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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at J F Kennedy Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
602
Elementary
DISTRICT 401 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KETTERING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 390441801102
J F Kennedy Elementary School
5030 Polen Dr, Kettering, OH 45440 · (937) 499-1830 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL602 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Ohio public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
305 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 43%
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 49 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (104).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 54% · US 70%
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
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
79.2%
OH avg 59.8% . +1.7pp since 2021
Math
72.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +2.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.2% | 72.2% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 74.0% |
| 2022-23 | 77.7% | 72.1% |
| 2021-22 | 77.5% | 69.7% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
76.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 J F Kennedy Elementary School
J F Kennedy Elementary School's state test result (76.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J F Kennedy Elementary School this school | 602 | 50.7% | 76.1% |
| Wickliffe Lower School Wickliffe | 642 | 49.8% | 53.7% |
| Grant Elementary School Willoughby | 518 | 53.3% | 59.5% |
| Streetsboro Elementary School Streetsboro | 602 | 48.0% | 54.6% |
| Davey Elementary School Kent | 437 | 49.4% | 68.2% |
| Northmoor Elementary School Englewood | 458 | 46.3% | 82.2% |
Matched among Ohio 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 J F Kennedy Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.1% | #331 of 673 | #15 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #592 of 1,569 ▼ 85 | #19 of 76 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.2% | #288 of 1,569 ▲ 64 | #12 of 76 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.1pp | #834 of 1,514 | #36 of 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 602 | #276 of 1,808 | #13 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #720 of 1,582 | #28 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #401 of 1,590 | #24 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.7% | #255 of 767 | #16 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #807 of 992 | #27 of 36 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
602
+73 (+14%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 767
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 602 | 34.9 | 17.3:1 | 51% (305) |
| 2023-24 | 631 | 37.5 | 16.8:1 | 46% (293) |
| 2022-23 | 619 | 36.5 | 17.0:1 | 43% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 529 | 35 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 634 | 33.2 | 19.1:1 | 51% (326) |
| 2015-16 | 636 | 32 | 19.9:1 | 50% (317) |
| 2010-11 | 626 | 28 | 22.4:1 | 52% (324) |
| 2000-01 | 559 | 33 | 16.9:1 | 28% (155) |
| 1990-91 | 767 | 36 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J F Kennedy Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (634 to 602); teachers up 5% (33.2 to 34.9).
About J F Kennedy Elementary School
J F Kennedy Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Kettering, Ohio. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 602 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Ohio is about 404 students, so this school is 49% bigger than average.
Kettering City School District runs J F Kennedy Elementary School along with 12 other schools, enrolling 7,635 students in total.
At J F Kennedy Elementary School, White students make up 60% of the student body. Next come 21% Black, 11% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 68% White. The school's diversity index is 58%, meaning two students picked at random have a 58% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
J F Kennedy Elementary School counts 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17.3 students for each one. For comparison, elementary schools in Ohio average 17.9:1. About 51% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Montgomery County is 42%.
Measured against Ohio public elementary schools, J F Kennedy Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with J F Kennedy Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Ohio is predicted to score 69.7%. J F Kennedy Elementary School scores 76.1%, 6.4 points above that line.
Montgomery County census figures show that the median household income is $66,139, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 160 public schools in Montgomery County, enrolling about 74,487 students in all.
Prass Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 76.1% average proficiency ranks 5th among 8 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, J F Kennedy Elementary School is City: Small.
Enrollment climbed 14% from its 2020-21 level of 529. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 15.1:1 to 17.3:1.
The J F Kennedy Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
536,096
Census ACS
Median income
$66,139
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
74,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kettering City School District
- Kettering Fairmont High SchoolHigh · 2,445 students
- Kettering Middle SchoolMiddle · 982 students
- Van Buren Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Southdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Indian Riffle Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Oakview Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
Other schools in Kettering
- Kettering Fairmont High SchoolHigh · 2,445 students
- Kettering Middle SchoolMiddle · 982 students
- Dayton Regional STEM SchoolHigh · 801 students
- Van Buren Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Southdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Indian Riffle Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
Other J F Kennedy Elementary schools
One other US public school is named J F Kennedy Elementary. J F Kennedy Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- J F Kennedy ElementaryRandolph, MA · 453 students
Nearby schools
- Prass Elementary School0.9 mi · 420
- Driscoll Elementary School1.2 mi · 269
- Centerville Primary Village North1.7 mi · 545
- Oakview Elementary School1.8 mi · 477
- Kettering Middle School1.9 mi · 982
- Indian Riffle Elementary School1.9 mi · 521
Frequently asked questions
About J F Kennedy Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at J F Kennedy Elementary School?
J F Kennedy Elementary School enrolls approximately 602 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does J F Kennedy Elementary School serve?
J F Kennedy Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at J F Kennedy Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at J F Kennedy Elementary School is approximately 17.3:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is J F Kennedy Elementary School?
J F Kennedy Elementary School reports a student body of 60% White, 5% Hispanic, 21% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees J F Kennedy Elementary School?
J F Kennedy Elementary School is overseen by Kettering City School District in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.