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John F. Kennedy Elementary

Q: Is John F. Kennedy Elementary a good school?

John F. Kennedy Elementary ranks 1663 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1663^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of California elementary schools

Summary

John F. Kennedy Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 455 students in the Newark Unified district, consistently performing above average and ranking in the top 30% of all California elementary schools.

Within its own district, Kennedy is a standout performer, particularly in mathematics where over half of its students are proficient, significantly outpacing both the district and state averages. It achieves these strong results even while operating with a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than some lower-performing district peers like August Schilling Elementary and Coyote Hills Elementary. However, the school faces some challenges, including a recent spike in chronic absenteeism and performance inconsistencies for certain student groups, such as a notable decline for special education students.

When compared to schools in the neighboring Fremont Unified district, Kennedy's solid performance is overshadowed by exceptionally high-achieving schools like Ardenwood Elementary and Warwick Elementary. Interestingly, Oliveira Elementary in Fremont has a very similar student population and size but achieves higher academic results, highlighting how district-level factors can influence outcomes.

455

Students ?

26.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,271

Per pupil spending ?

31%

Free/discounted lunch ?

35430 Blackburn Dr.
Newark, CA 94560-1312

(510) 818-3400

District: Newark Unified

Students who attend John F. Kennedy Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Newark Middle
High:	Newark Memorial High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.8%

Asian:

25.9%

White:

14.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 75th percentile in 2013 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg41%

California avg41%

1,663^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Newark Unified

795^th of 1,543Newark 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	68.6	1663 of 5857	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	1668 of 5869	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	1568 of 5859	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	1403 of 5883	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	1541 of 5789	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	57.9	2143 of 5662	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.8	1622 of 5692	71.5%	★★★★☆
2016	77.0	1240 of 5614	77.9%	★★★★☆
2015	82.1	1029 of 5611	81.7%	★★★★☆
2013	74.3	1355 of 5530	75.5%	★★★★☆
2012	62.4	1917 of 5390	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.0	2090 of 5377	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.7	1743 of 5314	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.8	2323 of 5193	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.4	1832 of 5113	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.5	1485 of 5113	71.0%	★★★★☆
2006	72.2	1251 of 4818	74.0%	★★★★☆
2005	75.1	1121 of 4822	76.8%	★★★★☆
2004	68.5	1349 of 4809	71.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	745 of 1203	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	773 of 1205	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.2	756 of 1190	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.0	419 of 1149	63.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.7	851 of 3162	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	40.8	1746 of 3245	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	89.1	184 of 3275	94.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	1286 of 5597	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	1419 of 5612	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	1265 of 5609	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	1010 of 5635	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	1257 of 5492	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	57.3	2110 of 5413	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	2395 of 5107	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	1851 of 5107	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	2033 of 5087	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.0	1158 of 5084	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	61.5	1607 of 4963	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.8	2680 of 4830	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	2767 of 5460	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.8	1925 of 5517	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	2250 of 5363	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	2108 of 5264	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	1663 of 5173	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	1917 of 5084	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	1983 of 5628	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	1925 of 5643	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	1879 of 5638	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	1811 of 5663	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	1791 of 5510	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	2110 of 5431	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	64.0	285 of 670	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	305 of 669	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	1728 of 2847	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.1	854 of 2635	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	544 of 2420	77.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	73.3	683 of 2661	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	21.2	2240 of 2726	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	2356 of 2737	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)77th percentile+5 vs school

White (2023)74th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)65th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)57th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile-32 vs school

Asian (2025)38th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics56%+19 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 vs state

Science39%+6 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)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	35430 Blackburn Dr.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3400	455	17	26.7	31.0%	68 (14.9%)	7 (1.5%)	190 (41.8%)	118 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	68 (14.9%)	68.6	1663^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	71.6%		68.4	1668^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.6%	5	38.7	38.7	54.4	51.2	50.7	52.0	67.7	57.3	44.0	56.0				$16,271	$104	$16,167
Forest Park Elementary	Public	K-5	34400 Maybird Cir.	Fremont	94555	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 713-0141	725	27	26.8	18.8%	33 (4.6%)	14 (1.9%)	61 (8.4%)	584 (80.6%)	5 (0.7%)	7 (1.0%)	21 (2.9%)	90.7	617^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.5%		95	346^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.1%	271	59.3	59.3	70.4	72.3	69.5	70.7	76.7	69.0	65.8	70.5				$14,408	$239	$14,169
Patterson Elementary	Public	K-5	35521 Cabrillo Dr.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 793-0420	558	22	25.3	27.2%	37 (6.6%)	16 (2.9%)	66 (11.8%)	376 (67.4%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	54 (9.7%)	89.8	672^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	88.5%		92.8	510^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.3%	162	60.0	60.0	57.4	77.3	71.1	67.8	79.6	76.7	63.3	73.6	95.6	97.4	98.2	$14,901	$766	$14,135
Coyote Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	36270 Cherry St.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3300	440	17	25.8	51.8%	22 (5.0%)	3 (0.7%)	264 (60.0%)	91 (20.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.6%)	41 (9.3%)	36.8	3422^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	41.6%		37.7	3324^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.4%	98	23.6	23.6	35.0	32.1	46.1	39.0	41.7	35.7	24.7	32.7				$17,945	$544	$17,401
Cabrillo Elementary	Public	K-5	36700 San Pedro Dr.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 792-3232	275	13	21.1	71.3%	23 (8.4%)	5 (1.8%)	143 (52.0%)	76 (27.6%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	24 (8.7%)	18.9	4924^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.9%		19.9	4872^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	17.0%	52	18.8	18.8	3.6	28.3	27.1	22.5	28.6	19.3	20.8	21.8				$19,350	$963	$18,387
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	36111 Bettencourt St.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3500	286	12	23.8	37.8%	26 (9.1%)	6 (2.1%)	138 (48.3%)	78 (27.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	33 (11.5%)	69.4	1628^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.2%		69.2	1629^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.2%	1	40.8	40.8	50.0	48.1	57.1	51.7	56.3	65.4	49.0	57.1				$18,827	$936	$17,891
Oliveira Elementary	Public	K-5	4180 Alder Ave.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 797-1135	496	21	23.6	33.3%	35 (7.1%)	11 (2.2%)	91 (18.3%)	315 (63.5%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	35 (7.1%)	83.3	996^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.0%		88.4	792^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	86.5%	204	51.7	51.7	73.6	57.8	59.8	62.9	79.5	65.5	56.7	65.3	96.8			$15,302	$447	$14,855
Ardenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	33955 Emilia Ln.	Fremont	94555	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 794-0392	637	25	25.4	18.8%	29 (4.6%)	10 (1.6%)	50 (7.8%)	500 (78.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (6.9%)	96.8	166^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.2%		96.9	177^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.0%	11	74.5	74.5	76.5	85.7	80.6	81.4	80.8	83.3	81.6	82.0				$15,123	$477	$14,646
Birch Grove Intermediate	Public	3-5	37490 Birch St.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3600	289	10	28.9	35.6%	20 (6.9%)	11 (3.8%)	96 (33.2%)	121 (41.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	36 (12.5%)	77.2	1273^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	78.3%		73.3	1439^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.5%	166	42.4	42.4	54.4	70.9	60.7	61.5	59.6	68.6	48.4	58.7				$15,529	$194	$15,335
August Schilling Elementary	Public	K-5	36901 Spruce St.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3800	344	17	20.2	55.5%	16 (4.7%)	8 (2.3%)	239 (69.5%)	54 (15.7%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	19 (5.5%)	9.9	5638^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.7%		14.7	5338^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.0%	300	12.5	12.5	8.0	20.9	14.3	14.1	7.8	22.7	7.1	11.9	97.3	97.3		$19,948	$757	$19,191

Frequently Asked Questions about 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 : Newark Middle
High : Newark Memorial High

Is John F. Kennedy Elementary a good school?

John F. Kennedy Elementary ranks 1663^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is John F. Kennedy Elementary in?

Newark Unified

How many students attend John F. Kennedy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended John F. Kennedy Elementary.

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

Students at John F. Kennedy Elementary are 42% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 15% White, 15% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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