Kenneth C. Hanrahan Elementary School
Public middle school in Jennings, Missouri · Jennings School District · Grades 4–6
Kenneth C. Hanrahan Elementary School serves 138 students in grades 4–6 in Jennings (St. Louis County). It is one of 7 schools in Jennings School District. By enrollment it is the 362nd largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 13.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri middle school (13).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 395 Missouri middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 10 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 4–6 |
| District | Jennings School District |
| County | St. Louis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 291629002786 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Jennings | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 138 | 2,269 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 13.8 | 15.9 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 65% of Missouri middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Kenneth C. Hanrahan Elementary School in context
Size
Kenneth C. Hanrahan Elementary School is the 2nd largest of Jennings School District's 3 middle schools; its 138 students are 6.1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.3 miles away and have a median of 417 students, so Kenneth C. Hanrahan Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 4 with 49 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 42, against an average of 46 per grade. This year grade 6 has 14% fewer students than grade 4 (42 against 49). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 97.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Jennings (95.7%).
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Jennings and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 61.6% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Kenneth C. Hanrahan Elementary School has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 138 students would have about 10.6 teachers, so Kenneth C. Hanrahan Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other middle school is Rose Johnson Jennings Junior High School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. There are 11 middle schools within 5 miles and 38 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 97.8% |
| White | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
50.7% of students are girls and 49.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 4 | 49 |
| Grade 5 | 47 |
| Grade 6 | 42 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8430 Lucas Hunt, Jennings, MO 63136
Phone: (314)653-8190
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Kenneth C. Hanrahan Elementary School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Johnson Jennings Junior High School | Jennings | 0.7 mi | 310 | 18 | 100% |
| Fairview Intermediate School | Jennings | 1.0 mi | 134 | 14.9 | 100% |
| Westview Middle School | Riverview Gardens | 1.1 mi | 524 | 12.5 | 58.8% |
| R. G. Central Middle School | Riverview Gardens | 2.2 mi | 578 | 13.9 | 63.8% |
| NMS @ Lucas Crossing | Normandy Schools Collaborative | 2.3 mi | 620 | 12.7 | 99.5% |
| Ferguson Middle School | Ferguson-Florissant R-II | 3.0 mi | 582 | 16.2 | 65.1% |
| Johnson Wabash 6th Grade Center | Ferguson-Florissant R-II | 3.1 mi | 278 | 12.9 | 64.7% |
| East Middle School | Hazelwood | 3.9 mi | 167 | 5.4 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Jennings
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Intermediate School | Middle | 4–6 | 134 |
| Fairview Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–3 | 284 |
| Jennings High School | High | 9–12 | 666 |
| Northview Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 540 |
| Rose Johnson Jennings Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 310 |
| Woodland Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–3 | 197 |