John F. Kennedy High

Public 9-12

 6715 Gloria Dr.
       Sacramento, CA  95831-2008


(916) 395-5090

District: Sacramento City Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
983rd of 2,346 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,973 Help


Feeder schools for John F. Kennedy High:

Elementary:    Caroline Wenzel Elementary
    Genevieve Didion
    John Bidwell Elementary
    John Cabrillo Elementary
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Middle:    Sam Brannan Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  23.5 Help
Number of students:  1,971

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
33.8%
Asian:
26.4%
African American:
18.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  56.7% Help


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Compare Details John F. Kennedy High ranks better than 58.1% of high schools in California. It also ranks 5th among 13 ranked high schools in the Sacramento City Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.54. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of John F. Kennedy High freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at John F. Kennedy High is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (33.8%), Asian (26.4%), African American (18.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 56.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John F. Kennedy High is 23.5. 9 high schools in the Sacramento City Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at John F. Kennedy High is $6,973. 10 high schools in the Sacramento City Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

John F. Kennedy High:

SchoolDigger ranks John F. Kennedy High 983rd of 2346 California public high schools. (See John F. Kennedy High in the ranking list.)

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Sacramento City Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Sacramento City Unified 986th of 1560 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for John F. Kennedy High

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Rank History for all students at John F. Kennedy High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 43.30 628th 1653 62.0%
2005 43.42 727th 1901 61.8%
2006 43.51 767th 1968 61.0%
2007 51.95 615th 2063 70.2%
2008 55.81 552nd 2117 73.9%
2009 61.43 428th 2238 80.9%
2010 60.89 495th 2281 78.3%
2011 54.79 673rd 2367 71.6%
2012 52.16 736th 2354 68.7%
2013 49.77 801st 2426 67.0%
2015 56.89 818th 1994 59.0%
2016 62.11 736th 2039 63.9%
2017 73.67 529th 2021 73.8%
2018 66.34 676th 2017 66.5%
2019 63.36 666th 2133 68.8%
2022 53.21 868th 2123 59.1%
2023 45.54 977th 2335 58.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at John F. Kennedy High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.88 235th 366 35.8%
2019 50.20 231st 422 45.3%
2022 24.79 405th 515 21.4%
2023 41.43 402nd 780 48.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at John F. Kennedy High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.38 266th 938 71.6%
2019 68.03 127th 941 86.5%
2022 44.34 415th 1044 60.2%
2023 37.07 543rd 1315 58.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at John F. Kennedy High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 29.01 1018th 1539 33.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at John F. Kennedy High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.25 719th 1862 61.4%
2019 62.28 616th 1937 68.2%
2022 47.88 899th 1943 53.7%
2023 38.26 1175th 2237 47.5%
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Rank History for Female students at John F. Kennedy High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.45 777th 1760 55.9%
2019 57.60 684th 1833 62.7%
2022 47.39 879th 1858 52.7%
2023 37.77 1145th 2106 45.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at John F. Kennedy High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.27 676th 1052 35.7%
2019 35.78 627th 1117 43.9%
2022 47.92 442nd 1161 61.9%
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Rank History for Male students at John F. Kennedy High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.08 528th 1834 71.2%
2019 61.26 641st 1880 65.9%
2022 53.99 763rd 1916 60.2%
2023 49.31 816th 2195 62.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at John F. Kennedy High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.54 398th 581 31.5%
2019 25.85 458th 582 21.3%
2022 24.77 463rd 581 20.3%
2023 19.67 600th 727 17.5%
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Rank History for African American students at John F. Kennedy High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.93 391st 582 32.8%
2019 42.35 318th 592 46.3%
2022 39.20 294th 522 43.7%
2023 28.75 494th 713 30.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at John F. Kennedy High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.47 829th 1742 52.4%
2019 50.94 848th 1814 53.3%
2022 41.00 1072nd 1861 42.4%
2023 33.40 1280th 2132 40.0%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at John F. Kennedy High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 33.83 26th 35 25.7%
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Rank History for White students at John F. Kennedy High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.98 521st 1173 55.6%
2019 59.15 497th 1222 59.3%
2022 55.02 527th 1204 56.2%
2023 38.06 786th 1424 44.8%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for John F. Kennedy High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 814 560 562 225 19 n/a n/a 0 2180
1989 770 525 566 236 16 n/a n/a 0 2113
1990 736 503 562 246 15 n/a n/a 0 2062
1991 737 537 603 250 14 n/a n/a 0 2141
1992 734 592 632 255 10 n/a n/a 0 2223
1993 720 652 661 284 15 n/a n/a 0 2332
1994 684 578 723 277 16 n/a n/a 0 2278
1995 673 553 845 281 30 n/a n/a 0 2382
1996 673 553 845 281 30 n/a n/a 0 2382
1997 632 575 898 300 19 n/a n/a 0 2424
1998 615 594 991 347 21 n/a n/a 0 2568
1999 598 549 1005 322 15 n/a n/a 0 2489
2000 595 562 1026 351 23 n/a n/a 8 2565
2001 589 575 1053 387 36 n/a n/a 5 2645
2002 532 586 972 471 37 n/a n/a 5 2603
2003 532 586 972 471 37 n/a n/a 5 2603
2004 476 634 902 472 29 n/a n/a 28 2541
2005 469 641 863 504 31 n/a n/a 21 2529
2006 474 630 852 491 24 n/a n/a 17 2488
2007 381 558 786 467 26 n/a n/a 12 2230
2008 379 554 800 473 28 n/a n/a 0 2234
2009 385 514 749 474 33 51 5 0 2211
2010 279 360 632 528 14 45 235 0 2093
2011 271 365 644 516 21 50 209 0 2076
2012 283 398 638 556 13 41 179 0 2108
2013 280 395 628 539 16 43 140 0 2041
2014 282 402 666 570 16 52 127 0 2115
2015 263 450 674 586 16 40 110 0 2139
2016 275 433 684 645 16 39 129 0 2221
2017 250 427 664 686 17 42 144 0 2230
2018 268 417 650 682 17 39 141 0 2214
2019 271 383 648 685 17 43 137 0 2184
2020 274 397 618 700 19 39 126 0 2173
2021 288 370 608 679 12 43 137 0 2137
2022 241 358 536 686 9 39 141 0 2010
2023 220 358 520 667 9 42 154 1 1971

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at John F. Kennedy High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2180 85.8 25.4 n/a
1989 2113 85.8 24.6 n/a
1990 2062 88.6 23.2 n/a
1991 2141 89.0 24.0 n/a
1992 2223 90.4 24.5 11.9
1993 2332 92.3 25.3 13.4
1994 2278 84.2 27.1 16.6
1995 2382 89.7 26.6 20.3
1996 2382 89.7 26.6 20.3
1997 2424 88.7 27.3 23.9
1998 2568 92.7 27.7 25.1
1999 2489 96.3 25.8 23.9
2000 2565 95.3 26.9 22.5
2001 2645 107.0 24.7 27.6
2002 2603 98.0 26.6 28.6
2003 2603 98.0 26.6 28.6
2004 2541 105.5 24.1 39.6
2005 2529 113.0 22.4 32.8
2006 2488 112.7 22.1 33.3
2007 2230 103.2 21.6 36.2
2008 2234 108.0 20.7 37.4
2009 2211 96.1 20.4 47.7
2010 2093 91.0 23.0 52.5
2011 2076 n/a n/a 41.7
2012 2108 63.3 33.3 n/a
2013 2041 81.4 25.0 54.8
2014 2115 84.3 25.0 62.3
2015 2139 92.0 23.2 52.9
2016 2221 89.0 24.9 61.2
2017 2230 95.3 23.3 54
2018 2214 94.7 23.3 62
2019 2184 95.1 22.9 59.8
2020 2173 n/a n/a 61.1
2021 2137 92.0 23.2 59.1
2022 2010 86.7 23.1 49.7
2023 1971 83.5 23.5 56.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio John F. Kennedy High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2180 85.8 25.4 n/a
1989 2113 85.8 24.6 n/a
1990 2062 88.6 23.2 n/a
1991 2141 89.0 24.0 n/a
1992 2223 90.4 24.5 11.9
1993 2332 92.3 25.3 13.4
1994 2278 84.2 27.1 16.6
1995 2382 89.7 26.6 20.3
1996 2382 89.7 26.6 20.3
1997 2424 88.7 27.3 23.9
1998 2568 92.7 27.7 25.1
1999 2489 96.3 25.8 23.9
2000 2565 95.3 26.9 22.5
2001 2645 107.0 24.7 27.6
2002 2603 98.0 26.6 28.6
2003 2603 98.0 26.6 28.6
2004 2541 105.5 24.1 39.6
2005 2529 113.0 22.4 32.8
2006 2488 112.7 22.1 33.3
2007 2230 103.2 21.6 36.2
2008 2234 108.0 20.7 37.4
2009 2211 96.1 20.4 47.7
2010 2093 91.0 23.0 52.5
2011 2076 n/a n/a 41.7
2012 2108 63.3 33.3 n/a
2013 2041 81.4 25.0 54.8
2014 2115 84.3 25.0 62.3
2015 2139 92.0 23.2 52.9
2016 2221 89.0 24.9 61.2
2017 2230 95.3 23.3 54
2018 2214 94.7 23.3 62
2019 2184 95.1 22.9 59.8
2020 2173 n/a n/a 61.1
2021 2137 92.0 23.2 59.1
2022 2010 86.7 23.1 49.7
2023 1971 83.5 23.5 56.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for John F. Kennedy High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $6,973

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on John F. Kennedy High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 666th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 977th of 2335 High schools
 10.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (John F. Kennedy High)51.443.5
 7.9%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Sacramento City Unified)49.840.2
 9.6%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (John F. Kennedy High)29.120.9
 8.2%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Sacramento City Unified)25.417.6
 7.9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
12th Grade Science (John F. Kennedy High)28.423.4
 5%
   12th Grade Science (Sacramento City Unified)24.423.6
 0.9%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students21841971
 9.8%
African American383358
 6.5%
American Indian179
 47.1%
Asian648520
 19.8%
Hispanic685667
 2.6%
Pacific Islander4342
 2.3%
White271220
 18.8%
Two or More Races137154
 12.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients59.8%56.7%
 3.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about John F. Kennedy High

Students at John F. Kennedy High are 34% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 18% African American, 11% White, 8% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

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

Elementary : Caroline Wenzel Elementary
Elementary : Genevieve Didion
Elementary : John Bidwell Elementary
Elementary : John Cabrillo Elementary
Elementary : John D. Sloat Elementary
Elementary : Martin Luther King Junior
Elementary : Matsuyama Elementary
Elementary : Pony Express Elementary
Middle : Sam Brannan Middle

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,971 students attended John F. Kennedy High.

John F. Kennedy High ranks 983rd of 2346 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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