John F. Kennedy High

John F. Kennedy High is a substantial senior high in Silver Spring, Maryland, operated by Montgomery County Public Schools. The school serves 1,880 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,185 students per school, that is 59% above typical.

Montgomery County Public Schools runs 208 schools in total, collectively educating 159,181 students. John F. Kennedy High is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, John F. Kennedy High shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 68% of enrollment; the rest looks like 22% Black, 5% Asian, 4% White. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 126 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Montgomery County's rate of about 40%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, John F. Kennedy High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 41.1%; actual is 23.8%, a gap of -17.3 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Montgomery County put the typical household earns roughly $132,450 per year, roughly 61% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Montgomery County runs 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students), of which John F. Kennedy High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Glenallan Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), John F. Kennedy High ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 37.4%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 9%: 1,720 students in 2018 compared to 1,880 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 58% to 68% across the same window.

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