📍 Prospect Ave & Saginaw St, Scranton, Lackawanna County, 18505
John F. Kennedy #7 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Scranton, Lackawanna County. The school has 320 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Scranton SD school district. It serves grades K–4 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John F. Kennedy #7 enrolls 320 students across grades K–4. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Hispanic or Latino, 21% White and 16% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 147 | 46% |
| White | 67 | 21% |
| Asian | 52 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 38 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
320 of the school's 320 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 320 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 #7 is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 PA-80, state senate district 22, state house district 113.
John F. Kennedy #7 is one of 15 schools in Scranton SD, based in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The district serves 9,237 students district-wide and employs 669 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 320 students, John F. Kennedy #7 is smaller than the district average of about 616 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small