📍 61-127 Preakness Avenue, Paterson, Passaic County, 07502
John F. Kennedy High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Paterson, Passaic County. The school has 2,053 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Paterson Public School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 141 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 2% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 63 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 School enrolls 2,053 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 141 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and 8.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,392 | 68% |
| Black or African American | 352 | 17% |
| Asian | 170 | 8.3% |
| White | 137 | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,060 of the school's 2,053 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,035 qualify for free lunch and 25 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 a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 35, state house district 35.
John F. Kennedy High School is one of 43 schools in Paterson Public School District, based in Paterson, New Jersey. The district serves 24,291 students district-wide and employs 1,769 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,053 students, John F. Kennedy High School is larger than the district average of about 565 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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