Summary:
Kennedy Middle is a public middle school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 331 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Albuquerque school district, which is ranked 89 out of 119 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Kennedy Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Mexico middle schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 196 out of 235 schools and a 1-star rating.
The school significantly underperforms compared to the Albuquerque and New Mexico averages in core subject areas. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 24% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 39% for Albuquerque and the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 6%, compared to 24% for Albuquerque and 25% for the state. Kennedy Middle also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10% of New Mexico middle schools for African American and Special Education students, and in the bottom quarter for Hispanic, White, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Additionally, the school has a 100% free and reduced lunch rate, indicating that the student population comes from predominantly low-income households.
When comparing Kennedy Middle to other nearby middle schools in the Albuquerque district, it becomes clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance. For example, Hoover Middle and Madison Middle, which are within a few miles of Kennedy Middle, consistently outperform the school in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency rates by significant margins. Despite the low student-teacher ratio at Kennedy Middle, the school has struggled to improve its academic performance over the past decade, suggesting that the high percentage of students from low-income households may be a contributing factor to the school's challenges.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Albuquerque
SchoolDigger Rank:
196th of 235 New Mexico Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,766
Feeder schools for Kennedy Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 10.5
Number of students: 308
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
66.6%
American Indian:
11.4%
White:
9.1%
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African American:
6.2%
Two or more races:
3.9%
Asian:
2.9%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 100.3%
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