John F. Kennedy Elementary

Set in Santa Ana, California, John F. Kennedy Elementary is a compact elementary-level community, run under Santa Ana Unified. It serves 380 students across grades K through 5.

Within Santa Ana Unified, which oversees 51 schools and 35,993 students, John F. Kennedy Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, John F. Kennedy Elementary reports that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Orange County's rate of about 55%.

After controlling for student poverty, John F. Kennedy Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 20.6%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Orange County) records that median household earnings sit near $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Orange County's 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), John F. Kennedy Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Madison Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around John F. Kennedy Elementary. On composite proficiency, John F. Kennedy Elementary comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 20.7%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at John F. Kennedy Elementary has decreased 45%, going from 693 students in 2018 to 380 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 26.6:1 in 2018 to 21.0:1 today.

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