Kennedy Middle School

900 North Sixth St, El Centro, CA 92243 | (760) 352-0444

Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 601

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5 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 601 middle school students from grades 6-8
Ranks 1163rd out of 2,050 middle schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Yes

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 900 North Sixth St., El Centro, CA 92243

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

El Centro Elementary School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $9,063
Students Per Teacher: 21.9
Enrolled Students: 5,584

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 601
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 30.7
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 19.6

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 324 (53.9%)
Females: 277 (46.1%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 56 (9.3%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 479 (79.7%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 535 (89.0%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Kennedy Middle School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.2%
Black	6	1.0%
Asian	3	0.5%
Hispanic	570	94.8%
White	20	3.3%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
6th Grade	192	31.9%
7th Grade	189	31.4%
8th Grade	220	36.6%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

47.1%

District:

58.8%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree: 2.9%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 96.8%

Number of Certificated Staff: 34.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 10.3

Average Age

School:

38.4

District:

42.0

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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2 reviews for Kennedy Middle School

Reviewed by Former Student on October 06, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
mr. cruz is way better sorry no disrespect and mr.santoyo,ms. guerra ,mr.garcia,and mr. labrada r the best teacher u could ever have

Reviewed by Student on October 06, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
its the best school but they have the a new princilal(mr. wavra) i think mr. cruz and my best teacher would be mr.garcia ,ms.ferandez,ms. guerra,and mr. labrada

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Kennedy Middle School performed on average about the same as other schools across the state on CST state exams in the following subjects:

CST Algebra I
CST English-Language Arts
CST General Mathematics
CST History - Social Science
CST Mathematics
CST Science

AYP Results (2010)

Overall AYP Met: Yes

ELA AYP Met: Yes

Math AYP Met: Yes

Program Improvement (PI) Requirement Under NCLB (2010)

First Year PI Requirement was Implemented: 2005-2006

School's Placement Under NCLB: Year 5

CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	43.0%	50.0%	55.0%
2009	32.0%	45.0%	52.0%
2008	29.0%	43.0%	47.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	46.0%	50.0%	52.0%
2009	25.0%	42.0%	49.0%
2008	26.0%	41.0%	44.0%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	37.0%	44.0%	55.0%
2009	29.0%	44.0%	54.0%
2008	35.0%	42.0%	49.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	43.0%	46.0%	48.0%
2009	33.0%	42.0%	43.0%
2008	35.0%	44.0%	41.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	69.0%	50.0%	46.0%
2009	76.0%	56.0%	44.0%
2008	28.0%	34.0%	42.0%

CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	40.0%	46.0%	54.0%
2009	29.0%	39.0%	48.0%
2008	34.0%	40.0%	45.0%

CST General Mathematics Test
2010	30.0%	32.0%	30.0%
2009	29.0%	30.0%	30.0%
2008	17.0%	24.0%	31.0%

CST History - Social Science Test
2010	55.0%	45.0%	47.0%
2009	42.0%	39.0%	42.0%
2008	34.0%	29.0%	36.0%

CST Science Test
2010	66.0%	65.0%	59.0%
2009	59.0%	69.0%	56.0%
2008	60.0%	65.0%	52.0%

End of Course - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	69.0%	53.0%	31.0%
2009	77.0%	58.0%	28.0%
2008	28.0%	34.0%	25.0%

CST General Mathematics Test
2010	30.0%	32.0%	27.0%
2009	29.0%	30.0%	26.0%
2008	17.0%	24.0%	27.0%

Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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