G W Kennemer Middle

Summary:

G W Kennemer Middle is a public middle school in Dallas, Texas, serving 851 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Duncanville Independent School District, which is ranked 889 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, G W Kennemer Middle's performance on STAAR tests is generally below the state and district averages, with some exceptions. The school performs relatively better in 6th grade reading and Algebra I, but struggles significantly in 7th grade mathematics. Student subgroup performance varies, with White and multi-racial students performing better than African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students. The school also has lower-than-average dropout rates compared to the state and district.

Compared to nearby schools, G W Kennemer Middle has similar academic performance and demographics to other Duncanville ISD schools, but outperforms some schools in neighboring districts, such as Bessie Coleman Middle in Cedar Hill ISD and KIPP Destiny Middle. However, the high-performing Cedar Hill Collegiate Academy stands out as a notable exception in the area.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 7101 W Wheatland Rd
       Dallas, TX  75249


(972) 708-3600

District: Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1491st of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,330 Help


Students who attend G W Kennemer Middle usually attend:

High:    Duncanville High School

Feeder schools for G W Kennemer Middle:

Elementary:    Charles Acton Leadershp Academy
    Cj & Anne Hyman Elementary
    James R Bilhartz Junior Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  12.6 Help
Number of students:  851

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
50.1%
African American:
44.7%
Two or more races:
2.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  82.5% Help


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Compare Details G W Kennemer Middle ranks worse than 63.2% of middle schools in Texas. It also ranks first among 3 ranked middle schools in the Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.24. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details G W Kennemer Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Duncanville Independent School District (Isd). Racial makeup is: Hispanic (50.1%), African American (44.7%), two or more races (2.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 82.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Duncanville Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at G W Kennemer Middle is 12.6, which is the lowest among 6 middle schools in the Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at G W Kennemer Middle is $10,330. 3 middle schools in the Duncanville Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

G W Kennemer Middle was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks G W Kennemer Middle 1491st of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See G W Kennemer Middle in the ranking list.)

Duncanville Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Duncanville Independent School District (Isd) 889th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for G W Kennemer Middle

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Rank History for all students at G W Kennemer Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 44.84 1076th 1684 36.1%
2008 36.47 1321st 1718 23.1%
2009 51.88 992nd 1763 43.7%
2010 68.40 451st 1803 75.0%
2011 56.60 919th 1895 51.5%
2012 59.15 784th 1951 59.8%
2013 51.24 1018th 1973 48.4%
2014 36.47 1368th 1987 31.2%
2015 35.70 1438th 2043 29.6%
2016 26.77 1614th 1987 18.8%
2017 20.25 1743rd 2027 14.0%
2018 24.01 1711th 2080 17.7%
2019 37.54 1370th 2193 37.5%
2021 35.74 1422nd 2252 36.9%
2022 40.53 1317th 2254 41.6%
2023 32.60 1640th 2330 29.6%
2024 37.24 1491st 2361 36.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at G W Kennemer Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.42 437th 720 39.3%
2019 31.78 544th 753 27.8%
2021 36.82 478th 743 35.7%
2022 36.80 547th 813 32.7%
2023 42.15 479th 817 41.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at G W Kennemer Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.66 775th 1376 43.7%
2019 34.38 995th 1445 31.1%
2021 31.97 1177th 1592 26.1%
2022 47.31 728th 1643 55.7%
2023 41.90 947th 1720 44.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at G W Kennemer Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.32 700th 1597 56.2%
2019 40.86 868th 1626 46.6%
2021 34.21 1147th 1712 33.0%
2022 43.57 851st 1757 51.6%
2023 43.58 876th 1815 51.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at G W Kennemer Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.85 1606th 2039 21.2%
2019 46.59 1058th 2073 49.0%
2021 45.06 1141st 2172 47.5%
2022 49.58 997th 2220 55.1%
2023 40.14 1370th 2251 39.1%
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Rank History for Female students at G W Kennemer Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.40 1665th 2008 17.1%
2019 38.63 1277th 2047 37.6%
2021 35.46 1401st 2151 34.9%
2022 38.42 1370th 2221 38.3%
2023 32.45 1619th 2241 27.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at G W Kennemer Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.16 1178th 1430 17.6%
2019 52.59 863rd 1446 40.3%
2021 34.34 1132nd 1501 24.6%
2022 52.74 866th 1488 41.8%
2023 53.17 883rd 1481 40.4%
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Rank History for At Risk students at G W Kennemer Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.17 1618th 2008 19.4%
2019 45.89 1003rd 2058 51.3%
2021 48.26 921st 2118 56.5%
2022 54.93 740th 2182 66.1%
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Rank History for Male students at G W Kennemer Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.48 1728th 2030 14.9%
2019 34.21 1401st 2069 32.3%
2021 34.67 1411th 2168 34.9%
2022 41.57 1253rd 2228 43.8%
2023 31.80 1591st 2245 29.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at G W Kennemer Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.78 426th 587 27.4%
2019 29.71 478th 594 19.5%
2021 21.36 518th 589 12.1%
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Rank History for African American students at G W Kennemer Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.09 866th 1167 25.8%
2019 45.24 585th 1193 51.0%
2021 44.06 603rd 1213 50.3%
2022 47.71 556th 1251 55.6%
2023 38.76 741st 1273 41.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at G W Kennemer Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.60 1318th 1895 30.4%
2019 47.78 939th 1935 51.5%
2021 48.14 956th 2043 53.2%
2022 54.55 781st 2077 62.4%
2023 44.08 1144th 2116 45.9%
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Rank History for White students at G W Kennemer Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.55 773rd 1673 53.8%
2019 67.24 454th 1684 73.0%
2021 42.55 1003rd 1700 41.0%
2022 42.22 1043rd 1723 39.5%
2023 67.09 487th 1749 72.2%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, 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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Reviews:
by a parent
Thursday, March 2, 2017

Open Quote This School is horrible. Bad communication with staff. Duncanville system Skyward does not work correctly and no one is trying to fix. Teacher do not response to question from parents. The public school is doom. They want the kid to teach themselves. All the money they have And they still can not get a dyslexia program for Reading LD students. The principal is never available. it a living nightmare for students and parent that care of education for the children Close Quote



Enrollment information for G W Kennemer Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2006 48 383 28 246 1 n/a n/a 0 706
2007 49 373 34 257 1 n/a n/a 0 714
2008 38 392 28 306 3 n/a n/a 0 767
2009 38 368 20 269 3 n/a n/a 0 698
2010 29 351 23 306 0 n/a n/a 0 709
2011 23 376 22 325 1 0 1 0 748
2012 25 360 18 364 2 0 1 0 770
2013 29 359 23 343 1 0 7 0 762
2014 15 363 22 322 3 0 3 0 728
2015 12 331 20 319 2 1 4 0 689
2016 14 308 28 319 1 0 9 0 679
2017 13 308 21 331 5 1 8 0 687
2018 21 311 15 362 3 0 11 0 723
2019 30 372 18 428 3 1 17 0 869
2020 23 404 20 443 1 0 20 0 911
2021 24 409 13 448 1 0 16 0 911
2022 18 390 9 474 2 1 19 0 913
2023 13 380 10 426 2 1 19 0 851

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at G W Kennemer Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2006 706 50.6 14.0 60.3
2007 714 51.1 14.0 66.8
2008 767 47.7 16.1 69.5
2009 698 48.1 14.5 70.6
2010 709 39.6 17.8 73.3
2011 748 41.7 17.9 76.2
2012 770 43.8 17.5 74.9
2013 762 43.6 17.4 74.7
2014 728 45.8 15.8 77.5
2015 689 45.0 15.3 73.9
2016 679 47.0 14.4 73.9
2017 687 47.7 14.3 77.9
2018 723 50.3 14.3 72.9
2019 869 59.9 14.4 75
2020 911 65.6 13.8 75.7
2021 911 67.7 13.4 79
2022 913 68.7 13.2 78.5
2023 851 67.3 12.6 82.5

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 G W Kennemer Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2006 706 50.6 14.0 60.3
2007 714 51.1 14.0 66.8
2008 767 47.7 16.1 69.5
2009 698 48.1 14.5 70.6
2010 709 39.6 17.8 73.3
2011 748 41.7 17.9 76.2
2012 770 43.8 17.5 74.9
2013 762 43.6 17.4 74.7
2014 728 45.8 15.8 77.5
2015 689 45.0 15.3 73.9
2016 679 47.0 14.4 73.9
2017 687 47.7 14.3 77.9
2018 723 50.3 14.3 72.9
2019 869 59.9 14.4 75
2020 911 65.6 13.8 75.7
2021 911 67.7 13.4 79
2022 913 68.7 13.2 78.5
2023 851 67.3 12.6 82.5

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 G W Kennemer Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $969 (10.8%) $7,977 (89.2%) $8,946
2020 $1,102 (11.5%) $8,514 (88.5%) $9,617
2021 $974 (9.4%) $9,356 (90.6%) $10,330

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

Impact of COVID-19 on G W Kennemer Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1370th of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 1640th of 2330 Middle schools
 7.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (G W Kennemer Middle)5573
 18%
   6th Grade Reading (Duncanville Independent School District (Isd))2835
 7%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (G W Kennemer Middle)4149
 8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Duncanville Independent School District (Isd))3527
 8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (G W Kennemer Middle)4044
 4%
   7th Grade Reading (Duncanville Independent School District (Isd))3639
 3%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (G W Kennemer Middle)1814
 4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Duncanville Independent School District (Isd))2317
 6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (G W Kennemer Middle)4638
 8%
   8th Grade Reading (Duncanville Independent School District (Isd))4339
 4%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (G W Kennemer Middle)4633
 13%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Duncanville Independent School District (Isd))5032
 18%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (G W Kennemer Middle)3735
 2%
   8th Grade Science (Duncanville Independent School District (Isd))3734
 3%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (G W Kennemer Middle)2414
 10%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Duncanville Independent School District (Isd))2514
 11%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (G W Kennemer Middle)7453
 21%
   End of Course Algebra I (Duncanville Independent School District (Isd))4419
 25%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students869851
 2.1%
African American372380
 2.2%
American Indian32
 33.3%
Asian1810
 44.4%
Hispanic428426
 0.5%
Pacific Islander11
White3013
 56.7%
Two or More Races1719
 11.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients75%82.5%
 7.5%


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G W Kennemer Middle ranks 1491st of 2361 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at G W Kennemer Middle are 50% Hispanic, 45% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 851 students attended G W Kennemer Middle.

Students who attend G W Kennemer Middle usually go on to attend Duncanville High School


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