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What's the biggest difference between JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE and what you expected?
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Enrollment
648
Middle
DISTRICT 410 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALLUP·NCES 350111000661
JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE
600 SOUTH BOARDMAN DR, GALLUP, NM 87301 · (505) 721-3100 · McKinley County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL648 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 6.5:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
567 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 90%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
30.7%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
14.9%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.
Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Mexico's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
648
-18 (-3%) vs 2017
% White
8%
was 3%
% Hispanic
24%
was 23%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE
JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE is one of the heavily attended intermediate schools in GALLUP, New Mexico, overseen by GALLUP, with 648 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 93% larger than the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 335 students.
JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE is one of 33 schools operated by GALLUP, a district that educates 12,698 students overall.
In terms of who attends, JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE records that 64% of the student body identifies as Native American; the rest looks like 24% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% multiracial.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Roughly 88% of students at JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.4%; this one delivers 22.9%.
Across the wider county, census data for McKinley County shows median household earnings sit near $47,668, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 28%. In all, McKinley County runs 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,807 students), of which JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE is one.
The closest other public school is MIYAMURA HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 36.4%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Five-year trend. JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE's enrollment has ticked down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 666 (now 648). Over the same period, the White share ticked up from 3% to 8%.
On allk12, members of the JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
McKinley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
70,431
Census ACS
Median income
$47,668
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
28%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
16,807 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GALLUP
- GALLUP CENTRAL ALTERNATIVEHigh · 1,244 students
- MIYAMURA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,237 students
- GALLUP HIGHHigh · 796 students
- CHIEF MANUELITO MIDDLEMiddle · 634 students
- GALLUP MIDDLEMiddle · 480 students
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 460 students
Other schools in GALLUP
- GALLUP CENTRAL ALTERNATIVEHigh · 1,244 students
- MIYAMURA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,237 students
- GALLUP HIGHHigh · 796 students
- HOZHO ACADEMYCombined · 781 students
- CHIEF MANUELITO MIDDLEMiddle · 634 students
- GALLUP MIDDLEMiddle · 480 students
Nearby schools
- MIYAMURA HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 1,237
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 460
- RED ROCK ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 311
- EDUCATION DEV CENTER1.1 mi · 5
- GALLUP MIDDLE1.4 mi · 480
- MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER - GALLUP1.6 mi · 153
Frequently asked questions
About JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLEHow large is JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE?
JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE enrolls approximately 648 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE serve?
JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
What is the racial breakdown of students at JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE?
At JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 8% White, 24% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE public or private?
JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by GALLUP.
What county does JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE serve?
JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE serves McKinley County in NM.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.