📍 1901 Randolph Rd, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, 20902
John F. Kennedy High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Silver Spring, Montgomery County. The school has 1,827 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 122.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 85%. The school offers 21 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John F. Kennedy High enrolls 1,827 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 122.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Black or African American and 4.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,241 | 68% |
| Black or African American | 399 | 22% |
| Asian | 86 | 4.7% |
| White | 77 | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,403 of the school's 1,827 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,263 qualify for free lunch and 140 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 High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 MD-80, state senate district 19, state house district 19.
John F. Kennedy High is one of 210 schools in Montgomery County Public Schools, based in Rockville, Maryland. The district serves 159,181 students district-wide and employs 11,578 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,827 students, John F. Kennedy High is larger than the district average of about 758 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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