JOHN F KENNEDY EL

JOHN F KENNEDY EL operates as an intimate elementary-level community in ELSA, Texas, operated by EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD. Current enrollment sits at 383 students spanning grades K through 5. That puts it 26% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Within EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD, which oversees 9 schools and 4,349 students, JOHN F KENNEDY EL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, JOHN F KENNEDY EL records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%).

In terms of school funding signals, JOHN F KENNEDY EL records 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Hidalgo County (around 85%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), JOHN F KENNEDY EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 19.6%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Hidalgo County) records that median household income runs about $54,338, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. In all, Hidalgo County runs 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), of which JOHN F KENNEDY EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: LYNDON B JOHNSON EL, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JOHN F KENNEDY EL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JOHN F KENNEDY EL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 35.1%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JOHN F KENNEDY EL has shrank 20%, going from 477 students in 2018 to 383 in 2025.

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