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What's one thing JOHN F KENNEDY H S gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
998
High
DISTRICT 395 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDGEWOOD ISD·NCES 481815001624
John F Kennedy High School
1922 S GENERAL MCMULLEN DR, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78226 · (210) 898-4100 · Bexar County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL998 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of Texas public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
923 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 298 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 289 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 217 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 194 | 19% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
24.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +6.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
12.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 6 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 2.0% | 22.0% | 27.0% | 49.0% |
| Mathematics | 1.0% | 11.0% | 43.0% | 45.0% |
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 | 24.0% | 12.0% |
| 2024-25 | 23.0% | 12.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 9.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 2.0% |
| 2021-22 | 14.0% | 4.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 High School
John F Kennedy High School's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John F Kennedy High School this school | 998 | 92.5% | 26.3% |
| YES Prep - Northline HOUSTON | 1,004 | 90.7% | 51.6% |
| Mercedes High School MERCEDES | 903 | 92.0% | 24.6% |
| Davinci School for Science and the Arts EL PASO | 982 | 89.9% | 44.0% |
| YES Prep - Southwest HOUSTON | 1,060 | 92.4% | 52.9% |
| KIPP Austin Collegiate AUSTIN | 847 | 91.0% | 45.9% |
Matched among Texas high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #1,361 of 1,385 | #79 of 81 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #1,404 of 1,425 ▼ 26 | #78 of 82 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #1,412 of 1,425 ▼ 9 | #81 of 82 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #935 of 1,184 | #47 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 998 | #585 of 2,107 | #40 of 128 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #856 of 1,344 | #39 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.3% | #1,251 of 1,346 | #75 of 79 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.5% | #130 of 1,522 | #7 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.7% | #140 of 557 | #13 of 32 |
Ranked against other public high 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
998
-102 (-9%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 1,236
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 998 | 63.4 | 15.7:1 | 92% (923) |
| 2023-24 | 990 | 63.4 | 15.6:1 | 93% (923) |
| 2022-23 | 1,042 | 62.5 | 16.7:1 | 92% (961) |
| 2020-21 | 1,100 | 63 | 17.5:1 | 93% (1,024) |
| 2017-18 | 1,198 | 81.6 | 14.7:1 | 88% (1,054) |
| 2015-16 | 1,346 | 74 | 18.2:1 | 84% (1,130) |
| 2010-11 | 1,499 | 100 | 15.0:1 | 16% (236) |
| 2000-01 | 1,535 | 96 | 16.0:1 | 54% (832) |
| 1990-91 | 1,236 | 79 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John F Kennedy High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (1,198 to 998); teachers down 22% (81.6 to 63.4).
About John F Kennedy High School
John F Kennedy High School is a high school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, according to federal school records. The school's enrollment of 998 students covers grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 25% higher than the average for high schools in Texas, which is about 796.
John F Kennedy High School is part of a district of 25 schools: EDGEWOOD ISD, with 8,439 students.
John F Kennedy High School enrolls a student body that is 97% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Bexar County is roughly 60% Hispanic. John F Kennedy High School has a diversity index of 6%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 63.4 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.7:1. Across high schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 15.1:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at John F Kennedy High School is 92%. On average, public schools in Bexar County report 63%.
allk12 grades John F Kennedy High School an F. The grade compares the school only with Texas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, John F Kennedy High School is 8.0 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 26.3% actual, 34.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
County data help place the school in context: in Bexar County, median household income is about $72,341, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. John F Kennedy High School is among the 638 public schools in Bexar County.
Learn4life is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. John F Kennedy High School ranks 4th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 26.3% against a local average of 24.2%.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 9%, from 1,100 to 998. The number of students per teacher fell from 17.5 to 15.7 over 4 years.
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Bexar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,067,341
Census ACS
Median income
$72,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
638
368,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EDGEWOOD ISD
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Other John F Kennedy High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named John F Kennedy High. John F Kennedy High School is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- John F Kennedy High SchoolCedar Rapids, IA · 1,648 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOLBELLMORE, NY · 1,089 students
- John F Kennedy High SchoolDENVER, CO · 681 students
- John F Kennedy High SchoolCleveland, OH · 652 students
- John F Kennedy High SchoolMt Angel, OR · 223 students
Nearby schools
- Learn4life0.0 mi · 224
- Brentwood Middle School0.2 mi · 602
- Winston Int of Excellence0.5 mi · 143
- Compass Rose Ingenuity0.9 mi · 830
- Kelly Academy at Lowell0.9 mi · 497
- Alonso S Perales Elementary School1.1 mi · 469
Frequently asked questions
About John F Kennedy High SchoolHow many students attend John F Kennedy High School?
John F Kennedy High School enrolls approximately 998 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does John F Kennedy High School serve?
John F Kennedy High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at John F Kennedy High School?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at John F Kennedy High School.
How diverse is John F Kennedy High School?
John F Kennedy High School reports a student body of 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees John F Kennedy High School?
John F Kennedy High School is overseen by EDGEWOOD ISD in Bexar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.