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Enrollment
427
Elementary
DISTRICT 535 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361251001019
JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL
1-A GRASSFIELD RD, GREAT NECK, NY 11024 · (516) 441-4200 · Nassau County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
126 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary 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
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
72.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
81.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
74.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for New York 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 York'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
427
-27 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 8.4:1
% White
60%
was 68%
% Hispanic
22%
was 19%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
15%
was 11%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL
As a mid-tier elementary school in GREAT NECK, New York, JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL caters to 427 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of GREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
GREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 6,798 students; JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL is among them.
On the student-mix side, JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 60%. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 15% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 64.1%, the actual is 74.8%, a residual of +10.6 points.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Nassau County put median household income runs about $146,202, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Nassau County's 315 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200,775 students), JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: VILLAGE SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 83.9%.
JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL has declined 6%, going from 454 students in 2018 to 427 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 68% to 60% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 8.4:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2025.
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Nassau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,389,591
Census ACS
Median income
$146,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
315
200,775 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- GREAT NECK SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,362 students
- GREAT NECK NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,155 students
- GREAT NECK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 832 students
- LAKEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 772 students
- GREAT NECK NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 728 students
- E M BAKER SCHOOLElementary · 651 students
Other schools in GREAT NECK
- GREAT NECK SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,362 students
- GREAT NECK NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,155 students
- GREAT NECK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 832 students
- LAKEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 772 students
- GREAT NECK NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 728 students
- E M BAKER SCHOOLElementary · 651 students
Nearby schools
- VILLAGE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 48
- E M BAKER SCHOOL0.7 mi · 651
- GREAT NECK NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 728
- GREAT NECK NORTH HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 1,155
- SADDLE ROCK SCHOOL1.5 mi · 519
- MANHASSET SECONDARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 1,031
Frequently asked questions
About JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL?
JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 427 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL serve?
JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL.
How diverse is JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL?
JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL reports a student body of 60% White, 22% Hispanic, 1% Black, 15% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL?
JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL is overseen by GREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Nassau County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.