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John F Kennedy Elementary

Q: Is John F Kennedy Elementary a good school?

John F Kennedy Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.7% of Kansas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend John F Kennedy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 419 students attended John F Kennedy Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of John F Kennedy Elementary?

Students at John F Kennedy Elementary are 33% Hispanic, 27% African American, 17% Asian, 15% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

Q: What schools do graduates of John F Kennedy Elementary attend?

Students who attend John F Kennedy Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : D D Eisenhower Middle High : Washington High

Public Grades K-5

579^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

John F Kennedy Elementary is a public elementary school in Kansas City, Kansas, serving 417 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Kansas City school district, which is ranked 257 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John F Kennedy Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Kansas elementary schools, with a ranking between 569-642 out of 656-670 schools over the past 5-6 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the Kansas state average and the Kansas City district average across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 31.54% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.47% statewide and 21.63% in the Kansas City district. In Math, the proficiency rate was just 16.01%, compared to 38.73% statewide and 14.56% in the district. The school also has a high percentage of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, with 75.78% to 84.29% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years, and a high proportion of minority students.

The nearby Frances Willard Elementary, Welborn Elementary, and Hazel Grove Elementary also perform poorly on state assessments and have similar demographic and resource profiles to John F Kennedy Elementary. However, some nearby schools, like Stony Point South and Stony Point North, appear to be performing slightly better than John F Kennedy Elementary in terms of academic achievement and student growth.

419

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,580

Per pupil spending ?

73.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2600 N 72nd St
Kansas City, KS 66109

(913) 627-4950

District: Kansas City

Students who attend John F Kennedy Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	D D Eisenhower Middle
High:	Washington High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

33.2%

African American:

27.4%

Asian:

17.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (26% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 20% Kansas)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg17%

Kansas avg42%

579^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 28Elementary Schools in the Kansas City

257^th of 264Kansas City among Kansas 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	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	579 of 656	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	581 of 653	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	569 of 660	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	586 of 668	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	642 of 670	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	595 of 667	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	626 of 656	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.6	610 of 659	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.8	631 of 656	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.8	646 of 678	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.6	646 of 668	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.8	651 of 660	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.5	599 of 631	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.0	577 of 630	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.8	585 of 621	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.6	574 of 614	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.2	567 of 600	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.9	552 of 585	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	43 of 70	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.6	23 of 72	68.1%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	17 of 74	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	36.6	42 of 68	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	49 of 73	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	35 of 73	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.6	53 of 65	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	23 of 26	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	17 of 22	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	25 of 28	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	23 of 26	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	21 of 24	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	16.5	198 of 214	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	105 of 193	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.8	129 of 140	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	24 of 129	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	51.6	44 of 124	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	32 of 117	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	25 of 117	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	29.1	90 of 108	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	108 of 122	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	93 of 129	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	14.1	528 of 591	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	495 of 591	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	542 of 574	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	149 of 262	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.2	234 of 260	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.1	115 of 245	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	126 of 254	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	18.5	215 of 229	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	160 of 235	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	145 of 207	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	446 of 533	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	458 of 546	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	439 of 541	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	440 of 512	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	457 of 494	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	444 of 509	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	491 of 512	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	4.9	603 of 605	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	536 of 586	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	550 of 575	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	151 of 313	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.5	238 of 306	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.4	128 of 305	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	16.5	198 of 214	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	105 of 193	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.8	129 of 140	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	516 of 576	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	540 of 579	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	45.3	332 of 596	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	6.4	574 of 587	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	397 of 592	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	10.3	548 of 574	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)81st percentile+70 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+31 vs school

African American (2025)39th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2021)11th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)7th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2021)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-13 vs state

Science31%-10 vs state

Mathematics16%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)				KAP Mathematics (2025)				KAP Science (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	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John F Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	2600 N 72nd St	Kansas City	66109	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4950	419	25	16.5	73.5%	61 (14.6%)	115 (27.4%)	139 (33.2%)	72 (17.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	23 (5.5%)	14.8	579^th of 656 public elementary schools	11.7%		14.1	581^st of 653 public elementary schools	11.0%	2	34.4	21.4	38.9	31.5	17.2	8.6	22.2	16.0	31.0	31.0	$17,580	$6,399	$11,181
Hazel Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	2401 N 67th St	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-7000	537	34	15.8	87.0%	48 (8.9%)	133 (24.8%)	258 (48.0%)	73 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	15.9	573^rd of 656 public elementary schools	12.7%		22.2	534^th of 653 public elementary schools	18.2%	39	24.7	31.4	37.6	31.3	22.8	17.8	27.7	22.8	21.3	21.3	$16,848	$5,920	$10,928
Claude A Huyck Elementary	Public	K-5	1530 N 83rd Street	Kansas City	66112	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4650	304	19	15.7	78.6%	16 (5.3%)	98 (32.2%)	64 (21.1%)	103 (33.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	19 (6.3%)	24.6	512^th of 656 public elementary schools	22.0%		11.7	594^th of 653 public elementary schools	9.0%	82	38.2	20.9	53.7	38.8	28.6	11.4	29.8	24.2	33.3	33.3	$25,209	$9,342	$15,867
Stony Point North	Public	K-5	8200 Elizabeth	Kansas City	66112	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4500	300	28	10.8	85.3%	51 (17.0%)	79 (26.3%)	120 (40.0%)	25 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	17 (5.7%)	15.6	574^th of 656 public elementary schools	12.5%		25.4	510^th of 653 public elementary schools	21.9%	64	30.4	39.5	17.6	30.1	11.9	38.6	13.9	20.9	13.9	13.9	$22,123	$6,730	$15,393
Lowell Brune Elementary School	Public	K-5	2200 N. 89th Terrace	Kansas City	66109	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 551-3200	432	30	14.1	72.7%	57 (13.2%)	110 (25.5%)	133 (30.8%)	91 (21.1%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.3%)	30 (6.9%)	12.2	598^th of 656 public elementary schools	8.8%		11.4	596^th of 653 public elementary schools	8.7%	2	23.6	24.7	35.6	27.8	16.2	16.5	21.6	18.0	24.3	24.3	$18,252	$5,922	$12,330
Welborn Elementary	Public	K-5	5200 Leavenworth Rd	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4450	504	35	14.6	88.7%	56 (11.1%)	143 (28.4%)	210 (41.7%)	55 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.7%)	6.5	634^th of 656 public elementary schools	3.4%		5.9	645^th of 653 public elementary schools	1.2%	11	22.0	16.3	32.5	23.5	3.9	6.2	13.6	7.6	16.0	16.0	$18,119	$6,254	$11,865
Lindbergh Elementary	Public	K-5	641 N 57th St	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-5150	216	18	12.0	90.7%	23 (10.6%)	41 (19.0%)	110 (50.9%)	30 (13.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	4.3	648^th of 656 public elementary schools	1.2%		20.2	546^th of 653 public elementary schools	16.4%	102	18.4	3.3	17.2	13.4	7.5	6.5	17.2	10.0	13.8	13.8	$21,321	$6,136	$15,185
Stony Point South	Public	K-5	150 South 78th St	Kansas City	66111	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4600	247	17	14.8	78.1%	80 (32.4%)	45 (18.2%)	94 (38.1%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (9.3%)	16.6	571^st of 656 public elementary schools	13.0%		17.7	564^th of 653 public elementary schools	13.6%	7	34.9	39.0	29.2	34.1	20.4	31.0	14.3	21.5	14.6	14.6	$19,546	$5,903	$13,643
Eugene Ware Elementary	Public	K-5	4820 Oakland	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-5950	242	20	12.3	90.9%	16 (6.6%)	48 (19.8%)	149 (61.6%)	19 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	4.3	649^th of 656 public elementary schools	1.1%		13.9	584^th of 653 public elementary schools	10.6%	65	12.5	19.4	20.0	16.8	6.0	14.6	7.5	9.2	5.0	5.0	$19,681	$5,894	$13,787
West Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	2600 N. 44th Street	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6250	534	35	15.4	83.0%	31 (5.8%)	142 (26.6%)	306 (57.3%)	36 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	7.3	628^th of 656 public elementary schools	4.3%		10.4	603^rd of 653 public elementary schools	7.7%	25	17.6	24.2	21.6	21.2	8.4	23.5	7.8	13.4	16.7	16.7	$17,975	$6,539	$11,436

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 : D D Eisenhower Middle
High : Washington High

What is the racial makeup of John F Kennedy Elementary?

Students at John F Kennedy Elementary are 33% Hispanic, 27% African American, 17% Asian, 15% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is John F Kennedy Elementary a good school?

John F Kennedy Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.7% of Kansas elementary schools.

What district is John F Kennedy Elementary in?

Kansas City

How many students attend John F Kennedy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 419 students attended John F Kennedy Elementary.

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