John F. Kennedy Jr High

John F. Kennedy Jr High operates as a reasonably sized middle-grades school in WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah, part of Granite District. Current enrollment sits at 772 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Across the 85 schools in Granite District (59,404 students total), John F. Kennedy Jr High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, John F. Kennedy Jr High logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 32% White, 5% Pacific Islander, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Salt Lake County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, John F. Kennedy Jr High has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.7:1. The state averages around 21.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 64% of students at John F. Kennedy Jr High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Salt Lake County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), John F. Kennedy Jr High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.4%; this one delivers 17.5%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Salt Lake County put median household earnings sit near $97,494, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. John F. Kennedy Jr High is one of 325 public schools in Salt Lake County (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students).

Academy Park School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around John F. Kennedy Jr High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts John F. Kennedy Jr High at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 26.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. John F. Kennedy Jr High's enrollment has expanded 6% since 2018, when it stood at 728 (now 772).

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