Kenwood Elementary

Summary:

Kenwood Elementary is a public elementary school in Springfield, Ohio, serving 402 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Springfield City School District, which is ranked 700 out of 839 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kenwood Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 15-20% of Ohio elementary schools, with a ranking between 1,208 and 1,536 out of around 1,600 schools over the past decade. The school's performance on state tests is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects, particularly in mathematics, where proficiency rates range from 2.8% to 20% compared to the state average of 50-67%. Kenwood Elementary has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.9% to 67.1% over the past 5 years, which likely contributes to the school's poor academic performance.

Kenwood Elementary's performance lags significantly behind other elementary schools in the Springfield City School District, such as Kenton Elementary, Perrin Woods Elementary, and Mann Elementary, which all have higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. Additionally, Shawnee Elementary, which is part of the Clark-Shawnee Local district, outperforms Kenwood Elementary across all academic measures.


Detail:

Public K-6

 1421 Nagley St
       Springfield, OH  45505-3937


(937) 505-4220

District: Springfield City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1458th of 1,577 Ohio Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,111 Help


Students who attend Kenwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Hayward Middle School
High:    Springfield High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.3 Help
Number of students:  358

Racial breakdown:

White:
44.1%
African American:
28.2%
Two or more races:
16.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  84.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Kenwood Elementary ranks worse than 92.5% of elementary schools in Ohio. It also ranks 9th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Springfield City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.55. (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 Student population at Kenwood Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (44.1%), African American (28.2%), two or more races (16.8%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Kenwood Elementary is 14.3, which is the 4th best among 10 elementary schools in the Springfield City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kenwood Elementary is $12,111, which is the 5th highest among 10 elementary schools in the Springfield City School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kenwood Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Kenwood Elementary 1458th of 1577 Ohio public elementary schools. (See Kenwood Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Springfield City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Springfield City School District 700th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Kenwood Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Kenwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 6.02 1402nd 1471 4.7%
2005 1.86 1481st 1501 1.3%
2006 2.30 1467th 1504 2.5%
2007 10.53 1474th 1609 8.4%
2008 7.69 1479th 1582 6.5%
2009 8.41 1489th 1610 7.5%
2010 15.70 1447th 1662 12.9%
2011 17.00 1462nd 1686 13.3%
2012 14.50 1510th 1709 11.6%
2013 21.00 1417th 1701 16.7%
2014 21.94 1388th 1687 17.7%
2015 21.18 1378th 1684 18.2%
2016 32.10 1208th 1678 28.0%
2017 25.62 1265th 1651 23.4%
2018 18.51 1341st 1636 18.0%
2019 10.42 1498th 1676 10.6%
2021 12.80 1340th 1610 16.8%
2022 10.06 1409th 1588 11.3%
2023 10.03 1410th 1596 11.7%
2024 7.55 1458th 1577 7.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Kenwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.69 153rd 166 7.8%
2023 2.72 183rd 183 0.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Kenwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.06 1182nd 1465 19.3%
2019 14.39 1305th 1465 10.9%
2021 14.80 1175th 1404 16.3%
2022 13.14 1243rd 1419 12.4%
2023 11.79 1284th 1447 11.3%
2024 8.71 1374th 1484 7.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Kenwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.67 1249th 1518 17.7%
2019 8.04 1390th 1502 7.5%
2021 9.64 1280th 1467 12.7%
2022 7.30 1370th 1488 7.9%
2023 5.36 1403rd 1483 5.4%
2024 5.85 1397th 1466 4.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Kenwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.58 861st 1021 15.7%
2019 10.72 925th 956 3.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Kenwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.07 1330th 1536 13.4%
2019 10.37 1382nd 1535 10.0%
2021 9.42 1311th 1499 12.5%
2022 10.76 1322nd 1518 12.9%
2023 10.95 1304th 1498 13.0%
2024 6.18 1401st 1485 5.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Kenwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.08 268th 598 55.2%
2021 24.05 418th 533 21.6%
2023 11.43 592nd 610 3.0%
2024 25.36 478th 603 20.7%
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Rank History for White students at Kenwood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.72 1247th 1309 4.7%
2019 1.76 1250th 1271 1.7%
2021 3.23 1199th 1249 4.0%
2022 1.96 1212th 1242 2.4%
2023 3.00 1175th 1215 3.3%
2024 2.11 1163rd 1190 2.3%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio 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: Ohio Department of Education

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by a parent
Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Open Quote They are more worried about teaching students to pass state test than they are in actually teaching them reading, spelling and math. There is no discipline and classrooms are chaos. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Kenwood Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 338 101 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 445
1989 315 110 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 431
1990 310 125 3 3 0 n/a n/a 0 441
1991 328 112 5 2 0 n/a n/a 0 447
1992 330 104 2 6 0 n/a n/a 0 442
1993 315 110 2 5 0 n/a n/a 0 432
1994 302 96 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 403
1995 310 96 2 3 1 n/a n/a 0 412
1996 310 96 2 3 1 n/a n/a 0 412
1997 291 104 2 5 0 n/a n/a 0 402
1998 277 84 2 6 0 n/a n/a 0 369
1999 277 85 1 4 0 n/a n/a 0 367
2000 282 113 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 398
2001 316 104 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 423
2002 262 84 0 5 0 n/a n/a 12 363
2003 262 84 0 5 0 n/a n/a 12 363
2004 426 135 1 10 0 n/a n/a 23 595
2005 365 100 0 7 1 n/a n/a 38 511
2006 275 87 0 3 1 n/a n/a 33 399
2007 265 88 0 6 0 n/a n/a 31 390
2008 267 80 0 8 0 n/a n/a 29 384
2009 238 85 0 8 3 n/a n/a 36 370
2010 274 94 0 11 0 n/a n/a 33 412
2011 262 76 0 15 0 0 40 0 393
2012 239 72 0 20 0 2 48 0 381
2013 282 68 0 25 0 0 39 0 414
2014 292 62 0 27 0 0 45 0 426
2015 291 55 0 38 0 0 66 0 450
2016 284 62 0 34 0 0 77 0 457
2017 259 71 0 36 0 0 83 0 449
2018 268 74 0 38 0 0 84 0 464
2019 244 69 0 40 0 0 69 0 422
2020 237 73 0 49 0 0 68 0 427
2021 189 82 0 50 0 0 58 0 379
2022 201 79 0 45 0 1 68 0 394
2023 208 87 0 35 0 1 71 0 402
2024 158 101 0 38 0 1 60 0 358

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 Kenwood Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 445 23.0 19.3 0
1989 431 20.0 21.5 n/a
1990 441 21.0 21.0 n/a
1991 447 22.0 20.3 n/a
1992 442 22.0 20.0 46.2
1993 432 20.0 21.6 42.8
1994 403 21.0 19.2 41.7
1995 412 19.0 21.7 44.7
1996 412 19.0 21.7 44.7
1997 402 19.5 20.6 44.3
1998 369 20.5 18.0 40.7
1999 367 19.0 19.3 44.1
2000 398 20.0 19.9 59.3
2001 423 21.5 19.7 53.2
2002 363 22.5 16.1 63.5
2003 363 22.5 16.1 63.5
2004 595 37.4 16.0 58.2
2005 511 32.2 15.9 63.4
2006 399 23.9 16.7 80.1
2007 390 22.8 17.1 81.9
2008 384 21.5 17.9 n/a
2009 370 21.5 17.2 87.7
2010 412 24.5 16.8 92.3
2011 393 26.0 15.1 89.8
2012 381 24.5 15.5 86.6
2013 414 27.0 15.3 n/a
2014 426 28.0 15.2 90.8
2015 450 n/a n/a 86
2016 457 26.0 17.5 84.7
2017 449 26.0 17.2 n/a
2018 464 25.0 18.5 n/a
2019 422 24.0 17.5 n/a
2020 427 24.0 17.7 n/a
2021 379 25.0 15.1 n/a
2022 394 23.0 17.1 n/a
2023 402 26.0 15.4 n/a
2024 358 25.0 14.3 n/a

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 Kenwood Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 445 23.0 19.3 0
1989 431 20.0 21.5 n/a
1990 441 21.0 21.0 n/a
1991 447 22.0 20.3 n/a
1992 442 22.0 20.0 46.2
1993 432 20.0 21.6 42.8
1994 403 21.0 19.2 41.7
1995 412 19.0 21.7 44.7
1996 412 19.0 21.7 44.7
1997 402 19.5 20.6 44.3
1998 369 20.5 18.0 40.7
1999 367 19.0 19.3 44.1
2000 398 20.0 19.9 59.3
2001 423 21.5 19.7 53.2
2002 363 22.5 16.1 63.5
2003 363 22.5 16.1 63.5
2004 595 37.4 16.0 58.2
2005 511 32.2 15.9 63.4
2006 399 23.9 16.7 80.1
2007 390 22.8 17.1 81.9
2008 384 21.5 17.9 n/a
2009 370 21.5 17.2 87.7
2010 412 24.5 16.8 92.3
2011 393 26.0 15.1 89.8
2012 381 24.5 15.5 86.6
2013 414 27.0 15.3 n/a
2014 426 28.0 15.2 90.8
2015 450 n/a n/a 86
2016 457 26.0 17.5 84.7
2017 449 26.0 17.2 n/a
2018 464 25.0 18.5 n/a
2019 422 24.0 17.5 n/a
2020 427 24.0 17.7 n/a
2021 379 25.0 15.1 n/a
2022 394 23.0 17.1 n/a
2023 402 26.0 15.4 n/a
2024 358 25.0 14.3 n/a

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Kenwood Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $10,066
2022 $11,048
2023 $11,305
2024 $12,111

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Kenwood Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1498th of 1676 Elementary schoolsRanks 1410th of 1596 Elementary schools
 1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Kenwood Elementary)3918
 21%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Springfield City School District)40.822.8
 18%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ohio)67.162.2
 4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kenwood Elementary)44.130
 14.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Springfield City School District)44.333.2
 11.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)66.762.3
 4.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Kenwood Elementary)34.829.8
 5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Springfield City School District)48.834.1
 14.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)74.366.8
 7.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Kenwood Elementary)26.127.7
 1.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Springfield City School District)39.234.2
 5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)63.358.9
 4.4%
5th Grade Science (Kenwood Elementary)23.723.4
 0.3%
   5th Grade Science (Springfield City School District)39.131.9
 7.2%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio)6563.9
 1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Kenwood Elementary)10.212.8
 2.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Springfield City School District)3319.2
 13.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)62.556.6
 5.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Kenwood Elementary)28.838.3
 9.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Springfield City School District)48.837.8
 11%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)69.867.4
 2.4%
6th Grade Mathematics (Kenwood Elementary)38.613.2
 25.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Springfield City School District)34.417.4
 17%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)60.150
 10.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Kenwood Elementary)2515.1
 9.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Springfield City School District)28.924.1
 4.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)56.155
 1.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students422402
 4.7%
African American6987
 26.1%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic4035
 12.5%
Pacific Islander01
White244208
 14.8%
Two or More Races6971
 2.9%


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Students at Kenwood Elementary are 44% White, 28% African American, 17% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic.

In the 2023-24 school year, 358 students attended Kenwood Elementary.

Students who attend Kenwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hayward Middle School
High : Springfield High School

Kenwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.5% of Ohio elementary schools.


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