📍 6026 Paris Avenue, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, 70122
John F. Kennedy High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New Orleans, Orleans Parish. The school has 584 pupils enrolled. It is part of the John F. Kennedy High School school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1. It operates as a public charter school. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John F. Kennedy High School enrolls 584 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 58 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Black or African American, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino and 1.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 522 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.7% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
490 of the school's 584 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 490 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
John F. Kennedy High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. 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 LA-20, state senate district 3, state house district 97.
John F. Kennedy High School is one of 1 schools in John F. Kennedy High School, based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The district serves 665 students district-wide and employs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 584 students, John F. Kennedy High School is close to the district average of about 665 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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