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Enrollment
480
Elementary
DISTRICT 468 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAPLE HEIGHTS CITY·NCES 390443005355
J.F. Kennedy School
5933 Dunham Rd, Maple Heights, OH 44137 · (216) 438-6010 · Cuyahoga County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 8 | 2% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 2% |
| Grade 2 | 226 | 47% |
| Grade 3 | 232 | 48% |
| Grade 4 | 4 | 1% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
35.8%
OH avg 59.8% . -1.3pp since 2021
Math
35.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +1.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.8% | 35.5% |
| 2023-24 | 49.8% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.4% | 38.5% |
| 2021-22 | 37.1% | 33.6% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where J.F. Kennedy School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Cuyahoga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #1,265 of 1,569 ▼ 188 | #99 of 172 ▼ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #1,321 of 1,569 ▼ 168 | #106 of 172 ▼ 30 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.3pp | #1,017 of 1,514 | #126 of 167 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 480 | #543 of 1,808 | #41 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #1,443 of 1,582 | #147 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.5% | #1,126 of 1,590 | #110 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #530 of 992 | #64 of 98 |
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
480
-15 (-3%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 582
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 480 | 22 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 19 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 458 | 19 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 495 | 23 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 545 | 26 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 569 | 26 | 21.9:1 | 96% (544) |
| 2010-11 | 582 | 31 | 18.8:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J.F. Kennedy School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (545 to 480); teachers down 15% (26 to 22).
About J.F. Kennedy School
J.F. Kennedy School is a medium-sized elementary school found in Maple Heights, Ohio. It serves 480 students in kindergarten through 4.
Maple Heights City oversees J.F. Kennedy School and 4 other schools, with 3,024 students in total.
The student body at J.F. Kennedy School is 88% Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 3% White. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 29%. Pick two students at random and there is a 21% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
J.F. Kennedy School employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 21.8:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio.
Among Cuyahoga County residents, the median household income is $64,468, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Besides J.F. Kennedy School, Cuyahoga County has 351 other public schools.
Abraham Lincoln School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of J.F. Kennedy School.
NCES assigns J.F. Kennedy School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 480 students in 2024-25, 15 fewer than the 495 it had in 2020-21.
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Cuyahoga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,245,873
Census ACS
Median income
$64,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
352
155,924 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Maple Heights City
- Maple Heights High SchoolHigh · 956 students
- Milkovich Middle SchoolMiddle · 664 students
- Abraham Lincoln SchoolElementary · 479 students
- Barack Obama SchoolElementary · 445 students
Other schools in Maple Heights
- Maple Heights High SchoolHigh · 956 students
- Milkovich Middle SchoolMiddle · 664 students
- Abraham Lincoln SchoolElementary · 479 students
- Barack Obama SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Ohio College Preparatory SchoolElementary · 179 students
Nearby schools
- Abraham Lincoln School0.1 mi · 479
- Barack Obama School0.1 mi · 445
- Glendale Primary School1.1 mi · 309
- Maple Heights High School1.1 mi · 956
- Maple Leaf Elementary School1.4 mi · 326
- Garfield Heights Middle School1.5 mi · 541
Frequently asked questions
About J.F. Kennedy SchoolHow many students attend J.F. Kennedy School?
J.F. Kennedy School enrolls approximately 480 students in grades KG-04.
Is J.F. Kennedy School an elementary, middle, or high school?
J.F. Kennedy School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at J.F. Kennedy School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at J.F. Kennedy School is approximately 21.8:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at J.F. Kennedy School?
At J.F. Kennedy School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 3% Hispanic, 88% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is J.F. Kennedy School public or private?
J.F. Kennedy School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Maple Heights City.
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