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John F. Kennedy Junior High

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John F. Kennedy Junior High ranks 1291 st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1291^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 53% of California middle schools

Summary

John F. Kennedy Junior High is a public middle school serving about 530 students in grades 7-8 within the Hanford Elementary school district in Hanford, CA, serving a community where a high percentage of families face economic challenges.

Academically, the school shows a real strength in English Language Arts, where student performance is above the state average, and it is particularly effective in supporting its Hispanic students and those from low-income families. However, the school faces significant challenges in mathematics and especially in science, where proficiency rates are well below state and district averages. Performance for students in special education and for English learners has been very inconsistent from year to year. On a positive note, the school has made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absences, cutting the rate by nearly two-thirds since the height of the pandemic.

Compared to nearby schools, JFK spends more per student than some, like Liberty Middle and Pioneer Middle, but its academic results are lower, particularly in science. Its closest comparison, Woodrow Wilson Junior High in the same district, has better math and science scores, lower absenteeism, and a lower student-teacher ratio, even with a similar student population, highlighting an opportunity for the district to share successful strategies.

531

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,497

Per pupil spending ?

82.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Improving — 47th percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg43%

California avg41%

1,291^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Hanford Elementary

611^th of 1,543Hanford 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
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
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
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
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
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
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%	★★☆☆☆

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
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
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)52nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2024)42nd percentile~ school

White (2025)42nd percentile-12 vs school

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

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

Special Education (2025)21st percentile-32 vs school

Homeless (2024)2nd percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Mathematics32%-6 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

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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 (2024)
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 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%)	46.1	1291^st of 2761 public middle schools	53.2%		35.3	1612^th of 2783 public middle schools	42.1%	321		16.6	16.6				48.6	49.8	49.2				26.7	36.7	31.8	$15,497	$1,828	$13,669
Woodrow Wilson Junior High	Public	7-8	601 West Florinda St.	Hanford	93230	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%)	54.2	1069^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.3%		52.3	1097^th of 2783 public middle schools	60.6%	28		27.9	27.9				49.6	48.5	49.0				37.0	36.2	36.6	$14,814	$1,791	$13,023
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%)	54.1	1074^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.1%		63.1	815^th of 2783 public middle schools	70.7%	259		22.6	22.6			60.4	58.2	50.2	55.9			35.9	32.5	27.5	31.7	$13,224	$1,198	$12,026
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%)	20.8	2193^rd of 2761 public middle schools	20.6%		21.7	2190^th of 2783 public middle schools	21.3%	3	16.8	15.2	16.1		38.9	24.4	29.9	34.6	31.9		33.6	13.2	16.3	20.0	20.8
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%)	21.1	2180^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.0%		21.2	2212^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.5%	32		10.0	10.0			26.2	33.3	27.1	28.8			9.8	35.6	10.0	17.8
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%)	61.2	875^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.3%		62.9	821^st of 2783 public middle schools	70.5%	54		22.4	22.4				61.5	59.9	60.7				37.8	38.2	38.0	$13,693	$1,259	$12,434
Bridges Academy	Public	6-8	1200 West Cinnamon Dr.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-6800	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)																$19,675	$570	$19,105
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%)	64.8	791^st of 2761 public middle schools	71.4%		55.4	1003^rd of 2783 public middle schools	64.0%	212		30.9	30.9			59.5	71.2	61.8	64.6			32.4	44.2	26.4	34.5	$5,141	$570	$4,571
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)	28.9		28.9	51.7	48.8	47.9			49.3	43.4	28.9	31.9			34.4	$15,307	$975	$14,332
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)																$62,557	$567	$61,990

Frequently Asked Questions about John F. Kennedy Junior High

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.

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

Is John F. Kennedy Junior High a good school?

John F. Kennedy Junior High ranks 1291^st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John F. Kennedy Junior High?

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

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