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JOHN F KENNEDY H S

1922 S GENERAL MCMULLEN DR, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78226 · (210) 898-4100 · Bexar County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL998 STUDENTS
Enrollment
998
High
DISTRICT 379 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
923 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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
Grade 9
298
Grade 10
289
Grade 11
217
Grade 12
194
Student demographics
White
91%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
96697%
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 54%
Black
192%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 13%
Asian
30%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6%
Two+
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
56457%
Female
43443%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
26.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +8.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
9.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -5.0pp since 2020
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
998
-200 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 14.7:1
% White
1%
was 0%
% Hispanic
97%
was 98%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About JOHN F KENNEDY H S

JOHN F KENNEDY H S is one of the moderately sized secondary schools in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, operated by EDGEWOOD ISD, with 998 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so JOHN F KENNEDY H S sits 25% above that benchmark.

EDGEWOOD ISD comprises 29 schools with combined enrollment of 9,461 students; JOHN F KENNEDY H S is among them.

On the student-mix side, JOHN F KENNEDY H S logs that 97% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. By comparison, Bexar County as a whole is about 60% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, JOHN F KENNEDY H S has 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Bexar County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), JOHN F KENNEDY H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.3%.

In the area at large, census data for Bexar County shows median household earnings sit near $72,341, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. JOHN F KENNEDY H S is one of 638 public schools in Bexar County (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students).

LEARN4LIFE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JOHN F KENNEDY H S ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 25.8%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Over the past 7-year window. JOHN F KENNEDY H S's enrollment has contracted 17% since 2018, when it stood at 1,198 (now 998). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

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Bexar County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
JOHN F KENNEDY H S
District
EDGEWOOD ISD
Address
1922 S GENERAL MCMULLEN DR, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78226
Phone
(210) 898-4100
County
Bexar County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
998
Teachers (FTE)
63
Student–teacher ratio
15.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
923 (92%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
481815001624
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About JOHN F KENNEDY H S
How many students attend JOHN F KENNEDY H S?
JOHN F KENNEDY H S enrolls approximately 998 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does JOHN F KENNEDY H S serve?
JOHN F KENNEDY H S serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at JOHN F KENNEDY H S?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at JOHN F KENNEDY H S.
How diverse is JOHN F KENNEDY H S?
JOHN F KENNEDY H S reports a student body of 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees JOHN F KENNEDY H S?
JOHN F KENNEDY H S is overseen by EDGEWOOD ISD in Bexar County.
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