Enrollment
305
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCRANTON SD·NCES 422109004736
John F. Kennedy #7
Prospect Ave & Saginaw St, Scranton, PA 18505 · (570) 348-3673 · Lackawanna County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL305 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Pennsylvania 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.
- C-Beats 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 Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
311 students
DISTRICT 101% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 61 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (61).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 59% · 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
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
25.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -11.0pp since 2023
Math
15.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.7% | 15.4% |
| 2023-24 | 36.7% | 19.3% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
27.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 →
Where John F. Kennedy #7 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lackawanna County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #1,209 of 1,396 | #22 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.4% | #1,347 of 1,511 ▼ 76 | #25 of 26 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #1,271 of 1,511 ▼ 104 | #23 of 26 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 305 | #1,229 of 1,638 | #20 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #170 of 1,528 | #1 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.0% | #82 of 1,531 | #5 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #219 of 1,600 | #5 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.1% | #174 of 1,045 | #8 of 20 |
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
305
-99 (-25%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 330
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 305 | 28.2 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 29.2 | 10.6:1 | 100% (311) |
| 2022-23 | 320 | 26.7 | 12.0:1 | 100% (320) |
| 2020-21 | 404 | 28 | 14.4:1 | 99% (401) |
| 2017-18 | 407 | 32.2 | 12.6:1 | 68% (275) |
| 2015-16 | 436 | 30 | 14.5:1 | 82% (357) |
| 2010-11 | 381 | 28 | 13.6:1 | 64% (245) |
| 2000-01 | 231 | 11 | 21.0:1 | 54% (125) |
| 1990-91 | 330 | 16 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John F. Kennedy #7.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (407 to 305); teachers down 12% (32.2 to 28.2).
About John F. Kennedy #7
John F. Kennedy #7 operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Federal data show 305 students enrolled in kindergarten through 4 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Pennsylvania enroll around 443, and this school is 31% below that mark.
Scranton SD has 15 schools and 9,165 students, and John F. Kennedy #7 is one of those schools.
The biggest share of students at John F. Kennedy #7, 45%, is Hispanic. The next largest groups are 19% White, 17% Black, 15% Asian, and 4% multiracial. In Lackawanna County overall, about 10% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 71%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at John F. Kennedy #7 is 10.8:1, based on 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, this school's ratio is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, John F. Kennedy #7 lands at C-, ahead of 17% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
A school with John F. Kennedy #7's lunch-eligibility share in Pennsylvania is predicted to score 33.9%. John F. Kennedy #7 scores 27.5%, 6.4 points below that line.
The school is in Lackawanna County, where median household income comes to about $66,223, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Lackawanna County's 47 public schools enroll about 27,006 students and include John F. Kennedy #7.
John F. Kennedy #7's nearest public school is McNichols Plaza (about 1.0 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of John F. Kennedy #7. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, John F. Kennedy #7 is 6th on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 404 to 305, a 25% decline. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 14.4:1 in 2020-21 to 10.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Lackawanna County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
216,146
Census ACS
Median income
$66,223
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
27,006 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Scranton SD
- Scranton High SchoolHigh · 1,815 students
- West Scranton High SchoolHigh · 1,404 students
- Northeast Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 894 students
- West Scranton Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 820 students
- South Scranton Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 798 students
- Isaac Tripp Elementary SchoolElementary · 710 students
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- Scranton High SchoolHigh · 1,815 students
- West Scranton High SchoolHigh · 1,404 students
- Northeast Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 894 students
- West Scranton Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 820 students
- South Scranton Intrmd SchoolMiddle · 798 students
- Isaac Tripp Elementary SchoolElementary · 710 students
Nearby schools
- McNichols Plaza1.0 mi · 317
- South Scranton Intrmd School1.1 mi · 798
- John G Whittier #21.6 mi · 442
- Frances Willard #321.6 mi · 345
- Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS1.6 mi · 384
- Riverside Elementary School East1.8 mi · 455
Frequently asked questions
About John F. Kennedy #7How large is John F. Kennedy #7?
John F. Kennedy #7 enrolls approximately 305 students in grades KG-04.
Is John F. Kennedy #7 an elementary, middle, or high school?
John F. Kennedy #7 is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does John F. Kennedy #7 have?
John F. Kennedy #7 employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at John F. Kennedy #7?
At John F. Kennedy #7, the student body is approximately 19% White, 45% Hispanic, 17% Black, 15% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is John F. Kennedy #7 public or private?
John F. Kennedy #7 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Scranton SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.