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John F. Kennedy Middle

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John F. Kennedy Middle ranks 1204 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1204^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 56% of California middle schools

Summary

John F. Kennedy Middle is a public middle school serving about 800 students in grades 6-8 within the Redwood City Elementary School District, performing near the middle of all California schools.

Academically, the school performs close to the state average in English, where students tend to improve significantly by 8th grade, but it faces notable challenges in math and science, where scores lag behind state averages. The school serves a community with significant economic need, and it performs considerably better than other local schools with similar student populations, such as McKinley Institute of Technology and Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle. However, there is a wide performance gap within the school itself, with some student groups thriving while others, particularly English Learners and students from low-income families, are not being served as effectively.

The school's story is one of a "middle performer" in a region of extreme contrasts. For example, it shares a district and address with North Star Academy, a top-ranked school, highlighting the stark differences between nearby schools. Kennedy Middle has shown a strong historical record of improvement and gets results with its resources, spending less per student than some comparable schools while achieving better outcomes. Its main areas for growth are boosting math and science achievement and ensuring all student groups make strong progress.

808

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,211

Per pupil spending ?

67.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2521 Goodwin Ave.
Redwood City, CA 94061-2518

(650) 482-2409

District: Redwood City Elementary

Students who attend John F. Kennedy Middle usually attend:

High:

Sequoia High

Feeder schools for John F. Kennedy Middle:

Elementary:	Roosevelt Elementary
	Taft Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.1%

White:

14.0%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2013 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 11 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg43%

California avg41%

1,204^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Redwood City Elementary

725^th of 1,543Redwood City 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	49.0	1204 of 2761	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	1037 of 2783	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	1127 of 2781	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	1283 of 2740	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.4	1113 of 2715	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	1002 of 2480	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.5	1234 of 2508	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	36.5	1445 of 2497	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.1	1657 of 2477	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.9	1587 of 2379	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.5	1465 of 2259	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	18.8	1931 of 2236	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.2	1511 of 2179	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.8	1456 of 2063	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.3	1481 of 2005	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.5	1350 of 1999	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.8	1153 of 1804	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.5	833 of 1777	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	36.0	1061 of 1769	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	66.8	315 of 1531	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	53.4	500 of 1491	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	465 of 1369	66.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.9	808 of 1478	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	1121 of 1521	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	1227 of 1540	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	829 of 1442	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	1068 of 1364	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	1045 of 2533	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	941 of 2551	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	1072 of 2531	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	1216 of 2509	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	1133 of 2380	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	859 of 2262	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	1222 of 2395	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	1127 of 2388	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.5	1214 of 2374	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	1138 of 2359	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	1019 of 2213	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	857 of 2072	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	379 of 477	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	1493 of 2542	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	1574 of 2579	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	1314 of 2531	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	1439 of 2458	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	1532 of 2369	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	1310 of 2230	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	1234 of 2534	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	1001 of 2552	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	1011 of 2538	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	1135 of 2527	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	946 of 2407	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	1076 of 2273	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	75 of 726	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	72 of 701	89.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	607 of 1566	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.2	280 of 1552	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	318 of 1531	79.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	338 of 1520	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	86.0	137 of 1537	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	82.5	198 of 1543	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	429 of 1555	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	228 of 1602	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	268 of 1496	82.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)90th percentile+33 vs school

Disabled (2022)79th percentile+26 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile~ school

Male (2025)51st percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)45th percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile-15 vs school

Homeless (2025)21st percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

Science21%-11 vs state

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This school helped me a lot and thanks to the teachers that were assigned to me I was able to finish high school early, Close Quote

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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 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 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 3rd Grade	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 Middle	Public	6-8	2521 Goodwin Ave.	Redwood City	94061	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2409	808	41	19.9	67.5%	113 (14.0%)	10 (1.2%)	623 (77.1%)	25 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	31 (3.8%)	49	1204^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.4%		54.2	1037^th of 2783 public middle schools	62.7%	167		21.2	21.2				40.6	54.8	56.7	50.4				25.5	35.2	33.0	31.0	$23,211	$2,991	$20,220
McKinley Institute of Technology	Public	6-8	400 Duane St.	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2410	476	21	22.2	92.2%	10 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	457 (96.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	15	2440^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.6%		12.9	2552^nd of 2783 public middle schools	8.3%	112		11.0	11.0				22.2	31.1	26.0	26.7				10.6	12.2	8.7	10.5	$24,994	$3,094	$21,900
North Star Academy	Public	3-8	400 Duane St.	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2411	527	20	25.9	8.7%	261 (49.5%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (13.3%)	108 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	87 (16.5%)	99.7	4^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.9%		99.7	3^rd of 2783 public middle schools	99.9%	1	93.3	97.5	95.3	92.1	89.0	96.7	95.5	98.8	96.3	94.7	93.2	93.5	92.1	95.5	98.8	96.3	94.9	$19,422	$2,234	$17,188
Hillview Middle	Public	6-8	1100 Elder Ave.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Menlo Park City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 326-4341	846	55	15.5	11.2%	427 (50.5%)	6 (0.7%)	170 (20.1%)	150 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	85 (10.0%)	96.5	103^rd of 2761 public middle schools	96.3%		97.6	70^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.5%	33		67.4	67.4				75.4	83.3	77.5	78.7				74.8	78.0	71.8	74.9	$27,447	$382	$27,065
La Entrada Middle	Public	4-8	2200 Sharon Rd.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Las Lomitas Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 854-3962	612	38	15.9	6.9%	288 (47.1%)	4 (0.7%)	105 (17.2%)	130 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (13.9%)	98.4	30^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.9%		99	18^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.4%	12	65.9	70.9	68.2		82.8	80.5	88.6	85.9	83.6	84.1		84.7	81.0	85.2	85.0	76.4	82.5	$31,294	$813	$30,481
Central Middle	Public	6-8	757 Cedar St.	San Carlos	94070	San Mateo County	San Carlos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 508-7321	443	20	22.3	8.6%	232 (52.4%)	2 (0.5%)	67 (15.1%)	69 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (16.3%)	98.4	33^rd of 2761 public middle schools	98.8%		97.8	66^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.6%	33		78.3	78.3				80.4	89.0	90.3	86.7				82.5	77.9	75.8	78.7	$16,222	$756	$15,466
Tierra Linda Middle	Public	6-8	750 Dartmouth Ave.	San Carlos	94070	San Mateo County	San Carlos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 508-7370	451	22	20.1	11.1%	162 (35.9%)	2 (0.4%)	75 (16.6%)	146 (32.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	61 (13.5%)	98.3	34^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.8%		98.1	47^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.3%	13		79.6	79.6				84.7	87.9	88.6	87.2				71.5	83.7	78.3	77.9	$17,195	$773	$16,422
Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle	Public	6-8	2450 Ralmar St.	East Palo Alto	94303	San Mateo County	Ravenswood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 329-2828	488	33	14.7	89.3%	6 (1.2%)	24 (4.9%)	394 (80.7%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (10.5%)	7 (1.4%)	7.8	2680^th of 2761 public middle schools	2.9%		7.6	2724^th of 2783 public middle schools	2.1%	44		5.0	5.0				16.3	15.2	11.6	14.4				4.1	6.2	8.9	6.4	$36,731	$3,350	$33,381
Ralston Intermediate	Public	6-8	2675 Ralston Ave.	Belmont	94002	San Mateo County	Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 637-4880	1,082	54	20.0	6.2%	348 (32.2%)	5 (0.5%)	120 (11.1%)	425 (39.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	179 (16.5%)	98.9	21^st of 2761 public middle schools	99.2%		99	19^th of 2783 public middle schools	99.3%	2		79.6	79.6				84.4	88.8	91.2	88.2				79.8	87.9	87.3	85.2	$15,431	$492	$14,939
Frank S. Greene Junior Middle	Public	6-8	750 North California Ave.	Palo Alto	94303	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 494-8120	732	50	14.6	16.9%	207 (28.3%)	11 (1.5%)	171 (23.4%)	240 (32.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.2%)	87 (11.9%)	96.5	100^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.4%		97.3	82^nd of 2783 public middle schools	97.1%	18		75.2	75.2				72.9	80.3	82.7	78.8				73.8	72.9	76.5	74.3	$32,462	$950	$31,512

Frequently Asked Questions about John F. Kennedy Middle

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

Students at John F. Kennedy Middle are 77% Hispanic, 14% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is John F. Kennedy Middle in?

Redwood City Elementary

How many students attend John F. Kennedy Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 808 students attended John F. Kennedy Middle.

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

Students who attend John F. Kennedy Middle usually go on to attend Sequoia High

Is John F. Kennedy Middle a good school?

John F. Kennedy Middle ranks 1204^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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