State/Public Elementary Open

John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57

๐Ÿ“ 4501 S Holbrook Ave, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, 57106

682
Pupils
17.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County. The school has 682 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joe Wright. It is part of the Sioux Falls School District 49-5 school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 39.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. 61% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

Principal
Joe Wright
School district
Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Enrollment & staffing

John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57 enrolls 682 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 39.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.

Male students
369 (54%)
Female students
313 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
39.0
Student-teacher ratio
17.5:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 9.1% Two or more races and 8.5% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White49573%
Two or more races629.1%
Hispanic or Latino588.5%
Black or African American385.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native202.9%
Asian81.2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

182 of the school's 682 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 131 qualify for free lunch and 51 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.

School setting & status

City, MidsizeGrades Kโ€“5

John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57 is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SD At-Large, state senate district 11, state house district 11.

School district: Sioux Falls School District 49-5

John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57 is one of 43 schools in Sioux Falls School District 49-5, based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The district serves 25,051 students district-wide and employs 1,683 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 682 students, John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57 is larger than the district average of about 583 students per school.

25,051
District students
43
Schools
1,683
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

61%
Reading proficient
53%
Math proficient
11%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: City - Midsize

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