📍 100 Dedham Street, Canton, Norfolk County, 02021
John F Kennedy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Canton, Norfolk County. The school has 470 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Canton school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 69% of students are proficient in reading. 49% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John F Kennedy enrolls 470 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 8.7% Two or more races and 8.5% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 328 | 70% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 8.7% |
| Asian | 40 | 8.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 6.8% |
| Black or African American | 29 | 6.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
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 is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-80, state senate district 32, state house district 162.
John F Kennedy is one of 6 schools in Canton, based in Canton, Massachusetts. The district serves 3,314 students district-wide and employs 254 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 470 students, John F Kennedy is close to the district average of about 552 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large