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John F. Kennedy Elementary

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John F. Kennedy Elementary ranks 2012 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2012^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of California elementary schools

Summary

John F. Kennedy Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 304 students in Daly City, part of the Jefferson Elementary district, known for its strong math program and effective support for students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

The school's standout strength is its mathematics achievement, where over 50% of students are proficient, significantly outperforming the district and state averages and most nearby schools like Westlake Elementary and George Washington Elementary. It is particularly effective with its students, ranking in the top 25% of schools statewide for supporting low-income students, which is a notable accomplishment given that over half of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school also invests more per student than most peers in its district, which appears to contribute to these positive academic outcomes.

Areas for attention include a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate, though it is improving, and a dip in English Language Arts performance in 3rd grade that recovers strongly in later grades. When compared within its district, Kennedy consistently ranks among the top schools, outperforming most and performing comparably to Margaret Pauline Brown Elementary and Susan B. Anthony Elementary, while also outperforming several schools in neighboring San Francisco Unified district.

304

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,345

Per pupil spending ?

52.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

785 Price St.
Daly City, CA 94014-2163

(650) 991-1239

District: Jefferson Elementary

Students who attend John F. Kennedy Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas R. Pollicita Middle
High:	Jefferson High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.3%

Asian:

36.5%

Two or more races:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg40%

California avg41%

2,012^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 11Elementary Schools in the Jefferson Elementary

645^th of 1,543Jefferson 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	61.1	2012 of 5857	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	2193 of 5869	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	2071 of 5859	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	2320 of 5883	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.8	508 of 1417	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	2858 of 5789	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.4	2935 of 5662	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.9	2181 of 5692	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.6	2152 of 5614	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.1	1938 of 5611	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.7	2372 of 5530	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	44.8	2958 of 5390	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.2	3008 of 5377	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.1	3484 of 5314	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.7	3660 of 5193	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.9	2724 of 5113	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.7	2689 of 5113	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.3	2984 of 4818	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.2	2824 of 4822	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.3	2390 of 4809	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	23.8	951 of 1149	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.8	1629 of 3162	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.2	575 of 3245	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	659 of 3311	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	64.4	107 of 602	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	49.1	1301 of 3275	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	1110 of 3246	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	1407 of 5597	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	1640 of 5612	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	57.2	2078 of 5609	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	2173 of 5635	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.1	651 of 1267	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.3	2480 of 5492	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	2817 of 5413	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	1778 of 5107	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	2111 of 5107	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	1897 of 5087	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	1752 of 5084	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	2602 of 4963	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	3294 of 4830	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	1357 of 5460	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	1038 of 5517	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	1143 of 5363	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	1126 of 5264	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	66.4	284 of 1110	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	47.4	2591 of 5173	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	3047 of 5084	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	2357 of 5628	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	2582 of 5643	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	1998 of 5638	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	2467 of 5663	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.5	428 of 1272	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.7	3060 of 5510	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	2934 of 5431	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)75th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile~ school

Male (2025)58th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)48th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2019)17th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics51%+13 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Science34%~ state avg

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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)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	785 Price St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1239	304	14	21.7	52.3%	13 (4.3%)	2 (0.7%)	156 (51.3%)	111 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.3%)	61.1	2012^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.6%		56.9	2193^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	62.6%	181	34.2	34.2	27.3	66.0	57.9	50.4	39.1	64.6	47.4	50.8	92.7	94.1		95.6	94.1	97.1	$25,345	$4,563	$20,782
Susan B. Anthony Elementary	Public	K-5	575 Abbot Ave.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 997-7880	407	17	24.6	51.8%	23 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	226 (55.5%)	136 (33.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.7%)	53.5	2393^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	59.1%		56.4	2216^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.2%	177	34.7	34.7	44.1	36.1	57.8	46.5	49.3	36.1	41.7	42.6							$17,332	$2,028	$15,304
Woodrow Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	43 Miriam St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1255	266	12	22.1	61.3%	19 (7.1%)	2 (0.8%)	163 (61.3%)	72 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.6%)	47.3	2741^st of 5857 public elementary schools	53.2%		34.9	3533^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	39.8%	792	45.5	45.5	25.0	42.2	39.4	35.6	35.9	47.9	43.8	42.9	94.7	94.7	96.5	94.7	94.7	96.5	$19,471	$2,611	$16,860
George Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	251 Whittier St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1236	206	10	20.6	61.7%	6 (2.9%)	5 (2.4%)	102 (49.5%)	80 (38.8%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	8 (3.9%)	43.3	2989^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.0%		54.3	2328^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.3%	661	21.9	21.9	28.0	44.4	53.1	43.0	36.0	47.1	28.1	37.4	92.0						$26,842	$4,397	$22,445
Longfellow Elementary	Public	K-5	755 Morse St.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4730	466	20	23.5	57.5%	11 (2.4%)	9 (1.9%)	257 (55.2%)	149 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	34 (7.3%)	21.7	4697^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.8%		23.2	4567^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.2%	130	20.2	20.2	25.4	19.7	37.4	27.9	26.5	17.3	22.6	22.0	91.2	91.2	92.7	91.2	91.2	91.2	$24,071	$2,716	$21,355
Panorama Elementary	Public	K-5	25 Bellevue Ave.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Brisbane Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 586-6595	116	8	14.4	35.3%	18 (15.5%)	2 (1.7%)	47 (40.5%)	38 (32.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.5%)	65.2	1827^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.8%		70.3	1581^st of 5869 public elementary schools	73.1%	246	81.3	81.3	25.0	35.7	81.3	47.8	47.1	42.9	87.5	59.6							$26,159	$721	$25,438
Garden Village Elementary	Public	K-5	208 Garden Ln.	Colma	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1233	288	12	24.0	60.1%	34 (11.8%)	5 (1.7%)	134 (46.5%)	98 (34.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.6%)	50.8	2555^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.4%		39.4	3210^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.3%	655	32.6	32.6	42.1	40.5	53.7	45.5	40.5	39.5	43.2	41.1	93.0	96.5		96.5	93.0	96.5	$17,489	$2,126	$15,363
Sheridan Elementary	Public	K-5	431 Capitol Ave.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4743	196	9	23.0	75.5%	13 (6.6%)	34 (17.3%)	88 (44.9%)	43 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (8.7%)	23.1	4587^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.7%		23.7	4494^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.4%	93	15.4	15.4	30.0	28.6	41.7	32.9	29.0	20.7	15.4	22.1							$29,549	$1,977	$27,572
Margaret Pauline Brown Elementary	Public	K-5	305 Eastmoor Ave.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1243	303	14	21.7	48.2%	32 (10.6%)	4 (1.3%)	112 (37.0%)	133 (43.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	18 (5.9%)	49.9	2597^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.7%		56.5	2209^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.4%	388	30.6	30.6	45.7	41.7	47.2	44.6	51.1	34.0	38.9	41.5	86.1	94.4	94.4	91.7	94.4		$23,178	$2,581	$20,597
Guadalupe Elementary	Public	K-5	859 Prague St.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4718	273	11	24.8	78.4%	7 (2.6%)	5 (1.8%)	207 (75.8%)	41 (15.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.7%)	21.7	4689^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.9%		21.6	4709^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.8%	20	21.1	21.1	20.0	23.4	23.7	22.4	30.0	22.2	31.6	27.6							$23,917	$2,356	$21,561

Frequently Asked Questions about John F. Kennedy Elementary

How many students attend John F. Kennedy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 304 students attended John F. Kennedy Elementary.

What schools do graduates of John F. Kennedy Elementary attend?

Students who attend John F. Kennedy Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thomas R. Pollicita Middle
High : Jefferson High

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

Students at John F. Kennedy Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 37% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 4% White.

Is John F. Kennedy Elementary a good school?

John F. Kennedy Elementary ranks 2012^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is John F. Kennedy Elementary in?

Jefferson Elementary

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