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John F. Kennedy High

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John F. Kennedy High ranks 778 th of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

778^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,137 California High Schools

Better than 64% of California high schools

Summary

John F. Kennedy High is a 9–12 school in Fremont, serving 1,273 students in Fremont Unified. Its clearest academic bright spot is English language arts (ELA), but its most important challenge is that it trails all five nearby traditional high schools in ELA, math, and science—with the widest gap in math.

ELA is Kennedy’s strongest subject relative to the state and district: 58% of students were proficient in 2025–26, 9 points above the state’s 49% but 14 points below the district’s 72%. Its result was also 20 points below the nearby traditional-school average of 78%. Math was weaker: 32% proficient, 6 points below the state, 36 below the district, and 33 below the nearby-school average. Science was 34% proficient—2 points below the state, 28 below the district, and 29 below nearby schools’ average. Graduation was a more favorable measure: 94% in 2025–26, close to the district’s 95% and above the state’s 88%. Chronic absenteeism was 16%, below the state’s 18% but above the district’s 11%.

Results have declined overall since 2022–23: ELA fell 9 points and math 5 points, while science ended 2 points below its starting level after a rebound. Kennedy’s ELA advantage over the state narrowed from 21 points to 9; math shifted from 2 points above the state to 6 below. SchoolDigger rated Kennedy at the 64th statewide percentile and 3 stars in 2025–26, below nearby traditional schools’ 71st–99th percentiles and 4- or 5-star ratings. In 2024–25, Kennedy had 20.3 students per teacher, fewer than the nearby traditional schools’ 24.1–25.8, and 53% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s effectiveness ranking for Asian students was at the 30th percentile in 2025–26, compared with 64th overall; its ranking for African American students shifted from the 87th percentile in 2023–24 to the 51st in 2024–25.

1,273

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,043

Per pupil spending ?

52.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

39999 Blacow Rd.
Fremont, CA 94538-1913

(510) 657-4070

District: Fremont Unified

Feeder schools for John F. Kennedy High:

Elementary:	Brier Elementary
	J. Haley Durham Elementary
	John Blacow Elementary
	John G. Mattos Elementary
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	Joseph Azevada Elementary
	Steven Millard Elementary
Middle:	G. M. Walters Middle

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

39.9%

Hispanic:

38.8%

White:

11.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2016 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

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

!Near the bottom of Fremont Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg68%

California avg42%

778^th of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7High Schools in the Fremont Unified

118^th of 968Fremont Unified 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
2026	61.9	778 of 2137	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.0	600 of 2162	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	774 of 2159	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.7	438 of 2170	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	445 of 2123	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	76.5	280 of 1290	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	435 of 2133	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	390 of 2017	80.7%	★★★★☆
2017	77.1	464 of 2021	77.0%	★★★★☆
2016	72.1	514 of 2039	74.8%	★★★★☆
2015	70.3	537 of 1994	73.1%	★★★★☆
2013	51.6	746 of 2426	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.8	746 of 2354	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.0	768 of 2367	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.8	874 of 2281	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	44.4	900 of 2238	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	45.4	785 of 2117	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.1	610 of 2063	70.4%	★★★★☆
2006	62.3	419 of 1968	78.7%	★★★★☆
2005	62.0	376 of 1901	80.2%	★★★★☆
2004	57.5	375 of 1653	77.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	254 of 523	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	83.3	68 of 517	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	59.2	161 of 522	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	247 of 592	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	404 of 575	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.6	344 of 585	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	404 of 573	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.1	322 of 591	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.7	267 of 581	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	340 of 582	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.7	217 of 581	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.2	762 of 1161	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.0	100 of 555	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	22.7	958 of 1117	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	706 of 1052	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.7	241 of 1085	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	89 of 1064	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	64.9	153 of 1044	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	93.5	20 of 467	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	50.3	283 of 941	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	90.4	55 of 938	94.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	739 of 1865	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.9	601 of 1906	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	630 of 1915	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	513 of 1915	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	432 of 1858	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	277 of 1054	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	408 of 1833	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	289 of 1760	83.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	1082 of 1880	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.5	1040 of 1900	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	1317 of 1902	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.8	746 of 1917	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	772 of 1861	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	594 of 1814	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.4	597 of 1742	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	1204 of 1999	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.9	641 of 2013	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	1102 of 2026	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.9	734 of 2030	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	551 of 1943	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	56.9	439 of 1126	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.4	612 of 1937	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.1	382 of 1862	79.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	60.2	723 of 1932	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.9	544 of 1942	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	53.6	810 of 1948	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.3	371 of 1963	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	417 of 1916	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	238 of 1122	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	450 of 1880	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	451 of 1834	75.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	334 of 588	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.0	352 of 577	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.2	449 of 574	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.9	325 of 541	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	355 of 515	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.9	110 of 422	73.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	505 of 1235	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.9	657 of 1252	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	721 of 1216	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	569 of 1197	52.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	815 of 1132	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.6	666 of 1155	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	718 of 1173	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	566 of 1193	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	628 of 1204	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.7	449 of 1222	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.8	511 of 1173	56.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)78th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)63rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)60th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)59th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)51st percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)43rd percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile-21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile-24 vs school

Disabled (2022)34th percentile-45 vs school

Asian (2026)30th percentile-34 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Science34%~ state avg

Mathematics32%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th 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 High	Public	9-12	39999 Blacow Rd.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-4070	1,273	62	20.3	52.7%	145 (11.4%)	49 (3.8%)	494 (38.8%)	508 (39.9%)	5 (0.4%)	6 (0.5%)	64 (5.0%)	61.9	778^th of 2137 public high schools	63.6%		70	600^th of 2162 public high schools	72.2%	178		34.5	33.3	34.4			58.1	58.1			32.4	32.4	$23,043	$21,916	$1,127
Mission Valley Regional Occupational Center Program	Public	9-12	5019 Stevenson Blvd.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Mission Valley Regional Occupational Center/Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 657-1865	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Young Adult Program	Public	9-12	4700 Calaveras Ave.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-2350	48	5	9.6	22.9%	5 (10.4%)	2 (4.2%)	13 (27.1%)	26 (54.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)								(n/a)													$64,129	$41,048	$23,081
Newark Memorial High	Public	9-12	39375 Cedar Blvd.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-4300	1,367	53	25.8	38.9%	120 (8.8%)	41 (3.0%)	745 (54.5%)	343 (25.1%)	3 (0.2%)	27 (2.0%)	85 (6.2%)	70.1	622^nd of 2137 public high schools	70.9%		55.3	930^th of 2162 public high schools	57.0%	308		41.5		41.4			61.4	61.4			36.4	36.4	$21,023	$20,784	$239
Irvington High	Public	9-12	41800 Blacow Rd.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-5711	2,157	86	25.1	24.7%	121 (5.6%)	22 (1.0%)	230 (10.7%)	1,717 (79.6%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	56 (2.6%)	97	48^th of 2137 public high schools	97.8%		96.5	68^th of 2162 public high schools	96.9%	20		72.4		72.5			86.0	86.0			75.1	75.1	$18,139	$17,720	$419
Robertson High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	4455 Seneca Park Ave.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-9155	169	16	10.4	81.7%	22 (13.0%)	14 (8.3%)	101 (59.8%)	15 (8.9%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.4%)	10 (5.9%)	14.6	1769^th of 2137 public high schools	17.2%		20	1694^th of 2162 public high schools	21.6%	75			10.2	9.0			15.5	15.5			2.4	2.4	$51,584	$48,130	$3,454
Vista Alternative	Public	7-12	4455 Seneca Park Ave.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-7028	39	5	7.4	56.4%	5 (12.8%)	1 (2.6%)	14 (35.9%)	13 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.1%)	4 (10.3%)	78.4	445^th of 2137 public high schools	79.2%					(n/a)				45.5			75.0	66.7			36.0	32.1	$50,119	$46,806	$3,313
Washington High	Public	9-12	38442 Fremont Blvd.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 505-7300	1,957	81	24.1	36.4%	261 (13.3%)	53 (2.7%)	483 (24.7%)	1,036 (52.9%)	10 (0.5%)	11 (0.6%)	101 (5.2%)	87.2	256^th of 2137 public high schools	88.0%		91.5	174^th of 2162 public high schools	92.0%	82		56.3	30.8	55.6			69.6	69.6			54.1	54.1	$18,851	$18,198	$653
American High	Public	9-12	36300 Fremont Blvd.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 796-1776	2,618	104	25.2	24.9%	175 (6.7%)	40 (1.5%)	285 (10.9%)	2,000 (76.4%)	4 (0.2%)	11 (0.4%)	100 (3.8%)	97.9	27^th of 2137 public high schools	98.7%		98	34^th of 2162 public high schools	98.4%	7			68.6	68.6			88.6	88.6			77.4	77.4	$17,011	$16,554	$457
Mission San Jose High	Public	9-12	41717 Palm Ave.	Fremont	94539	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-3600	1,794	72	24.7	18.0%	60 (3.3%)	10 (0.6%)	78 (4.3%)	1,591 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	51 (2.8%)	97.8	30^th of 2137 public high schools	98.6%		99	16^th of 2162 public high schools	99.3%	14		72.6	84.1	78.4			85.3	85.3			83.0	83.0	$20,133	$19,418	$715

Frequently Asked Questions about John F. Kennedy High

What schools feed into John F. Kennedy High?

John F. Kennedy High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brier Elementary
Elementary : J. Haley Durham Elementary
Elementary : John Blacow Elementary
Elementary : John G. Mattos Elementary
Elementary : Joseph Azevada Elementary
Elementary : Steven Millard Elementary
Middle : G. M. Walters Middle

Is John F. Kennedy High a good school?

John F. Kennedy High ranks 778^th of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John F. Kennedy High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,273 students attended John F. Kennedy High.

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

Students at John F. Kennedy High are 40% Asian, 39% Hispanic, 11% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What district is John F. Kennedy High in?

Fremont Unified

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