📍 801 Hidalgo St, Mercedes, Hidalgo County, 78570
John F Kennedy el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mercedes, Hidalgo County. The school has 462 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mercedes Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John F Kennedy el enrolls 462 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 455 | 98% |
| White | 5 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
446 of the school's 462 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 429 qualify for free lunch and 17 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 el 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 39.
John F Kennedy el is one of 11 schools in MERCEDES ISD, based in MERCEDES, Texas. The district serves 4,207 students district-wide and employs 315 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 462 students, John F Kennedy el is larger than the district average of about 382 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large