Is John F Kennedy School a good school?

Yes. John F Kennedy School ranks in the top 6.6% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend John F Kennedy School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 454 students attended John F Kennedy School.

What is the racial makeup of John F Kennedy School?

Students at John F Kennedy School are 66% White, 19% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of John F Kennedy School attend?

Students who attend John F Kennedy School usually go on to attend: Middle : Great Neck North Middle School High : Great Neck North High School

John F Kennedy School

Summary:

John F Kennedy School is an exceptional elementary school located in Great Neck, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 454 students. This school is part of the Great Neck Union Free School District, which is ranked 42nd out of 866 school districts in New York and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John F Kennedy School consistently performs at the top of its class, with a high percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across grades 3-5. In the 2022-2023 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 67.92% in 3rd grade to 94% in 5th grade, outperforming the state average by a significant margin. Similarly, the school's Math proficiency rates ranged from 79.66% in 4th grade to 91.53% in 5th grade, also exceeding the state average. This consistent academic excellence is reflected in the school's 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and its rankings in the top 10-20% of New York elementary schools. Additionally, the school's diverse student population, with a racial makeup that includes 65.86% White, 18.94% Hispanic, and 12.33% Asian students, is notable compared to some of the nearby schools, such as Lakeville Elementary School and E.M. Baker School, which tend to have a higher concentration of either White or Asian students.

The school's strong performance extends across various student subgroups, including Female, Male, Asian, White, English Language Learners, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, with the school's rankings within these subgroups often in the top 10-20% of New York elementary schools. This suggests that John F Kennedy School is providing an equitable education and effectively supporting the success of all students, regardless of their background. The school's relatively high per-student spending of $24,186 in the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the state average and the spending levels of some nearby schools, may contribute to its strong academic outcomes and the resources available to its diverse student population.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

1-A Grassfield Rd
Great Neck, NY 11024-1458

(516) 441-4200

District: Great Neck Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
161^st of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,186

Students who attend John F Kennedy School usually attend:

Middle:	Great Neck North Middle School
High:	Great Neck North High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.5

Number of students: 454

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.9%

Hispanic:

18.9%

Asian:

12.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 24.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details John F Kennedy School ranks better than 93.4% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 3^rd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Great Neck Union Free School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 92.6. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at John F Kennedy School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (65.9%), Hispanic (18.9%), Asian (12.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 24.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Great Neck Union Free School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John F Kennedy School is 10.5, which is the lowest among 5 elementary schools in the Great Neck Union Free School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at John F Kennedy School is $24,186, which is the 2^nd highest among 4 elementary schools in the Great Neck Union Free School District.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

John F Kennedy School:

SchoolDigger ranks John F Kennedy School 161^st of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See John F Kennedy School in the ranking list.)

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Great Neck Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Great Neck Union Free School District 42^nd of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for John F Kennedy School

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Rank History for all students at John F Kennedy School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	89.14	18^th	2206	99.2%
2007	84.69	137^th	2219	93.8%
2008	81.21	266^th	2227	88.1%
2009	73.79	558^th	2257	75.3%
2010	80.94	322^nd	2263	85.8%
2011	79.27	397^th	2286	82.6%
2012	70.57	698^th	2320	69.9%
2013	86.60	224^th	2325	90.4%
2014	74.92	522^nd	2345	77.7%
2015	76.41	491^st	2352	79.1%
2016	81.65	353^rd	2366	85.1%
2017	74.55	533^rd	2386	77.7%
2018	76.48	483^rd	2395	79.8%
2019	90.47	188^th	2413	92.2%
2021	86.48	208^th	2201	90.5%
2022	83.98	340^th	2434	86.0%
2023	92.60	161^st	2439	93.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	82.99	61^st	938	93.5%
2021	68.21	94^th	454	79.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at John F Kennedy School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.77	1006^th	1941	48.2%
2019	55.48	555^th	1859	70.1%
2021	87.88	54^th	1044	94.8%
2022	84.00	166^th	2031	91.8%
2023	84.49	176^th	2016	91.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	50.70	902^nd	2045	55.9%
2019	81.01	273^rd	2032	86.6%
2021	87.84	106^th	1678	93.7%
2022	77.22	318^th	2099	84.8%
2023	82.68	247^th	2041	87.9%

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Rank History for Female students at John F Kennedy School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	75.10	488^th	2338	79.1%
2019	83.16	331^st	2357	86.0%
2021	82.22	263^rd	1955	86.5%
2022	81.71	353^rd	2401	85.3%
2023	89.70	199^th	2403	91.7%

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Rank History for Male students at John F Kennedy School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	75.86	478^th	2340	79.6%
2019	92.42	121^st	2358	94.9%
2021	86.49	160^th	1961	91.8%
2022	83.94	294^th	2400	87.8%
2023	93.03	112^th	2400	95.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at John F Kennedy School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	78.64	102^nd	605	83.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at John F Kennedy School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	55.10	559^th	1392	59.8%
2019	87.10	113^th	1315	91.4%
2021	69.29	202^nd	818	75.3%
2022	59.02	517^th	1503	65.6%
2023	58.49	489^th	1429	65.8%

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Rank History for White students at John F Kennedy School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	67.92	424^th	1408	69.9%
2019	81.19	213^th	1338	84.1%
2021	83.96	112^th	1224	90.8%
2022	77.42	262^nd	1399	81.3%
2023	88.48	103^rd	1337	92.3%

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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 School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	440	21	28	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	518
1990	446	20	22	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	512
1991	424	22	22	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	503
1992	425	24	16	59	0	n/a	n/a	0	524
1993	416	26	20	66	0	n/a	n/a	0	528
1994	436	27	20	58	0	n/a	n/a	0	541
1995	425	30	23	56	0	n/a	n/a	0	534
1996	425	30	23	56	0	n/a	n/a	0	534
1997	425	31	31	65	1	n/a	n/a	0	553
1998	439	23	29	69	0	n/a	n/a	0	560
1999	441	20	25	67	0	n/a	n/a	0	553
2000	456	20	23	59	0	n/a	n/a	0	558
2001	420	20	23	62	0	n/a	n/a	0	525
2002	432	16	29	51	0	n/a	n/a	0	528
2003	432	16	29	51	0	n/a	n/a	0	528
2004	415	12	32	53	0	n/a	n/a	0	512
2005	400	8	37	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	486
2006	399	5	29	53	0	n/a	n/a	0	486
2007	408	3	32	46	0	n/a	n/a	2	491
2008	394	5	35	49	0	n/a	n/a	0	483
2009	360	4	50	49	0	n/a	n/a	3	466
2010	392	4	42	54	0	n/a	n/a	6	498
2011	379	6	42	49	0	0	3	0	479
2012	377	9	39	55	0	3	5	0	488
2013	356	7	44	61	0	2	3	0	473
2014	348	5	45	79	0	0	3	0	480
2015	342	2	56	91	0	0	3	0	494
2016	337	10	47	90	0	0	4	0	488
2017	312	8	54	95	0	1	5	0	475
2018	307	4	51	86	0	0	6	0	454
2019	299	4	46	80	0	0	4	0	433
2020	311	6	51	83	0	0	4	0	455
2021	311	5	37	87	0	0	1	0	441
2022	316	6	50	95	1	0	6	0	474
2023	299	6	56	86	2	0	5	0	454

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 School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	518	43.5	11.9	n/a
1990	512	45.5	11.2	n/a
1991	503	47.6	10.5	n/a
1992	524	46.5	11.2	n/a
1993	528	38.6	13.7	n/a
1994	541	40.7	13.3	11.8
1995	534	44.4	12.0	16.1
1996	534	44.4	12.0	16.1
1997	553	44.8	12.3	10.1
1998	560	45.3	12.4	12.5
1999	553	46.3	11.9	13
2000	558	46.7	11.9	16.5
2001	525	49.3	10.6	21.3
2002	528	50.3	10.5	14.2
2003	528	50.3	10.5	14.2
2004	512	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	486	51.6	9.4	15
2006	486	51.0	9.5	20.4
2007	491	51.4	9.6	9.8
2008	483	50.1	9.6	15.3
2009	466	50.4	9.2	13.6
2010	498	48.9	10.1	15
2011	479	48.5	9.8	18.2
2012	488	45.6	10.6	16
2013	473	48.1	9.8	18.2
2014	480	47.6	10.0	22.3
2015	494	51.0	9.6	21.3
2016	488	52.0	9.3	25
2017	475	52.9	8.9	28.6
2018	454	54.2	8.3	25.3
2019	433	52.6	8.2	26.8
2020	455	34.5	13.1	26.4
2021	441	50.1	8.7	22.9
2022	474	44.5	10.6	23
2023	454	43.0	10.5	24.7

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 School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	518	43.5	11.9	n/a
1990	512	45.5	11.2	n/a
1991	503	47.6	10.5	n/a
1992	524	46.5	11.2	n/a
1993	528	38.6	13.7	n/a
1994	541	40.7	13.3	11.8
1995	534	44.4	12.0	16.1
1996	534	44.4	12.0	16.1
1997	553	44.8	12.3	10.1
1998	560	45.3	12.4	12.5
1999	553	46.3	11.9	13
2000	558	46.7	11.9	16.5
2001	525	49.3	10.6	21.3
2002	528	50.3	10.5	14.2
2003	528	50.3	10.5	14.2
2004	512	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	486	51.6	9.4	15
2006	486	51.0	9.5	20.4
2007	491	51.4	9.6	9.8
2008	483	50.1	9.6	15.3
2009	466	50.4	9.2	13.6
2010	498	48.9	10.1	15
2011	479	48.5	9.8	18.2
2012	488	45.6	10.6	16
2013	473	48.1	9.8	18.2
2014	480	47.6	10.0	22.3
2015	494	51.0	9.6	21.3
2016	488	52.0	9.3	25
2017	475	52.9	8.9	28.6
2018	454	54.2	8.3	25.3
2019	433	52.6	8.2	26.8
2020	455	34.5	13.1	26.4
2021	441	50.1	8.7	22.9
2022	474	44.5	10.6	23
2023	454	43.0	10.5	24.7

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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