Enrollment
398
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ABC UNIFIED·NCES 060162000019
Kennedy (John F.) Elementary
17500 Belshire Ave., Artesia, CA 90701 · (562) 229-7875 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+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
22.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
267 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 94 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 84% larger than its 6th grade class (51).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
65.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.7pp since 2014
Math
51.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 35.3% | 30.4% | 16.4% | 17.9% |
| Math | 31.7% | 19.3% | 27.7% | 21.3% |
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 | 65.7% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.1% | 45.4% |
| 2022-23 | 52.8% | 42.7% |
| 2021-22 | 52.1% | 37.4% |
| 2020-21 | 88.2% | 47.1% |
| 2018-19 | 66.7% | 53.1% |
| 2017-18 | 58.0% | 43.1% |
| 2016-17 | 50.6% | 43.7% |
| 2015-16 | 57.0% | 48.0% |
| 2014-15 | 54.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
55.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 40% 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 15 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 Kennedy (John F.) Elementary
Kennedy (John F.) Elementary's state test result (55.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy (John F.) Elementary this school | 398 | 67.1% | 55.5% |
| Burbank (Luther) Elementary Artesia | 421 | 66.7% | 45.6% |
| Two Hundred Thirty-Second Place Elementary Carson | 413 | 64.6% | 59.9% |
| Eden Gardens Elementary Hayward | 477 | 69.4% | 28.6% |
| Aspire Arts & Sciences Academy Stockton | 388 | 72.7% | N/A |
| Corvallis Elementary San Leandro | 349 | 70.5% | 31.1% |
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 Kennedy (John F.) Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #1,379 of 5,151 | #315 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,521 of 5,172 ▲ 266 | #349 of 1,129 ▲ 63 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #980 of 5,172 ▲ 439 | #216 of 1,129 ▲ 98 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.6pp | #254 of 5,116 | #101 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #3,710 of 5,915 | #792 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #2,268 of 5,352 | #624 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #1,431 of 5,354 | #221 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.1% | #3,113 of 5,625 | #874 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.3% | #1,979 of 3,837 | #612 of 947 |
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
398
-42 (-10%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 466
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
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 | 398 | 18 | 22.1:1 | 67% (267) |
| 2023-24 | 372 | 18 | 20.7:1 | 69% (258) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 18 | 21.5:1 | 64% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | 19 | 23.2:1 | 73% (321) |
| 2017-18 | 470 | 20 | 23.5:1 | 55% (257) |
| 2015-16 | 478 | 20 | 23.9:1 | 49% (236) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | N/A | N/A | 51% (229) |
| 2000-01 | 522 | 25 | 20.9:1 | 34% (176) |
| 1990-91 | 466 | 19 | 24.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kennedy (John F.) Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (470 to 398); teachers down 10% (20 to 18).
About Kennedy (John F.) Elementary
Kennedy (John F.) Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Artesia, California. In all, 398 students attend the school in kindergarten through 6.
District-wide, ABC Unified has 30 schools and 17,570 students.
At Kennedy (John F.) Elementary, 54% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 25% Asian, 9% multiracial, 7% Black, and 5% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
There are 18 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 22.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. On the income side, 67% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Los Angeles County is similar, at 70%.
Kennedy (John F.) Elementary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 92% of California public elementary schools.
After accounting for student poverty, Kennedy (John F.) Elementary is in the top 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 55.5% is 15.2 points above the 40.2% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
American Community Survey estimates for Los Angeles County show that median household income comes to about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.
ABC Secondary (Alternative) sits about 0.4 miles from Kennedy (John F.) Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Kennedy (John F.) Elementary ranks 3rd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Kennedy (John F.) Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
From 440 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 398 by 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 23.2:1 to 22.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ABC Unified
- Cerritos HighHigh · 1,996 students
- Gahr (Richard) HighHigh · 1,631 students
- Artesia HighHigh · 1,384 students
- Whitney (Gretchen) HighHigh · 1,024 students
- Leal (Frank C.) ElementaryElementary · 774 students
- Nixon (Patricia) ElementaryElementary · 681 students
Other schools in Artesia
- Niemes (John H.) ElementaryElementary · 631 students
- Ross (Faye) MiddleMiddle · 528 students
- Elliott (William F) ElementaryElementary · 425 students
- Burbank (Luther) ElementaryElementary · 421 students
Nearby schools
- ABC Secondary (Alternative)0.4 mi · 17
- Tracy (Wilbur) High (Continuation)0.4 mi · 164
- Ross (Faye) Middle0.4 mi · 528
- Juarez (Benito) Elementary0.5 mi · 295
- Elliott (William F) Elementary0.5 mi · 425
- Cerritos High0.6 mi · 1,996
Frequently asked questions
About Kennedy (John F.) ElementaryHow many students attend Kennedy (John F.) Elementary?
Kennedy (John F.) Elementary enrolls approximately 398 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Kennedy (John F.) Elementary serve?
Kennedy (John F.) Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Kennedy (John F.) Elementary have?
Kennedy (John F.) Elementary employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Kennedy (John F.) Elementary?
Student demographics at Kennedy (John F.) Elementary are roughly 5% White, 54% Hispanic, 7% Black, 25% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Kennedy (John F.) Elementary in?
Kennedy (John F.) Elementary is part of ABC Unified.
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