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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at John F. Kennedy Elementary?
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Enrollment
455
Elementary
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWARK UNIFIED·NCES 062706004082
John F. Kennedy Elementary
35430 Blackburn Dr., Newark, CA 94560 · (510) 818-3400 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
26.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
141 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 100 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
52.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.0pp since 2014
Math
56.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 28.4% | 23.6% | 16.9% | 31.1% |
| Math | 30.7% | 25.3% | 18.2% | 25.8% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.4% | 54.6% |
| 2022-23 | 51.7% | 53.3% |
| 2021-22 | 59.7% | 51.9% |
| 2018-19 | 59.6% | 56.6% |
| 2017-18 | 50.2% | 46.7% |
| 2016-17 | 52.5% | 51.8% |
| 2015-16 | 57.0% | 58.0% |
| 2014-15 | 55.0% | 56.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like John F. Kennedy Elementary
John F. Kennedy Elementary's state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy Elementary this school | 455 | 31.0% | 53.0% |
| George C. Payne Elementary San Jose | 417 | 31.4% | 57.7% |
| Oak Ridge Elementary San Jose | 495 | 34.5% | 53.0% |
| Sierra Vista Elementary Placentia | 454 | 33.7% | 73.0% |
| Fern Elementary Torrance | 473 | 34.7% | 58.9% |
| Ponderosa Elementary South San Francisco | 359 | 35.4% | 51.2% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where John F. Kennedy Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,516 of 5,151 | #103 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,260 of 5,172 ▼ 6 | #96 of 192 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,887 of 5,172 ▲ 50 | #105 of 192 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.8pp | #1,276 of 5,116 | #75 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 455 | #2,971 of 5,915 | #111 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.8:1 | #5,058 of 5,352 | #189 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #470 of 5,354 | #49 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.0% | #4,720 of 5,625 | #140 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.7% | #313 of 1,139 | #12 of 48 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
455
+63 (+16%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 406
Student : Teacher
26.8:1
was 24.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 455 | 17 | 26.8:1 | 31% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 459 | 18 | 25.5:1 | 37% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 465 | 18 | 25.8:1 | 31% (144) |
| 2020-21 | 392 | 16 | 24.5:1 | 31% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 390 | 11.5 | 33.9:1 | 29% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 348 | 13 | 26.8:1 | 25% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 383 | N/A | N/A | 20% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 473 | 24 | 19.7:1 | 10% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 406 | 18 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John F. Kennedy Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (390 to 455); teachers up 48% (11.5 to 17).
About John F. Kennedy Elementary
In Newark, California, part of Alameda County, John F. Kennedy Elementary is an elementary school. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 455 students on the rolls.
Newark Unified includes 10 schools. Together they enroll 4,661 students.
No group is above 50% at John F. Kennedy Elementary; the largest is Hispanic, at 42%. Other reported shares: 26% Asian, 15% White, and 15% multiracial. Alameda County's residents are about 23% Hispanic, 18 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 71%.
John F. Kennedy Elementary reported 17 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 26.8:1. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 4.4 fewer students per teacher than here. There are 141 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 31% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Alameda County averages 49%, higher than here.
On the allk12 Grade, John F. Kennedy Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 43% of California public elementary schools.
John F. Kennedy Elementary scores 53.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 61.4%.
In Alameda County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $129,367, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 394 public schools and about 210,511 students.
Bridgepoint High sits about 0.3 miles from John F. Kennedy Elementary. John F. Kennedy Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. John F. Kennedy Elementary comes in 4th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES assigns John F. Kennedy Elementary the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 392 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 455 by 2024-25. Students per teacher increased from 24.5 in 2020-21 to 26.8 in 2024-25.
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Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newark Unified
- Newark Memorial HighHigh · 1,367 students
- Newark MiddleMiddle · 980 students
- Coyote Hills ElementaryElementary · 440 students
- Birch Grove PrimaryElementary · 409 students
- August Schilling ElementaryElementary · 344 students
- Birch Grove IntermediateElementary · 289 students
Other schools in Newark
- Newark Memorial HighHigh · 1,367 students
- Newark MiddleMiddle · 980 students
- Coyote Hills ElementaryElementary · 440 students
- Birch Grove PrimaryElementary · 409 students
- August Schilling ElementaryElementary · 344 students
- Birch Grove IntermediateElementary · 289 students
Other John F. Kennedy Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 4 states are named John F. Kennedy Elementary. John F. Kennedy Elementary is the 5th largest of the 10.
- John F. Kennedy ElementaryRiverside, CA · 864 students
- John F. Kennedy ElementaryDinuba, CA · 488 students
- John F. Kennedy ElementaryIndio, CA · 390 students
- John F. Kennedy ElementarySanta Ana, CA · 380 students
- John F. Kennedy ElementaryDaly City, CA · 304 students
Nearby schools
- Bridgepoint High0.3 mi · 60
- Crossroads High (Alternative)0.4 mi · 31
- Newark Middle0.7 mi · 980
- Forest Park Elementary0.9 mi · 725
- Patterson Elementary0.9 mi · 558
- Coyote Hills Elementary0.9 mi · 440
Frequently asked questions
About John F. Kennedy ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at John F. Kennedy Elementary?
John F. Kennedy Elementary enrolls approximately 455 students in grades KG-05.
Is John F. Kennedy Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
John F. Kennedy Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does John F. Kennedy Elementary have?
John F. Kennedy Elementary employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at John F. Kennedy Elementary?
At John F. Kennedy Elementary, the student body is approximately 15% White, 42% Hispanic, 2% Black, 26% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is John F. Kennedy Elementary in?
John F. Kennedy Elementary is part of Newark Unified.
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