John F. Kennedy School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Newark, New Jersey
John F. Kennedy School in Newark, New Jersey enrolled 143 students in 2024-25 with 22.0 full-time teachers, 6.5 students per teacher against the New Jersey high-school median of 12.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 21-39% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (New Jersey: 35.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%
138 students in 2022-23, 109 students in 2023-24, 143 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.0 to 22.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 138 | 21.0 | 6.6 |
| 2023-24 | 109 | 22.0 | 5.0 |
| 2024-25 | 143 | 22.0 | 6.5 |
6.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 97 of every 100 New Jersey high schools
Among the 427 New Jersey high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.1; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 156 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection John F. Kennedy School enrolled 156 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 156 of the 156 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
56.6% of students were Black, 40.6% Hispanic, 1.4% Asian in 2024-25.
- Black56.6%
- Hispanic40.6%
- Asian1.4%
- White0.7%
- Pacific Islander0.7%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested at John F. Kennedy School scored proficient or above: 21-39% in math, against 35.5% in math across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | New Jersey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 21‑39% | 14% | 35.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
High schools in Newark
14 public high schools in Newark report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Side High School | 2,046 | 15.2 | 66.0% |
| Barringer High School | 1,894 | 17.2 | 55.3% |
| Essex County Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology | 1,230 | 13.2 | 63.5% |
| Central High School | 1,051 | 13.6 | 69.6% |
| Science Park High School | 964 | 14.3 | 56.4% |
| Technology High School | 662 | 15.2 | 67.5% |
| Arts High School | 611 | 11.9 | 62.2% |
| Weequahic High School | 592 | 16.4 | 65.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about John F. Kennedy School
- West Side High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.2 miles away: 541 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- LEAD Charter SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 0.4 miles away: 333 students, 66.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Compare John F. Kennedy School with West Side High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Newark Board of Education spends per student$28,631 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$28,631
- The largest public schools in New JerseyJohn F. Kennedy School is the number 403 by size of 447 New Jersey high schools open in 2024-25.#403 of 447
- New Jersey schools by students per teacher6.5 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 12.1 for high schools.6.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about John F. Kennedy School
How many students attend John F. Kennedy School?
143 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 138 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Newark, NJ.What is the student-teacher ratio at John F. Kennedy School?
6.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for high schools is 12.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is John F. Kennedy School a Title I school?
John F. Kennedy School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at John F. Kennedy School do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at John F. Kennedy School scored proficient or above: 21-39% in math, against 35.5% in math across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is John F. Kennedy School in?
Newark Board of Education, NCES district ID 3411340. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 341134002296 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.