JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL

JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL is an intermediate school of moderately sized scale in RIVIERA BEACH, Florida, run under PALM BEACH, instructing 821 students in grades 6 through 8.

PALM BEACH runs 233 schools in total, collectively educating 191,505 students. JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL records that Black students make up the majority at 61%. Beyond that, the school records 29% Hispanic, 6% White. The wider county runs roughly 19% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Palm Beach County (around 45%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.8%, the actual is 39.5%, a residual of -8.3 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Palm Beach County indicate median household income runs about $83,581, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 245 public schools in Palm Beach County (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students).

The closest other public school is SUNCOAST COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 49.0%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has edged up 6% since 2018, when it stood at 777 (now 821). Black enrollment moved from 77% to 61% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.