John F Kennedy Middle

John F Kennedy Middle, a small middle-grades school in Springfield, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Springfield, educates 366 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 33% smaller than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 547 students.

Across the 66 schools in Springfield (23,670 students total), John F Kennedy Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, John F Kennedy Middle lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 71% of enrollment; the rest looks like 21% Black, 5% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Hampden County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, John F Kennedy Middle lists 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.5:1 average.

Around the school, census data for Hampden County shows median household earnings sit near $71,306, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. John F Kennedy Middle is one of 168 public schools in Hampden County (combined enrollment of about 68,540 students).

Springfield Public Day High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around John F Kennedy Middle.

John F Kennedy Middle operates from a high-density location.

Five-year trend. John F Kennedy Middle's enrollment has fell 19% since 2018, when it stood at 450 (now 366). Hispanic enrollment moved from 66% to 71% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 in 2025.

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