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John F. Kennedy High

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John F. Kennedy High ranks 652 nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

652^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 70% of California high schools

Summary

John F. Kennedy High is a large public high school serving 2,152 students in grades 9-12 within the Los Angeles Unified School District, located in the Granada Hills neighborhood of the San Fernando Valley.

Academically, the school is a strong performer in its area, ranking in the 70th percentile statewide and significantly outperforming nearby comprehensive high schools like San Fernando Senior High and James Monroe High. Its greatest strength is its exceptional 96.5% graduation rate, which far exceeds district and state averages, and it shows remarkable effectiveness in supporting English Language Learners and Hispanic students, with performance for these groups ranking in the 80th-89th percentiles statewide. The school also maintains a lower chronic absenteeism rate than most of its neighbors.

While mathematics proficiency is an area for improvement, the school achieves these strong outcomes efficiently, spending less per student than many comparable schools. It has shown impressive, recent improvements in supporting special education students and has maintained consistent performance through challenging times. Its closest academic peer is the nearby Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences, which has an identical statewide ranking.

2,152

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,751

Per pupil spending ?

72%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11254 Gothic Ave.
Granada Hills, CA 91344-3709

(818) 271-2900

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for John F. Kennedy High:

Elementary:	Danube Avenue Elementary
	El Dorado Avenue Elementary
	Haskell Elementary Sci Technical Engr Arts And Math (STEAM) Magnet
	Knollwood Preparatory Academy
	More...
	San Fernando Elementary
	San Jose Street Elementary
	Tulsa Street Elementary
	Van Gogh Charter
Middle:	George K. Porter Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.8%

White:

12.0%

Asian:

6.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Los Angeles Unified

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg39%

California avg41%

652^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 153High Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles 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
2025	67.2	652 of 2162	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.2	549 of 2159	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	57.5	810 of 2170	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	692 of 2123	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.3	392 of 1290	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	829 of 2133	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	816 of 2017	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.3	900 of 2021	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.1	892 of 2039	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.8	877 of 1994	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	43.3	974 of 2426	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.2	902 of 2354	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	41.0	1028 of 2367	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	43.8	921 of 2281	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.3	814 of 2238	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	46.6	748 of 2117	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.0	701 of 2063	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	40.2	831 of 1968	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.7	636 of 1901	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	44.9	590 of 1653	64.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	69.3	131 of 521	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	25.8	438 of 592	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	268 of 585	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	368 of 591	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.8	224 of 581	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.2	572 of 1161	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.6	313 of 555	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	674 of 1117	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	445 of 1052	57.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	70.0	122 of 1085	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	28.3	819 of 941	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	696 of 938	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	524 of 1906	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	432 of 1915	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.2	630 of 1915	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	619 of 1858	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.3	341 of 1054	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	631 of 1833	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	927 of 1760	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	383 of 1900	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	331 of 1902	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.7	595 of 1917	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.0	452 of 1861	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	59.4	651 of 1814	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.7	574 of 1742	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	75.4	56 of 328	82.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	514 of 2013	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	421 of 2026	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	61.9	655 of 2030	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.6	411 of 1943	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	76.0	221 of 1126	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	494 of 1937	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	595 of 1862	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	746 of 1942	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	635 of 1948	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	897 of 1963	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	689 of 1916	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	414 of 1122	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.5	924 of 1880	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	670 of 1834	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	47.0	298 of 541	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	267 of 1252	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	30.0	825 of 1216	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	587 of 1197	51.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	705 of 1155	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.0	416 of 1173	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.7	755 of 1193	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.6	466 of 1204	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.1	482 of 1222	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	635 of 1173	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)89th percentile+14 vs school

Homeless (2024)83rd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2023)75th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)73rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)54th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2022)51st percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)45th percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+11 vs state

Science35%~ state avg

Mathematics33%-4 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 (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	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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	11254 Gothic Ave.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 271-2900	2,152	106	20.3	72.0%	258 (12.0%)	28 (1.3%)	1,674 (77.8%)	145 (6.7%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	39 (1.8%)	67.2	652^nd of 2162 public high schools	69.8%		71.2	549^th of 2159 public high schools	74.6%	103	35.1		34.6	59.5	59.5	33.0	33.0	$33,751	$31,664	$2,087
Jane Addams Continuation	Public	9-12	16341 Donmetz St.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 271-2946	90	5	17.5	88.9%	8 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.6%)	10.2	2012^th of 2162 public high schools	6.9%		10.2	2054^th of 2159 public high schools	4.9%	42	3.9	0.0	2.6	13.5	13.5	0.0	0.0	$41,320	$38,538	$2,782
Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences	Public	9-12	10445 Balboa Blvd.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 832-7750	757	45	16.8	72.4%	170 (22.5%)	21 (2.8%)	470 (62.1%)	70 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.2%)	66.9	658^th of 2162 public high schools	69.6%		58.2	808^th of 2159 public high schools	62.6%	150	36.1		36.5	66.4	66.4	26.7	26.7	$41,961	$39,674	$2,287
Albert Einstein Continuation	Public	9-12	15938 Tupper St.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 892-4367	50	4	14.2	100.0%	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.0%)	45 (90.0%)	2 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	16	1770^th of 2162 public high schools	18.1%					(n/a)			7.1	16.7	16.7	8.3	8.3	$62,178	$57,060	$5,118
San Fernando Senior High	Public	9-12	11133 O'Melveny Ave.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 898-7600	1,608	86	18.7	93.2%	31 (1.9%)	17 (1.1%)	1,540 (95.8%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (0.7%)	41.7	1221^st of 2162 public high schools	43.5%		32.8	1429^th of 2159 public high schools	33.8%	208	20.3	10.8	19.2	44.0	44.0	22.7	22.7	$37,195	$34,344	$2,851
James Monroe High	Public	9-12	9229 Haskell Ave.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 830-4200	1,905	116	16.4	94.1%	66 (3.5%)	40 (2.1%)	1,717 (90.1%)	54 (2.8%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	23 (1.2%)	25.9	1573^rd of 2162 public high schools	27.2%		36.7	1321^st of 2159 public high schools	38.8%	252	13.6		13.5	34.9	34.9	10.5	10.5	$37,259	$34,534	$2,725
Mission Continuation	Public	9-12	11015 O'Melveny Ave.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 361-1777	127	6	20.6	96.1%	4 (3.1%)	2 (1.6%)	119 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	10.1	2018^th of 2162 public high schools	6.7%		9.6	2094^th of 2159 public high schools	3.0%	76	0.0	0.0	0.0	12.5	12.5	0.0	0.0	$45,302	$43,578	$1,724
Nidorf SYTF Barry J.	Public	6-12	16350 Filbert St.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 367-5942	35	6	6.3	91.4%	1 (2.9%)	9 (25.7%)	25 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Valor Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	9356 Lemona Ave.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Valor Academy High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 934-8910	492	27	18.2	94.5%	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	462 (93.9%)	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	56.7	894^th of 2162 public high schools	58.6%		64.7	659^th of 2159 public high schools	69.5%	235	25.7		25.2	59.4	59.4	26.7	26.7
Northridge Academy High	Public	9-12	9601 Zelzah Ave.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 700-2222	832	48	17.5	85.5%	98 (11.8%)	25 (3.0%)	623 (74.9%)	52 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.0%)	54.4	942^nd of 2162 public high schools	56.4%		52.6	935^th of 2159 public high schools	56.7%	7	22.5		22.4	62.2	62.2	24.4	24.4	$36,445	$33,738	$2,707

Frequently Asked Questions about John F. Kennedy High

Is John F. Kennedy High a good school?

John F. Kennedy High ranks 652^nd of 2162 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, 2,152 students attended John F. Kennedy High.

What schools feed into John F. Kennedy High?

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

Elementary : Danube Avenue Elementary
Elementary : El Dorado Avenue Elementary
Elementary : Haskell Elementary Sci Technical Engr Arts And Math (STEAM) Magnet
Elementary : Knollwood Preparatory Academy
Elementary : San Fernando Elementary
Elementary : San Jose Street Elementary
Elementary : Tulsa Street Elementary
Elementary : Van Gogh Charter
Middle : George K. Porter Middle

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

Students at John F. Kennedy High are 78% Hispanic, 12% White, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is John F. Kennedy High in?

Los Angeles Unified

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