| Kennedale Independent School District | |
| Motto: | Committed to Excellence |
| Location: | Kennedale, Texas |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Type: | Public |
| Superintendent: | Chad Gee[1] |
| Governing Agency: | Texas Education Agency |
| Students: | 3,134[2] |
| Teachers: | 204.8 |
| Staff: | 394.4 |
| Website: | http://www.kennedaleisd.net |
Kennedale Independent School District is a public school district based in Kennedale, Texas (USA).
In addition to Kennedale, the district serves small portions of Arlington and Fort Worth.
In 2016-2017, the school district was rated "exemplary" by the Texas Education Agency.[3]
Kennedale ISD's motto is "Committed to Excellence"[4]
Kennedale ISD has five schools - four in Kennedale and one (R.F. Patterson Elementary) in Arlington.
| Subject | Kennedale ISD | Region 11 | State of Texas | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 79% | 76% | 73% | |
| Mathematics | 80% | 78% | 76% | |
| Writing | 75% | 72% | 69% | |
| Science | 83% | 81% | 79% | |
| Soc. Studies | 83% | 80% | 77% | |
| All Tests | 80% | 77% | 75% |
Students in Kennedale typically perform close to the local region and state-wide averages on standardized tests. In the 2015-2016 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results, 80% of students in Kennedale ISD met Level II Satisfactory standards, compared with 77% in Region 11 and 75% in the state of Texas. The average SAT score of the class of 2015 was 1413, and the average ACT score was 22.1.
In the 2015-2016 school year, the school district had a total of 3,134 students, ranging from pre-kindergarten through grade 12. The class of 2015 included 228 graduates; the annual drop-out rate across grades 9-12 was less than 1%.
As of the 2015-2016 school year, the ethnic distribution of the school district was 48.7% White, 22.0% Hispanic, 20.7% African American, 4.0% Asian, 0.5% American Indian, 0.4% Pacific Islander, and 3.8% from two or more races. Economically disadvantaged students made up 39.9% of the student body.