Kennedy John F Elementary School

Kennedy John F Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary campus in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Boston, instructs 399 students, covering grades pre-K through 6.

Across the 109 schools in Boston (46,437 students total), Kennedy John F Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Kennedy John F Elementary School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 59% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 17% Black, 16% White, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Kennedy John F Elementary School logs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, Suffolk County reports that median household earnings sit near $95,631, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Suffolk County runs 157 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students), of which Kennedy John F Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: West Zone Early Learning Center, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Kennedy John F Elementary School.

Kennedy John F Elementary School operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. Kennedy John F Elementary School's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 392 (now 399). The Hispanic share of enrollment contracted from 72% to 59% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

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