Kennedale J H

Summary:

Kennedale J H is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Kennedale Independent School District. The school has a diverse student population, with a mix of White, African American, and Hispanic students, as well as smaller percentages of other racial groups.

Academically, Kennedale J H faces some challenges. The school's performance on STAAR tests is generally below the state average, particularly in mathematics. While the school performs relatively better for Hispanic and English Language Learner students, it struggles more with African American, White, and Special Education students. Compared to nearby schools like Cross Timbers Intermediate and Arlington Classics Academy - Middle, Kennedale J H's academic performance is lower. The school's statewide ranking has also declined over the past few years, suggesting a relative decline in performance compared to other schools in Texas.

One potential factor contributing to Kennedale J H's academic challenges is the high percentage of students (60.48%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which is a proxy for low socioeconomic status. Research has shown a strong correlation between socioeconomic status and educational outcomes, so this may be an area that the school and the Kennedale Independent School District need to address. By focusing on targeted interventions and strategies to improve student outcomes, particularly for underperforming subgroups, Kennedale J H can work to provide a more equitable education for all its students.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 930 Corry A Edwards Dr
       Kennedale, TX  76060


(817) 563-8200

District: Kennedale Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
988th of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,657 Help


Students who attend Kennedale J H usually attend:

High:    Kennedale High School

Feeder schools for Kennedale J H:

Elementary:    James F Delaney Elementary
    R F Patterson Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  13.5 Help
Number of students:  625

Racial breakdown:

African American:
31.2%
White:
30.6%
Hispanic:
30.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  61.4% Help


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Compare Details Kennedale J H ranks better than 58.2% of middle schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 52.3. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Kennedale J H is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (31.2%), White (30.6%), Hispanic (30.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 61.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Kennedale J H is 13.5. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kennedale J H is $10,657.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kennedale J H:

SchoolDigger ranks Kennedale J H 988th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Kennedale J H in the ranking list.)

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Kennedale Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Kennedale Independent School District (Isd) 505th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Kennedale J H

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Rank History for all students at Kennedale J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 63.84 572nd 1573 63.6%
2005 59.01 672nd 1582 57.5%
2006 56.85 750th 1585 52.7%
2007 52.87 891st 1684 47.1%
2008 58.94 747th 1718 56.5%
2009 64.11 618th 1763 64.9%
2010 66.88 512th 1803 71.6%
2011 62.88 677th 1895 64.3%
2012 73.71 406th 1951 79.2%
2013 62.97 676th 1973 65.7%
2014 71.00 499th 1987 74.9%
2015 72.35 468th 2043 77.1%
2016 70.78 525th 1987 73.6%
2017 65.83 543rd 2027 73.2%
2018 61.31 626th 2080 69.9%
2019 51.07 952nd 2193 56.6%
2021 35.76 1419th 2252 37.0%
2022 39.41 1349th 2254 40.2%
2023 47.33 1144th 2330 50.9%
2024 52.30 988th 2361 58.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Kennedale J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.63 297th 720 58.8%
2019 60.64 263rd 753 65.1%
2021 35.14 500th 743 32.7%
2022 21.21 714th 813 12.2%
2023 39.55 518th 817 36.6%
2024 40.03 489th 812 39.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Kennedale J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.75 770th 1376 44.0%
2019 47.37 628th 1445 56.5%
2021 47.48 685th 1592 57.0%
2022 37.26 1028th 1643 37.4%
2023 54.03 619th 1720 64.0%
2024 46.12 841st 1760 52.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Kennedale J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.73 542nd 1597 66.1%
2019 26.10 1396th 1626 14.1%
2021 28.29 1391st 1712 18.8%
2022 31.28 1314th 1757 25.2%
2023 34.95 1209th 1815 33.4%
2024 55.55 649th 1881 65.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Kennedale J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.94 992nd 2039 51.3%
2019 37.06 1393rd 2073 32.8%
2021 26.67 1760th 2172 19.0%
2022 34.11 1571st 2220 29.2%
2023 42.61 1283rd 2251 43.0%
2024 44.19 1171st 2224 47.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Kennedale J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.32 610th 2008 69.6%
2019 58.26 730th 2047 64.3%
2021 35.25 1410th 2151 34.4%
2022 41.12 1289th 2221 42.0%
2023 48.69 1062nd 2241 52.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Kennedale J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.84 307th 1430 78.5%
2019 66.54 501st 1446 65.4%
2021 66.48 566th 1501 62.3%
2022 47.25 971st 1488 34.7%
2023 55.98 827th 1481 44.2%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Kennedale J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.77 745th 2008 62.9%
2019 31.25 1550th 2058 24.7%
2021 31.30 1585th 2118 25.2%
2022 44.71 1083rd 2182 50.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Kennedale J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.95 691st 2030 66.0%
2019 44.72 1066th 2069 48.5%
2021 35.67 1373rd 2168 36.7%
2022 36.89 1420th 2228 36.3%
2023 45.50 1167th 2245 48.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Kennedale J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.16 361st 587 38.5%
2019 45.09 383rd 594 35.5%
2021 25.54 493rd 589 16.3%
2022 48.18 357th 606 41.1%
2023 38.15 449th 616 27.1%
2024 22.59 533rd 612 12.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Kennedale J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.32 414th 1167 64.5%
2019 50.66 490th 1193 58.9%
2021 41.95 645th 1213 46.8%
2022 45.83 585th 1251 53.2%
2023 33.39 861st 1273 32.4%
2024 48.97 555th 1271 56.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Kennedale J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.37 652nd 1895 65.6%
2019 46.30 978th 1935 49.5%
2021 37.67 1273rd 2043 37.7%
2022 37.99 1299th 2077 37.5%
2023 53.55 851st 2116 59.8%
2024 50.40 903rd 2108 57.2%
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Rank History for White students at Kennedale J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.38 636th 1673 62.0%
2019 41.46 1027th 1684 39.0%
2021 22.03 1475th 1700 13.2%
2022 31.19 1295th 1723 24.8%
2023 50.93 836th 1749 52.2%
2024 53.54 743rd 1724 56.9%
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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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Enrollment information for Kennedale J H

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 203 16 3 13 0 n/a n/a 0 235
1990 199 20 0 14 0 n/a n/a 0 233
1991 237 14 0 23 0 n/a n/a 0 274
1992 234 27 1 18 2 n/a n/a 0 282
1993 233 30 1 26 2 n/a n/a 0 292
1994 249 26 1 32 3 n/a n/a 0 311
1995 293 26 5 33 0 n/a n/a 0 357
1996 293 26 5 33 0 n/a n/a 0 357
1997 302 35 3 38 4 n/a n/a 0 382
1998 310 32 2 42 4 n/a n/a 0 390
1999 292 48 7 38 1 n/a n/a 0 386
2000 315 59 10 48 0 n/a n/a 0 432
2001 361 56 7 55 1 n/a n/a 0 480
2002 331 58 11 76 2 n/a n/a 0 478
2003 331 58 11 76 2 n/a n/a 0 478
2004 366 65 13 69 3 n/a n/a 0 516
2005 352 59 11 63 1 n/a n/a 0 486
2006 322 73 14 65 0 n/a n/a 0 474
2007 157 82 37 49 169 n/a n/a 0 494
2008 288 81 20 92 6 n/a n/a 0 487
2009 295 79 27 88 6 n/a n/a 0 495
2010 286 110 32 87 4 n/a n/a 0 519
2011 266 94 21 103 1 4 16 0 505
2012 263 83 16 101 4 0 15 0 482
2013 264 92 19 105 6 0 10 0 496
2014 255 107 22 103 2 0 9 0 498
2015 255 111 21 89 3 0 9 0 488
2016 274 102 20 92 1 2 13 0 504
2017 242 109 24 112 1 2 20 0 510
2018 203 124 19 110 2 1 32 0 491
2019 193 136 12 115 2 1 34 0 493
2020 204 126 16 133 2 2 28 0 511
2021 191 126 18 138 2 2 28 0 505
2022 171 107 18 138 1 1 22 0 458
2023 208 173 24 188 1 2 29 0 625
2024 191 195 19 188 0 1 31 0 625

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 Kennedale J H

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 235 n/a n/a n/a
1990 233 17.0 13.7 n/a
1991 274 17.0 16.1 n/a
1992 282 19.6 14.3 9.6
1993 292 23.0 12.7 15.8
1994 311 23.6 13.2 12.5
1995 357 26.3 13.6 17.6
1996 357 26.3 13.6 17.6
1997 382 30.8 12.4 19.4
1998 390 31.4 12.4 18.7
1999 386 34.4 11.2 19.9
2000 432 35.0 12.3 19.4
2001 480 36.0 13.3 19
2002 478 35.9 13.3 21.8
2003 478 35.9 13.3 21.8
2004 516 35.1 14.7 20
2005 486 35.0 13.9 27.6
2006 474 35.0 13.5 29.1
2007 494 35.0 14.1 32.4
2008 487 34.9 14.0 40
2009 495 35.0 14.1 35.4
2010 519 36.0 14.4 40.5
2011 505 35.0 14.4 38.4
2012 482 33.8 14.2 39.2
2013 496 33.5 14.7 37.5
2014 498 30.9 16.1 41.8
2015 488 34.0 14.3 39.5
2016 504 34.0 14.8 40.9
2017 510 32.9 15.4 38.2
2018 491 31.2 15.7 42.8
2019 493 34.4 14.3 46.5
2020 511 31.1 16.4 43.2
2021 505 35.2 14.3 48.1
2022 458 32.3 14.1 43.7
2023 625 47.6 13.1 60.5
2024 625 46.2 13.5 61.4

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 Kennedale J H

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 235 n/a n/a n/a
1990 233 17.0 13.7 n/a
1991 274 17.0 16.1 n/a
1992 282 19.6 14.3 9.6
1993 292 23.0 12.7 15.8
1994 311 23.6 13.2 12.5
1995 357 26.3 13.6 17.6
1996 357 26.3 13.6 17.6
1997 382 30.8 12.4 19.4
1998 390 31.4 12.4 18.7
1999 386 34.4 11.2 19.9
2000 432 35.0 12.3 19.4
2001 480 36.0 13.3 19
2002 478 35.9 13.3 21.8
2003 478 35.9 13.3 21.8
2004 516 35.1 14.7 20
2005 486 35.0 13.9 27.6
2006 474 35.0 13.5 29.1
2007 494 35.0 14.1 32.4
2008 487 34.9 14.0 40
2009 495 35.0 14.1 35.4
2010 519 36.0 14.4 40.5
2011 505 35.0 14.4 38.4
2012 482 33.8 14.2 39.2
2013 496 33.5 14.7 37.5
2014 498 30.9 16.1 41.8
2015 488 34.0 14.3 39.5
2016 504 34.0 14.8 40.9
2017 510 32.9 15.4 38.2
2018 491 31.2 15.7 42.8
2019 493 34.4 14.3 46.5
2020 511 31.1 16.4 43.2
2021 505 35.2 14.3 48.1
2022 458 32.3 14.1 43.7
2023 625 47.6 13.1 60.5
2024 625 46.2 13.5 61.4

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 Kennedale J H

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $764 (8.1%) $8,635 (91.9%) $9,399
2020 $762 (8.1%) $8,646 (91.9%) $9,408
2021 $709 (6.7%) $9,948 (93.3%) $10,657

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Kennedale J H

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 952nd of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 1144th of 2330 Middle schools
 5.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade Reading (Kennedale J H)4456
 12%
   7th Grade Reading (Kennedale Independent School District (Isd))4456
 12%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Kennedale J H)1825
 7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Kennedale Independent School District (Isd))1825
 7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Kennedale J H)5355
 2%
   8th Grade Reading (Kennedale Independent School District (Isd))5355
 2%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Kennedale J H)6541
 24%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Kennedale Independent School District (Isd))6541
 24%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Kennedale J H)5148
 3%
   8th Grade Science (Kennedale Independent School District (Isd))5148
 3%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Kennedale J H)3220
 12%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Kennedale Independent School District (Isd))3220
 12%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Kennedale J H)10077
 23%
   End of Course Algebra I (Kennedale Independent School District (Isd))7329
 44%
   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 Students493625
 26.8%
African American136173
 27.2%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian1224
 100%
Hispanic115188
 63.5%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White193208
 7.8%
Two or More Races3429
 14.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients46.5%60.5%
 14%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Kennedale J H

In the 2023-24 school year, 625 students attended Kennedale J H.

Kennedale J H ranks 988th of 2361 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Kennedale J H are 31% African American, 31% White, 30% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Students who attend Kennedale J H usually go on to attend Kennedale High School


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