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What's the biggest difference between John F. Kennedy Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
864
Elementary
DISTRICT 671 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERSIDE UNIFIED·NCES 063315010585
John F. Kennedy Elementary
19125 Schoolhouse Ln., Riverside, CA 92508 · (951) 789-7570 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL864 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
24.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
491 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 138 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 117 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 125 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 132 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 130 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (138) is 6% larger than its 6th grade class (130).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
60.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.2pp since 2014
Math
52.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 32.2% | 28.6% | 21.4% | 17.8% |
| Math | 27.1% | 25.5% | 25.3% | 22.0% |
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 | 60.8% | 52.6% |
| 2023-24 | 59.4% | 53.1% |
| 2022-23 | 58.4% | 49.6% |
| 2021-22 | 59.6% | 50.6% |
| 2018-19 | 64.0% | 57.8% |
| 2017-18 | 64.2% | 54.0% |
| 2016-17 | 67.1% | 57.3% |
| 2015-16 | 66.0% | 60.0% |
| 2014-15 | 68.0% | 61.0% |
% 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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 (56.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy Elementary this school | 864 | 56.8% | 56.8% |
| Fair Oaks Ranch Community Santa Clarita | 866 | 54.7% | 49.3% |
| Oak Meadows Elementary Murrieta | 818 | 61.7% | 44.1% |
| Southshore Elementary Menifee | 843 | 59.3% | 41.6% |
| Tournament Hills Elementary Beaumont | 805 | 58.4% | 50.6% |
| Mark Twain Elementary Riverside | 1,033 | 53.5% | 51.3% |
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 Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #1,284 of 5,151 | #35 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #1,427 of 5,172 ▼ 86 | #35 of 283 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #1,269 of 5,172 ▲ 16 | #34 of 283 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.6pp | #2,807 of 5,116 | #181 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 864 | #227 of 5,915 | #31 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #4,040 of 5,352 | #225 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #1,068 of 5,354 | #41 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.8% | #3,608 of 5,625 | #250 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #2,120 of 3,837 | #108 of 207 |
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
864
-37 (-4%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 1,065
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
was 26.5:1
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 | 864 | 35.4 | 24.4:1 | 57% (491) |
| 2023-24 | 882 | 34.2 | 25.8:1 | 29% (252) |
| 2022-23 | 851 | 33.6 | 25.3:1 | 53% (451) |
| 2020-21 | 901 | 34 | 26.5:1 | 52% (471) |
| 2017-18 | 1,008 | 40 | 25.2:1 | 37% (369) |
| 2015-16 | 1,096 | 41 | 26.7:1 | 35% (381) |
| 2010-11 | 1,065 | N/A | N/A | 25% (267) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John F. Kennedy Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (1,008 to 864); teachers down 12% (40 to 35.4).
About John F. Kennedy Elementary
As a high-enrollment elementary school, John F. Kennedy Elementary serves students in Riverside, California. The school serves 864 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
John F. Kennedy Elementary is one of the 48 schools that make up Riverside Unified (38,002 students in total).
John F. Kennedy Elementary's enrollment is 51% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 23% White, 11% Asian, 8% Black, and 6% multiracial. The Hispanic share in Riverside County as a whole is similar, at about 51%. John F. Kennedy Elementary has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 24.4:1. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is lower than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 57% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The average for public schools in Riverside County is 74%.
The allk12 Grade for John F. Kennedy Elementary is A-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 80% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with John F. Kennedy Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 46.2%. John F. Kennedy Elementary scores 56.8%, 10.5 points above that line.
According to the American Community Survey, in Riverside County, median household income is about $93,074, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 543 public schools operate in Riverside County, serving about 424,872 students.
The closest other public school is Benjamin Franklin Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts John F. Kennedy Elementary at 2nd of 9.
For locale, NCES codes John F. Kennedy Elementary as City: Large.
Enrollment was 901 in 2020-21 and 864 in 2024-25, a decrease of 37 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 26.5:1 to 24.4:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Riverside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,478,600
Census ACS
Median income
$93,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
543
424,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Riverside Unified
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Other schools in Riverside
- Martin Luther King Jr. HighHigh · 2,699 students
- Polytechnic HighHigh · 2,484 students
- Ramona HighHigh · 2,142 students
- John W. North HighHigh · 2,011 students
- Arlington HighHigh · 1,920 students
- Norte Vista HighHigh · 1,804 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 largest of the 10.
- John F. Kennedy ElementaryDinuba, CA · 488 students
- John F. Kennedy ElementaryNewark, CA · 455 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
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary0.6 mi · 767
- Martin Luther King Jr. High1.0 mi · 2,699
- Mark Twain Elementary1.3 mi · 1,033
- Amelia Earhart Middle1.3 mi · 743
- Tomas Rivera Elementary1.5 mi · 699
- Frank Augustus Miller Middle1.7 mi · 844
Frequently asked questions
About John F. Kennedy ElementaryHow many students attend John F. Kennedy Elementary?
John F. Kennedy Elementary enrolls approximately 864 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does John F. Kennedy Elementary serve?
John F. Kennedy Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John F. Kennedy Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John F. Kennedy Elementary is approximately 24.4:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at John F. Kennedy Elementary?
Student demographics at John F. Kennedy Elementary are roughly 23% White, 51% Hispanic, 8% Black, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is John F. Kennedy Elementary public or private?
John F. Kennedy Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Riverside Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.