Is John F Kennedy Middle School a good school?

John F Kennedy Middle School ranks in the bottom 19.7% of New York middle schools.

How many students attend John F Kennedy Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 840 students attended John F Kennedy Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of John F Kennedy Middle School?

Students at John F Kennedy Middle School are 52% White, 38% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of John F Kennedy Middle School attend?

Students who attend John F Kennedy Middle School usually go on to attend Comsewogue High School

John F Kennedy Middle School

Summary:

John F Kennedy Middle School is a public middle school located in Port Jefferson Station, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 822 students. The school is part of the Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District, which is ranked 669 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's higher spending per student and student-teacher ratio compared to state averages, John F Kennedy Middle School consistently performs below the state and district averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math on the New York State Assessments. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 5% of New York middle schools for Hispanic students and English Language Learner students in ELA and Math. However, the school performs exceptionally well on Regents exams, with 100% proficiency rates in Living Environment and Algebra I, significantly outperforming the state and district averages.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Port Jefferson Middle School, John F Kennedy Middle School generally performs worse academically, with lower proficiency rates in ELA and Math on the state assessments. The school's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the past several years, from 677 out of 1,407 New York middle schools in 2014-2015 to 1,207 out of 1,504 in 2023-2024, indicating a concerning trend of declining academic performance.

Detail:

Public 6-8

200 Jayne Blvd
Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776-2998

(631) 474-8160

District: Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1207^th of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,806

Students who attend John F Kennedy Middle School usually attend:

High:

Comsewogue High School

Feeder schools for John F Kennedy Middle School:

Elementary:	Boyle Road Elementary School
	Clinton Avenue School
	Norwood Avenue School
	Terryville Road School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.4

Number of students: 840

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.1%

Hispanic:

38.5%

African American:

3.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 28.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details John F Kennedy Middle School ranks worse than 80.3% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.3. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (52.1%), Hispanic (38.5%), African American (3.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 28.6% 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 Middle School is 10.4. (See more...)

Compare John F Kennedy Middle School employs 80.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at John F Kennedy Middle School is $19,806.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

John F Kennedy Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks John F Kennedy Middle School 1207^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See John F Kennedy Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District 669^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for John F Kennedy Middle School

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Rank History for all students at John F Kennedy Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	67.29	397^th	1095	63.7%
2007	64.73	464^th	1123	58.7%
2008	66.06	496^th	1185	58.1%
2009	69.95	437^th	1224	64.3%
2010	74.30	321^st	1243	74.2%
2011	71.69	389^th	1295	70.0%
2012	73.21	356^th	1337	73.4%
2013	58.14	526^th	1373	61.7%
2014	46.07	738^th	1401	47.3%
2015	49.22	677^th	1407	51.9%
2016	46.21	734^th	1429	48.6%
2017	40.59	861^st	1455	40.8%
2018	31.20	1016^th	1438	29.3%
2019	36.18	905^th	1439	37.1%
2021	34.88	834^th	1242	32.9%
2022	20.54	1254^th	1479	15.2%
2023	29.38	1114^th	1500	25.7%
2024	25.30	1207^th	1504	19.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at John F Kennedy Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	32.49	434^th	591	26.6%
2024	22.67	595^th	615	3.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at John F Kennedy Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2022	25.65	1114^th	1283	13.2%
2023	43.00	655^th	1307	49.9%
2024	26.55	1058^th	1303	18.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at John F Kennedy Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.65	880^th	1245	29.3%
2019	23.61	1033^rd	1241	16.8%
2021	34.22	632^nd	935	32.4%
2022	8.91	1291^st	1306	1.1%
2023	13.88	1215^th	1288	5.7%
2024	16.87	1176^th	1296	9.3%

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Rank History for Female students at John F Kennedy Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	44.33	782^nd	1353	42.2%
2019	44.82	719^th	1370	47.5%
2021	40.88	619^th	1066	41.9%
2022	25.32	1163^rd	1454	20.0%
2023	29.81	1095^th	1463	25.2%
2024	21.48	1259^th	1465	14.1%

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Rank History for Male students at John F Kennedy Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.26	1078^th	1352	20.3%
2019	27.65	1012^th	1366	25.9%
2021	28.86	801^st	1071	25.2%
2022	21.23	1226^th	1455	15.7%
2023	28.63	1113^th	1464	24.0%
2024	33.67	1016^th	1464	30.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at John F Kennedy Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.39	645^th	810	20.4%
2019	26.70	649^th	826	21.4%
2021	26.42	353^rd	449	21.4%
2022	12.15	877^th	914	4.0%
2023	14.05	888^th	943	5.8%
2024	14.53	898^th	953	5.8%

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Rank History for White students at John F Kennedy Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	22.62	649^th	763	14.9%
2019	43.46	402^nd	716	43.9%
2021	38.93	394^th	614	35.8%
2022	21.05	638^th	748	14.7%
2023	30.53	579^th	772	25.0%
2024	31.13	572^nd	778	26.5%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, 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: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for John F Kennedy Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	794	4	8	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	832
1990	697	17	12	43	5	n/a	n/a	0	774
1991	658	16	12	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	730
1992	634	18	9	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	700
1993	624	24	7	60	0	n/a	n/a	0	715
1994	610	22	5	60	0	n/a	n/a	0	697
1995	621	18	23	82	1	n/a	n/a	0	745
1996	621	18	23	82	1	n/a	n/a	0	745
1997	623	17	33	83	1	n/a	n/a	0	757
1998	639	23	29	88	4	n/a	n/a	0	783
1999	649	21	28	93	1	n/a	n/a	0	792
2000	649	22	27	88	0	n/a	n/a	0	786
2001	685	14	39	81	0	n/a	n/a	0	819
2002	762	12	35	83	0	n/a	n/a	0	892
2003	762	12	35	83	0	n/a	n/a	0	892
2004	801	10	33	95	1	n/a	n/a	0	940
2005	776	16	37	108	0	n/a	n/a	0	937
2006	790	21	27	136	0	n/a	n/a	0	974
2007	816	27	30	146	1	n/a	n/a	0	1020
2008	803	23	29	151	2	n/a	n/a	0	1008
2009	773	24	38	137	0	n/a	n/a	0	972
2010	706	22	33	136	1	n/a	n/a	0	898
2011	662	13	33	135	0	0	0	0	843
2012	639	16	23	163	0	1	1	0	843
2013	630	18	21	181	0	0	4	0	854
2014	612	17	32	192	1	0	5	0	859
2015	630	16	40	215	2	0	7	0	910
2016	590	19	35	226	3	0	11	0	884
2017	541	20	32	230	3	0	13	0	839
2018	529	29	23	245	1	0	19	0	846
2019	528	27	21	242	1	0	16	0	835
2020	530	29	22	260	2	0	20	0	863
2021	483	29	22	240	3	0	19	0	796
2022	451	34	24	274	2	0	22	0	807
2023	434	30	18	314	3	0	23	0	822
2024	438	33	19	323	4	0	22	1	840

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 Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	832	49.7	16.7	n/a
1990	774	53.5	14.4	n/a
1991	730	51.5	14.1	n/a
1992	700	45.5	15.3	n/a
1993	715	51.0	14.0	n/a
1994	697	49.4	14.1	15.1
1995	745	48.6	15.3	12.9
1996	745	48.6	15.3	12.9
1997	757	54.4	13.9	12.4
1998	783	53.8	14.6	12.1
1999	792	51.8	15.3	10.1
2000	786	54.0	14.6	10.9
2001	819	56.4	14.5	9.5
2002	892	59.2	15.1	7
2003	892	59.2	15.1	7
2004	940	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	937	56.4	16.6	11.4
2006	974	60.0	16.2	12.6
2007	1020	63.9	16.0	12.7
2008	1008	70.4	14.3	11.2
2009	972	64.6	15.0	11.7
2010	898	64.8	13.8	13.8
2011	843	63.2	13.3	20.5
2012	843	58.0	14.5	21.1
2013	854	56.6	15.0	26.1
2014	859	59.4	14.4	23.2
2015	910	62.0	14.6	22.7
2016	884	61.0	14.4	28.2
2017	839	48.5	17.2	11.7
2018	846	59.3	14.2	31.2
2019	835	60.5	13.8	26.2
2020	863	77.2	11.1	30.5
2021	796	67.6	11.7	27.6
2022	807	67.2	12.0	24.9
2023	822	66.8	12.2	35.2
2024	840	80.2	10.4	28.6

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 Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	832	49.7	16.7	n/a
1990	774	53.5	14.4	n/a
1991	730	51.5	14.1	n/a
1992	700	45.5	15.3	n/a
1993	715	51.0	14.0	n/a
1994	697	49.4	14.1	15.1
1995	745	48.6	15.3	12.9
1996	745	48.6	15.3	12.9
1997	757	54.4	13.9	12.4
1998	783	53.8	14.6	12.1
1999	792	51.8	15.3	10.1
2000	786	54.0	14.6	10.9
2001	819	56.4	14.5	9.5
2002	892	59.2	15.1	7
2003	892	59.2	15.1	7
2004	940	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	937	56.4	16.6	11.4
2006	974	60.0	16.2	12.6
2007	1020	63.9	16.0	12.7
2008	1008	70.4	14.3	11.2
2009	972	64.6	15.0	11.7
2010	898	64.8	13.8	13.8
2011	843	63.2	13.3	20.5
2012	843	58.0	14.5	21.1
2013	854	56.6	15.0	26.1
2014	859	59.4	14.4	23.2
2015	910	62.0	14.6	22.7
2016	884	61.0	14.4	28.2
2017	839	48.5	17.2	11.7
2018	846	59.3	14.2	31.2
2019	835	60.5	13.8	26.2
2020	863	77.2	11.1	30.5
2021	796	67.6	11.7	27.6
2022	807	67.2	12.0	24.9
2023	822	66.8	12.2	35.2
2024	840	80.2	10.4	28.6

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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