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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OGDENSBURG CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362166003069

JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL

801-809 PARK ST, OGDENSBURG, NY 13669 · (315) 393-4264 · St. Lawrence County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of New York public elementary schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools

Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 354 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
209 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K389%
Kindergarten7718%
Grade 15112%
Grade 24611%
Grade 35413%
Grade 45914%
Grade 54611%
Grade 65914%
Ungraded10%

This year's kindergarten class (77) is 31% larger than its 6th grade class (59).

Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
41095%
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
123%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
22051%
Female
21149%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL→OGDENSBURG FREE ACADEMY
Based on grade levels within OGDENSBURG CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
50.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +19.0pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +9.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2550.0%50.0%
2023-2431.0%41.0%
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 →

Schools most like JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL

JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL's state test result (43.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL this school43148.5%43.9%
MILLARD HAWK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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44647.8%40.3%
MILLARD FILLMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MORAVIA
40849.8%35.3%
UNADILLA VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEW BERLIN
43450.7%30.0%
SINCLAIRVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SINCLAIRVILLE
41348.2%44.8%
TICONDEROGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TICONDEROGA
39648.5%47.1%
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn St. Lawrence County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
43.9%#1,438 of 2,335#7 of 14
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
50.0%#1,456 of 2,342
▲ 190
#7 of 14
▲ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
50.0%#1,345 of 2,343
▲ 380
#4 of 14
▲ 4
Enrollment
ranked largest first
431#1,193 of 2,585#6 of 14
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
9.4:1#262 of 2,338#1 of 12
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
9.4%#2,315 of 2,388#8 of 12
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
48.5%#1,457 of 2,534#5 of 14
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-33.4%#219 of 1,757#1 of 12
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
431
-58 (-12%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 428
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2543145.99.4:148% (209)
2023-2446248.59.5:147% (216)
2022-2346244.310.4:155% (253)
2020-214893812.9:153% (258)
2017-186475212.4:157% (370)
2015-167275114.3:156% (405)
2010-113662912.6:180% (294)
2000-013972814.2:154% (216)
1990-914282616.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL.

About JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL

At 801-809 PARK ST in OGDENSBURG, New York, JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL operates as a mid-sized elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 6 and enrolls 431 students.

OGDENSBURG CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT is made up of 3 schools with 1,354 students in all.

The share of students at JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL who are White is 95%. Other groups make up 3% multiracial. St. Lawrence County residents are about 92% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 9%.

The student-to-teacher ratio is 9.4:1. The school has 45.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in New York, the average ratio is 12.8:1. Federal data show 48% of students (209) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 45% average for public schools in St. Lawrence County.

JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 33% of New York public elementary schools.

JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL scores 43.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 57.2%.

The school's county is St. Lawrence County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $62,850 a year, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL shares St. Lawrence County with 39 other public schools.

OGDENSBURG FREE ACADEMY is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Local comparison: JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL ranks 7th of 7 nearby schools, at 43.9% versus a 62.1% average.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Remote: in a town far from an urbanized area.

Federal enrollment counts fell from 489 (2020-21) to 431 (2024-25). In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 9.4:1.

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St. Lawrence County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
107,226
Census ACS
Median income
$62,850
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
13,653 students

Quick facts

School name
JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL
District
OGDENSBURG CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
801-809 PARK ST, OGDENSBURG, NY 13669
Phone
(315) 393-4264
County
St. Lawrence County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
431
Teachers (FTE)
46
Student–teacher ratio
9.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
209 (48%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
362166003069
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL
How large is JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL?
JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 431 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL serve?
JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL have?
JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL?
At JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL public or private?
JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by OGDENSBURG CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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