State/Public Elementary Open

John Kennedy Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 2135 Woodland, Dubuque, Dubuque County, 52002

541
Pupils
13.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

John Kennedy Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dubuque, Dubuque County. The school has 541 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Richard Hatcher. It is part of the Dubuque Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 40.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 78% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

Principal
Richard Hatcher
School district
Dubuque Comm School District

Enrollment & staffing

John Kennedy Elementary School enrolls 541 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 40.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.

Male students
284 (52%)
Female students
257 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
40.8
Student-teacher ratio
13.3:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 5.4% Two or more races and 4.8% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White45684%
Two or more races295.4%
Hispanic or Latino264.8%
Black or African American101.8%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander101.8%
Asian91.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

146 of the school's 541 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 123 qualify for free lunch and 23 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades Pre-Kโ€“5

John Kennedy Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-20, state senate district 50, state house district 99.

School district: Dubuque Comm School District

John Kennedy Elementary School is one of 18 schools in Dubuque Comm School District, based in Dubuque, Iowa. The district serves 10,262 students district-wide and employs 819 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 541 students, John Kennedy Elementary School is close to the district average of about 570 students per school.

10,262
District students
18
Schools
819
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

67%
Reading proficient
78%
Math proficient
8%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: City - Small

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