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Kennedy Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
221 Meadowlark Dr
Madison, WI 53714
Phone
(608) 204-3420
District
Madison Metropolitan School District
County
DANE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
579
Classroom Teachers
42

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Wisconsin

2

(10 is best)

Better than 10.4% of all WI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Kennedy Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
22%
55%
21%
53%
23%
57%
22%
55%
21%
53%
23%
57%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
55%
28%
54%
35%
56%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
54%
27%
54%
23%
55%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
12
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 71 12.3%
Kindergarten 97 16.8%
Grade 1 92 15.9%
Grade 2 82 14.2%
Grade 3 85 14.7%
Grade 4 76 13.1%
Grade 5 76 13.1%
Total 579 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 36.9% 43.5% 70.0%
Black 40.8% 20.3% 9.3%
Hispanic 12.4% 27.5% 14.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 9.8% 8.3% 4.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.4% 1.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 54.6% 42.4% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 50.3% 39.0% 36.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.3% 3.4% 4.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 276,718 5,910,955
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,699.8 108
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.8% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.3% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 46.7% 31.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 19.2% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 13.1% 18.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 127,396 2,446,028
Single Parent Households With Children 5.5% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.6% 93.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 59.2% 32.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 20.8% 17.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.2% 18.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.7% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.3% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.2% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.2% 10.2%
$15,000 or less 9.5% 7.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,661 $243,918,000 47.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,324 $33,430,000 6.5%
Staff $1,319 $33,290,000 6.4%
General Administration $201 $5,085,000 1.0%
School Administration $845 $21,345,000 4.1%
Operation $1,931 $48,761,000 9.4%
Transportation $496 $12,529,000 2.4%
Other $1,133 $28,617,000 5.5%
Total Support $7,251 $183,057,000 35.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,592 $90,685,000 17.5%
Total Expenditures $20,504 $517,660,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,396 $6,839,279,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $819 $667,292,000 4.6%
Staff $911 $742,104,000 5.2%
General Administration $322 $262,293,000 1.8%
School Administration $734 $597,863,000 4.2%
Operation $1,482 $1,207,516,000 8.4%
Transportation $582 $473,921,000 3.3%
Other $801 $652,183,000 4.5%
Total Support $5,651 $4,603,172,000 32.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,628 $2,954,814,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $17,675 $14,397,265,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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