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John F. Kennedy Middle

Public Grades 6-8

9^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 100% of California middle schools

Summary

John F. Kennedy Middle is a top-ranked public school serving 880 students in grades 6-8 within the highly-regarded Cupertino Union School District in California.

The school consistently ranks among the very best in the state, placing 9th out of over 2,700 middle schools, with over 90% of students proficient in both English and Math. What truly sets Kennedy apart is its exceptional support for all students; it ranks in the 99th or 100th percentile for student subgroups including English Learners and those in Special Education, demonstrating a commitment to equitable excellence. Furthermore, students are highly engaged, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 4%, far below the state average.

This excellence exists within a remarkable cluster of high-performing schools; nearby Sam H. Lawson Middle and Joaquin Miller Middle also rank in the state's top 20, highlighting the strength of the Cupertino Union district. Schools in neighboring districts, such as Rolling Hills Middle (Campbell Union) and Sunnyvale Middle (Sunnyvale), show noticeably different performance levels. Kennedy achieves these top-tier results efficiently, operating with a slightly higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than some district peers like Warren E. Hyde Middle, underscoring the importance of effective programs and a strong school culture.

880

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,417

Per pupil spending ?

15.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

821 Bubb Rd.
Cupertino, CA 95014-4938

(408) 253-1525

District: Cupertino Union

Students who attend John F. Kennedy Middle usually attend:

High:

Monta Vista High

Feeder schools for John F. Kennedy Middle:

Elementary:	Abraham Lincoln Elementary
	Blue Hills Elementary
	Stevens Creek Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

79.3%

White:

9.7%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2015 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (89% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Cupertino Union

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school89%

District avg82%

California avg41%

9^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Middle Schools in the Cupertino Union

52^nd of 1,543Cupertino Union among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.3	9 of 2761	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.5	8 of 2783	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.5	10 of 2781	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	9 of 2740	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	99.1	11 of 894	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	16 of 2715	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.8	16 of 2480	99.4%	★★★★★
2017	99.0	12 of 2508	99.5%	★★★★★
2016	98.8	5 of 2497	99.8%	★★★★★
2015	99.0	5 of 2477	99.8%	★★★★★
2013	93.1	23 of 2379	99.0%	★★★★★
2012	90.0	83 of 2259	96.3%	★★★★★
2011	93.2	30 of 2236	98.7%	★★★★★
2010	94.3	26 of 2179	98.8%	★★★★★
2009	93.6	34 of 2063	98.4%	★★★★★
2008	94.5	35 of 2005	98.3%	★★★★★
2007	94.5	45 of 1999	97.7%	★★★★★
2006	96.3	19 of 1804	98.9%	★★★★★
2005	95.6	36 of 1777	98.0%	★★★★★
2004	96.0	39 of 1769	97.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	24 of 739	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.1	23 of 743	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	15 of 715	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.0	31 of 733	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	85.7	37 of 745	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.9	40 of 700	94.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	99.2	16 of 1531	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	99.3	4 of 354	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.6	11 of 1491	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	99.9	4 of 1369	99.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	98.2	12 of 1478	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	20 of 1521	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	8 of 1540	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	96.9	8 of 363	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	23 of 1442	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	40 of 1364	97.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.8	12 of 2533	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	12 of 2551	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	16 of 2531	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	11 of 2509	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	11 of 738	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	19 of 2380	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	20 of 2262	99.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.6	156 of 2395	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	61 of 2388	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	45 of 2374	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.6	188 of 2359	92.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.2	17 of 2542	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	18 of 2579	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	99.5	9 of 2531	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	99.3	17 of 2458	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	28 of 721	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	48 of 2369	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	27 of 2230	98.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.3	10 of 2534	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	99.6	8 of 2552	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	8 of 2538	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	13 of 2527	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	99.2	11 of 763	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.0	19 of 2407	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	99.1	13 of 2273	99.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	14 of 726	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	28 of 701	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	16 of 677	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	6 of 665	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	83.2	63 of 554	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.8	26 of 462	94.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.9	3 of 1566	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	100.0	1 of 1552	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	5 of 1531	99.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	32 of 1520	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	67 of 1537	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	46 of 1543	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	85.6	140 of 1555	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	83.8	188 of 1602	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	86.4	131 of 1496	91.2%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)99th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)99th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)97th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy91%+42 vs state

Mathematics91%+53 vs state

Science79%+46 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Saturday, January 18, 2020

The facilities are way too small and there is no cafeteria. The only thing good about this school is the grades and test scores. Close Quote

by a student
Monday, September 19, 2016

Best school in Bay area. period. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John F. Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	821 Bubb Rd.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 253-1525	880	41	21.4	15.7%	85 (9.7%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (4.3%)	698 (79.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	52 (5.9%)	99.3	9^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.7%		99.5	8^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.7%	1	79.1	79.1	92.0	91.8	89.5	91.0	90.3	91.3	90.5	90.7	$23,417	$23,256	$161
Sam H. Lawson Middle	Public	6-8	10401 Vista Dr.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 255-7500	841	44	19.3	15.2%	52 (6.2%)	6 (0.7%)	31 (3.7%)	703 (83.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.5%)	98.9	18^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.3%		99.1	15^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.5%	3	85.3	85.3	84.1	86.8	90.1	87.0	85.5	88.4	91.4	88.4	$24,725	$24,396	$329
Cupertino Middle	Public	6-8	1650 South Bernardo Ave.	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 245-0303	1,067	59	18.0	20.9%	261 (24.5%)	8 (0.7%)	127 (11.9%)	582 (54.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (8.1%)	97.2	74^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.3%		98.1	45^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.4%	29	77.8	77.8	76.1	79.0	85.5	80.4	71.8	78.4	81.6	77.5	$25,673	$25,420	$253
Warren E. Hyde Middle	Public	6-8	19325 Bollinger Rd.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-6290	800	40	19.9	26.3%	93 (11.6%)	3 (0.4%)	95 (11.9%)	550 (68.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (7.0%)	97.9	54^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.0%		97.7	68^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.6%	14	71.1	71.1	84.8	82.5	83.5	83.6	83.0	77.1	75.4	78.5	$27,293	$27,070	$223
Joaquin Miller Middle	Public	6-8	6151 Rainbow Dr.	San Jose	95129	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-3755	1,067	51	20.8	13.5%	50 (4.7%)	3 (0.3%)	23 (2.2%)	908 (85.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (7.7%)	99.3	11^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.6%		99.6	6^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.8%	5	86.1	86.1	89.0	91.2	89.0	89.8	92.8	92.8	91.0	92.3	$24,522	$24,370	$152
Sunnyvale Middle	Public	6-8	1080 Mango Ave.	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Sunnyvale	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-8288	1,053	54	19.4	16.8%	271 (25.7%)	16 (1.5%)	283 (26.9%)	372 (35.3%)	11 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	98 (9.3%)	88.8	295^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.3%		86.4	359^th of 2783 public middle schools	87.1%	64	64.2	64.2	63.6	65.3	67.9	65.6	61.8	61.3	61.5	61.5	$27,390	$26,144	$1,246
Marian A. Peterson Middle	Public	6-8	1380 Rosalia Ave.	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-2800	759	36	21.3	22.0%	123 (16.2%)	8 (1.1%)	229 (30.2%)	350 (46.1%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.7%)	87.9	314^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.6%		88.6	307^th of 2783 public middle schools	89.0%	7	55.0	55.0	65.6	70.0	66.4	67.3	63.6	59.6	53.4	58.8	$32,442	$32,306	$136
Redwood Middle	Public	6-8	13925 Fruitvale Ave.	Saratoga	95070	Santa Clara County	Saratoga Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 867-3042	709	34	20.8	2.5%	131 (18.5%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.8%)	464 (65.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (11.8%)	99.2	13^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.5%		98.9	20^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.3%	7	81.4	81.4	88.9	88.2	89.7	89.0	88.9	92.7	90.9	90.8	$24,171	$23,100	$1,071
Moreland Middle	Public	6-8	4600 Student Ln.	San Jose	95130	Santa Clara County	Moreland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 874-3300	707	41	17.2	38.3%	121 (17.1%)	12 (1.7%)	313 (44.3%)	183 (25.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	70 (9.9%)	75.7	567^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.5%		74.4	601^st of 2783 public middle schools	78.4%	34	44.2	44.2	59.1	61.7	58.0	59.6	50.5	47.6	44.9	47.6	$24,649	$22,414	$2,235
Georgina P. Blach Junior High	Public	7-8	1120 Covington Rd.	Los Altos	94024	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 934-3800	388	22	17.5	4.4%	139 (35.8%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.7%)	165 (42.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (14.7%)	99.1	15^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.5%		99.1	16^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.4%	1	83.5	83.5		89.8	86.5	88.1		92.0	89.6	90.8	$34,323	$33,962	$361

Frequently Asked Questions about John F. Kennedy Middle

What district is John F. Kennedy Middle in?

Cupertino Union

What is the racial makeup of John F. Kennedy Middle?

Students at John F. Kennedy Middle are 79% Asian, 10% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of John F. Kennedy Middle attend?

Students who attend John F. Kennedy Middle usually go on to attend Monta Vista High

How many students attend John F. Kennedy Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 880 students attended John F. Kennedy Middle.

Is John F. Kennedy Middle a good school?

Yes! John F. Kennedy Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 9^th of 2761 California middle schools.

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