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Enrollment
514
Elementary
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDINBURG CISD·NCES 481818007353
John F Kennedy Elementary School
8610 TEX-MEX, EDINBURG, TX 78539 · (956) 289-2390 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of Texas 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.
- 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.
- DThree-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 Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
482 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
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 | 63 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 24.0% | 29.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 22.0% | 26.0% | 33.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 44.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 53.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 22.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Elementary School
John F Kennedy Elementary School's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John F Kennedy Elementary School this school | 514 | 93.8% | 40.1% |
| Hargill Elementary School HARGILL | 520 | 94.0% | 36.8% |
| Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary School ROMA | 526 | 93.2% | 82.3% |
| Diaz-Villarreal Elementary School MISSION | 527 | 93.0% | 52.8% |
| Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School PHARR | 530 | 93.0% | 56.8% |
| Juarez/Lincoln Elementary School RIO BRAVO | 535 | 93.5% | 46.4% |
Matched among Texas 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #2,574 of 4,401 | #119 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,727 of 4,466 ▼ 395 | #136 of 183 ▼ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #3,241 of 4,466 ▼ 790 | #142 of 183 ▼ 41 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.0pp | #458 of 3,998 | #11 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 514 | #2,382 of 4,938 | #99 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #3,053 of 4,622 | #80 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.4% | #4,575 of 4,628 | #153 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.8% | #655 of 4,789 | #59 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #1,047 of 1,307 | #38 of 53 |
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
514
+90 (+21%) vs 2020
-9% since 2000-01, when it was 564
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 514 | 32.8 | 15.7:1 | 94% (482) |
| 2023-24 | 515 | 33.6 | 15.3:1 | 94% (486) |
| 2022-23 | 459 | 32.9 | 14.0:1 | 95% (436) |
| 2020-21 | 424 | 29 | 14.6:1 | 94% (399) |
| 2017-18 | 494 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 97% (479) |
| 2015-16 | 600 | 33 | 18.2:1 | 94% (563) |
| 2010-11 | 715 | 37 | 19.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 564 | 35 | 16.1:1 | 42% (239) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John F Kennedy Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (494 to 514); teachers up 2% (32 to 32.8).
About John F Kennedy Elementary School
Federal records list John F Kennedy Elementary School as an elementary school in EDINBURG, Texas. A federal count lists 514 students at the school, in pre-K through 5.
EDINBURG CISD has 33,343 students spread across 44 schools.
Federal enrollment data show John F Kennedy Elementary School is 100% Hispanic. John F Kennedy Elementary School's diversity index is 0%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 15.7:1 comes from the school's 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. The lunch program counts 94% of students at John F Kennedy Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Hidalgo County, the average is 85%.
The allk12 Grade for John F Kennedy Elementary School is B-. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 47% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
John F Kennedy Elementary School scores 40.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 33.6%.
Within Hidalgo County, the median household income is $54,338, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 23% of people live in poverty. Besides John F Kennedy Elementary School, Hidalgo County has 363 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, San Carlos Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. John F Kennedy Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 36.2% proficiency; John F Kennedy Elementary School posts 40.1%.
NCES assigns John F Kennedy Elementary 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.
Enrollment at John F Kennedy Elementary School grew 21% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 424 to 514 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.7:1) than in 2020-21 (14.6:1).
The John F Kennedy Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Hidalgo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
891,977
Census ACS
Median income
$54,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
364
212,859 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EDINBURG CISD
- Economedes High SchoolHigh · 2,689 students
- Edinburg North High SchoolHigh · 2,542 students
- Edinburg High SchoolHigh · 2,267 students
- Robert R Vela High SchoolHigh · 2,101 students
- Betty Harwell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,301 students
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,246 students
Other schools in EDINBURG
- Economedes High SchoolHigh · 2,689 students
- Edinburg North High SchoolHigh · 2,542 students
- Edinburg High SchoolHigh · 2,267 students
- Robert R Vela High SchoolHigh · 2,101 students
- Vanguard BeethovenCombined · 1,782 students
- Betty Harwell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,301 students
Other John F Kennedy Elementary schools
14 other US public schools in 7 states are named John F Kennedy Elementary. John F Kennedy Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 15.
- John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolPENITAS, TX · 676 students
- John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolMERCEDES, TX · 399 students
- John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolELSA, TX · 383 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPORT CHESTER, NY · 725 students
- John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolSpring Valley, IL · 632 students
Nearby schools
- San Carlos Elementary School0.2 mi · 471
- Economedes High School2.4 mi · 2,689
- Daniel Singleterry Sr3.2 mi · 560
- Dr Thomas Esparza Elementary School3.2 mi · 541
- Patricia S Garza Elementary School3.3 mi · 551
- Betts Elementary School3.3 mi · 534
Frequently asked questions
About John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolHow large is John F Kennedy Elementary School?
John F Kennedy Elementary School enrolls approximately 514 students in grades PK-05.
Is John F Kennedy Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
John F Kennedy Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at John F Kennedy Elementary School?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at John F Kennedy Elementary School.
How diverse is John F Kennedy Elementary School?
John F Kennedy Elementary School reports a student body of 0% White, 100% Hispanic.
Is John F Kennedy Elementary School public or private?
John F Kennedy Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by EDINBURG CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.