18.0	26.7	88.6
2018	443	17.0	26.0	95.5
2019	447	16.0	27.9	89.5
2020	428	n/a	n/a	88.1
2021	404	16.0	25.2	84.2
2022	364	17.0	21.4	89.6
2023	359	18.0	19.9	88

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Kennedy Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2012	463	20.0	23.1	n/a
2013	478	18.5	25.8	99.4
2014	496	19.0	26.1	85.5
2015	476	19.0	25.0	83.4
2016	484	17.0	28.4	90.9
2017	481	18.0	26.7	88.6
2018	443	17.0	26.0	95.5
2019	447	16.0	27.9	89.5
2020	428	n/a	n/a	88.1
2021	404	16.0	25.2	84.2
2022	364	17.0	21.4	89.6
2023	359	18.0	19.9	88

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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