Enrollment
366
Middle
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD·NCES 251113002601
John F Kennedy Middle
1385 Berkshire Avenue, Springfield, MA 01151 · (413) 787-7510 · Hampden County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Massachusetts public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
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 | 142 | 39% |
| Grade 7 | 106 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 118 | 32% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 65% · 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
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
16.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +5.0pp since 2016
Math
12.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -2.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.0% | 12.0% |
| 2023-24 | 12.0% | 9.0% |
| 2022-23 | 15.0% | 5.0% |
| 2021-22 | 13.0% | 5.0% |
| 2020-21 | 11.0% | 5.0% |
| 2018-19 | 8.0% | 9.0% |
| 2017-18 | 11.0% | 11.0% |
| 2016-17 | 11.0% | 14.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where John F Kennedy Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Hampden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #284 of 304 ▲ 6 | #18 of 28 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #283 of 304 ▲ 6 | #19 of 28 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #66 of 299 | #5 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 366 | #242 of 310 | #13 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.3:1 | #27 of 296 | #2 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.9% | #162 of 296 | #15 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.7% | #42 of 204 | #5 of 16 |
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
366
-105 (-22%) vs 2020
-50% since 2000-01, when it was 726
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 366 | 39.2 | 9.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 367 | 40.3 | 9.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 390 | 41.4 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 47 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 450 | 32.1 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 460 | 39 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 646 | 43 | 15.0:1 | 93% (601) |
| 2000-01 | 726 | N/A | N/A | 88% (639) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John F Kennedy Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (450 to 366); teachers up 22% (32.1 to 39.2).
About John F Kennedy Middle
In Springfield, Massachusetts, part of Hampden County, John F Kennedy Middle is a middle-grades school. It enrolls 366 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. It has 33% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Massachusetts (about 547).
District-wide, Springfield has 66 schools and 23,670 students.
More than half of the students at John F Kennedy Middle are Hispanic (71%). Next come 21% Black, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 27% Hispanic among all Hampden County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 45%.
Teacher count: 39.2 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 9.3:1. The gap from the 11.5:1 average for middle schools in Massachusetts is 2.2 students per teacher.
John F Kennedy Middle earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 15% of Massachusetts public middle schools.
Census data for Hampden County show the median household earns about $71,306 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. The county has 168 public schools and about 68,540 students.
Springfield Public Day High School is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
The NCES locale for John F Kennedy Middle is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school's student count fell 22% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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Hampden County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
462,815
Census ACS
Median income
$71,306
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
68,540 students
Quick facts
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Other John F Kennedy Middle schools
8 other US public schools in 3 states are named John F Kennedy Middle. John F Kennedy Middle is the 8th largest of the 9.
- John F Kennedy MiddleWaltham, MA · 635 students
- John F Kennedy Middle SchoolFlorence, MA · 577 students
- John F Kennedy Middle SchoolWoburn, MA · 521 students
- John F Kennedy Middle SchoolPlainfield, IL · 912 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOLPORT JEFFERSON STA, NY · 814 students
Nearby schools
- Springfield Public Day High School0.3 mi · 65
- Indian Orchard Elementary0.9 mi · 580
- Warner1.3 mi · 234
- Litwin1.5 mi · 343
- Mary M Lynch1.8 mi · 216
- Thomas M Balliet2.0 mi · 291
Frequently asked questions
About John F Kennedy MiddleHow large is John F Kennedy Middle?
John F Kennedy Middle enrolls approximately 366 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does John F Kennedy Middle serve?
John F Kennedy Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does John F Kennedy Middle have?
John F Kennedy Middle employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
What is the student diversity at John F Kennedy Middle?
Student demographics at John F Kennedy Middle are roughly 5% White, 71% Hispanic, 21% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is John F Kennedy Middle in?
John F Kennedy Middle is part of Springfield.
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