John F. Kennedy High

As a substantial secondary school in Granada Hills, California, John F. Kennedy High educates 2,152 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Los Angeles Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 157% bigger than the state mean of about 838.

Los Angeles Unified comprises 784 schools with combined enrollment of 406,887 students; John F. Kennedy High is among them.

On the student-mix side, John F. Kennedy High lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 78%; the rest looks like 12% White, 7% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

On the resource side, On paper, John F. Kennedy High has 106 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.3:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 72% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, John F. Kennedy High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.6%, the actual is 44.5%, a residual of +7.9 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household income runs about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. John F. Kennedy High is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

The closest other public school is Jane Addams Continuation, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), John F. Kennedy High ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 41.4%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. John F. Kennedy High's enrollment has contracted 3% since 2018, when it stood at 2,214 (now 2,152). Class-load math has tightened: from 22.9:1 in 2018 to 20.3:1 in 2025.

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