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How has John F. Kennedy High changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,652
High
DISTRICT 894 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063384005257
John F. Kennedy High
6715 Gloria Dr., Sacramento, CA 95831 · (916) 395-5090 · Sacramento County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,652 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of California public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
80 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
982 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 386 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 413 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 417 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 436 | 26% |
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
35.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -16.7pp since 2014
Math
17.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -13.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.2% | 24.2% | 26.0% | 38.7% |
| Math | 5.5% | 12.2% | 20.3% | 62.0% |
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 | 35.3% | 17.7% |
| 2023-24 | 40.6% | 18.1% |
| 2022-23 | 43.5% | 20.9% |
| 2021-22 | 44.7% | 18.5% |
| 2018-19 | 51.4% | 29.1% |
| 2017-18 | 51.9% | 35.1% |
| 2016-17 | 64.8% | 37.0% |
| 2015-16 | 51.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 High
John F. Kennedy High's state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy High this school | 1,652 | 59.4% | 27.9% |
| Inderkum High Sacramento | 2,194 | 56.0% | 40.0% |
| Bear Creek High Stockton | 1,925 | 65.8% | 34.8% |
| Pinole Valley High Pinole | 1,245 | 61.8% | 43.4% |
| Laguna Creek High Elk Grove | 2,142 | 51.9% | 41.1% |
| Gahr (Richard) High Cerritos | 1,631 | 61.2% | 52.8% |
Matched among California high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #859 of 1,052 | #32 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.7% | #747 of 1,056 ▼ 83 | #29 of 45 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #953 of 1,056 ▼ 100 | #37 of 45 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.1pp | #123 of 1,044 | #10 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,652 | #478 of 2,093 | #20 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #635 of 1,352 | #22 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.0% | #21 of 1,351 | #9 of 50 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.4% | #1,046 of 1,575 | #39 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.4% | #97 of 802 | #5 of 23 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,652
-485 (-23%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 2,141
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 23.2:1
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 | 1,652 | 80.3 | 20.6:1 | 59% (982) |
| 2023-24 | 1,888 | 84 | 22.5:1 | 64% (1,201) |
| 2022-23 | 1,971 | 83.6 | 23.6:1 | 57% (1,118) |
| 2020-21 | 2,137 | 92 | 23.2:1 | 59% (1,262) |
| 2017-18 | 2,214 | 94.8 | 23.4:1 | 62% (1,372) |
| 2015-16 | 2,221 | 88 | 25.2:1 | 61% (1,360) |
| 2010-11 | 2,076 | N/A | N/A | 42% (866) |
| 2000-01 | 2,645 | 107 | 24.7:1 | 28% (728) |
| 1990-91 | 2,141 | 89 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John F. Kennedy High.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (2,214 to 1,652); teachers down 15% (94.8 to 80.3).
About John F. Kennedy High
John F. Kennedy High is a high-enrollment high school serving families in Sacramento, California. The school's enrollment of 1,652 students covers grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 97% higher than the average for high schools in California, which is about 838.
Sacramento City Unified enrolls 37,657 students, and its 73 schools include John F. Kennedy High.
John F. Kennedy High's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 37%. After that, the student body is 25% Asian, 19% Black, 9% White, and 8% multiracial. Among all residents of Sacramento County, the Hispanic share is about 24%. John F. Kennedy High has a diversity index of 75%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 80.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 20.6:1. The 18.2:1 average for high schools in California is lower than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 59% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
John F. Kennedy High is graded D by allk12, scoring above 5% of California public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, John F. Kennedy High would score about 44.7%. It scores 27.9%, a bottom-10% result among California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Sacramento County show that median household income is about $92,175, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. John F. Kennedy High is one of 387 public schools in Sacramento County, which together enroll about 259,342 students.
The closest public school, Sol Aureus College Preparatory, is about 0.4 miles from John F. Kennedy High. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, John F. Kennedy High places 4th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
The federal government classifies John F. Kennedy High's location as City: Large.
Enrollment was 2,137 in 2020-21 and 1,652 in 2024-25, a decrease of 485 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 23.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 20.6:1.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Sacramento County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,594,006
Census ACS
Median income
$92,175
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
387
259,342 students
Quick facts
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Other John F. Kennedy High schools
10 other US public schools in 6 states are named John F. Kennedy High. John F. Kennedy High is the 5th largest of the 11.
- John F. Kennedy HighGranada Hills, CA · 2,152 students
- John F. Kennedy HighLa Palma, CA · 1,983 students
- John F. Kennedy HighFremont, CA · 1,273 students
- John F. Kennedy HighRichmond, CA · 740 students
- John F. Kennedy HighNorco, CA · 694 students
Nearby schools
- Sol Aureus College Preparatory0.4 mi · 316
- Caroline Wenzel Elementary0.6 mi · 211
- School of Engineering & Sciences0.7 mi · 542
- Genevieve Didion0.9 mi · 609
- Martin Luther King Jr.1.1 mi · 357
- Yav Pem Suab Academy - Preparing for the Future Charter1.2 mi · 480
Frequently asked questions
About John F. Kennedy HighHow many students attend John F. Kennedy High?
John F. Kennedy High enrolls approximately 1,652 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does John F. Kennedy High serve?
John F. Kennedy High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at John F. Kennedy High?
Approximately 20.6:1 students per teacher at John F. Kennedy High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at John F. Kennedy High?
At John F. Kennedy High, the student body is approximately 9% White, 37% Hispanic, 19% Black, 25% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is John F. Kennedy High public or private?
John F. Kennedy High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sacramento City Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.