John F. Kennedy Middle

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John F. Kennedy Middle is a public middle school in Redwood City, California, serving 706 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Redwood City Elementary School District, which is ranked 875 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John F. Kennedy Middle has consistently ranked in the middle to lower range of California middle schools, ranking between 1,002 and 1,657 out of around 2,500 schools over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, with a 2-star rating in the earlier years. While white and multi-racial students perform significantly better than the school's overall performance, Hispanic and English Language Learner students perform much worse, ranking in the bottom 30-40% of California middle schools. The school's performance for special education and disabled students is relatively strong, ranking in the top 20% of California middle schools.

In academics, John F. Kennedy Middle's proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy are generally on par with or slightly below the Redwood City Elementary District and the state average, but the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics are consistently lower, with only around 30% of students proficient or better. The school's science proficiency rates, as measured by the CAST assessment, are also below the district and state averages. Additionally, John F. Kennedy Middle has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from around 11% in 2017-2018 to 33% in 2021-2022. This concerning trend may be contributing to the school's relatively low academic performance.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 2521 Goodwin Ave.
       Redwood City, CA  93239-2518


(650) 482-2409

District: Redwood City Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
1034th of 2,777 California Middle Schools


Students who attend John F. Kennedy Middle usually attend:

High:    Sequoia High

Feeder schools for John F. Kennedy Middle:

Elementary:    Roosevelt Elementary
    Taft Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  17.8 Help
Number of students:  706

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
72.1%
White:
18.4%
Two or more races:
3.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  59.6% Help


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Compare Details John F. Kennedy Middle ranks better than 62.8% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked middle schools in the Redwood City Elementary School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.18. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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
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Compare Details John F. Kennedy Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Redwood City Elementary School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (72.1%), White (18.4%), two or more races (3.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 59.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John F. Kennedy Middle is 17.8, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Redwood City Elementary School District! (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

John F. Kennedy Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks John F. Kennedy Middle 1034th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See John F. Kennedy Middle in the ranking list.)

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Redwood City Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Redwood City Elementary 875th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for John F. Kennedy Middle

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Rank History for all students at John F. Kennedy Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 35.97 1061st 1769 40.0%
2005 48.55 833rd 1777 53.1%
2006 34.75 1153rd 1804 36.1%
2007 31.53 1350th 1999 32.5%
2008 28.35 1481st 2005 26.1%
2009 30.82 1456th 2063 29.4%
2010 32.20 1511th 2179 30.7%
2011 18.80 1931st 2236 13.6%
2012 36.55 1465th 2259 35.1%
2013 33.93 1587th 2379 33.3%
2015 29.07 1657th 2477 33.1%
2016 36.54 1445th 2497 42.1%
2017 45.50 1234th 2508 50.8%
2018 53.29 1002nd 2480 59.6%
2019 51.42 1113th 2715 59.0%
2022 45.99 1283rd 2740 53.2%
2023 51.21 1130th 2802 59.7%
2024 54.18 1034th 2777 62.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at John F. Kennedy Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 85.29 72nd 699 89.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at John F. Kennedy Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.58 1068th 1364 21.7%
2019 36.18 829th 1442 42.5%
2022 30.36 1227th 1540 20.3%
2023 31.98 1126th 1529 26.4%
2024 37.95 808th 1477 45.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at John F. Kennedy Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 66.17 319th 1538 79.3%
2024 70.19 279th 1550 82.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at John F. Kennedy Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.53 1310th 2230 41.3%
2019 33.91 1532nd 2369 35.3%
2022 36.96 1439th 2458 41.5%
2023 40.32 1322nd 2549 48.1%
2024 34.82 1571st 2575 39.0%
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Rank History for Female students at John F. Kennedy Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.52 859th 2262 62.0%
2019 47.13 1133rd 2380 52.4%
2022 44.17 1216th 2509 51.5%
2023 49.27 1074th 2547 57.8%
2024 54.60 938th 2546 63.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at John F. Kennedy Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.69 465th 1369 66.0%
2019 53.42 500th 1491 66.5%
2022 66.80 315th 1531 79.4%
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Rank History for Male students at John F. Kennedy Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.95 1076th 2273 52.7%
2019 53.65 946th 2407 60.7%
2022 47.17 1135th 2527 55.1%
2023 51.84 1013th 2558 60.4%
2024 52.00 998th 2547 60.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at John F. Kennedy Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.84 857th 2072 58.6%
2019 47.13 1019th 2213 54.0%
2022 44.77 1138th 2359 51.8%
2023 41.51 1220th 2391 49.0%
2024 45.04 1124th 2383 52.8%
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Rank History for White students at John F. Kennedy Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.86 268th 1496 82.1%
2019 81.75 228th 1602 85.8%
2022 69.69 429th 1555 72.4%
2023 82.52 200th 1552 87.1%
2024 85.99 137th 1535 91.1%
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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.

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Enrollment information for John F. Kennedy Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 341 35 41 262 3 n/a n/a 0 682
1989 343 47 54 316 2 n/a n/a 0 762
1990 399 74 39 438 6 n/a n/a 0 956
1991 430 71 43 435 3 n/a n/a 0 982
1992 469 77 55 512 2 n/a n/a 0 1115
1993 448 79 41 529 3 n/a n/a 0 1100
1994 404 53 45 503 2 n/a n/a 0 1007
1995 389 39 51 505 2 n/a n/a 0 986
1996 389 39 51 505 2 n/a n/a 0 986
1997 381 32 44 501 1 n/a n/a 0 959
1998 391 34 48 591 0 n/a n/a 0 1064
1999 377 39 58 605 1 n/a n/a 6 1086
2000 368 48 61 628 0 n/a n/a 3 1108
2001 342 40 60 597 0 n/a n/a 4 1043
2002 284 41 62 598 6 n/a n/a 0 991
2003 284 41 62 598 6 n/a n/a 0 991
2004 269 39 65 607 6 n/a n/a 0 986
2005 224 42 70 610 6 n/a n/a 0 952
2006 200 46 75 644 4 n/a n/a 0 969
2007 180 37 77 575 2 n/a n/a 0 871
2008 161 23 60 649 3 n/a n/a 0 896
2009 142 29 36 629 1 21 3 0 861
2010 124 30 27 614 3 20 0 0 818
2011 126 30 35 625 1 18 7 0 842
2012 118 18 35 608 1 21 3 0 804
2013 95 17 38 624 0 20 4 0 798
2014 79 13 32 627 1 14 8 0 774
2015 79 11 28 578 0 17 15 0 728
2016 111 7 26 516 1 13 17 0 691
2017 114 12 18 488 1 14 22 0 669
2018 124 13 13 522 0 11 21 0 704
2019 110 12 11 504 3 7 20 0 667
2020 123 8 13 564 2 10 17 0 737
2021 119 10 10 515 2 10 21 0 687
2022 121 9 14 492 0 6 21 0 663
2023 130 12 22 509 0 6 27 0 706

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

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 682 38.1 17.9 n/a
1989 762 40.6 18.7 n/a
1990 956 52.2 18.3 n/a
1991 982 52.7 18.6 n/a
1992 1115 53.6 20.8 30
1993 1100 55.4 19.9 20.7
1994 1007 46.5 21.7 28.9
1995 986 45.3 21.8 33.7
1996 986 45.3 21.8 33.7
1997 959 47.8 20.1 39.1
1998 1064 57.0 18.7 40.8
1999 1086 59.4 18.3 27.3
2000 1108 58.3 19.0 32.7
2001 1043 55.0 19.0 33
2002 991 58.0 17.1 41.5
2003 991 58.0 17.1 41.5
2004 986 54.0 18.3 52.2
2005 952 53.0 18.0 50.8
2006 969 48.8 19.9 57.4
2007 871 49.3 17.7 66.9
2008 896 55.9 16.0 65.5
2009 861 50.4 15.8 65.3
2010 818 42.0 19.4 68.1
2011 842 n/a n/a 71.6
2012 804 37.6 21.3 n/a
2013 798 37.3 21.3 77.9
2014 774 38.6 20.0 76.2
2015 728 36.0 20.2 74.7
2016 691 36.0 19.1 54.7
2017 669 36.8 18.1 47.5
2018 704 32.8 21.4 49
2019 667 32.2 20.7 59.2
2020 737 n/a n/a 58.5
2021 687 39.8 17.2 59.7
2022 663 40.7 16.2 50.8
2023 706 39.4 17.8 59.6

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

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 682 38.1 17.9 n/a
1989 762 40.6 18.7 n/a
1990 956 52.2 18.3 n/a
1991 982 52.7 18.6 n/a
1992 1115 53.6 20.8 30
1993 1100 55.4 19.9 20.7
1994 1007 46.5 21.7 28.9
1995 986 45.3 21.8 33.7
1996 986 45.3 21.8 33.7
1997 959 47.8 20.1 39.1
1998 1064 57.0 18.7 40.8
1999 1086 59.4 18.3 27.3
2000 1108 58.3 19.0 32.7
2001 1043 55.0 19.0 33
2002 991 58.0 17.1 41.5
2003 991 58.0 17.1 41.5
2004 986 54.0 18.3 52.2
2005 952 53.0 18.0 50.8
2006 969 48.8 19.9 57.4
2007 871 49.3 17.7 66.9
2008 896 55.9 16.0 65.5
2009 861 50.4 15.8 65.3
2010 818 42.0 19.4 68.1
2011 842 n/a n/a 71.6
2012 804 37.6 21.3 n/a
2013 798 37.3 21.3 77.9
2014 774 38.6 20.0 76.2
2015 728 36.0 20.2 74.7
2016 691 36.0 19.1 54.7
2017 669 36.8 18.1 47.5
2018 704 32.8 21.4 49
2019 667 32.2 20.7 59.2
2020 737 n/a n/a 58.5
2021 687 39.8 17.2 59.7
2022 663 40.7 16.2 50.8
2023 706 39.4 17.8 59.6

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.
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on John F. Kennedy Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1113th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 1130th of 2802 Middle schools
 0.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (John F. Kennedy Middle)45.634.4
 11.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Redwood City Elementary)50.541.6
 8.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (John F. Kennedy Middle)25.823.9
 1.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Redwood City Elementary)3932.6
 6.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (John F. Kennedy Middle)57.653.7
 3.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Redwood City Elementary)57.849.6
 8.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (John F. Kennedy Middle)40.534.4
 6.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Redwood City Elementary)45.133.5
 11.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (John F. Kennedy Middle)49.852.2
 2.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Redwood City Elementary)57.454
 3.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (John F. Kennedy Middle)37.831.7
 6.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Redwood City Elementary)44.936.5
 8.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (John F. Kennedy Middle)25.825.5
 0.4%
   8th Grade Science (Redwood City Elementary)31.833.4
 1.6%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students667706
 5.8%
African American1212
American Indian30
 100%
Asian1122
 100%
Hispanic504509
 1%
Pacific Islander76
 14.3%
White110130
 18.2%
Two or More Races2027
 35%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients59.2%59.6%
 0.4%


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Students at John F. Kennedy Middle are 72% Hispanic, 18% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

Students who attend John F. Kennedy Middle usually go on to attend Sequoia High

In the 2022-23 school year, 706 students attended John F. Kennedy Middle.

John F. Kennedy Middle ranks 1034th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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