Is John F. Kennedy Middle a good school?

John F. Kennedy Middle ranks in the bottom 17.4% of New Mexico middle schools.

How many students attend John F. Kennedy Middle?

In the 2023-24 school year, 656 students attended John F. Kennedy Middle.

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

Students at John F. Kennedy Middle are 71% American Indian, 19% Hispanic, 7% White, 2% Two or more races.

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

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

John F. Kennedy Middle

Summary:

John F. Kennedy Middle School is a public middle school in Gallup, New Mexico, serving 630 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Gallup school district, which is ranked 97 out of 119 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John F. Kennedy Middle School has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, and Science. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 27% in ELA, 12% in Mathematics, and 15% in Science, compared to the state averages of 39%, 25%, and 36%, respectively. The school's performance has been relatively stagnant over the past few years, with only minor fluctuations in proficiency rates. Compared to the nearby Gallup Middle School, which has higher proficiency rates, John F. Kennedy Middle School is significantly underperforming.

The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Hispanic and Native American students generally performing better than their White and Multi-racial counterparts. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This high rate of poverty likely contributes to the school's overall academic underperformance. While the student-teacher ratio at John F. Kennedy Middle School is comparable to the nearby Gallup Middle School, the persistent underperformance and disparities in student subgroup performance suggest that the school may face significant challenges in addressing the educational needs of its diverse student population.

Detail:

Public 6-8

600 South Boardman Dr
Gallup, NM 87301

(505) 721-3100

District: Gallup

SchoolDigger Rank:
194^th of 235 New Mexico Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,826

Students who attend John F. Kennedy Middle usually attend:

High:

Miyamura High School

Feeder schools for John F. Kennedy Middle:

Elementary:	Catherine A. Miller Elementary
	Indian Hills Elementary
	Jefferson Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 21.8

Number of students: 656

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

71.0%

Hispanic:

19.4%

White:

6.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 95.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details John F. Kennedy Middle ranks worse than 82.6% of middle schools in New Mexico. It also ranks 4^th among 7 ranked middle schools in the Gallup School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.04. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details John F. Kennedy Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Gallup School District. Racial makeup is: American Indian (71%), Hispanic (19.4%), White (6.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 95.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John F. Kennedy Middle is 21.8. 5 middle schools in the Gallup School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare John F. Kennedy Middle employs 30 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at John F. Kennedy Middle is $9,826, which is the lowest among 7 middle schools in the Gallup School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

John F. Kennedy Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks John F. Kennedy Middle 194^th of 235 New Mexico public middle schools. (See John F. Kennedy Middle in the ranking list.)

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Gallup:

SchoolDigger ranks Gallup 97^th of 119 New Mexico school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at John F. Kennedy Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NM State Percentile
2005	16.81	139^th	157	11.5%
2006	19.77	134^th	156	14.1%
2007	24.02	140^th	171	18.1%
2008	41.45	99^th	172	42.4%
2009	32.83	122^nd	178	31.5%
2010	34.37	119^th	179	33.5%
2011	30.30	120^th	173	30.6%
2012	29.99	128^th	178	28.1%
2013	27.35	143^rd	193	25.9%
2014	29.05	160^th	222	27.9%
2015	26.98	152^nd	207	26.6%
2016	23.83	160^th	208	23.1%
2017	29.73	122^nd	176	30.7%
2018	20.81	148^th	186	20.4%
2019	33.01	131^st	200	34.5%
2022	38.23	121^st	232	47.8%
2023	36.55	144^th	239	39.7%
2024	20.04	194^th	235	17.4%

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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	NM State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	36.54	47^th	65	27.7%

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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	NM State Percentile
2019	19.55	19^th	21	9.5%
2022	48.57	31^st	69	55.1%
2023	49.04	24^th	97	75.3%
2024	28.54	54^th	91	40.7%

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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	NM State Percentile
2022	34.68	37^th	58	36.2%
2023	44.80	40^th	100	60.0%
2024	18.15	47^th	54	13.0%

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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	NM State Percentile
2018	26.12	128^th	168	23.8%
2019	43.62	90^th	175	48.6%
2022	46.75	88^th	223	60.5%
2023	43.05	121^st	227	46.7%

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Rank History for Homeless students at John F. Kennedy Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NM State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	40.66	2^nd	2	0.0%
2022	52.78	11^th	33	66.7%

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Rank History for Female students at John F. Kennedy Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NM State Percentile
2018	19.77	129^th	156	17.3%
2019	32.35	106^th	160	33.8%
2022	39.84	91^st	220	58.6%
2023	33.76	138^th	213	35.2%
2024	20.69	183^rd	217	15.7%

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Rank History for Male students at John F. Kennedy Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NM State Percentile
2018	18.55	127^th	151	15.9%
2019	30.62	103^rd	152	32.2%
2022	32.54	113^th	213	46.9%
2023	31.82	143^rd	221	35.3%
2024	17.52	187^th	219	14.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at John F. Kennedy Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NM State Percentile
2018	35.11	97^th	149	34.9%
2019	45.61	67^th	150	55.3%
2022	58.39	57^th	214	73.4%
2023	59.23	64^th	204	68.6%
2024	27.88	147^th	206	28.6%

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Rank History for Native American students at John F. Kennedy Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NM State Percentile
2018	21.08	25^th	32	21.9%
2019	39.09	25^th	43	41.9%
2022	39.17	33^rd	67	50.7%
2023	48.24	30^th	58	48.3%
2024	28.27	43^rd	59	27.1%

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Rank History for White students at John F. Kennedy Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NM State Percentile
2019	80.86	13^th	121	89.3%
2022	28.82	137^th	187	26.7%
2023	45.93	113^th	229	50.7%
2024	12.93	169^th	181	6.6%

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Data source: test scores: New Mexico Public 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: New Mexico Public Education Department

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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	Total
1990	142	2	11	203	506	n/a	n/a	864
1991	117	6	5	205	531	n/a	n/a	864
1992	115	1	8	218	540	n/a	n/a	882
1993	108	6	10	227	528	n/a	n/a	879
1994	114	9	8	218	544	n/a	n/a	893
1995	113	9	6	200	636	n/a	n/a	964
1996	113	9	6	200	636	n/a	n/a	964
1997	114	5	4	171	591	n/a	n/a	885
1998	60	4	3	96	382	n/a	n/a	545
1999	52	5	3	92	412	n/a	n/a	564
2000	44	3	2	90	454	n/a	n/a	593
2001	40	3	2	95	474	n/a	n/a	614
2002	37	2	2	88	510	n/a	n/a	639
2003	37	2	2	88	510	n/a	n/a	639
2004	26	1	2	75	508	n/a	n/a	612
2005	24	0	1	73	449	n/a	n/a	547
2006	25	2	5	46	433	n/a	n/a	511
2007	25	2	5	70	406	n/a	n/a	508
2008	20	3	6	81	375	n/a	n/a	485
2009	31	3	11	114	448	n/a	n/a	607
2010	23	2	6	108	450	0	0	589
2011	32	2	7	121	444	0	0	606
2012	37	2	7	139	489	0	2	676
2013	24	2	5	154	490	0	1	676
2014	23	2	4	170	472	0	1	672
2015	30	2	6	174	472	0	0	684
2016	24	1	2	163	461	0	4	655
2017	24	3	4	163	462	0	7	663
2018	22	3	1	150	481	0	9	666
2019	29	3	8	146	474	0	11	671
2020	23	0	5	121	489	0	15	653
2021	16	0	9	116	493	2	13	649
2022	40	3	7	157	491	0	17	715
2023	37	3	7	123	447	0	13	630
2024	43	4	4	127	466	1	11	656

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
1990	864	46.0	18.7	n/a
1991	864	48.0	18.0	n/a
1992	882	48.0	18.3	n/a
1993	879	50.0	17.6	n/a
1994	893	51.0	17.5	n/a
1995	964	56.0	17.2	n/a
1996	964	56.0	17.2	n/a
1997	885	55.5	15.9	n/a
1998	545	36.0	15.1	n/a
1999	564	34.0	16.6	65.4
2000	593	31.1	19.1	79.1
2001	614	36.0	17.1	82.1
2002	639	42.0	15.2	79.8
2003	639	42.0	15.2	79.8
2004	612	45.0	13.6	83.8
2005	547	37.5	14.6	82.4
2006	511	38.5	13.3	79.3
2007	508	38.0	13.4	83.5
2008	485	34.0	14.3	82.9
2009	607	36.0	16.9	75.3
2010	589	37.0	15.9	81.8
2011	606	38.0	15.9	76.6
2012	676	40.0	16.9	76.6
2013	676	43.0	15.7	83.9
2014	672	42.8	15.6	99
2015	684	43.0	15.9	73
2016	655	44.0	14.8	100
2017	663	42.5	15.6	100
2018	666	37.0	18.0	100
2019	671	38.5	17.4	100
2020	653	40.5	16.1	100
2021	649	36.0	18.0	100
2022	715	34.0	21.0	100
2023	630	32.5	19.3	100
2024	656	30.0	21.8	95.3

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
1990	864	46.0	18.7	n/a
1991	864	48.0	18.0	n/a
1992	882	48.0	18.3	n/a
1993	879	50.0	17.6	n/a
1994	893	51.0	17.5	n/a
1995	964	56.0	17.2	n/a
1996	964	56.0	17.2	n/a
1997	885	55.5	15.9	n/a
1998	545	36.0	15.1	n/a
1999	564	34.0	16.6	65.4
2000	593	31.1	19.1	79.1
2001	614	36.0	17.1	82.1
2002	639	42.0	15.2	79.8
2003	639	42.0	15.2	79.8
2004	612	45.0	13.6	83.8
2005	547	37.5	14.6	82.4
2006	511	38.5	13.3	79.3
2007	508	38.0	13.4	83.5
2008	485	34.0	14.3	82.9
2009	607	36.0	16.9	75.3
2010	589	37.0	15.9	81.8
2011	606	38.0	15.9	76.6
2012	676	40.0	16.9	76.6
2013	676	43.0	15.7	83.9
2014	672	42.8	15.6	99
2015	684	43.0	15.9	73
2016	655	44.0	14.8	100
2017	663	42.5	15.6	100
2018	666	37.0	18.0	100
2019	671	38.5	17.4	100
2020	653	40.5	16.1	100
2021	649	36.0	18.0	100
2022	715	34.0	21.0	100
2023	630	32.5	19.3	100
2024	656	30.0	21.8	95.3

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.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for John F. Kennedy Middle

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2019	$9,826

Data source: New Mexico Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on John F. Kennedy Middle

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 131^st of 200 Middle schools	Ranks 144^th of 239 Middle schools	5.2%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
6th Grade Language Arts (John F. Kennedy Middle)	19	17.5	1.5%
6th Grade Language Arts (Gallup)	25	16.8	8.2%
6th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)	31	32.9	1.9%
6th Grade Mathematics (John F. Kennedy Middle)	14	24.7	10.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Gallup)	14	22.3	8.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)	19	32.5	13.5%
7th Grade Language Arts (John F. Kennedy Middle)	28	33.9	5.9%
7th Grade Language Arts (Gallup)	35	28.7	6.3%
7th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)	31	34.8	3.8%
7th Grade Mathematics (John F. Kennedy Middle)	15	30.5	15.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Gallup)	15	20	5%
7th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)	19	24.8	5.8%
8th Grade Language Arts (John F. Kennedy Middle)	37	37.7	0.7%
8th Grade Language Arts (Gallup)	29	27.7	1.3%
8th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)	31	33.2	2.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (John F. Kennedy Middle)	19	16.6	2.4%
8th Grade Mathematics (Gallup)	16	17.2	1.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)	20	19.7	0.3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	671	630	6.1%
African American	3	3
American Indian	474	447	5.7%
Asian	8	7	12.5%
Hispanic	146	123	15.8%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	29	37	27.6%
Two or More Races	11	13	18.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	100%	100%

Schools Near John F. Kennedy Middle

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NM-ASR Science (2024)	NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2024)	NM-MSSA Mathematics (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science All Grades	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
John F. Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	600 South Boardman Dr	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-3100	656	30	21.8	95.3%	43 (6.6%)	4 (0.6%)	127 (19.4%)	4 (0.6%)	466 (71.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.7%)	20	194^th of 235 public middle schools	17.4%		36.5	144^th of 239 public middle schools	39.7%	50	15.0	27.0	12.0	$9,826
Gallup Middle	Public	6-8	1001 South Grandview	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-2700	423	19	22.2	95.7%	70 (16.5%)	5 (1.2%)	123 (29.1%)	6 (1.4%)	213 (50.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	46	107^th of 235 public middle schools	54.5%		61.4	73^rd of 239 public middle schools	69.5%	34	24.0	43.0	20.0	$10,615
Chief Manuelito Middle	Public	6-8	1325 South Rico St	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1051	616	29	21.6	99.5%	24 (3.9%)	5 (0.8%)	129 (20.9%)	8 (1.3%)	445 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	29.1	163^rd of 235 public middle schools	30.6%		33.9	148^th of 239 public middle schools	38.1%	15	27.0	31.0	15.0	$10,573

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