📍 2600 N 72nd St, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, 66109
John F Kennedy Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kansas City, Wyandotte County. The school has 401 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kansas City school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 9% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John F Kennedy Elem enrolls 401 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 31% Black or African American, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 18% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 126 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 117 | 29% |
| Asian | 74 | 18% |
| White | 63 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 4.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
338 of the school's 401 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 300 qualify for free lunch and 38 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.
John F Kennedy Elem is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-20, state senate district 4, state house district 36.
John F Kennedy Elem is one of 43 schools in Kansas City, based in Kansas City, Kansas. The district serves 21,538 students district-wide and employs 1,578 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 401 students, John F Kennedy Elem is smaller than the district average of about 501 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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