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John F. Kennedy Middle School

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John F. Kennedy Middle School ranks 33 rd of 258 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

33^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 258 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 87% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

John F. Kennedy Middle School in Plantsville, CT, serves 659 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Southington School District. The school is a clear academic standout, ranking 33rd out of 258 Connecticut middle schools for the 2025-2026 school year — placing it in the 87th percentile with a 4-star rating. JFK has shown a strong upward trajectory over the past decade, rising from the 65th percentile in 2017-2018 to its current top-20% position. It now ranks slightly ahead of its same-district counterpart, Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School, despite the two schools serving very similar student populations.

JFK's academic performance is far above state averages across the board. In 2025-2026, ELA proficiency rates ranged from 67.9% to 75.6% across grades, compared to the state average of about 51-52%. Math proficiency ranged from 64.7% to 70.1%, versus the state average of roughly 42-44%. Eighth grade science proficiency hit 76.9%, compared to a 50.9% state average. The school also delivers excellent outcomes for student subgroups: low-income students rank in the top 7% statewide, and Hispanic students rank in the 88th percentile. While JFK trails elite nearby Dodd Middle School in Cheshire, it outpaces every other nearby middle school outside of Dodd, including James H. Moran Middle School and Tyrrell Middle School.

Attendance is a notable strength. JFK's chronic absenteeism rate is just 8.0%, roughly half the state rate of 16.4% and well below Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School's 12.9%. The school is also efficient, spending $15,842 per student — less than several nearby schools that produce weaker results. One area to monitor is special education, where the school performs near the state median rather than the top quartile. Overall, JFK combines top-20% rankings, proficiency rates 20-26 points above state averages, strong outcomes for low-income students, and low chronic absenteeism, making it one of the strongest middle schools in the region.

659

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,072

Per pupil spending ?

26.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1071 South Main St.
Plantsville, CT 06479

(860) 628-3275

District: Southington School District

Students who attend John F. Kennedy Middle School usually attend:

High:

Southington High School

Feeder schools for John F. Kennedy Middle School:

Elementary:	South End Elementary School
	Urbin T. Kelley School
	Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School
	William M. Strong Elementary School
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	Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.9%

Hispanic:

13.5%

Asian:

5.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2016 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (70% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Connecticut middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg69%

Connecticut avg48%

33^rd of 258

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From top 26% (2016) to top 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Southington School District

52^nd of 153Southington School District among Connecticut 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	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	86.1	33 of 258	87.2%	★★★★☆
2025	81.5	48 of 252	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	51 of 250	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	66 of 249	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	60 of 250	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	78.9	61 of 275	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	81 of 259	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.1	86 of 249	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	73.0	71 of 250	71.6%	★★★★☆
2016	75.7	63 of 246	74.4%	★★★★☆
2015	79.5	64 of 280	77.1%	★★★★☆
2013	75.4	72 of 278	74.1%	★★★★☆
2012	72.1	97 of 272	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	74.1	81 of 269	69.9%	★★★★☆
2010	75.2	78 of 268	70.9%	★★★★☆
2009	75.6	67 of 255	73.7%	★★★★☆
2008	71.7	89 of 252	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.4	94 of 250	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.1	90 of 248	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	65.8	28 of 104	73.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	78.7	32 of 164	80.5%	★★★★☆
2025	78.3	33 of 164	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	40 of 161	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	56 of 160	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.2	58 of 166	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.2	53 of 235	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.2	76 of 169	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	83 of 160	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	87.0	13 of 115	88.7%	★★★★☆
2025	78.3	19 of 105	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	87.1	11 of 99	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	34 of 146	76.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	87.3	8 of 112	92.9%	★★★★★
2025	82.5	14 of 117	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	23 of 114	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	21 of 109	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	84.1	27 of 218	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	57.3	44 of 104	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	81.9	23 of 164	86.0%	★★★★☆
2025	71.5	49 of 162	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	46 of 157	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	48 of 158	69.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	48 of 169	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	71.7	66 of 224	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.0	72 of 167	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	61 of 164	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	10 of 36	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	57.5	13 of 20	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	74.7	46 of 244	81.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	77.6	30 of 150	80.0%	★★★★☆
2025	69.3	45 of 153	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	59.4	68 of 154	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	74 of 158	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	63 of 151	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.4	64 of 175	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	77 of 166	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	92 of 168	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)93rd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)89th percentile~ school

Male (2026)86th percentile~ school

Female (2026)80th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)80th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2021)73rd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)72nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Science77%+26 vs state

English Language Arts71%+19 vs state

Mathematics68%+25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)					SBAC Mathematics (2026)					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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
John F. Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	1071 South Main St.	Plantsville	06479	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 628-3275	659	54	12.2	26.1%	474 (71.9%)	19 (2.9%)	89 (13.5%)	38 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.8%)	86.1	33^rd of 258 public middle schools	87.2%		81.5	48^th of 252 public middle schools	81.0%	15		76.9			68.6	75.6	67.9			68.9	70.1	64.7	$21,072
Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School	Public	6-8	385 Pleasant St.	Southington	06489	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 628-3260	671	62	10.8	26.4%	483 (72.0%)	18 (2.7%)	93 (13.9%)	29 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.2%)	84.4	39^th of 258 public middle schools	84.9%		84.1	35^th of 252 public middle schools	86.1%	4		75.5			69.6	72.8	68.3			65.8	72.2	59.3	$19,278
Tyrrell Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Todd Rd.	Wolcott	06716	Capitol Planning Region	Wolcott School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 879-8151	498	54	9.2	35.7%	355 (71.3%)	20 (4.0%)	99 (19.9%)	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	68.3	88^th of 258 public middle schools	65.9%		71.9	79^th of 252 public middle schools	68.7%	9		54.4			58.6	63.1	68.3			49.3	51.0	54.0	$20,849
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	164 Centennial Ave.	Meriden	06450	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Meriden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 238-2381	684	45	15.0	78.5%	117 (17.1%)	62 (9.1%)	464 (67.8%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.1%)	37.3	149^th of 258 public middle schools	42.2%		30	159^th of 252 public middle schools	36.9%	10		36.0			47.3	39.8	42.7			43.3	36.1	30.2	$15,818
Michael F. Wallace Middle School	Public	4-8	3465 East Main St.	Waterbury	06705	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8140	1,059	93	11.4	85.9%	104 (9.8%)	240 (22.7%)	647 (61.1%)	24 (2.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.7%)	18.1	194^th of 258 public middle schools	24.8%		18.8	191^st of 252 public middle schools	24.2%	3	510.0	32.1	65.0	2557.0	31.6	32.9	36.8	2484.0	2527.0	16.3	17.7	14.5	$20,172
Dodd Middle School	Public	7-8	100 Park Place	Cheshire	06410	Capitol Planning Region	Cheshire School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 272-3249	660	53	12.5	18.3%	477 (72.3%)	24 (3.6%)	61 (9.2%)	61 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.6%)	91.7	13^th of 258 public middle schools	95.0%		92.2	13^th of 252 public middle schools	94.8%			77.2				83.1	76.3				75.9	71.2	$19,852
Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	1225 North Broad St.	Meriden	06450	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Meriden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 235-6606	536	39	13.6	86.4%	97 (18.1%)	76 (14.2%)	331 (61.8%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	27.7	169^th of 258 public middle schools	34.5%		25.4	169^th of 252 public middle schools	32.9%			33.3			41.7	34.6	40.2			30.6	26.6	26.9	$17,920
Edison Middle School	Public	6-8	1355 North Broad Street	Meriden	06450	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Meriden School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 379-2590	773	54	14.2	74.5%	169 (21.9%)	92 (11.9%)	464 (60.0%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.7%)	57.4	110^th of 258 public middle schools	57.4%		57.7	103^rd of 252 public middle schools	59.1%	7		52.3			66.1	55.6	59.0			52.7	36.1	33.3	$15,764
Long River Middle School	Public	6-8	38 Columbia Ave.	Prospect	06712	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Regional School District 16	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 758-4421	434	39	11.1	29.7%	342 (78.8%)	20 (4.6%)	55 (12.7%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	80.3	49^th of 258 public middle schools	81.0%		75.7	60^th of 252 public middle schools	76.2%	11		71.7			54.6	73.7	71.9			64.5	59.0	64.7	$21,126
James H. Moran Middle School	Public	6-8	141 Hope Hill Road	Wallingford	06492	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 741-2900	531	55	9.6	34.7%	359 (67.6%)	9 (1.7%)	121 (22.8%)	26 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.6%)	54.9	118^th of 258 public middle schools	54.3%		46.9	125^th of 252 public middle schools	50.4%	7		52.8			56.6	51.9	49.1			38.1	49.2	47.5	$22,396

Frequently Asked Questions about John F. Kennedy Middle School

How many students attend John F. Kennedy Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 659 students attended John F. Kennedy Middle School.

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

Students at John F. Kennedy Middle School are 72% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is John F. Kennedy Middle School a good school?

John F. Kennedy Middle School ranks 33^rd of 258 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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

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

What district is John F. Kennedy Middle School in?

Southington School District

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