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What's the most underrated thing about John F. Kennedy Middle that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
880
Middle
DISTRICT 931 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUPERTINO UNION·NCES 061029001138
John F. Kennedy Middle
821 Bubb Rd., Cupertino, CA 95014 · (408) 253-1525 · Santa Clara County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL880 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of California public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
138 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 282 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 272 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 326 | 37% |
Student demographics
36%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
91.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.0pp since 2014
Math
90.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 61.5% | 29.5% | 5.6% | 3.4% |
| Math | 79.8% | 10.9% | 6.0% | 3.3% |
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 | 91.0% | 90.7% |
| 2023-24 | 90.8% | 90.7% |
| 2022-23 | 90.4% | 91.0% |
| 2021-22 | 90.2% | 88.7% |
| 2020-21 | 87.7% | 88.1% |
| 2018-19 | 88.5% | 90.1% |
| 2017-18 | 89.0% | 89.9% |
| 2016-17 | 89.9% | 92.5% |
| 2015-16 | 92.0% | 91.0% |
| 2014-15 | 90.0% | 91.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
90.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 91% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 70% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in California's top 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 Middle
John F. Kennedy Middle's state test result (90.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy Middle this school | 880 | 15.7% | 90.8% |
| Sam H. Lawson Middle Cupertino | 841 | 15.2% | 87.1% |
| Chaboya Middle San Jose | 815 | 16.4% | 78.2% |
| Joaquin Miller Middle San Jose | 1,067 | 13.5% | 91.7% |
| Gale Ranch Middle San Ramon | 971 | 9.8% | 79.9% |
| Windemere Ranch Middle San Ramon | 1,011 | 8.2% | 83.3% |
Matched among California middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 90.8% | #4 of 1,224 | #2 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.7% | #5 of 1,227 no change | #4 of 56 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #5 of 1,227 no change | #1 of 56 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.4pp | #697 of 1,214 | #28 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 880 | #327 of 1,377 | #11 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #707 of 1,279 | #44 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.6% | #881 of 1,278 | #52 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.7% | #1,257 of 1,329 | #56 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.7% | #97 of 930 | #7 of 53 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
880
-170 (-16%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 777
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 22.3:1
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 | 880 | 41.1 | 21.4:1 | 16% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 909 | 40.7 | 22.3:1 | 15% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 930 | 40.8 | 22.8:1 | 12% (112) |
| 2020-21 | 1,050 | 47 | 22.3:1 | 3% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 1,289 | 54.9 | 23.5:1 | 3% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 1,474 | 61 | 24.2:1 | 1% (15) |
| 2010-11 | 1,328 | N/A | N/A | 2% (24) |
| 2000-01 | 1,324 | 52 | 25.5:1 | 1% (15) |
| 1990-91 | 777 | 29 | 26.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John F. Kennedy Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (1,289 to 880); teachers down 25% (54.9 to 41.1).
About John F. Kennedy Middle
John F. Kennedy Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Cupertino, California, one of the schools in Cupertino Union. The latest federal count shows 880 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 659-student average for middle schools in California, enrollment here is 34% higher.
John F. Kennedy Middle is one of 23 schools in Cupertino Union, which enrolls 13,526 students in total.
At John F. Kennedy Middle, Asian students make up 79% of the student body. The school is also 10% White, 6% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. That is higher than the 41% Asian share among all Santa Clara County residents. John F. Kennedy Middle's diversity index is 36%, against a US figure of 70%.
At John F. Kennedy Middle, 41.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 21.4:1. That is higher than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Roughly 16% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The 37% average for public schools in Santa Clara County is 21 points higher.
Measured against California public middle schools, John F. Kennedy Middle receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at John F. Kennedy Middle are 20.5 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 90.8%, compared with a predicted 70.3%, which ranks in the top 10% in California.
According to the American Community Survey, in Santa Clara County, the median household income is $164,281, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. John F. Kennedy Middle is one of 412 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to John F. Kennedy Middle is Abraham Lincoln Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, John F. Kennedy Middle ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES assigns John F. Kennedy Middle the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 880, a 16% decrease from 1,050 in 2020-21.
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Santa Clara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,902,047
Census ACS
Median income
$164,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
412
230,059 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cupertino Union
- Cupertino MiddleMiddle · 1,067 students
- Joaquin Miller MiddleMiddle · 1,067 students
- Sam H. Lawson MiddleMiddle · 841 students
- Louis E. Stocklmeir ElementaryElementary · 840 students
- Warren E. Hyde MiddleMiddle · 800 students
- Abraham Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 662 students
Other schools in Cupertino
- Homestead HighHigh · 2,224 students
- Cupertino HighHigh · 1,800 students
- Monta Vista HighHigh · 1,630 students
- Sam H. Lawson MiddleMiddle · 841 students
- Warren E. Hyde MiddleMiddle · 800 students
- Abraham Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 662 students
Other John F. Kennedy Middle schools
9 other US public schools in 6 states are named John F. Kennedy Middle. John F. Kennedy Middle is the 3rd largest of the 10.
- John F. Kennedy MiddleRedwood City, CA · 808 students
- JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOLNORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL · 1,052 students
- John F. Kennedy Middle SchoolEnfield, CT · 1,002 students
- JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOLRIVIERA BEACH, FL · 821 students
- John F. Kennedy MiddleAntioch, TN · 747 students
Nearby schools
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary0.3 mi · 662
- Monta Vista High0.4 mi · 1,630
- William Faria Elementary1.0 mi · 614
- Stevens Creek Elementary1.4 mi · 407
- C. B. Eaton Elementary1.4 mi · 489
- Garden Gate Elementary1.5 mi · 471
Frequently asked questions
About John F. Kennedy MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at John F. Kennedy Middle?
John F. Kennedy Middle enrolls approximately 880 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does John F. Kennedy Middle serve?
John F. Kennedy Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at John F. Kennedy Middle?
Approximately 21.4:1 students per teacher at John F. Kennedy Middle.
How diverse is John F. Kennedy Middle?
John F. Kennedy Middle reports a student body of 10% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 79% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is John F. Kennedy Middle in?
John F. Kennedy Middle is part of Cupertino Union.
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