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Enrollment
399
Elementary
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERCEDES ISD·NCES 483025012403
John F Kennedy Elementary School
801 HIDALGO ST, MERCEDES, TX 78570 · (956) 514-2300 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL399 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Texas public elementary schools
- FTest 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.
- 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 Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
379 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 | 24 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
1%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 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
32.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
19.0%
TX avg 43.3% . +1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 22.0% | 36.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 12.0% | 30.0% | 51.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
22.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 (22.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John F Kennedy Elementary School this school | 399 | 95.0% | 22.1% |
| John Doedyns Elementary School SAN JUAN | 391 | 93.9% | 40.2% |
| Taylor Elementary School MERCEDES | 406 | 93.6% | 32.8% |
| Lee Elementary School EDINBURG | 414 | 94.0% | 34.1% |
| Vida N Clover Elementary School SAN JUAN | 378 | 94.7% | 36.5% |
| Tarver Elementary School LAREDO | 421 | 95.2% | 50.2% |
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 | 22.1% | #4,195 of 4,401 | #180 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #4,397 of 4,466 ▼ 20 | #183 of 183 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #4,222 of 4,466 ▼ 75 | #178 of 183 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.5pp | #569 of 3,998 | #17 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 399 | #3,493 of 4,938 | #146 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,445 of 4,622 | #27 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.5% | #4,499 of 4,628 | #122 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.0% | #512 of 4,789 | #46 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -45.0% | #105 of 2,838 | #3 of 128 |
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
399
-46 (-10%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 484
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 399 | 28.7 | 13.9:1 | 95% (379) |
| 2023-24 | 414 | 30.9 | 13.4:1 | 94% (391) |
| 2022-23 | 462 | 29.6 | 15.6:1 | 97% (446) |
| 2020-21 | 445 | 29 | 15.3:1 | 92% (410) |
| 2017-18 | 726 | 39.7 | 18.3:1 | 94% (686) |
| 2015-16 | 468 | 30 | 15.6:1 | 92% (429) |
| 2010-11 | 484 | 32 | 15.1:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John F Kennedy Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 45% (726 to 399); teachers down 28% (39.7 to 28.7).
About John F Kennedy Elementary School
John F Kennedy Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school located in MERCEDES, Texas. It had 399 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Texas enroll about 519 students on average.
A total of 11 schools make up MERCEDES ISD, with 4,207 students enrolled.
Hispanic students account for 99% of the school's enrollment. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 1, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 95% of the student body. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Hidalgo County is 85%.
On the allk12 Grade, John F Kennedy Elementary School lands at F, ahead of 3% of Texas public elementary schools.
John F Kennedy Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 22.1% and a predicted 33.1%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Hidalgo County show that median household income comes to about $54,338, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hidalgo County counts 364 public schools with about 212,859 students.
The closest school to John F Kennedy Elementary School is Taylor Elementary School, located about 0.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of John F Kennedy Elementary School. Its average proficiency rate of 22.1% is below the 41.7% average for nearby schools.
Federal data place John F Kennedy Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 399 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 445. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.3:1 in 2020-21, and 13.9:1 in 2024-25.
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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 MERCEDES ISD
- Mercedes High SchoolHigh · 903 students
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- Taylor Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
- Sgt William G Harrell Middle SchoolMiddle · 390 students
Other schools in MERCEDES
- Mercedes High SchoolHigh · 903 students
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- Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle SchoolMiddle · 518 students
- Travis Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
- Ruben Hinojosa Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 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 10th largest of the 15.
- John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolPENITAS, TX · 676 students
- John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolEDINBURG, TX · 514 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
- Taylor Elementary School0.5 mi · 406
- Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes0.5 mi · 109
- Mercedes Early College Academy0.5 mi · 355
- Mercedes Early Literacy Program0.5 mi · 189
- Mercedes High School1.2 mi · 903
- Travis Elementary School1.2 mi · 478
Frequently asked questions
About John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolHow large is John F Kennedy Elementary School?
John F Kennedy Elementary School enrolls approximately 399 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does John F Kennedy Elementary School serve?
John F Kennedy Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John F Kennedy Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John F Kennedy Elementary School is approximately 13.9:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at John F Kennedy Elementary School?
At John F Kennedy Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees John F Kennedy Elementary School?
John F Kennedy Elementary School is overseen by MERCEDES ISD in Hidalgo County.
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