John F. Kennedy Elementary

John F. Kennedy Elementary is a moderately sized K-5 school in Newark, California, overseen by Newark Unified. The school enrolls 455 students in grades K through 5.

John F. Kennedy Elementary is one of 10 schools operated by Newark Unified, a district that teaches 4,661 students overall.

On the student-mix side, John F. Kennedy Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 42%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 26% Asian, 15% White, 15% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, John F. Kennedy Elementary has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 26.8:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Alameda County's rate of about 49%.

After controlling for student poverty, John F. Kennedy Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.0%; this one delivers 52.0%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Alameda County put median household income runs about $129,367, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Alameda County's 394 public schools (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students), John F. Kennedy Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Bridgepoint High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), John F. Kennedy Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 49.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at John F. Kennedy Elementary has ticked up 17%, going from 390 students in 2018 to 455 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 21% to 15% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 33.9:1 in 2018 to 26.8:1 today.

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