JOHN F KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL

JOHN F KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a mid-tier middle school in BETHPAGE, New York, operated by BETHPAGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 759 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 43% above the state mean of about 531.

BETHPAGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,957 students; JOHN F KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, JOHN F KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 29% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting JOHN F KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, JOHN F KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.4%; this one delivers 71.5%.

In the area at large, Nassau County reports that median household earnings sit near $146,202, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Nassau County's 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), JOHN F KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BETHPAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, JOHN F KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 70.8%.

JOHN F KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 16%: 654 students in 2018 compared to 759 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 69% to 51% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.