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If you had an hour of school board time for John F. Kennedy Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
380
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA ANA UNIFIED·NCES 063531009440
John F. Kennedy Elementary
1300 East McFadden, Santa Ana, CA 92705 · (714) 972-5700 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL380 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
21.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
366 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
31.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.2pp since 2014
Math
23.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.1% | 21.1% | 24.6% | 44.2% |
| Math | 7.5% | 16.4% | 29.9% | 46.3% |
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 | 31.2% | 23.9% |
| 2023-24 | 23.8% | 18.4% |
| 2022-23 | 28.3% | 25.4% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 21.8% |
| 2018-19 | 29.0% | 33.3% |
| 2017-18 | 28.7% | 35.4% |
| 2016-17 | 22.9% | 26.4% |
| 2015-16 | 24.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
23.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 (23.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy Elementary this school | 380 | 96.3% | 23.8% |
| Heroes Elementary Santa Ana | 396 | 95.7% | 27.0% |
| Sunrise Elementary Los Angeles | 385 | 97.4% | 31.5% |
| Ohlone Elementary Watsonville | 391 | 96.7% | 14.2% |
| Woodville Elementary Porterville | 371 | 94.9% | 29.3% |
| State Street Elementary South Gate | 396 | 95.2% | 29.3% |
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 Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #4,212 of 5,151 | #357 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #3,894 of 5,172 ▲ 452 | #335 of 382 ▲ 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #3,861 of 5,172 ▲ 563 | #327 of 382 ▲ 32 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.1pp | #2,997 of 5,116 | #214 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 380 | #3,924 of 5,915 | #309 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #1,524 of 5,352 | #62 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.6% | #5,314 of 5,354 | #396 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.3% | #281 of 5,625 | #6 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -45.2% | #77 of 3,837 | #9 of 324 |
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
380
-152 (-29%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 835
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 25.3:1
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 | 380 | 18.1 | 21.0:1 | 96% (366) |
| 2023-24 | 402 | 20.5 | 19.6:1 | 84% (338) |
| 2022-23 | 441 | 21.7 | 20.4:1 | 81% (358) |
| 2020-21 | 532 | 21 | 25.3:1 | 93% (493) |
| 2017-18 | 693 | 26 | 26.6:1 | 93% (644) |
| 2015-16 | 794 | 29 | 27.4:1 | 96% (765) |
| 2010-11 | 799 | N/A | N/A | 97% (779) |
| 2000-01 | 1,050 | 52 | 20.2:1 | 92% (963) |
| 1990-91 | 835 | 30 | 27.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John F. Kennedy Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 45% (693 to 380); teachers down 30% (26 to 18.1).
About John F. Kennedy Elementary
John F. Kennedy Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Santa Ana, California. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 380 students.
Santa Ana Unified counts 35,993 students in its 51 schools, and John F. Kennedy Elementary is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show John F. Kennedy Elementary is 99% Hispanic. Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 3%, meaning two students picked at random have a 3% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 18.1 full-time equivalents, or about 21.0 students per teacher. This ratio sits 1.3 below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 96%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Orange County is 55%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, John F. Kennedy Elementary receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For John F. Kennedy Elementary, the prediction is 23.1% and the result is 23.8%.
Orange County census figures show that the median household income is $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 649 public schools in Orange County, enrolling about 430,458 students in all.
The nearest public school is Madison Elementary, at about 0.3 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 21.3%, lower than John F. Kennedy Elementary's 23.8%.
John F. Kennedy Elementary has an NCES locale of City: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 380, a 29% decrease from 532 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 25.3:1 in 2020-21, and 21.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
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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 8th largest of the 10.
- John F. Kennedy ElementaryRiverside, CA · 864 students
- John F. Kennedy ElementaryDinuba, CA · 488 students
- John F. Kennedy ElementaryNewark, CA · 455 students
- John F. Kennedy ElementaryIndio, CA · 390 students
- John F. Kennedy ElementaryDaly City, CA · 304 students
Nearby schools
- Madison Elementary0.3 mi · 749
- Century High0.4 mi · 1,519
- Roosevelt Walker Academy0.7 mi · 675
- Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate0.8 mi · 936
- Robert Heideman Elementary0.8 mi · 502
- Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate0.9 mi · 584
Frequently asked questions
About John F. Kennedy ElementaryHow large is John F. Kennedy Elementary?
John F. Kennedy Elementary enrolls approximately 380 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does John F. Kennedy Elementary serve?
John F. Kennedy Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at John F. Kennedy Elementary?
Approximately 21.0:1 students per teacher at John F. Kennedy Elementary.
How diverse is John F. Kennedy Elementary?
John F. Kennedy Elementary reports a student body of 99% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees John F. Kennedy Elementary?
John F. Kennedy Elementary is overseen by Santa Ana Unified in Orange County.
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