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Kennedy Elementary Primary School
824 7th St Sw
Willmar MN, 56201, Kandiyohi County
Phone: 320-214-6688
Ranking:
(1,198 out of 1,317, bottom 9%)*
(1,198 out of 1,317, bottom 9%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Willmar Public School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 64 | 67 | 65 | |||
| Total Students: | 936 | 862 | 816 | |||
| Kindergarten: | 174 | 18.6% | 203 | 23.5% | 206 | 25.2% |
| Grade 1: | 168 | 17.9% | 185 | 21.5% | 199 | 24.4% |
| Grade 2: | 159 | 17.0% | 177 | 20.5% | 172 | 21.1% |
| Grade 3: | 159 | 17.0% | 168 | 19.5% | 141 | 17.3% |
| Grade 4: | 150 | 16.0% | 129 | 15.0% | 98 | 12.0% |
| Grade 5: | 126 | 13.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 480 | 51.3% | 428 | 49.7% | 405 | 49.6% |
| Female: | 448 | 47.9% | 426 | 49.4% | 407 | 49.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 11 | 1.2% | 12 | 1.4% | 10 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 318 | 34.0% | 263 | 30.5% | 280 | 34.3% |
| Black | 53 | 5.7% | 69 | 8.0% | 45 | 5.5% |
| White: | 547 | 58.4% | 514 | 59.6% | 477 | 58.5% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 417 | 44.6% | 389 | 45.1% | 375 | 46.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 89 | 9.5% | 70 | 8.1% | 77 | 9.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.74 | 12.80 | 12.50 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCA-II | ||||||
| 2003 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.1% | 55.9% | N/A |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 54.7% | N/A |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 66.4% | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 57.6% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 64.2% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 59.9% | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 69.9% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 71.7% | 82.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 66.1% | N/A |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 63.8% | N/A |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 73.1% | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 76% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 68.9% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 61.4% | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 62.6% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 59.6% | 76.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 60.9% | 78.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 59.9% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 53.8% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 59.8% | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 58.9% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 66.1% | 77% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 72.4% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 56.5% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 57.5% | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 56.3% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 59.9% | 72.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 65.8% | 75.2% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 46.6% | 68.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 60.3% | 76.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 64.5% | 80.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.7% | 27.3% | 46% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 23% | 46% |
| MCA-III | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 51.1% | 70.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 52% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 39.1% | 53.6% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 61.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 38.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 18.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 14.8% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 85.2% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $46,524.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,614.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,117.0 |
* Kennedy Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.