Is John F Kennedy School a good school?

John F Kennedy School ranks in the bottom 1.6% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend John F Kennedy School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 375 students attended John F Kennedy School.

What is the racial makeup of John F Kennedy School?

Students at John F Kennedy School are 33% White, 26% Hispanic, 21% Two or more races, 18% African American.

What schools do graduates of John F Kennedy School attend?

Students who attend John F Kennedy School usually go on to attend: Middle : M Clifford Miller Middle School High : Kingston High School

John F Kennedy School

Summary:

John F Kennedy School is an elementary school located in Kingston, New York, serving grades K-4 with a total enrollment of 359 students. The school is part of the Kingston City School District, which is ranked 721 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John F Kennedy School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New York, with rankings between 2,070 and 2,407 out of 2,445 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 11.48% of 3rd-grade students and 13.16% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 42.6% and 47.05%, respectively. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, with 71.87% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which is significantly higher than the state average. Despite these challenges, John F Kennedy School has a relatively low per-student spending compared to other schools in the Kingston City School District.

When comparing John F Kennedy School to other elementary schools in the Kingston City School District, it becomes clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance. For example, E R Crosby Elementary School and Robert R Graves School have significantly higher proficiency rates on state assessments and higher overall rankings from SchoolDigger. The persistent underperformance of John F Kennedy School, combined with the high percentage of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, raises concerns about educational equity and the need for targeted interventions to support the unique needs of the school and its community.

Detail:

Public K-4

107 Gross St
Kingston, NY 12401-5598

(845) 943-3100

District: Kingston City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2407^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,138

Students who attend John F Kennedy School usually attend:

Middle:	M Clifford Miller Middle School
High:	Kingston High School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.5

Number of students: 375

Racial breakdown:

White:

33.3%

Hispanic:

26.4%

Two or more races:

21.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details John F Kennedy School ranks worse than 98.4% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks last among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Kingston City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.09. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at John F Kennedy School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (33.3%), Hispanic (26.4%), two or more races (21.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 71.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Kingston City School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John F Kennedy School is 9.5, which is the 3^rd best among 7 elementary schools in the Kingston City School District. (See more...)

Compare John F Kennedy School employs 39.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at John F Kennedy School is $20,138. 3 elementary schools in the Kingston City School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

John F Kennedy School:

SchoolDigger ranks John F Kennedy School 2407^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See John F Kennedy School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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Kingston City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Kingston City School District 721^st of 865 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	65.24	927^th	2206	58.0%
2007	43.44	1485^th	2219	33.1%
2008	46.77	1426^th	2227	36.0%
2009	40.79	1613^th	2257	28.5%
2010	27.14	1802^nd	2263	20.4%
2011	20.59	1917^th	2286	16.1%
2012	28.18	1809^th	2320	22.0%
2013	29.93	1720^th	2325	26.0%
2014	20.61	1951^st	2345	16.8%
2015	29.26	1725^th	2352	26.7%
2016	20.65	1981^st	2366	16.3%
2017	14.97	2141^st	2386	10.3%
2018	8.30	2302^nd	2395	3.9%
2019	7.95	2331^st	2413	3.4%
2021	9.40	2070^th	2201	6.0%
2022	6.22	2395^th	2434	1.6%
2023	7.11	2373^rd	2439	2.7%
2024	6.09	2407^th	2445	1.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at John F Kennedy School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	10.27	176^th	180	2.2%
2023	14.24	205^th	223	8.1%

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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
2024	18.47	1050^th	1066	1.5%

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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	18.46	1883^rd	1941	3.0%
2019	18.47	1790^th	1859	3.7%
2021	24.75	881^st	1044	15.6%
2022	22.47	1851^st	2031	8.9%
2023	23.20	1736^th	2016	13.9%
2024	17.09	2058^th	2110	2.5%

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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	12.53	1962^nd	2045	4.1%
2019	10.23	1992^nd	2032	2.0%
2021	12.33	1601^st	1678	4.6%
2022	7.39	2073^rd	2099	1.2%
2023	9.40	1997^th	2041	2.2%
2024	9.38	2036^th	2078	2.0%

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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	7.06	2289^th	2338	2.1%
2019	4.69	2338^th	2357	0.8%
2021	10.22	1840^th	1955	5.9%
2022	6.38	2366^th	2401	1.5%
2023	6.68	2355^th	2403	2.0%
2024	7.33	2370^th	2413	1.8%

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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	11.71	2204^th	2340	5.8%
2019	14.49	2139^th	2358	9.3%
2021	9.57	1857^th	1961	5.3%
2022	8.48	2324^th	2400	3.2%
2023	12.59	2243^rd	2400	6.5%
2024	6.65	2373^rd	2411	1.6%

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Rank History for African American students at John F Kennedy School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	15.42	892^nd	948	5.9%
2019	18.70	804^th	891	9.8%
2021	26.92	318^th	427	25.5%
2022	14.86	885^th	936	5.4%
2023	14.89	783^rd	857	8.6%
2024	18.82	828^th	927	10.7%

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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	13.18	1325^th	1392	4.8%
2019	18.88	1173^rd	1315	10.8%
2021	35.97	537^th	818	34.4%
2022	20.94	1321^st	1503	12.1%
2023	11.08	1377^th	1429	3.6%
2024	8.34	1514^th	1531	1.1%

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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	2.67	1394^th	1408	1.0%
2019	5.22	1311^th	1338	2.0%
2021	16.72	1092^nd	1224	10.8%
2022	2.06	1388^th	1399	0.8%
2023	7.01	1281^st	1337	4.2%
2024	6.10	1351^st	1392	2.9%

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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	216	135	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	354
1990	230	157	0	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	395
1991	258	137	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	398
1992	258	154	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	417
1993	225	153	1	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	387
1994	208	151	1	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	363
1995	162	159	1	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	327
1996	162	159	1	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	327
1997	168	162	1	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	337
1998	154	171	3	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	334
1999	160	169	2	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	347
2000	151	158	2	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	325
2001	124	175	1	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	316
2002	129	149	1	25	1	n/a	n/a	0	305
2003	129	149	1	25	1	n/a	n/a	0	305
2004	104	129	0	26	1	n/a	n/a	0	260
2005	91	131	0	16	2	n/a	n/a	0	240
2006	80	103	1	15	4	n/a	n/a	0	203
2007	95	124	3	21	1	n/a	n/a	0	244
2008	84	113	0	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	229
2009	98	101	0	32	1	n/a	n/a	3	235
2010	86	84	0	29	1	n/a	n/a	7	207
2011	92	71	0	32	3	0	5	0	203
2012	92	85	0	34	1	0	8	0	220
2013	157	110	3	50	0	0	32	0	352
2014	135	84	3	56	0	0	49	0	327
2015	124	72	3	68	0	0	67	0	334
2016	135	83	3	65	0	0	68	0	354
2017	123	97	4	67	0	0	71	0	362
2018	111	95	3	75	1	0	71	0	356
2019	106	92	1	70	0	0	70	0	339
2020	100	95	2	80	0	0	72	0	349
2021	96	98	2	73	0	0	70	0	339
2022	108	77	2	79	0	0	67	0	333
2023	117	76	4	86	1	0	75	0	359
2024	125	66	3	99	1	0	80	1	375

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	354	22.9	15.4	n/a
1990	395	26.9	14.6	n/a
1991	398	29.9	13.3	n/a
1992	417	26.9	15.5	n/a
1993	387	28.0	13.8	n/a
1994	363	25.2	14.4	61.7
1995	327	26.0	12.6	78
1996	327	26.0	12.6	78
1997	337	25.1	13.4	71.5
1998	334	25.0	13.4	81.1
1999	347	25.8	13.4	80.1
2000	325	27.0	12.0	93.8
2001	316	30.0	10.5	87.7
2002	305	23.0	13.3	81.3
2003	305	23.0	13.3	81.3
2004	260	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	240	21.2	11.3	80.4
2006	203	21.0	9.7	84.7
2007	244	21.0	11.6	83.2
2008	229	22.0	10.4	81.2
2009	235	21.0	11.2	85.3
2010	207	18.5	11.1	79
2011	203	20.5	9.8	74.4
2012	220	20.0	10.9	82.3
2013	352	29.0	12.1	76.4
2014	327	22.0	14.8	0
2015	334	26.0	12.8	81.1
2016	354	29.0	12.2	75.4
2017	362	25.9	13.9	71.8
2018	356	30.0	11.8	74.7
2019	339	27.0	12.5	74.9
2020	349	38.5	9.0	71.9
2021	339	31.9	10.5	69.6
2022	333	32.5	10.2	67.9
2023	359	34.0	10.5	71.9
2024	375	39.4	9.5	71.5

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	354	22.9	15.4	n/a
1990	395	26.9	14.6	n/a
1991	398	29.9	13.3	n/a
1992	417	26.9	15.5	n/a
1993	387	28.0	13.8	n/a
1994	363	25.2	14.4	61.7
1995	327	26.0	12.6	78
1996	327	26.0	12.6	78
1997	337	25.1	13.4	71.5
1998	334	25.0	13.4	81.1
1999	347	25.8	13.4	80.1
2000	325	27.0	12.0	93.8
2001	316	30.0	10.5	87.7
2002	305	23.0	13.3	81.3
2003	305	23.0	13.3	81.3
2004	260	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	240	21.2	11.3	80.4
2006	203	21.0	9.7	84.7
2007	244	21.0	11.6	83.2
2008	229	22.0	10.4	81.2
2009	235	21.0	11.2	85.3
2010	207	18.5	11.1	79
2011	203	20.5	9.8	74.4
2012	220	20.0	10.9	82.3
2013	352	29.0	12.1	76.4
2014	327	22.0	14.8	0
2015	334	26.0	12.8	81.1
2016	354	29.0	12.2	75.4
2017	362	25.9	13.9	71.8
2018	356	30.0	11.8	74.7
2019	339	27.0	12.5	74.9
2020	349	38.5	9.0	71.9
2021	339	31.9	10.5	69.6
2022	333	32.5	10.2	67.9
2023	359	34.0	10.5	71.9
2024	375	39.4	9.5	71.5

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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