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Enrollment
1,052
Middle
DISTRICT 608 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039000558
JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL
1075 NE 167TH ST, NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL 33162 · (305) 947-1451 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,052 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of Florida public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public middle schools
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
576 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
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 | 325 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 342 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 385 | 37% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 70% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL→NORTH MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from MIAMI-DADE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
58.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +8.3pp since 2023
Math
45.8%
FL avg 58.9% . -6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 45.8% |
| 2023-24 | 49.8% | 52.1% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
53.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 MIDDLE SCHOOL
JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (53.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 1,052 | 54.8% | 53.8% |
| NEW RENAISSANCE MIDDLE SCHOOL MIRAMAR | 965 | 50.5% | 46.6% |
| MARGATE MIDDLE SCHOOL MARGATE | 927 | 49.6% | 45.7% |
| SILVER LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH LAUDERDALE | 729 | 59.4% | 40.6% |
| LAUDERDALE LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL LAUDERDALE LAKES | 726 | 56.6% | 41.8% |
| CHAFFEE TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 1,190 | 53.3% | 37.7% |
Matched among Florida 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 SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #278 of 560 | #38 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #424 of 560 ▼ 123 | #54 of 72 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #221 of 560 ▲ 37 | #33 of 72 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,052 | #119 of 584 | #7 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #515 of 547 | #53 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.5% | #441 of 553 | #15 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.8% | #238 of 565 | #39 of 72 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #334 of 379 | #46 of 49 |
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
1,052
-47 (-4%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 1,252
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 1,052 | 45 | 23.4:1 | 55% (576) |
| 2023-24 | 1,043 | 47 | 22.2:1 | 63% (654) |
| 2022-23 | 1,074 | 50 | 21.5:1 | 67% (723) |
| 2020-21 | 1,099 | 49 | 22.4:1 | 90% (985) |
| 2017-18 | 1,094 | 51 | 21.4:1 | 78% (857) |
| 2015-16 | 1,139 | 50 | 22.8:1 | 89% (1,010) |
| 2010-11 | 1,410 | 67 | 21.0:1 | 87% (1,222) |
| 2000-01 | 1,878 | 76 | 24.7:1 | 77% (1,448) |
| 1990-91 | 1,252 | 55 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL
JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school in NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Florida, reachable at (305) 947-1451. It enrolls 1,052 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. It has 32% more students than the average for middle schools in Florida (about 794).
JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL is among 527 schools run by MIAMI-DADE, which serves 335,685 students.
More than half of enrollment at JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL is Black: 73%. Other groups make up 21% Hispanic, 3% White, and 3% Asian. Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 15% Black, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 42%.
The school's 45 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.4:1. Statewide, middle schools in Florida average 19.6:1. Income data for the school show 55% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL lands at B-, ahead of 52% of Florida public middle schools.
In Florida, JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 53.8% actual against a predicted 53.7%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Miami-Dade County show that median household income comes to about $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Miami-Dade County counts 561 public schools with about 335,817 students.
NORTH MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH is the nearest public school to JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 1st on average proficiency.
JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 1,052 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 1,099.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL. You can also rate the school on this page.
Miami-Dade County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,738,356
Census ACS
Median income
$71,753
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
561
335,817 students
Quick facts
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- GREYNOLDS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 532 students
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Other John F. Kennedy Middle schools
9 other US public schools in 6 states are named John F. Kennedy Middle. JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL is the largest of the 10.
- JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOLRIVIERA BEACH, FL · 821 students
- JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOLROCKLEDGE, FL · 447 students
- John F. Kennedy Middle SchoolEnfield, CT · 1,002 students
- John F. Kennedy MiddleCupertino, CA · 880 students
- John F. Kennedy MiddleRedwood City, CA · 808 students
Nearby schools
- NORTH MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH0.2 mi · 1,075
- GERTRUDE K. EDELMAN/SABAL PALM0.5 mi · 476
- SPORTS LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT (SLAM) MIDDLE SCHOOL - NOR0.7 mi · 211
- SPORTS LEADERSHIP ARTS MANAGEMENT CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL (NORT0.7 mi · 278
- OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 543
- C. G. BETHEL HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 269
Frequently asked questions
About JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,052 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 23.4:1 students per teacher at JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 3% White, 21% Hispanic, 73% Black, 3% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of MIAMI-DADE.
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