JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL

Located at 107 GROSS ST, in KINGSTON, New York, JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL is a tight-knit K-5 school that enrolls 322 students (grades K through 4), overseen by KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL sits 27% below that benchmark.

KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 5,877 students. JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL records that 32% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 29% Hispanic, 22% multiracial, 16% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

Looking at school resources, JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL shows 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 66% of students at JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Ulster County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 50.8%; this one comes in at 19.0%, -31.8 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Ulster County put median household income runs about $86,271, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Ulster County's 45 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,189 students), JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is KINGSTON HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 42.7%.

JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 10%: 356 students in 2018 compared to 322 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 27% to 16%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 today.

On the community side, members of the JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.