J. F. Kennedy Elementary School

As an expansive elementary campus in Winooski, Vermont, J. F. Kennedy Elementary School enrolls 421 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Winooski Incorporated School District. Compared to the state average of about 213 students per school, that is 98% larger than typical.

Winooski Incorporated School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 749 students. J. F. Kennedy Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, J. F. Kennedy Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 24% Black, 18% Asian, 8% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, J. F. Kennedy Elementary School has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.5:1 average. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Chittenden County (around 33%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Chittenden County put the typical household earns roughly $96,759 per year, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Chittenden County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,894 students), of which J. F. Kennedy Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Winooski Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 11%: 475 students in 2018 compared to 421 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share decreased from 23% to 18%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.