Is John F. Kennedy Elementary a good school?

John F. Kennedy Elementary ranks 1665 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John F. Kennedy Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 459 students attended John F. Kennedy Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of John F. Kennedy Elementary?

Students at John F. Kennedy Elementary are 42% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 16% Two or more races, 14% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of John F. Kennedy Elementary attend?

Students who attend John F. Kennedy Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Newark Middle High : Newark Memorial High

John F. Kennedy Elementary

Summary:

John F. Kennedy Elementary is a public elementary school in Newark, California, serving 465 students in grades K-5 and part of the Newark Unified School District.

John F. Kennedy Elementary has consistently ranked in the top 30% of California elementary schools, outperforming the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, the school has significant performance gaps between student subgroups, with female students outperforming male students, and Asian, Hispanic, and low-income students performing below the school's overall averages. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has fluctuated, reaching a concerning high of 19% in 2017-2018, though it has since improved to 12.8% in 2022-2023, still higher than the state average.

Compared to other schools in the Newark Unified School District, John F. Kennedy Elementary generally outperforms its peers, but lags behind higher-performing schools in the neighboring Fremont Unified School District, such as Ardenwood Elementary, Warwick Elementary, and Forest Park Elementary, which consistently rank in the top 5-10% of California elementary schools.

Detail:

Public K-5

35430 Blackburn Dr.
Newark, CA 94560-1312

(510) 818-3400

District: Newark Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1665^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,101

Students who attend John F. Kennedy Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Newark Middle
High:	Newark Memorial High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.5

Number of students: 459

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.5%

Asian:

26.1%

Two or more races:

15.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 36.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details John F. Kennedy Elementary ranks better than 71.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Newark Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 68.38. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details John F. Kennedy Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Newark Unified School District. Student population at John F. Kennedy Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (42.5%), Asian (26.1%), two or more races (15.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 36.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John F. Kennedy Elementary is 25.5, which is the 2^nd best among 5 elementary schools in the Newark Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare John F. Kennedy Elementary employs 18 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at John F. Kennedy Elementary is $10,101. 3 elementary schools in the Newark Unified School District spend more per student.

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John F. Kennedy Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks John F. Kennedy Elementary 1665^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See John F. Kennedy Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Newark Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Newark Unified 828^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for John F. Kennedy Elementary

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Rank History for all students at John F. Kennedy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	68.51	1349^th	4809	71.9%
2005	75.11	1121^st	4822	76.8%
2006	72.20	1251^st	4818	74.0%
2007	67.54	1485^th	5113	71.0%
2008	60.40	1832^nd	5113	64.2%
2009	52.75	2323^rd	5193	55.3%
2010	64.71	1743^rd	5314	67.2%
2011	59.04	2090^th	5377	61.1%
2012	62.41	1917^th	5390	64.4%
2013	74.35	1355^th	5530	75.5%
2015	82.07	1029^th	5611	81.7%
2016	76.97	1240^th	5614	77.9%
2017	68.85	1622^nd	5692	71.5%
2018	57.92	2143^rd	5662	62.2%
2019	71.34	1541^st	5789	73.4%
2022	75.04	1403^rd	5883	76.2%
2023	70.10	1571^st	5874	73.3%
2024	68.38	1665^th	5862	71.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at John F. Kennedy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	59.33	305^th	669	54.4%
2024	63.95	284^th	669	57.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at John F. Kennedy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	89.07	184^th	3275	94.4%
2023	40.82	1748^th	3250	46.2%
2024	56.71	850^th	3160	73.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at John F. Kennedy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	65.73	544^th	2420	77.5%
2024	54.11	853^rd	2634	67.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at John F. Kennedy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.77	1917^th	5084	62.3%
2019	61.62	1663^rd	5173	67.9%
2022	52.71	2108^th	5264	60.0%
2023	51.69	2252^nd	5374	58.1%
2024	57.79	1922^nd	5511	65.1%

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Rank History for Female students at John F. Kennedy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.27	2110^th	5413	61.0%
2019	76.09	1257^th	5492	77.1%
2022	82.08	1010^th	5635	82.1%
2023	75.52	1266^th	5617	77.5%
2024	71.76	1416^th	5605	74.7%

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Rank History for Male students at John F. Kennedy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.33	2110^th	5431	61.1%
2019	63.64	1791^st	5510	67.5%
2022	63.27	1811^th	5663	68.0%
2023	61.54	1881^st	5650	66.7%
2024	61.14	1922^nd	5636	65.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at John F. Kennedy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	68.01	419^th	1149	63.5%
2023	49.17	756^th	1190	36.5%
2024	48.70	771^st	1203	35.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at John F. Kennedy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.84	2680^th	4830	44.5%
2019	61.49	1607^th	4963	67.6%
2022	69.97	1158^th	5084	77.2%
2023	53.50	2034^th	5098	60.1%
2024	56.88	1849^th	5102	63.8%

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Rank History for White students at John F. Kennedy Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.82	2356^th	2737	13.9%
2022	21.22	2240^th	2726	17.8%
2023	73.34	683^rd	2662	74.3%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for John F. Kennedy Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	343	22	41	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	429
1989	319	22	33	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	405
1990	345	19	36	28	2	n/a	n/a	0	430
1991	328	18	31	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	406
1992	301	24	38	31	1	n/a	n/a	0	395
1993	327	27	41	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	432
1994	314	24	55	37	1	n/a	n/a	0	431
1995	284	21	71	52	2	n/a	n/a	0	430
1996	284	21	71	52	2	n/a	n/a	0	430
1997	292	29	65	57	2	n/a	n/a	0	445
1998	284	34	60	71	2	n/a	n/a	0	451
1999	309	26	65	67	2	n/a	n/a	1	470
2000	294	26	64	75	3	n/a	n/a	0	462
2001	286	31	71	82	3	n/a	n/a	0	473
2002	231	24	74	109	0	n/a	n/a	0	438
2003	231	24	74	109	0	n/a	n/a	0	438
2004	199	32	72	116	0	n/a	n/a	15	434
2005	201	32	84	137	1	n/a	n/a	17	472
2006	194	30	91	133	1	n/a	n/a	17	466
2007	178	28	91	142	4	n/a	n/a	15	458
2008	179	34	103	149	4	n/a	n/a	0	469
2009	175	38	89	153	5	17	1	0	478
2010	159	30	81	137	5	12	4	0	428
2011	137	24	72	128	3	11	8	0	383
2012	126	22	80	137	2	9	20	0	396
2013	107	19	76	131	0	13	29	0	375
2014	100	19	68	134	1	11	36	0	369
2015	101	13	71	143	1	9	31	0	369
2016	91	8	63	140	0	7	39	0	348
2017	97	10	72	141	0	5	45	0	370
2018	82	10	88	160	0	6	44	0	390
2019	74	9	101	166	0	4	50	0	404
2020	77	8	102	163	0	4	48	0	402
2021	69	8	108	153	0	3	50	1	392
2022	66	5	101	172	0	4	52	0	400
2023	64	4	131	195	1	4	66	0	465
2024	63	4	120	195	0	5	72	0	459

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at John F. Kennedy Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	429	16.0	26.8	n/a
1989	405	16.6	24.3	n/a
1990	430	16.5	26.0	n/a
1991	406	18.0	22.5	n/a
1992	395	18.3	21.5	12.9
1993	432	15.0	28.8	17.8
1994	431	19.0	22.7	14.4
1995	430	19.5	22.1	17.7
1996	430	19.5	22.1	17.7
1997	445	20.4	21.8	12.4
1998	451	24.4	18.5	9.5
1999	470	26.0	18.1	8.5
2000	462	25.5	18.1	8.7
2001	473	24.5	19.3	9.5
2002	438	23.9	18.3	6.2
2003	438	23.9	18.3	6.2
2004	434	20.6	21.1	3.3
2005	472	24.0	19.7	13.4
2006	466	24.0	19.4	10.9
2007	458	24.0	19.1	12
2008	469	26.0	18.0	14.9
2009	478	24.4	18.8	20.9
2010	428	17.0	25.1	20.3
2011	383	n/a	n/a	20.1
2012	396	15.5	25.4	n/a
2013	375	15.3	24.4	28.5
2014	369	13.5	27.3	27.1
2015	369	15.0	24.6	24.9
2016	348	14.0	24.8	24.7
2017	370	10.5	35.2	25.7
2018	390	11.5	33.9	29
2019	404	10.8	37.3	28.5
2020	402	n/a	n/a	27.9
2021	392	16.0	24.5	31.1
2022	400	18.0	22.2	23
2023	465	18.0	25.8	31
2024	459	18.0	25.5	36.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio John F. Kennedy Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	429	16.0	26.8	n/a
1989	405	16.6	24.3	n/a
1990	430	16.5	26.0	n/a
1991	406	18.0	22.5	n/a
1992	395	18.3	21.5	12.9
1993	432	15.0	28.8	17.8
1994	431	19.0	22.7	14.4
1995	430	19.5	22.1	17.7
1996	430	19.5	22.1	17.7
1997	445	20.4	21.8	12.4
1998	451	24.4	18.5	9.5
1999	470	26.0	18.1	8.5
2000	462	25.5	18.1	8.7
2001	473	24.5	19.3	9.5
2002	438	23.9	18.3	6.2
2003	438	23.9	18.3	6.2
2004	434	20.6	21.1	3.3
2005	472	24.0	19.7	13.4
2006	466	24.0	19.4	10.9
2007	458	24.0	19.1	12
2008	469	26.0	18.0	14.9
2009	478	24.4	18.8	20.9
2010	428	17.0	25.1	20.3
2011	383	n/a	n/a	20.1
2012	396	15.5	25.4	n/a
2013	375	15.3	24.4	28.5
2014	369	13.5	27.3	27.1
2015	369	15.0	24.6	24.9
2016	348	14.0	24.8	24.7
2017	370	10.5	35.2	25.7
2018	390	11.5	33.9	29
2019	404	10.8	37.3	28.5
2020	402	n/a	n/a	27.9
2021	392	16.0	24.5	31.1
2022	400	18.0	22.2	23
2023	465	18.0	25.8	31
2024	459	18.0	25.5	36.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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