John F Kennedy Memorial School

John F Kennedy Memorial School is a low-enrollment elementary school based in Biddeford, Maine. The school serves pre-K through kindergarten. Enrollment is 157 students. Elementary schools in Maine have about 229 students on average; enrollment here is 31% lower.

John F Kennedy Memorial School falls under Biddeford Public Schools, which has 5 schools enrolling 2,433 students.

White students are 65% of those enrolled at John F Kennedy Memorial School. The next largest groups are 17% Black, 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In York County overall, about 91% of residents are White. A diversity index of 54% means there is a 54% chance two randomly chosen students at John F Kennedy Memorial School are from different groups.

The school's 13.6 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. Elementary schools in Maine average 10.5:1, 1.0 fewer students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 65% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in York County average 37%.

In York County, median household income comes to about $88,333, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 61, with about 24,364 students.

Of the public schools around it, John F Kennedy Memorial School is closest to Biddeford Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

The federal government classifies John F Kennedy Memorial School's location as Suburb: Mid-size.

The school shrank from 240 students in 2020-21 to 157 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 13.3:1 in 2020-21 to 11.5:1 in 2024-25.

The allk12 page for John F Kennedy Memorial School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.