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John F Kennedy Intermediate School is a public elementary school in Deer Park, New York, serving 830 students in grades 3-5. The school is part of the Deer Park Union Free School District, which is ranked 332 out of 866 school districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
John F Kennedy Intermediate School has consistently performed above the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency rates for grades 3-5 over the past three years. In 2022-2023, the school's ELA proficiency rates were 45.64% for 3rd grade, 53.5% for 4th grade, and 60.43% for 5th grade, compared to the state averages of 44.89%, 48.79%, and 45.09%, respectively. In Math, the school's proficiency rates were 53.81% for 3rd grade, 44.69% for 4th grade, and 68.75% for 5th grade, compared to the state averages of 53.68%, 53.85%, and 49.69%, respectively. The school's diverse student population is 25.78% White, 20.96% African American, 30.48% Hispanic, 18.55% Asian, and 3.86% two or more races, which is comparable to the nearby May Moore Primary School and John Quincy Adams Primary School.
Despite having a relatively high proportion of students (43.73%) from low-income families eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, John F Kennedy Intermediate School has a high per-student spending of $19,690 in the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the state average and the spending at some nearby schools. This level of spending is comparable to the other schools in the Deer Park Union Free School District. The school's consistent academic performance, strong support for its diverse student population, and high per-student spending set it apart from some nearby schools in the North Babylon Union Free School District and the Wyandanch Union Free School District, which have lower overall academic performance and higher percentages of students from low-income families.
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