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John F Kennedy Middle School

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John F Kennedy Middle School ranks 217 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

217^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 86% of New York middle schools

Summary

John F Kennedy Middle School is a public middle school located in Bethpage, New York, serving 749 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Bethpage Union Free School District, which is ranked 143 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John F Kennedy Middle School consistently performs well on state assessments, with high proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly higher than the state averages, with 61.78% in 6th grade ELA, 67.41% in 7th grade ELA, and 76.98% in 8th grade ELA. In Math, the proficiency rates were 77.84% in 6th grade, 83.45% in 7th grade, and 51.02% in 8th grade. The school also excels in Regents exam performance, with 100% proficiency rates in Earth Science and Algebra I, compared to the state averages of 65.07% and 56.07%, respectively.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Jonas E Salk Middle School and Howitt School, John F Kennedy Middle School stands out as a high-performing institution, with higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math. The school has maintained a consistently high level of academic performance, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for several consecutive years, reflecting its commitment to providing a quality education for all students.

759

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,852

Per pupil spending ?

26.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Broadway
Bethpage, NY 11714-2200

(516) 644-4201

District: Bethpage Union Free School District

Students who attend John F Kennedy Middle School usually attend:

High:

Bethpage Senior High School

Feeder schools for John F Kennedy Middle School:

Elementary:	Central Boulevard Elementary School
	Charles Campagne School
	Kramer Lane Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.7%

Asian:

28.6%

Hispanic:

16.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (76% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of New York middle schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg80%

New York avg53%

217^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

143^rd of 874Bethpage Union Free School District among New York 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	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	217 of 1500	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	228 of 1504	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	90.3	120 of 1500	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	111 of 1479	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	85.9	125 of 1242	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.0	107 of 1439	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	86 of 1438	94.0%	★★★★★
2017	91.1	97 of 1455	93.3%	★★★★★
2016	95.3	47 of 1429	96.7%	★★★★★
2015	89.0	100 of 1407	92.9%	★★★★★
2014	86.5	122 of 1401	91.3%	★★★★★
2013	86.5	142 of 1373	89.7%	★★★★☆
2012	86.3	123 of 1337	90.8%	★★★★★
2011	83.7	176 of 1295	86.4%	★★★★☆
2010	87.8	83 of 1243	93.3%	★★★★★
2009	80.6	154 of 1224	87.4%	★★★★☆
2008	84.3	105 of 1185	91.1%	★★★★★
2007	83.1	149 of 1123	86.7%	★★★★☆
2006	86.0	98 of 1095	91.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	163 of 406	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	222 of 396	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.9	116 of 388	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	117 of 381	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.1	126 of 236	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.5	113 of 369	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.2	74 of 374	80.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	262 of 1457	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	237 of 1465	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	89.8	118 of 1463	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	106 of 1454	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	81.7	139 of 1066	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	89.9	109 of 1370	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	113 of 1353	91.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	394 of 965	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.3	132 of 953	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	93.1	37 of 943	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	34 of 914	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.4	22 of 449	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.2	19 of 810	97.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	238 of 1283	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	224 of 1296	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	90.2	86 of 1288	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	73 of 1306	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	83.1	98 of 935	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	169 of 1241	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	120 of 1245	90.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	175 of 1455	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	214 of 1464	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	89.3	132 of 1464	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	115 of 1455	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	86.2	103 of 1071	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	95 of 1366	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	61 of 1352	95.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	659 of 1298	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.8	229 of 1303	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	50.9	500 of 1307	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.2	809 of 1283	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	716 of 1139	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	189 of 775	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	196 of 778	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	159 of 772	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	132 of 748	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.9	107 of 614	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	87.6	66 of 716	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	58 of 763	92.4%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)60th percentile-26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Earth Science100%+35 vs state

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Math76%+24 vs state

English Language Arts68%+17 vs state

Science57%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				NY State Assessments Math (2025)				NY State Assessments Science (2025)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	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	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John F Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Broadway	Bethpage	11714	Nassau County	Bethpage Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 644-4201	759	68	11.0	26.1%	385 (50.7%)	4 (0.5%)	126 (16.6%)	217 (28.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.3%)	82.8	217^th of 1500 public middle schools	85.5%		80.5	228^th of 1504 public middle schools	84.8%	11	100.0		100.0					61.8	67.4	77.0		77.8	83.5	51.0		56.6	99.4	99.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.9	99.7	99.7	$31,852	$275	$31,578
Plainedge Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Stewart Ave	Bethpage	11714	Nassau County	Plainedge Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 992-7650	661	62	10.6	12.4%	510 (77.2%)	9 (1.4%)	68 (10.3%)	62 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	54.9	654^th of 1500 public middle schools	56.4%		62.6	494^th of 1504 public middle schools	67.2%	160	90.2		98.9					43.5	56.7	50.0		55.7	60.4				99.5	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.8	99.7	$34,501	$287	$34,214
Island Trees Middle School	Public	5-9	45 Wantagh Ave S	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Island Trees Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 520-2157	725	67	10.8	35.7%	349 (48.1%)	10 (1.4%)	184 (25.4%)	161 (22.2%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (2.1%)	68.7	399^th of 1500 public middle schools	73.4%		70.8	359^th of 1504 public middle schools	76.1%	40		100.0	100.0				68.8	56.2	67.3	57.8	71.2	64.7	65.8	55.6	58.7	46.0	99.0	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.6	99.7	99.9	$32,386	$743	$31,643
H B Mattlin Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Washington Ave	Plainview	11803	Nassau County	Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-3250	783	69	11.2	11.0%	484 (61.8%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.1%)	235 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	93.2	91^st of 1500 public middle schools	93.9%		92.7	102^nd of 1504 public middle schools	93.2%	11			100.0		100.0	97.6	75.7	86.0	77.7	70.2	86.3	95.2	88.6	78.1	79.1	60.0	98.7	98.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.1	99.3	100.0	$32,129	$460	$31,669
Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School	Public	5-8	121 Central Park Rd	Plainview	11803	Nassau County	Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-3308	953	80	11.9	17.8%	414 (43.4%)	4 (0.4%)	76 (8.0%)	424 (44.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.7%)	87.7	155^th of 1500 public middle schools	89.7%		88.4	150^th of 1504 public middle schools	90.0%	5			100.0			97.5	81.7	69.5	70.5	71.4	79.9	84.7	83.7	87.1	70.7	45.5	99.2	99.5	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.5	99.8	$28,795	$401	$28,394
Howitt School	Public	6-8	70 Van Cott Ave	Farmingdale	11735	Nassau County	Farmingdale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-5410	1,180	127	9.2	27.8%	613 (51.9%)	87 (7.4%)	347 (29.4%)	87 (7.4%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (3.1%)	49.2	734^th of 1500 public middle schools	51.1%		46.6	776^th of 1504 public middle schools	48.4%	42			100.0	86.9				52.0	39.7	46.4		60.5	62.5	49.6		31.5	98.3	99.9	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.2	99.6	$38,573	$348	$38,226
Hicksville Middle School	Public	6-8	215 Jerusalem Ave	Hicksville	11801	Nassau County	Hicksville Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 733-2262	1,215	103	11.7	52.4%	212 (17.4%)	26 (2.1%)	506 (41.6%)	434 (35.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	32 (2.6%)	42.5	862^nd of 1500 public middle schools	42.5%		38.3	951^st of 1504 public middle schools	36.8%	89	98.0	64.0	69.2		100.0			49.5	35.8	41.9		62.7	47.6	0.0			98.0	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.5	$29,275	$935	$28,340
Wisdom Lane Middle School	Public	6-8	120 Center Ln	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Levittown Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 434-7304	765	73	10.4	44.6%	306 (40.0%)	15 (2.0%)	220 (28.8%)	208 (27.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)	67.8	415^th of 1500 public middle schools	72.3%		62.5	501^st of 1504 public middle schools	66.7%	86		100.0	100.0					46.2	62.4	61.5		59.5	72.5	75.0		56.7	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	100.0	100.0	$35,225	$497	$34,728
Jonas E Salk Middle School	Public	6-8	3359 Old Jerusalem Rd	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Levittown Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-7354	899	83	10.8	23.7%	587 (65.3%)	15 (1.7%)	171 (19.0%)	112 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.6%)	63.7	487^th of 1500 public middle schools	67.5%		56	611^th of 1504 public middle schools	59.4%	124		100.0	100.0					50.5	58.8	47.8		59.2	78.2	62.8		36.8	98.8	99.9	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.9	99.8	$34,919	$470	$34,449
H B Thompson Middle School	Public	6-8	98 Ann Dr	Syosset	11791	Nassau County	Syosset Central School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 364-5760	951	98	9.6	15.8%	379 (39.9%)	6 (0.6%)	31 (3.3%)	513 (53.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.2%)	93	93^rd of 1500 public middle schools	93.8%		96.4	53^rd of 1504 public middle schools	96.5%	40	99.7		99.7		100.0			81.9	83.0	79.7		89.1	92.5	30.0		23.1	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$40,446	$344	$40,102

Frequently Asked Questions about John F Kennedy Middle School

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

Students who attend John F Kennedy Middle School usually go on to attend Bethpage Senior High School

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

Students at John F Kennedy Middle School are 51% White, 29% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is John F Kennedy Middle School in?

Bethpage Union Free School District

Is John F Kennedy Middle School a good school?

John F Kennedy Middle School ranks 217^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John F Kennedy Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 759 students attended John F Kennedy Middle School.

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