Is John F Kennedy High School a good school?

John F Kennedy High School ranks 165 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John F Kennedy High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,043 students attended John F Kennedy High School.

What is the racial makeup of John F Kennedy High School?

Students at John F Kennedy High School are 80% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% African American.

John F Kennedy High School

Summary:

John F Kennedy High School is a public high school located in Bellmore, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,043 students. It is part of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, which is ranked 114 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John F Kennedy High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in New York, with a statewide ranking between 70-165 over the past several years. The school's students perform exceptionally well on Regents/Common Core exams, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state averages across various subjects, including Algebra II (96.65%), English Language Arts (96.73%), and Global History and Geography (95.12%). The school's graduation rates are also impressive, ranging from 84.3% to 97.5% over the past few years, outperforming the state average. Additionally, the school demonstrates strong performance across different student subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, Hispanic students, and White students, with most subgroups ranking in the top 25-30% of New York high schools.

Within the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, John F Kennedy High School outperforms its counterpart, Sanford H Calhoun High School, in terms of statewide ranking and academic performance on Regents/Common Core exams. When compared to other nearby high schools outside the district, such as Gen Douglas MacArthur Senior High School and Massapequa High School, John F Kennedy High School maintains a strong competitive edge in academic achievement. The school's higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools suggest that it is able to allocate resources effectively to support student learning and academic excellence.

Detail:

Public 9-12

3000 Bellmore Ave
Bellmore, NY 11710-4300

(516) 992-1400

District: Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
165^th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,709

Student/teacher ratio: 11.1

Number of students: 1,043

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.4%

Hispanic:

8.1%

Asian:

6.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 13%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details John F Kennedy High School ranks better than 86.7% of high schools in New York. It also ranks last among 3 ranked high schools in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.25. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at John F Kennedy High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a 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

Compare Details John F Kennedy High School has the smallest high school student body size in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District. Racial makeup is: White (80.4%), Hispanic (8.1%), Asian (6.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 13% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John F Kennedy High School is 11.1. 1 high schools in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare John F Kennedy High School employs 93.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at John F Kennedy High School is $21,709. 1 high schools in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

John F Kennedy High School:

SchoolDigger ranks John F Kennedy High School 165^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See John F Kennedy High School in the ranking list.)

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Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District 114^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for John F Kennedy High School

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Rank History for all students at John F Kennedy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	75.35	72^nd	935	92.3%
2006	72.89	135^th	986	86.3%
2007	70.89	169^th	1002	83.1%
2008	75.63	78^th	1027	92.4%
2009	73.76	122^nd	1086	88.8%
2010	76.00	95^th	1117	91.5%
2011	72.90	182^nd	1165	84.4%
2012	78.10	113^th	1198	90.6%
2013	78.53	117^th	1217	90.4%
2014	77.63	86^th	1237	93.0%
2015	77.38	99^th	1255	92.1%
2016	72.54	186^th	1255	85.2%
2017	83.16	69^th	1221	94.3%
2018	80.61	72^nd	1210	94.0%
2019	80.33	88^th	1207	92.7%
2021	77.07	70^th	519	86.5%
2022	79.21	127^th	1190	89.3%
2023	80.63	108^th	1228	91.2%
2024	78.25	165^th	1242	86.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	75.34	76^th	637	88.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at John F Kennedy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	83.49	106^th	1095	90.3%
2019	86.91	78^th	1132	93.1%
2021	73.25	30^th	137	78.1%
2022	83.37	86^th	1038	91.7%
2023	84.99	87^th	1130	92.3%
2024	82.57	119^th	1144	89.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	75.05	123^rd	1154	89.3%
2019	76.25	117^th	1179	90.1%
2021	77.25	23^rd	289	92.0%
2022	69.76	205^th	1101	81.4%
2023	71.97	185^th	1155	84.0%
2024	68.87	237^th	1170	79.7%

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Rank History for Female students at John F Kennedy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	80.37	72^nd	1176	93.9%
2019	80.83	77^th	1193	93.5%
2022	77.77	151^st	1155	86.9%
2023	79.97	123^rd	1197	89.7%
2024	80.07	121^st	1219	90.1%

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Rank History for Male students at John F Kennedy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	79.43	84^th	1176	92.9%
2019	78.27	124^th	1190	89.6%
2021	74.98	53^rd	354	85.0%
2022	79.06	115^th	1154	90.0%
2023	80.60	101^st	1191	91.5%
2024	75.31	215^th	1211	82.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at John F Kennedy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	77.01	46^th	426	89.2%
2019	65.33	173^rd	447	61.3%
2022	66.33	137^th	386	64.5%
2023	77.30	58^th	424	86.3%
2024	73.38	87^th	426	79.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at John F Kennedy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	82.93	67^th	791	91.5%
2019	83.77	56^th	815	93.1%
2022	72.41	150^th	760	80.3%
2023	76.41	143^rd	851	83.2%
2024	71.47	181^st	865	79.1%

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Rank History for White students at John F Kennedy High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	72.71	108^th	765	85.9%
2019	72.72	112^th	793	85.9%
2021	72.71	23^rd	133	82.7%
2022	70.70	139^th	738	81.2%
2023	72.30	132^nd	776	83.0%
2024	70.14	159^th	781	79.6%

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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 High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	985	1	7	0	0	n/a	n/a	993
1990	904	1	9	3	0	n/a	n/a	917
1991	905	0	12	4	0	n/a	n/a	921
1992	888	1	12	2	0	n/a	n/a	903
1993	857	2	18	9	0	n/a	n/a	886
1994	856	2	20	12	0	n/a	n/a	890
1995	856	0	12	12	0	n/a	n/a	880
1996	856	0	12	12	0	n/a	n/a	880
1997	842	0	10	11	0	n/a	n/a	863
1998	813	0	16	16	0	n/a	n/a	845
1999	882	1	13	19	0	n/a	n/a	915
2000	892	3	14	15	0	n/a	n/a	924
2001	944	4	17	23	0	n/a	n/a	988
2002	1067	6	18	6	0	n/a	n/a	1097
2003	1067	6	18	6	0	n/a	n/a	1097
2004	1173	7	19	6	0	n/a	n/a	1205
2005	1204	9	27	15	1	n/a	n/a	1256
2006	1258	11	32	18	1	n/a	n/a	1320
2007	1273	11	30	28	0	n/a	n/a	1342
2008	1245	11	26	33	0	n/a	n/a	1315
2009	1216	9	20	40	0	n/a	n/a	1285
2010	1233	8	13	42	0	n/a	n/a	1296
2011	1210	8	16	43	1	0	0	1278
2012	1218	8	20	40	2	1	0	1289
2013	1166	12	25	33	2	2	0	1240
2014	1124	13	38	28	4	0	0	1207
2015	1095	16	39	33	5	0	1	1189
2016	1017	16	51	40	2	0	0	1126
2017	995	20	48	55	1	0	0	1119
2018	938	19	49	83	2	1	3	1095
2019	871	18	59	85	2	1	4	1040
2020	906	19	54	86	4	2	7	1078
2021	880	24	49	90	4	3	8	1058
2022	846	33	55	76	3	2	9	1024
2023	839	33	71	85	4	3	8	1043

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 High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	993	68.3	14.5	n/a
1990	917	59.7	15.3	n/a
1991	921	57.7	15.9	n/a
1992	903	54.6	16.5	n/a
1993	886	47.1	18.8	n/a
1994	890	50.4	17.7	0.1
1995	880	46.6	18.9	0
1996	880	46.6	18.9	0
1997	863	43.1	20.0	0.3
1998	845	45.2	18.7	0.2
1999	915	47.6	19.2	0.1
2000	924	50.6	18.3	0.6
2001	988	53.8	18.4	1
2002	1097	63.8	17.2	1.2
2003	1097	63.8	17.2	1.2
2004	1205	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1256	82.4	15.2	1
2006	1320	84.0	15.7	1
2007	1342	82.5	16.3	1
2008	1315	84.5	15.6	1.3
2009	1285	86.9	14.8	0.9
2010	1296	87.9	14.7	2
2011	1278	95.8	13.3	2.5
2012	1289	84.5	15.2	2.8
2013	1240	84.9	14.6	4.8
2014	1207	80.9	14.9	3.6
2015	1189	79.0	15.0	5.3
2016	1126	79.0	14.2	6.8
2017	1119	76.8	14.5	7.3
2018	1095	80.0	13.6	7.9
2019	1040	78.5	13.2	9.9
2020	1078	91.4	11.7	11
2021	1058	93.2	11.3	9.5
2022	1024	92.7	11.0	10.5
2023	1043	93.3	11.1	13

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 High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	993	68.3	14.5	n/a
1990	917	59.7	15.3	n/a
1991	921	57.7	15.9	n/a
1992	903	54.6	16.5	n/a
1993	886	47.1	18.8	n/a
1994	890	50.4	17.7	0.1
1995	880	46.6	18.9	0
1996	880	46.6	18.9	0
1997	863	43.1	20.0	0.3
1998	845	45.2	18.7	0.2
1999	915	47.6	19.2	0.1
2000	924	50.6	18.3	0.6
2001	988	53.8	18.4	1
2002	1097	63.8	17.2	1.2
2003	1097	63.8	17.2	1.2
2004	1205	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1256	82.4	15.2	1
2006	1320	84.0	15.7	1
2007	1342	82.5	16.3	1
2008	1315	84.5	15.6	1.3
2009	1285	86.9	14.8	0.9
2010	1296	87.9	14.7	2
2011	1278	95.8	13.3	2.5
2012	1289	84.5	15.2	2.8
2013	1240	84.9	14.6	4.8
2014	1207	80.9	14.9	3.6
2015	1189	79.0	15.0	5.3
2016	1126	79.0	14.2	6.8
2017	1119	76.8	14.5	7.3
2018	1095	80.0	13.6	7.9
2019	1040	78.5	13.2	9.9
2020	1078	91.4	11.7	11
2021	1058	93.2	11.3	9.5
2022	1024	92.7	11.0	10.5
2023	1043	93.3	11.1	13

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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