Is John F Kennedy Elementary School a good school?

John F Kennedy Elementary School ranks 1729 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend John F Kennedy Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 734 students attended John F Kennedy Elementary School.

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

Students at John F Kennedy Elementary School are 93% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% African American.

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

Students who attend John F Kennedy Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Port Chester Middle School High : Port Chester Senior High School

John F Kennedy Elementary School

Summary:

John F Kennedy Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Port Chester, New York, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 725 students. The school is part of the Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District, which is ranked 666 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's consistent ranking in the bottom half of New York elementary schools over the past 10 years, there are some bright spots. The school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, is relatively stronger compared to the school's overall performance. However, the school's academic performance on state assessments is significantly below the state average, with only 23.01% of 3rd graders, 25.66% of 4th graders, and 30.77% of 5th graders being proficient or better in English Language Arts. In mathematics, the school's performance is slightly better, but still below the state averages. The school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, at 80.69%, may contribute to these academic challenges.

Comparing John F Kennedy Elementary School to the nearby high-performing schools in the Rye City School District and Harrison Central School District, such as Osborn School, Milton School, and Harrison Avenue Elementary School, highlights the importance of district-level factors in driving student success. These nearby high-performing schools consistently rank in the top 5% of New York elementary schools and have significantly higher academic performance, lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students, and lower student-teacher ratios.

Detail:

Public K-5

40 Olivia St
Port Chester, NY 10573-4899

(914) 934-7990

District: Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1729^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,403

Students who attend John F Kennedy Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Port Chester Middle School
High:	Port Chester Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.7

Number of students: 734

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.9%

White:

3.3%

African American:

3.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details John F Kennedy Elementary School ranks worse than 70.7% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks last among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.58. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details John F Kennedy Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (92.9%), White (3.3%), African American (3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 89.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John F Kennedy Elementary School is 15.7. 2 elementary schools in the Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare John F Kennedy Elementary School employs 46.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at John F Kennedy Elementary School is $17,403, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

John F Kennedy Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks John F Kennedy Elementary School 1729^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See John F Kennedy Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District 666^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for John F Kennedy Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at John F Kennedy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	73.71	574^th	2206	74.0%
2007	76.61	463^rd	2219	79.1%
2008	74.71	541^st	2227	75.7%
2009	79.03	328^th	2257	85.5%
2010	70.08	697^th	2263	69.2%
2011	74.75	548^th	2286	76.0%
2012	72.49	638^th	2320	72.5%
2013	26.73	1809^th	2325	22.2%
2014	19.31	1973^rd	2345	15.9%
2015	19.12	1968^th	2352	16.3%
2016	21.61	1953^rd	2366	17.5%
2017	27.86	1799^th	2386	24.6%
2018	22.64	1968^th	2395	17.8%
2019	18.23	2054^th	2413	14.9%
2021	21.69	1824^th	2201	17.1%
2022	20.28	2036^th	2434	16.4%
2023	30.66	1728^th	2439	29.2%
2024	30.58	1729^th	2445	29.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.88	448^th	938	52.2%
2019	39.10	479^th	860	44.3%
2021	36.70	284^th	454	37.4%
2022	39.14	591^st	1027	42.5%
2023	53.53	325^th	1001	67.5%
2024	58.38	270^th	1066	74.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.29	1284^th	1941	33.8%
2019	18.93	1779^th	1859	4.3%
2021	16.50	1004^th	1044	3.8%
2022	27.32	1662^nd	2031	18.2%
2023	40.15	1079^th	2016	46.5%
2024	38.99	1186^th	2110	43.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.60	1549^th	2045	24.3%
2019	26.44	1579^th	2032	22.3%
2021	31.15	1244^th	1678	25.9%
2022	28.55	1608^th	2099	23.4%
2023	40.69	1154^th	2041	43.5%
2024	42.29	1125^th	2078	45.9%

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Rank History for Female students at John F Kennedy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	23.91	1923^rd	2338	17.8%
2019	23.17	1908^th	2357	19.0%
2021	26.30	1539^th	1955	21.3%
2022	21.84	1989^th	2401	17.2%
2023	32.78	1650^th	2403	31.3%
2024	29.46	1768^th	2413	26.7%

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Rank History for Male students at John F Kennedy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	23.46	1940^th	2340	17.1%
2019	16.50	2083^rd	2358	11.7%
2021	16.54	1732^nd	1961	11.7%
2022	20.93	2031^st	2400	15.4%
2023	30.08	1727^th	2400	28.0%
2024	33.17	1652^nd	2411	31.5%

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Rank History for African American students at John F Kennedy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	39.45	573^rd	948	39.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at John F Kennedy Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.92	972^nd	1392	30.2%
2019	29.97	953^rd	1315	27.5%
2021	41.27	468^th	818	42.8%
2022	30.62	1118^th	1503	25.6%
2023	44.91	757^th	1429	47.0%
2024	46.98	733^rd	1531	52.1%

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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 Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	4	131	0	132	0	n/a	n/a	0	267
1990	55	150	3	165	0	n/a	n/a	0	373
1991	75	151	4	210	0	n/a	n/a	0	440
1992	79	126	1	186	0	n/a	n/a	0	392
1993	104	122	2	192	0	n/a	n/a	0	420
1994	95	120	3	201	0	n/a	n/a	0	419
1995	81	79	8	238	0	n/a	n/a	0	406
1996	81	79	8	238	0	n/a	n/a	0	406
1997	66	68	7	248	0	n/a	n/a	0	389
1998	72	78	9	305	0	n/a	n/a	0	464
1999	55	76	9	372	0	n/a	n/a	0	512
2000	46	66	1	386	7	n/a	n/a	11	517
2001	41	54	1	375	4	n/a	n/a	0	475
2002	24	73	6	442	0	n/a	n/a	0	545
2003	24	73	6	442	0	n/a	n/a	0	545
2004	21	63	10	446	0	n/a	n/a	0	540
2005	22	63	7	471	0	n/a	n/a	0	563
2006	30	51	16	466	0	n/a	n/a	0	563
2007	35	48	17	475	0	n/a	n/a	0	575
2008	40	43	1	467	0	n/a	n/a	4	555
2009	25	68	2	586	0	n/a	n/a	4	685
2010	23	69	6	621	0	n/a	n/a	6	725
2011	24	56	2	681	0	0	8	0	771
2012	50	59	10	695	0	0	1	0	815
2013	52	73	9	744	0	0	1	0	879
2014	50	67	9	751	0	0	0	0	877
2015	45	62	8	787	0	0	0	0	902
2016	51	57	8	794	0	0	0	0	910
2017	45	59	5	764	0	0	0	0	873
2018	36	53	6	765	0	0	1	0	861
2019	26	35	5	602	0	0	1	0	669
2020	35	32	5	724	1	0	1	0	798
2021	36	22	5	693	2	0	2	0	760
2022	28	23	3	686	2	0	3	0	745
2023	26	21	2	670	3	0	3	0	725
2024	24	22	1	682	3	0	2	0	734

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 School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	267	14.0	19.0	n/a
1990	373	27.9	13.3	n/a
1991	440	29.7	14.8	n/a
1992	392	26.9	14.5	n/a
1993	420	25.6	16.4	n/a
1994	419	26.5	15.8	45.8
1995	406	23.1	17.6	63.8
1996	406	23.1	17.6	63.8
1997	389	25.0	15.6	62.2
1998	464	28.0	16.6	55
1999	512	31.0	16.5	49
2000	517	30.1	17.2	46.8
2001	475	29.0	16.4	66.3
2002	545	32.5	16.8	82.4
2003	545	32.5	16.8	82.4
2004	540	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	563	37.0	15.2	73.9
2006	563	37.0	15.2	82.4
2007	575	34.2	16.8	69.7
2008	555	33.2	16.7	71.9
2009	685	41.8	16.4	71.1
2010	725	46.6	15.5	78.3
2011	771	51.3	15.0	75.5
2012	815	51.4	15.8	77.7
2013	879	47.5	18.5	76
2014	877	49.8	17.6	77.3
2015	902	49.0	18.4	83.8
2016	910	53.0	17.1	80.2
2017	873	47.0	18.5	83.8
2018	861	57.0	15.1	82.5
2019	669	46.0	14.5	89.1
2020	798	43.0	18.5	83.6
2021	760	51.8	14.6	83.2
2022	745	45.0	16.5	69.9
2023	725	44.0	16.4	80.7
2024	734	46.5	15.7	89.2

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 School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	267	14.0	19.0	n/a
1990	373	27.9	13.3	n/a
1991	440	29.7	14.8	n/a
1992	392	26.9	14.5	n/a
1993	420	25.6	16.4	n/a
1994	419	26.5	15.8	45.8
1995	406	23.1	17.6	63.8
1996	406	23.1	17.6	63.8
1997	389	25.0	15.6	62.2
1998	464	28.0	16.6	55
1999	512	31.0	16.5	49
2000	517	30.1	17.2	46.8
2001	475	29.0	16.4	66.3
2002	545	32.5	16.8	82.4
2003	545	32.5	16.8	82.4
2004	540	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	563	37.0	15.2	73.9
2006	563	37.0	15.2	82.4
2007	575	34.2	16.8	69.7
2008	555	33.2	16.7	71.9
2009	685	41.8	16.4	71.1
2010	725	46.6	15.5	78.3
2011	771	51.3	15.0	75.5
2012	815	51.4	15.8	77.7
2013	879	47.5	18.5	76
2014	877	49.8	17.6	77.3
2015	902	49.0	18.4	83.8
2016	910	53.0	17.1	80.2
2017	873	47.0	18.5	83.8
2018	861	57.0	15.1	82.5
2019	669	46.0	14.5	89.1
2020	798	43.0	18.5	83.6
2021	760	51.8	14.6	83.2
2022	745	45.0	16.5	69.9
2023	725	44.0	16.4	80.7
2024	734	46.5	15.7	89.2

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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