Is John F Kennedy Middle School a good school?

John F Kennedy Middle School ranks 934 th of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John F Kennedy Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 660 students attended John F Kennedy Middle School.

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

Students at John F Kennedy Middle School are 33% White, 23% African American, 21% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

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

Students who attend John F Kennedy Middle School usually go on to attend Thomas R Proctor High School

John F Kennedy Middle School

Summary:

John F Kennedy Middle School is a public magnet middle school serving grades 7-8 in the Utica City School District in Utica, New York, with 695 students. While the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York middle schools over the past decade, it has some unique strengths and challenges that set it apart.

One of the school's key strengths is its performance on Regents exams, where it consistently achieves 100% proficiency rates, significantly outpacing the district and state averages. However, the school generally performs below the Utica City School District and New York state averages on the 7th and 8th grade English Language Arts (ELA) and Math assessments. The school's performance also varies significantly by student subgroup, with male students, White and Asian students, and English Language Learners and Special Education students performing relatively well compared to their peers statewide. In contrast, students from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform below average.

Compared to nearby schools, John F Kennedy Middle School performs worse overall than the nearby Senator James H Donovan Middle School, which is also in the Utica City School District and has similar demographics. However, John F Kennedy Middle School outperforms some other nearby middle schools, such as Lyndon H Strough Middle School in the Rome City School District, on state assessments and Regents exams.

Detail:

Public, Magnet 7-8

500 Deerfield Dr E
Utica, NY 13502-1899

(315) 368-6641

District: Utica City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
934^th of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,836

Students who attend John F Kennedy Middle School usually attend:

High:

Thomas R Proctor High School

Feeder schools for John F Kennedy Middle School:

Elementary:	Albany Elementary School
	Christopher Columbus Elementary School
	General Herkimer Elementary School
	Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School
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	Roscoe Conkling Elementary School
	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.5

Number of students: 660

Racial breakdown:

White:

33.2%

African American:

22.9%

Hispanic:

20.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 76.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details John F Kennedy Middle School ranks worse than 62.1% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.2. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at John F Kennedy Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (33.2%), African American (22.9%), Hispanic (20.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 76.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John F Kennedy Middle School is 11.5. (See more...)

Compare John F Kennedy Middle School employs 57.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at John F Kennedy Middle School is $13,836.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

John F Kennedy Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks John F Kennedy Middle School 934^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See John F Kennedy Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Utica City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Utica City School District 770^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at John F Kennedy Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	43.87	717^th	1095	34.5%
2007	39.72	776^th	1123	30.9%
2008	36.41	861^st	1185	27.3%
2009	35.55	909^th	1224	25.7%
2010	34.97	888^th	1243	28.6%
2011	31.61	935^th	1295	27.8%
2012	33.73	959^th	1337	28.3%
2013	28.87	994^th	1373	27.6%
2014	29.34	1013^th	1401	27.7%
2015	24.02	1090^th	1407	22.5%
2016	21.57	1176^th	1429	17.7%
2017	21.17	1216^th	1455	16.4%
2018	17.86	1249^th	1438	13.1%
2019	23.65	1140^th	1439	20.8%
2021	27.06	961^st	1242	22.6%
2022	32.36	1021^st	1479	31.0%
2023	45.45	812^th	1500	45.9%
2024	39.20	934^th	1504	37.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	22.19	87^th	107	18.7%
2023	41.43	120^th	208	42.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.19	293^rd	503	41.7%
2019	36.35	281^st	473	40.6%
2021	33.14	72^nd	118	39.0%
2022	34.98	384^th	581	33.9%
2023	58.46	128^th	591	78.3%
2024	55.47	160^th	615	74.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.79	893^rd	1170	23.7%
2019	26.33	984^th	1139	13.6%
2021	23.90	438^th	522	16.1%
2022	37.71	770^th	1283	40.0%
2023	36.20	827^th	1307	36.7%
2024	43.74	636^th	1303	51.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	23.82	1058^th	1245	15.0%
2019	29.82	921^st	1241	25.8%
2021	38.58	555^th	935	40.6%
2022	35.17	848^th	1306	35.1%
2023	43.13	696^th	1288	46.0%
2024	40.09	780^th	1296	39.8%

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Rank History for Homeless students at John F Kennedy Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	35.41	403^rd	594	32.2%

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Rank History for Female students at John F Kennedy Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	16.22	1226^th	1353	9.4%
2019	23.75	1107^th	1370	19.2%
2021	25.93	855^th	1066	19.8%
2022	31.59	1036^th	1454	28.7%
2023	40.49	889^th	1463	39.2%
2024	38.61	932^nd	1465	36.4%

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Rank History for Foster Care students at John F Kennedy Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	84.13	1^st	2	50.0%

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Rank History for Male students at John F Kennedy Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	21.28	1157^th	1352	14.4%
2019	25.60	1052^nd	1366	23.0%
2021	26.70	837^th	1071	21.8%
2022	33.09	997^th	1455	31.5%
2023	49.96	687^th	1464	53.1%
2024	39.73	892^nd	1464	39.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at John F Kennedy Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	3.84	361^st	374	3.5%
2019	9.02	354^th	369	4.1%
2021	10.16	220^th	236	6.8%
2022	24.59	318^th	381	16.5%
2023	26.87	326^th	388	16.0%
2024	24.26	333^rd	396	15.9%

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Rank History for African American students at John F Kennedy Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	15.11	632^nd	663	4.7%
2019	20.28	575^th	653	11.9%
2021	30.01	187^th	253	26.1%
2022	29.48	516^th	706	26.9%
2023	33.19	483^rd	696	30.6%
2024	31.96	513^th	705	27.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at John F Kennedy Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	19.69	725^th	810	10.5%
2019	20.76	713^th	826	13.7%
2021	24.24	370^th	449	17.6%
2022	25.40	738^th	914	19.3%
2023	42.26	527^th	943	44.1%
2024	41.27	554^th	953	41.9%

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Rank History for White students at John F Kennedy Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	19.97	674^th	763	11.7%
2019	23.67	585^th	716	18.3%
2021	31.33	455^th	614	25.9%
2022	30.53	544^th	748	27.3%
2023	55.84	342^nd	772	55.7%
2024	43.26	453^rd	778	41.8%

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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 Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	574	127	6	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	725
1990	502	116	3	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	641
1991	665	160	34	84	1	n/a	n/a	0	944
1992	674	178	47	86	2	n/a	n/a	0	987
1993	545	189	39	87	2	n/a	n/a	0	862
1994	579	205	49	109	1	n/a	n/a	0	943
1995	541	207	30	101	0	n/a	n/a	0	879
1996	541	207	30	101	0	n/a	n/a	0	879
1997	590	215	41	118	0	n/a	n/a	0	964
1998	621	167	39	100	0	n/a	n/a	0	927
1999	618	160	39	108	0	n/a	n/a	0	925
2000	667	157	29	115	0	n/a	n/a	0	968
2001	678	146	19	124	0	n/a	n/a	0	967
2002	685	151	29	117	1	n/a	n/a	0	983
2003	685	151	29	117	1	n/a	n/a	0	983
2004	696	191	38	127	3	n/a	n/a	0	1055
2005	677	243	37	129	4	n/a	n/a	0	1090
2006	640	214	37	133	1	n/a	n/a	0	1025
2007	607	201	50	129	0	n/a	n/a	0	987
2008	599	218	67	143	0	n/a	n/a	0	1027
2009	597	243	85	142	0	n/a	n/a	4	1071
2010	573	257	94	181	0	n/a	n/a	4	1109
2011	556	267	114	186	1	0	0	0	1124
2012	352	165	82	118	1	0	0	0	718
2013	317	171	86	115	0	0	9	0	698
2014	300	136	70	118	1	0	13	0	638
2015	310	131	91	110	2	0	17	0	661
2016	272	134	102	106	1	0	23	0	638
2017	283	158	90	101	0	0	22	0	654
2018	296	156	89	102	1	0	36	0	680
2019	255	167	114	135	2	0	49	0	722
2020	223	151	132	137	2	0	42	0	687
2021	232	153	124	127	2	0	35	0	673
2022	224	169	110	151	2	0	48	0	704
2023	225	168	120	132	2	0	48	0	695
2024	219	151	109	138	2	1	40	0	660

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 School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	725	71.9	10.0	n/a
1990	641	63.3	10.1	n/a
1991	944	103.7	9.1	n/a
1992	987	96.9	10.1	n/a
1993	862	70.9	12.2	n/a
1994	943	74.0	12.7	56.7
1995	879	70.9	12.4	58
1996	879	70.9	12.4	58
1997	964	69.4	13.9	52.2
1998	927	64.5	14.4	52.8
1999	925	69.8	13.3	65.2
2000	968	73.6	13.2	65
2001	967	67.0	14.4	65
2002	983	74.0	13.3	68.5
2003	983	74.0	13.3	68.5
2004	1055	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1090	74.0	14.7	73.8
2006	1025	77.0	13.3	69.7
2007	987	78.9	12.5	70.4
2008	1027	83.4	12.3	72.9
2009	1071	69.4	15.4	76.1
2010	1109	87.4	12.6	72.9
2011	1124	88.8	12.6	76.3
2012	718	66.8	10.7	78.7
2013	698	56.4	12.3	79.7
2014	638	49.4	12.9	77.6
2015	661	49.0	13.4	78.8
2016	638	53.0	12.0	82
2017	654	57.0	11.4	78.4
2018	680	57.0	11.9	82.9
2019	722	55.0	13.1	85.2
2020	687	67.0	10.2	91.8
2021	673	59.6	11.2	89
2022	704	57.1	12.3	79.3
2023	695	57.0	12.1	77
2024	660	57.2	11.5	76.1

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 School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	725	71.9	10.0	n/a
1990	641	63.3	10.1	n/a
1991	944	103.7	9.1	n/a
1992	987	96.9	10.1	n/a
1993	862	70.9	12.2	n/a
1994	943	74.0	12.7	56.7
1995	879	70.9	12.4	58
1996	879	70.9	12.4	58
1997	964	69.4	13.9	52.2
1998	927	64.5	14.4	52.8
1999	925	69.8	13.3	65.2
2000	968	73.6	13.2	65
2001	967	67.0	14.4	65
2002	983	74.0	13.3	68.5
2003	983	74.0	13.3	68.5
2004	1055	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1090	74.0	14.7	73.8
2006	1025	77.0	13.3	69.7
2007	987	78.9	12.5	70.4
2008	1027	83.4	12.3	72.9
2009	1071	69.4	15.4	76.1
2010	1109	87.4	12.6	72.9
2011	1124	88.8	12.6	76.3
2012	718	66.8	10.7	78.7
2013	698	56.4	12.3	79.7
2014	638	49.4	12.9	77.6
2015	661	49.0	13.4	78.8
2016	638	53.0	12.0	82
2017	654	57.0	11.4	78.4
2018	680	57.0	11.9	82.9
2019	722	55.0	13.1	85.2
2020	687	67.0	10.2	91.8
2021	673	59.6	11.2	89
2022	704	57.1	12.3	79.3
2023	695	57.0	12.1	77
2024	660	57.2	11.5	76.1

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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