Kennelly School

Summary:

Kennelly School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Hartford School District in Connecticut, with 598 students and a predominantly Hispanic student population (78.93% in 2022-2023). Despite its high per-student funding and relatively small class sizes, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Kennelly School's academic performance lags significantly behind the district and state averages. In 2023-2024, only 11.5% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 17.2% for the district and 45.9% for the state. This pattern is consistent across grade levels and subject areas. The school's predominantly Hispanic and low-income student population (84.62% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch) may contribute to these challenges, but nearby schools serving similar demographics, such as Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker School and Montessori Magnet at Batchelder School, generally outperform Kennelly School on academic measures.

Kennelly School's struggles are particularly acute for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities. In 2020-2021, the school ranked 150 out of 173 Connecticut elementary schools for Hispanic students in ELA. Despite the school's high per-student spending and relatively low student-teacher ratio, these factors do not appear to be the primary drivers of its poor academic performance. The school's consistently low ranking compared to both the Hartford School District and the state of Connecticut suggests the need for a comprehensive, targeted approach to address the underlying challenges facing Kennelly School.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 180 White Street
       Hartford, CT  06114


(860) 695-3860

District: Hartford School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
482nd of 497 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $20,960 Help


Students who attend Kennelly School usually attend:

Middle:    McDonough Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.4 Help
Number of students:  650

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
76.0%
African American:
12.9%
Asian:
4.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  83.8% Help


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Compare Details Kennelly School ranks worse than 97% of elementary schools in Connecticut. It also ranks 15th among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Hartford School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 5.58. (See more...)
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Compare Details Kennelly School ranks worse than 97.2% of middle schools in Connecticut. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.07. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Kennelly School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Hartford School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (76%), African American (12.9%), Asian (4.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 83.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Kennelly School is 14.4. 16 elementary schools in the Hartford School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kennelly School is $20,960. 14 elementary schools in the Hartford School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kennelly School:

SchoolDigger ranks Kennelly School 482nd of 497 Connecticut public elementary schools. (See Kennelly School in the ranking list.)

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Hispanic students:

SchoolDigger ranks Kennelly School 243rd of 250 Connecticut public middle schools. (See Kennelly School in the ranking list.)

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Hartford School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Hartford School District 154th of 158 Connecticut school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Kennelly School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Kennelly School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 23.93 468th 570 17.9%
2007 14.90 501st 568 11.8%
2008 18.73 488th 565 13.6%
2009 17.01 490th 566 13.4%
2010 11.74 527th 579 9.0%
2011 11.39 516th 565 8.7%
2012 15.46 490th 564 13.1%
2013 21.08 469th 557 15.8%
2015 9.26 498th 551 9.6%
2016 5.44 479th 518 7.5%
2017 3.42 506th 519 2.5%
2018 6.72 486th 532 8.6%
2019 3.68 508th 522 2.7%
2021 7.15 510th 538 5.2%
2022 4.67 479th 490 2.2%
2023 7.43 456th 491 7.1%
2024 5.58 482nd 497 3.0%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Kennelly School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 49.88 12th 34 64.7%
2022 32.09 11th 15 26.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Kennelly School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 11.45 344th 371 7.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Kennelly School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 13.19 273rd 302 9.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Kennelly School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 5.36 439th 455 3.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Kennelly School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 13.28 20th 22 9.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Kennelly School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 5.20 420th 445 5.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Kennelly School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.59 81st 101 19.8%
2019 13.92 102nd 112 8.9%
2021 16.70 150th 173 13.3%
2023 19.63 99th 108 8.3%
2024 14.19 106th 111 4.5%
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Data source: test scores: Connecticut Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Kennelly School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Kennelly School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 40.87 171st 248 31.0%
2007 19.54 195th 250 22.0%
2008 14.02 210th 252 16.7%
2009 25.24 195th 255 23.5%
2010 12.72 229th 268 14.6%
2011 5.92 247th 269 8.2%
2012 4.95 257th 272 5.5%
2013 10.76 241st 278 13.3%
2015 10.25 245th 280 12.5%
2016 4.78 236th 246 4.1%
2017 6.33 233rd 250 6.8%
2018 6.98 232nd 249 6.8%
2019 7.35 237th 259 8.5%
2021 10.02 247th 275 10.2%
2022 14.78 194th 250 22.4%
2023 6.46 236th 249 5.2%
2024 6.07 243rd 250 2.8%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Kennelly School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 32.65 24th 34 29.4%
2022 28.36 7th 26 73.1%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Kennelly School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 18.08 205th 244 16.0%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Kennelly School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 19.75 178th 218 18.3%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Kennelly School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 6.99 217th 235 7.7%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Kennelly School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 8.57 204th 224 8.9%
2022 18.04 136th 169 19.5%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Kennelly School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.64 63rd 75 16.0%
2019 24.41 79th 97 18.6%
2021 22.34 116th 146 20.5%
2024 17.86 96th 104 7.7%
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Data source: test scores: Connecticut 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.

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Data source: Connecticut State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Kennelly School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 373 82 15 134 0 n/a n/a 0 604
1989 344 86 13 174 0 n/a n/a 0 617
1990 326 98 9 199 n/a n/a n/a 0 632
1991 304 97 2 206 0 n/a n/a 0 609
1992 294 112 4 258 3 n/a n/a 0 671
1993 281 101 5 270 1 n/a n/a 0 658
1994 261 119 6 336 1 n/a n/a 0 723
1995 228 152 6 437 1 n/a n/a 0 824
1996 228 152 6 437 1 n/a n/a 0 824
1997 205 162 18 446 1 n/a n/a 0 832
1998 159 186 11 530 1 n/a n/a 0 887
1999 157 205 11 537 1 n/a n/a 0 911
2000 149 220 8 508 1 n/a n/a 0 886
2001 123 220 30 569 2 n/a n/a 0 944
2002 83 222 11 545 6 n/a n/a 0 867
2003 83 222 11 545 6 n/a n/a 0 867
2004 74 191 9 494 5 n/a n/a 0 773
2005 73 226 8 503 7 n/a n/a 0 817
2006 74 223 9 505 10 n/a n/a 0 821
2007 56 227 14 525 8 n/a n/a 0 830
2008 41 205 10 547 6 n/a n/a 0 809
2009 35 199 6 553 6 n/a n/a 0 799
2010 40 204 8 537 6 n/a n/a 0 795
2011 53 167 5 546 6 0 6 0 783
2012 58 152 8 553 10 0 18 0 799
2013 46 119 7 507 8 1 15 0 703
2014 45 101 6 488 4 0 14 0 658
2015 32 95 8 473 4 1 8 0 621
2016 15 87 4 455 3 3 4 0 571
2017 13 84 5 445 3 5 3 0 558
2018 13 73 7 430 3 7 1 0 534
2019 22 85 6 501 3 7 2 0 626
2020 26 98 12 495 5 5 3 0 644
2021 20 90 15 469 2 5 4 0 605
2022 15 76 20 457 3 1 7 0 579
2023 17 74 22 472 2 0 11 0 598
2024 26 84 28 494 5 0 12 1 650

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 Kennelly School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 604 42.0 14.3 n/a
1989 617 34.0 18.1 n/a
1990 632 37.0 17.0 n/a
1991 609 39.0 15.6 n/a
1992 671 43.4 15.4 27.9
1993 658 43.1 15.3 3.8
1994 723 43.6 16.6 58.9
1995 824 38.3 21.5 40
1996 824 38.3 21.5 40
1997 832 50.8 16.4 54.3
1998 887 49.7 17.8 58.9
1999 911 51.6 17.7 80.4
2000 886 59.5 14.9 59.9
2001 944 57.9 16.3 n/a
2002 867 58.0 14.9 62.5
2003 867 58.0 14.9 62.5
2004 773 53.0 14.6 63.6
2005 817 48.0 17.0 n/a
2006 821 49.0 16.8 66.5
2007 830 47.7 17.4 64.9
2008 809 45.9 17.6 99.6
2009 799 55.6 16.1 99.6
2010 795 49.5 16.0 99.6
2011 783 47.4 16.5 99.6
2012 799 54.5 14.6 99.6
2013 703 52.5 13.3 99.6
2014 658 44.7 14.7 99.5
2015 621 42.0 14.7 89
2016 571 38.0 15.0 96.8
2017 558 37.0 15.0 77.2
2018 534 37.9 14.0 78.1
2019 626 43.9 14.2 86.3
2020 644 39.4 16.3 86.3
2021 605 45.4 13.3 88.6
2022 579 41.0 14.1 81.5
2023 598 42.0 14.2 84.6
2024 650 45.0 14.4 83.8

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 Kennelly School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 604 42.0 14.3 n/a
1989 617 34.0 18.1 n/a
1990 632 37.0 17.0 n/a
1991 609 39.0 15.6 n/a
1992 671 43.4 15.4 27.9
1993 658 43.1 15.3 3.8
1994 723 43.6 16.6 58.9
1995 824 38.3 21.5 40
1996 824 38.3 21.5 40
1997 832 50.8 16.4 54.3
1998 887 49.7 17.8 58.9
1999 911 51.6 17.7 80.4
2000 886 59.5 14.9 59.9
2001 944 57.9 16.3 n/a
2002 867 58.0 14.9 62.5
2003 867 58.0 14.9 62.5
2004 773 53.0 14.6 63.6
2005 817 48.0 17.0 n/a
2006 821 49.0 16.8 66.5
2007 830 47.7 17.4 64.9
2008 809 45.9 17.6 99.6
2009 799 55.6 16.1 99.6
2010 795 49.5 16.0 99.6
2011 783 47.4 16.5 99.6
2012 799 54.5 14.6 99.6
2013 703 52.5 13.3 99.6
2014 658 44.7 14.7 99.5
2015 621 42.0 14.7 89
2016 571 38.0 15.0 96.8
2017 558 37.0 15.0 77.2
2018 534 37.9 14.0 78.1
2019 626 43.9 14.2 86.3
2020 644 39.4 16.3 86.3
2021 605 45.4 13.3 88.6
2022 579 41.0 14.1 81.5
2023 598 42.0 14.2 84.6
2024 650 45.0 14.4 83.8

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Kennelly School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $15,926
2019 $16,807
2020 $16,394
2021 $17,977
2022 $20,527
2023 $20,960

Data source: Connecticut Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Kennelly School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 508th of 522 Elementary schoolsRanks 456th of 491 Elementary schools
 4.4%
Ranks 237th of 259 Middle schoolsRanks 236th of 249 Middle schools
 3.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kennelly School)12.515.1
 2.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Hartford School District)22.214.5
 7.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)54.345.5
 8.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Kennelly School)22.224.5
 2.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Hartford School District)23.321.4
 1.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)5549.8
 5.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Kennelly School)18.614.1
 4.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Hartford School District)20.716.8
 3.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)54.648.8
 5.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Kennelly School)1317.2
 4.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Hartford School District)18.917.9
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)52.548.3
 4.2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Kennelly School)14.310.1
 4.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Hartford School District)25.517.5
 8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)58.151.9
 6.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Kennelly School)14.39
 5.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Hartford School District)18.112.4
 5.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)46.538.8
 7.7%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Kennelly School)257.4
 17.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Hartford School District)26.418.7
 7.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)56.148.8
 7.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (Kennelly School)16.39.1
 7.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Hartford School District)18.410.9
 7.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)46.137.9
 8.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Kennelly School)2214.6
 7.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Hartford School District)25.721.3
 4.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)55.848.5
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students626598
 4.5%
African American8574
 12.9%
American Indian32
 33.3%
Asian622
 266.7%
Hispanic501472
 5.8%
Pacific Islander70
 100%
White2217
 22.7%
Two or More Races211
 450%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients86.3%84.6%
 1.6%


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Students who attend Kennelly School usually go on to attend:

Middle : McDonough Middle School

Students at Kennelly School are 76% Hispanic, 13% African American, 4% Asian, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 650 students attended Kennelly School.

Kennelly School ranks in the bottom 3.0% of Connecticut elementary schools.


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