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John F Kennedy

Public Grades K-5

732^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

John F Kennedy is an elementary school in Brockton, MA that serves 503 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Brockton school district, which is ranked 332 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, John F Kennedy has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Massachusetts elementary schools, typically ranking between 600-800 out of around 900 schools.

John F Kennedy consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages on MCAS Next Generation assessments, with only 22.18% of students proficient or better in ELA and 23.11% proficient or better in Math in 2024-2025, compared to state averages of 41.53% and 40.74% respectively. The school also has significant achievement gaps between different student subgroups, ranking in the bottom quarter for special education students and the bottom half for English language learners. However, the school performs better for Hispanic students, ranking in the top half of Massachusetts elementary schools.

Despite spending more per student ($16,794 in 2020-2021) than the state average, John F Kennedy has not been able to translate this additional funding into improved academic outcomes. The school's challenges are compounded by the overall poor performance of the Brockton school district, with nearby schools like Manthala George Junior School and Downey also performing poorly and ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts elementary schools.

539

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,364

Per pupil spending ?

72.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 Ash Street
Brockton, MA 02301

(508) 580-7278

District: Brockton

Students who attend John F Kennedy usually attend:

Middle:	Ashfield Middle School
	East Middle School
	North Middle School
	Plouffe Middle School
	More...
	South Middle School
	West Middle School
High:	Brockton High
	Edison Evening Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.2%

Hispanic:

24.5%

White:

14.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg19%

Massachusetts avg41%

732^nd of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 11Elementary Schools in the Brockton

332^nd of 348Brockton among Massachusetts 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	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	732 of 906	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	694 of 916	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	664 of 928	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	743 of 932	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	814 of 936	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	822 of 942	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	804 of 934	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.7	788 of 938	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.1	633 of 932	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.5	672 of 914	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.9	770 of 926	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.1	767 of 928	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.8	746 of 930	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.3	774 of 924	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.4	728 of 920	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.0	717 of 909	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.1	713 of 908	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.6	670 of 911	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.2	635 of 911	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	23.6	702 of 887	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.8	702 of 882	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	25.4	683 of 884	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	106 of 169	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	88 of 167	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.3	54 of 167	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	98 of 173	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	109 of 166	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	133 of 172	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	119 of 174	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	24.9	543 of 672	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	523 of 632	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	655 of 665	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	606 of 656	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	175 of 281	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	218 of 282	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.9	69 of 264	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	49.4	87 of 267	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.0	193 of 240	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	93 of 258	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.3	127 of 244	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	727 of 869	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	635 of 886	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	656 of 887	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	693 of 901	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	781 of 898	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	776 of 902	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	703 of 893	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	217 of 458	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	147 of 446	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	84 of 420	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	60.3	102 of 401	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	45.8	172 of 379	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.5	102 of 398	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	61.5	101 of 379	73.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	538 of 736	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.6	487 of 760	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.1	344 of 757	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.9	552 of 772	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	615 of 705	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	539 of 700	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	502 of 685	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	683 of 884	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	699 of 891	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	630 of 896	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	743 of 908	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	778 of 904	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	804 of 907	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	819 of 898	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	677 of 717	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	607 of 731	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	692 of 905	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	825 of 894	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	766 of 896	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	732 of 886	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	14.0	802 of 925	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	547 of 737	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	60.9	286 of 753	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.1	454 of 762	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	544 of 764	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	722 of 765	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	723 of 780	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	674 of 772	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science32%-10 vs state

Mathematics23%-18 vs state

English Language Arts22%-19 vs state

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Thursday, May 31, 2012

I have 3 children at the Kennedy and all the staff is wonderful in dealing with the specific needs of each child. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (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	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
John F Kennedy	Public	K-5	900 Ash Street	Brockton	02301	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 580-7278	539	35	15.2		76 (14.1%)	292 (54.2%)	132 (24.5%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.2%)	20.2	732^nd of 906 public elementary schools	19.2%		25.2	694^th of 916 public elementary schools	24.2%	38	34.0	11.4	18.2				22.2	34.4	12.7	19.7				23.1	31.8		31.8		$20,364
Gilmore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Clinton Street	Brockton	02302	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 580-7235	444	27	16.5		14 (3.2%)	313 (70.5%)	100 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	10.5	846^th of 906 public elementary schools	6.6%		11.5	846^th of 916 public elementary schools	7.6%		22.6	15.2	7.4				15.4	30.7	10.6	5.7				16.0	7.7		7.7		$18,090
Dr W Arnone Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	135 Belmont Street	Brockton	02301	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 894-4440	763	43	17.5		37 (4.8%)	471 (61.7%)	209 (27.4%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.7%)	33 (4.3%)	7.2	872^nd of 906 public elementary schools	3.8%		5.7	902^nd of 916 public elementary schools	1.5%	30	21.0	10.1	6.4				12.8	17.7	4.0	3.7				8.9	14.8		14.8		$19,101
Edgar B Davis	Public	K-8	380 Plain Street	Brockton	02302	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 580-7360	1,009	57	17.8		86 (8.5%)	649 (64.3%)	206 (20.4%)	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (5.6%)	14.2	794^th of 906 public elementary schools	12.4%		16.2	784^th of 916 public elementary schools	14.4%	10	14.7	21.7	11.7	23.2	20.4	29.2	20.5	16.4	16.3	14.3	32.3	13.9	31.9	21.1	15.6	18.6	17.4	26.6	$18,791
Hancock	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Pearl Street	Brockton	02301	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 580-7252	680	42	16.0		97 (14.3%)	355 (52.2%)	173 (25.4%)	15 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (5.4%)	10.5	845^th of 906 public elementary schools	6.7%		11.5	845^th of 916 public elementary schools	7.8%		20.6	15.0	17.7				17.7	19.6	10.3	10.6				13.6	20.0		20.0		$18,367
Rose L Macdonald	Public	1-3	1 Stepping Stone Drive	West Bridgewater	02379	Plymouth County	West Bridgewater	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 894-1240	296	21	14.3		219 (74.0%)	28 (9.5%)	32 (10.8%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)								(n/a)	48.9						48.9	36.8						36.8					$15,462
Downey	Public	PK, KG-5	55 Electric Avenue	Brockton	02302	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 580-7221	602	41	14.6		74 (12.3%)	344 (57.1%)	132 (21.9%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.1%)	13.1	811^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.5%		13.3	820^th of 916 public elementary schools	10.5%	9	19.5	20.4	11.0				17.6	28.1	17.4	11.0				20.0	19.4		19.4		$21,843
Manthala George Junior School	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Colonel Bell Drive	Brockton	02301	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 580-7913	838	46	18.0		67 (8.0%)	467 (55.7%)	266 (31.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.7%)	19.8	741^st of 906 public elementary schools	18.2%		17.6	766^th of 916 public elementary schools	16.4%	25	31.4	23.6	25.3				27.4	21.5	23.6	18.7				21.4	26.7		26.7		$18,330
Louis F Angelo Elementary	Public	K-5	472 North Main Street	Brockton	02301	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 894-4501	875	54	16.1		116 (13.3%)	487 (55.7%)	220 (25.1%)	19 (2.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.3%)	35.6	589^th of 906 public elementary schools	35.0%		37.9	575^th of 916 public elementary schools	37.2%	14	14.8	34.8	34.6				29.9	11.1	41.1	36.7				32.3	43.0		43.0		$18,830
Spring Street School	Public	PK-K	2 Spring Street	West Bridgewater	02379	Plymouth County	West Bridgewater	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 894-1230	112	7	16.3		85 (75.9%)	8 (7.1%)	10 (8.9%)	4 (3.6%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)								(n/a)																			$16,418

Frequently Asked Questions about John F Kennedy

What is the racial makeup of John F Kennedy?

Students at John F Kennedy are 54% African American, 24% Hispanic, 14% White, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of John F Kennedy attend?

Students who attend John F Kennedy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ashfield Middle School
Middle : East Middle School
Middle : North Middle School
Middle : Plouffe Middle School
Middle : South Middle School
Middle : West Middle School
High : Brockton High
High : Edison Evening Academy

How many students attend John F Kennedy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 539 students attended John F Kennedy.

Is John F Kennedy a good school?

John F Kennedy ranks in the bottom 19.2% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What district is John F Kennedy in?

Brockton

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