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John F. Kennedy Junior High

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John F. Kennedy Junior High ranks 1369 th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1369^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 50% of California middle schools

Summary

John F. Kennedy Junior High serves grades 7–8 in Hanford, California, and enrolls 531 students in the Hanford Elementary district. In 2025–2026, the school’s proficiency was 48% in English language arts (ELA), 33% in math and 19% in science. ELA was close to state results, while math and especially science lagged. Science is the clearest academic concern: proficiency was 17 percentage points below the state and 12 below the district.

Compared with the state and district, ELA is the school’s strongest subject: its 48% proficiency was 1 point below the state and 2 below the district. Math was 6 points below the state and 8 below the district, but results differ by grade: 8th-grade math was 38%, above the state’s 36%, while 7th-grade math was 27% and ranked second-lowest among eight nearby schools with data. Science was also second-lowest among eight nearby schools with 8th-grade results. ELA was competitive in 7th grade, near the nearby-school average, but 8th-grade ELA was 4 points below that average. Overall, the school sits in the middle of its nearby group, with a mix of stronger and weaker grade-level results.

ELA proficiency rose 10 percentage points from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, narrowing its gap with the state; math rose 4 points, while science fell 4 points and its gap with the state widened. SchoolDigger places the school at the 50th percentile statewide, rank 1,350 of 2,703, with 3 stars for 2025–2026; its percentile moved from 42 to 53 and then 50 over the past three years. The student–teacher ratio was 21.2 in 2024–2025, close to the nearby-school average of 21.3. The school reported 83% free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–2025. SchoolDigger’s ranking of how well the school serves African American students rose from the 42nd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 81st in 2025–2026, while the English Language Learner students’ ranking fell from the 81st percentile in 2021–2022 to the 27th in 2023–2024. Subgroup rankings do not include group counts, so large changes should be read with that limitation in mind.

531

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,191

Per pupil spending ?

82.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1000 East Florinda St.
Hanford, CA 93232

(559) 585-3850

District: Hanford Elementary

Students who attend John F. Kennedy Junior High usually attend:

High:

Hanford High

Feeder schools for John F. Kennedy Junior High:

Elementary:	George Washington Elementary
	Hamilton Elementary
	Lee Richmond Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary
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	Martin Luther King Junior Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.2%

White:

8.5%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 47th percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the California median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg44%

California avg42%

1,369^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Hanford Elementary

561^st of 1,530Hanford Elementary 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	43.8	1369 of 2740	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.1	1291 of 2761	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.3	1612 of 2783	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	1348 of 2781	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.4	1418 of 2740	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.4	670 of 894	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	1556 of 2715	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	1407 of 2480	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.6	1381 of 2508	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.9	1316 of 2497	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.9	1311 of 2477	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.3	1229 of 2379	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.4	1231 of 2259	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.9	1228 of 2236	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.7	1213 of 2179	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.8	1237 of 2063	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.4	1389 of 2005	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.4	1467 of 1999	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.2	1167 of 1804	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.3	1227 of 1777	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.2	932 of 1769	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	108 of 594	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	36.8	364 of 627	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	343 of 613	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	442 of 637	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	426 of 643	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	278 of 600	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	41.2	729 of 1531	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.2	345 of 354	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.6	530 of 1491	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.9	832 of 1369	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.9	1080 of 1478	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.2	409 of 1521	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	59.8	299 of 1540	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	46.2	134 of 363	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.3	899 of 1442	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	798 of 1364	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	44.0	1260 of 2516	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.0	1101 of 2533	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.7	1450 of 2551	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	1324 of 2531	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	1396 of 2509	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	504 of 738	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	1356 of 2380	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	1299 of 2262	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	55.0	887 of 2357	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.3	844 of 2395	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	1081 of 2388	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	716 of 2374	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	791 of 2359	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.6	1006 of 2213	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	975 of 2072	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	10.9	388 of 394	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	72.8	53 of 320	83.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	1032 of 2529	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.1	883 of 2542	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	1291 of 2579	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.4	809 of 2531	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	952 of 2458	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.8	466 of 721	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	1136 of 2369	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	954 of 2230	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	1293 of 2514	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.4	1339 of 2534	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	1559 of 2552	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	1179 of 2538	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	1223 of 2527	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.2	628 of 763	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	1536 of 2407	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	1414 of 2273	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	80.2	12 of 106	88.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	447 of 726	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	920 of 1605	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.1	1240 of 1566	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	1179 of 1552	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.5	783 of 1531	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	972 of 1490	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.1	886 of 1520	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	1029 of 1537	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	1038 of 1543	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	1113 of 1555	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	911 of 1602	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	780 of 1496	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2026)89th percentile+39 vs school

African American (2026)82nd percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2026)62nd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)52nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)50th percentile~ school

Male (2026)49th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)43rd percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)38th percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)35th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)27th percentile-15 vs school

Homeless (2024)2nd percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Mathematics33%-6 vs state

Science19%-17 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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	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 Junior High	Public	7-8	1000 East Florinda St.	Hanford	93232	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3850	531	25	21.2	82.9%	45 (8.5%)	23 (4.3%)	431 (81.2%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	43.8	1369^th of 2740 public middle schools	50.0%		46.1	1291^st of 2761 public middle schools	53.2%	78		19.2	19.2				48.3	48.2	48.3				26.8	38.3	32.7	$17,191	$1,302	$15,889
Woodrow Wilson Junior High	Public	7-8	601 West Florinda St.	Hanford	93232	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3870	505	28	18.0	76.2%	71 (14.1%)	21 (4.2%)	383 (75.8%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.0%)	56.5	1013^th of 2740 public middle schools	63.0%		54.2	1069^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.3%	56		29.2	29.2				53.4	48.9	51.3				39.6	42.6	41.0	$17,913	$1,283	$16,630
Pioneer Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	101 West Pioneer Way	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Pioneer Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 584-0112	550	24	22.8	45.1%	148 (26.9%)	23 (4.2%)	322 (58.5%)	28 (5.1%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.8%)	57.6	984^th of 2740 public middle schools	64.1%		54.1	1074^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.1%	90		33.3	33.3			53.5	61.0	56.6	56.9			30.5	35.0	35.7	33.6	$13,685	$110	$13,575
Parkview Middle	Public	5-8	11075 C St.	Armona	93202	Kings County	Armona Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 583-5020	443	22	20.5	83.3%	35 (7.9%)	21 (4.7%)	365 (82.4%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	26.4	1971^st of 2740 public middle schools	28.1%		20.8	2193^rd of 2761 public middle schools	20.6%	222	16.7	17.5	17.1		41.7	34.8	37.3	37.9	37.8		27.1	15.0	29.1	15.5	21.6	$16,389	$554	$15,835
Laton Middle	Public	6-8	6065 East Latonia	Laton	93242	Fresno County	Laton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 922-4030	154	9	17.1	87.7%	15 (9.7%)	1 (0.6%)	134 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	24.8	2015^th of 2740 public middle schools	26.5%		21.1	2180^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.0%	165		26.1	26.1			29.7	16.7	47.8	31.3			16.2	12.5	21.7	16.8	$22,677	$1,684	$20,993
Liberty Middle	Public	7-8	1000 Liberty Dr.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-6860	636	33	19.4	81.3%	94 (14.8%)	16 (2.5%)	458 (72.0%)	29 (4.6%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	29 (4.6%)	64	832^nd of 2740 public middle schools	69.6%		61.2	875^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.3%	43		30.8	30.8				57.6	62.4	59.9				39.9	43.6	41.7	$16,527	$613	$15,914
Bridges Academy	Public	6-8	1200 West Cinnamon Dr.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 925-7040	1	1	1.0	—	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Lemoore University Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	6-8	450 Marsh Dr.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-6890	155	7	22.1	61.9%	46 (29.7%)	2 (1.3%)	75 (48.4%)	13 (8.4%)	7 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.7%)	63.5	845^th of 2740 public middle schools	69.2%		64.8	791^st of 2761 public middle schools	71.4%	54		37.3	37.3			39.6	67.8	61.4	57.3			31.3	48.3	39.7	40.2	$17,936	$173	$17,763
Ronald W. Reagan Elementary	Public, Charter	4-6	1180 Diane Ave.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Elementary Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-6986	619	21	29.4	73.2%	146 (23.6%)	1 (0.2%)	436 (70.4%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)								(n/a)	24.9		24.9	55.3	42.1	51.2			49.9	49.6	30.7	34.3			38.8	$17,144	$965	$16,179
Island Community Day	Public, Charter	4-8	1776 Sixth Avenue Dr.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Elementary Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-1046	2	1	2.0	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about John F. Kennedy Junior High

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

Students who attend John F. Kennedy Junior High usually go on to attend Hanford High

How many students attend John F. Kennedy Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 531 students attended John F. Kennedy Junior High.

Is John F. Kennedy Junior High a good school?

John F. Kennedy Junior High ranks 1369^th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is John F. Kennedy Junior High in?

Hanford Elementary

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

Students at John F. Kennedy Junior High are 81% Hispanic, 8% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026

2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026

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