John F Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids IA

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Compare Details John F Kennedy High School ranks better than 58.7% of high schools in Iowa. It also ranks first among 4 ranked high schools in the Cedar Rapids Community School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.32. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details John F Kennedy High School has the largest high school student body size in the Cedar Rapids Community School District. Racial makeup is: White (75.8%), African American (8.1%), Hispanic (6.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 33.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Cedar Rapids Community School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John F Kennedy High School is 18.1, which is the highest among 4 high schools in the Cedar Rapids Community School District! (See more...)

Compare John F Kennedy High School employs 91.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at John F Kennedy High School is $14,742, which is the lowest among 4 high schools in the Cedar Rapids Community School District!

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John F Kennedy High School:

SchoolDigger ranks John F Kennedy High School 135^th of 327 Iowa public high schools. (See John F Kennedy High School in the ranking list.)

Cedar Rapids Community School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Cedar Rapids Community School District 280^th of 311 Iowa school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for John F Kennedy High School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IA State Percentile
2012	72.51	75^th	351	78.6%
2013	75.19	55^th	351	84.3%
2014	69.28	103^rd	322	68.0%
2015	77.26	55^th	324	83.0%
2016	69.55	98^th	320	69.4%
2017	42.79	224^th	325	31.1%
2018	54.40	171^st	320	46.6%
2019	73.36	68^th	327	79.2%
2021	59.32	135^th	327	58.7%

Data source: test scores: Iowa Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Iowa Department of Education

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by a citizen
Thursday, April 30, 2009

This school is overcrowded, and students go to school fearful of what might happen at the school. There is constant fighting, drugs, and violence which take place here. The administration does a very good job of keeping this negative publicity from being released to the public, however the police are at the school on a daily basis because of some type of disruption. Close Quote

Enrollment information for John F Kennedy High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	1643	25	12	4	1	n/a	n/a	1685
1989	1536	25	13	4	0	n/a	n/a	1578
1990	1448	35	16	4	0	n/a	n/a	1503
1991	1388	37	22	7	2	n/a	n/a	1456
1992	1458	39	25	17	3	n/a	n/a	1542
1993	1488	31	24	17	8	n/a	n/a	1568
1994	1500	26	26	19	7	n/a	n/a	1578
1995	1486	37	23	24	9	n/a	n/a	1579
1996	1486	37	23	24	9	n/a	n/a	1579
1997	1532	33	38	18	7	n/a	n/a	1628
1998	1546	31	42	26	4	n/a	n/a	1649
1999	1490	31	43	20	5	n/a	n/a	1589
2000	1515	32	46	15	6	n/a	n/a	1614
2001	1480	35	38	20	5	n/a	n/a	1578
2002	1567	54	38	16	2	n/a	n/a	1677
2003	1567	54	38	16	2	n/a	n/a	1677
2004	1609	75	40	22	2	n/a	n/a	1748
2005	1656	85	34	21	4	n/a	n/a	1800
2006	1710	96	46	23	2	n/a	n/a	1877
2007	1632	121	41	25	5	n/a	n/a	1824
2008	1591	126	46	40	10	n/a	n/a	1813
2009	1545	141	56	40	6	n/a	n/a	1788
2010	1549	130	50	30	5	1	2	1767
2011	1526	142	48	33	8	0	3	1760
2012	1501	143	54	38	11	4	16	1767
2013	1443	138	52	36	10	4	33	1716
2014	1442	128	60	44	8	5	43	1730
2015	1414	118	76	66	5	5	65	1749
2016	1391	132	74	78	1	6	79	1761
2017	1454	156	64	105	3	3	90	1875
2018	1405	142	66	95	3	2	82	1795
2019	1430	147	61	107	4	2	91	1842
2020	1377	144	62	96	2	0	109	1790
2021	1259	134	60	103	2	0	103	1661

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1685	93.5	18.0	5.5
1989	1578	94.3	16.7	4.3
1990	1503	90.2	16.6	3.1
1991	1456	91.6	15.8	4.9
1992	1542	91.0	16.9	6
1993	1568	86.4	18.1	6.6
1994	1578	81.2	19.4	7.9
1995	1579	82.2	19.2	6.6
1996	1579	82.2	19.2	6.6
1997	1628	83.9	19.4	6.6
1998	1649	88.6	18.6	6.9
1999	1589	88.5	18.0	9.4
2000	1614	89.3	18.1	8.9
2001	1578	93.1	16.9	8.7
2002	1677	92.7	18.1	13.2
2003	1677	92.7	18.1	13.2
2004	1748	97.0	18.0	15.2
2005	1800	98.2	18.3	15.2
2006	1877	100.4	18.7	15.4
2007	1824	102.5	17.8	20.4
2008	1813	104.0	17.4	17.8
2009	1788	102.3	17.5	20.1
2010	1767	102.8	17.1	20.9
2011	1760	103.2	17.0	21.3
2012	1767	104.7	16.8	24.9
2013	1716	104.3	16.4	12.2
2014	1730	98.7	17.5	24.4
2015	1749	102.0	17.1	28.2
2016	1761	99.0	17.7	29.3
2017	1875	96.0	19.5	31.6
2018	1795	92.9	19.3	32
2019	1842	95.8	19.2	28.2
2020	1790	94.8	18.8	32.6
2021	1661	91.4	18.1	33.4

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

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Student/Teacher Ratio John F Kennedy High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1685	93.5	18.0	5.5
1989	1578	94.3	16.7	4.3
1990	1503	90.2	16.6	3.1
1991	1456	91.6	15.8	4.9
1992	1542	91.0	16.9	6
1993	1568	86.4	18.1	6.6
1994	1578	81.2	19.4	7.9
1995	1579	82.2	19.2	6.6
1996	1579	82.2	19.2	6.6
1997	1628	83.9	19.4	6.6
1998	1649	88.6	18.6	6.9
1999	1589	88.5	18.0	9.4
2000	1614	89.3	18.1	8.9
2001	1578	93.1	16.9	8.7
2002	1677	92.7	18.1	13.2
2003	1677	92.7	18.1	13.2
2004	1748	97.0	18.0	15.2
2005	1800	98.2	18.3	15.2
2006	1877	100.4	18.7	15.4
2007	1824	102.5	17.8	20.4
2008	1813	104.0	17.4	17.8
2009	1788	102.3	17.5	20.1
2010	1767	102.8	17.1	20.9
2011	1760	103.2	17.0	21.3
2012	1767	104.7	16.8	24.9
2013	1716	104.3	16.4	12.2
2014	1730	98.7	17.5	24.4
2015	1749	102.0	17.1	28.2
2016	1761	99.0	17.7	29.3
2017	1875	96.0	19.5	31.6
2018	1795	92.9	19.3	32
2019	1842	95.8	19.2	28.2
2020	1790	94.8	18.8	32.6
2021	1661	91.4	18.1	33.4

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.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for John F Kennedy High School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$564 (3.8%)	$14,177 (96.2%)	$14,742

Data source: Iowa Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on John F Kennedy High School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 68^th of 327 High schools	Ranks 135^th of 327 High schools	20.5%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (John F Kennedy High School)	84.4	80.3	4.1%
10th Grade English Language Arts (Cedar Rapids Community School District)	75.5	69.5	6%
10th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa)	74.3	74.5	0.2%
10th Grade Mathematics (John F Kennedy High School)	70.7	66.2	4.5%
10th Grade Mathematics (Cedar Rapids Community School District)	62.9	49.4	13.5%
10th Grade Mathematics (Iowa)	67.1	62.9	4.2%
11th Grade English Language Arts (John F Kennedy High School)	80.3	78.9	1.4%
11th Grade English Language Arts (Cedar Rapids Community School District)	71.5	69.7	1.8%
11th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa)	71.4	73.9	2.5%
11th Grade Mathematics (John F Kennedy High School)	79.5	70.3	9.2%
11th Grade Mathematics (Cedar Rapids Community School District)	69.8	57.1	12.7%
11th Grade Mathematics (Iowa)	66.9	64.3	2.6%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	1842	1661	9.8%
African American	147	134	8.8%
American Indian	4	2	50%
Asian	61	60	1.6%
Hispanic	107	103	3.7%
Pacific Islander	2	0	100%
Two or More Races	91	103	13.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	28.2%	33.4%	5.2%

Elementary:	Hiawatha Elementary School
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	Pierce Elementary School
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Middle:	Harding Middle School

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