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John F Kennedy

Public Grades PK, KG-5
506th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools
Better than 44% of Massachusetts elementary schools
Summary

John F Kennedy is a PK–5 elementary school in Holbrook, MA, serving 685 students as part of the Holbrook district. In 2025–26 the school ranked 506th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools (44th percentile, 2 stars), while the district ranked 224th of 351 (36th percentile, 2 stars) — a relative bright spot in its district. The school peaked in 2017–18 at 375th of 934 (60th percentile, 3 stars), climbed back to 55th–56th percentile (3 stars) in 2022–23 and 2023–24, then declined to 44th–45th percentile (2 stars) in 2024–25 and 2025–26. Its student–teacher ratio was 13.3 in 2024–25, and per-student spending was $15,428 in 2020–21 — moderate compared with nearby schools.

Science is the school's standout strength. In 2025–26, 64.04% of JFK students were proficient in science, far above the district (43.35%) and state (40.98%). That is the highest among nearby schools reporting science, ahead of Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School (52.17%), Ralph D. Butler (41.18%), Thomas V Nash (33.33%), Randolph's J F Kennedy Elementary (15%), Oscar F Raymond (12.21%), Martin E Young Elementary (9.8%), and Brookfield (8.06%). Science proficiency has been consistently high — 60% in 2024–25, 58.77% in 2023–24, and 56% in 2022–23. Because science is tested only in grade 5, this reflects a single grade level each year.

English language arts and math are the weaker areas: ELA proficiency was 35.12% and math 34.01%, both below state (40.03% and 41.11%). Math was low in grades 3 and 4 (29.63% and 31%) but above state in grade 5 (42.7% vs. 39.5%). Braintree's Highlands (53.24% ELA, 64.75% math) and Liberty (52.1%, 59.64%), plus Weymouth's Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School (50.26%, 61.03%), outperformed JFK, while JFK was similar to Abington's Woodsdale Elementary School and above Avon, Randolph, and Brockton schools. The school ranks relatively high for low-income students and English language learners, and lower for special education students, though special education results improved from the 15th percentile in 2023–24 to the 46th in 2025–26.

685
Students ?
13.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,180
Per pupil spending ?
44.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 245 So. Franklin Street
       Holbrook, MA  02343

(781) 767-4600

District: Holbrook


Students who attend John F Kennedy usually attend:

High:    Holbrook Middle High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
40.0%
African American:
23.4%
Hispanic:
21.3%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2018 → 44th in 2026
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2018
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school38%
District avg37%
Massachusetts avg41%
506th of 899
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Bottom 44%▼ down 16 pts since 2018
From top 40% (2018) to bottom 44% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
224th of 351Holbrook 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202643.5506 of 89943.7%★★☆☆☆
202546.0496 of 90645.3%★★☆☆☆
202455.2414 of 91654.8%★★★☆☆
202357.1407 of 92856.1%★★★☆☆
202250.2475 of 93249.0%★★☆☆☆
202144.3533 of 93643.1%★★☆☆☆
201948.0518 of 94245.0%★★☆☆☆
201862.1375 of 93459.9%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202663.445 of 18876.1%★★★★☆
202556.958 of 16965.7%★★★☆☆
202474.523 of 16786.2%★★★★☆
202372.629 of 16782.6%★★★★☆
202265.139 of 17377.5%★★★★☆
202163.441 of 16675.3%★★★★☆
201966.337 of 17278.5%★★★★☆
201872.027 of 17484.5%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202240.5361 of 67246.3%★★☆☆☆
202138.6367 of 63241.9%★★☆☆☆
201946.8308 of 66553.7%★★★☆☆
201847.4293 of 65655.3%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202555.771 of 28174.7%★★★★☆
202468.339 of 28286.2%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202644.7472 of 86945.7%★★☆☆☆
202544.1490 of 86943.6%★★☆☆☆
202455.9397 of 88655.2%★★★☆☆
202350.3455 of 88748.7%★★☆☆☆
202246.7502 of 90144.3%★★☆☆☆
202141.0552 of 89838.5%★★☆☆☆
201953.7439 of 90251.3%★★★☆☆
201868.0287 of 89367.9%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202656.1149 of 47568.6%★★★☆☆
202561.3117 of 45874.5%★★★★☆
202478.350 of 44688.8%★★★★☆
202381.241 of 42090.2%★★★★★
202277.645 of 40188.8%★★★★☆
202171.854 of 37985.8%★★★★☆
201964.2103 of 39874.1%★★★★☆
201884.321 of 37994.5%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202663.8195 of 74273.7%★★★★☆
202559.0245 of 73666.7%★★★☆☆
202475.5106 of 76086.1%★★★★☆
202366.4175 of 75776.9%★★★★☆
202264.4211 of 77272.7%★★★★☆
202172.5118 of 70583.3%★★★★☆
201956.7274 of 70060.9%★★★☆☆
201867.3157 of 68577.1%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202642.7511 of 87941.9%★★☆☆☆
202547.8458 of 88448.2%★★☆☆☆
202453.3420 of 89152.9%★★★☆☆
202362.6336 of 89662.5%★★★☆☆
202252.3432 of 90852.4%★★★☆☆
202146.9479 of 90447.0%★★☆☆☆
201942.7544 of 90740.0%★★☆☆☆
201852.9442 of 89850.8%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202635.834 of 4829.2%★★☆☆☆
202555.225 of 4847.9%★★★☆☆
202134.818 of 2733.3%★★☆☆☆
201967.412 of 3161.3%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202641.6384 of 70945.8%★★☆☆☆
202535.0452 of 71737.0%★★☆☆☆
202421.3619 of 73115.3%★☆☆☆☆
202327.6524 of 70325.5%★☆☆☆☆
202253.5384 of 90557.6%★★★☆☆
202154.2364 of 89459.3%★★★☆☆
201944.4512 of 89642.9%★★☆☆☆
201860.9284 of 88667.9%★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202145.5517 of 92544.1%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202643.9436 of 73440.6%★★☆☆☆
202545.5416 of 73743.6%★★☆☆☆
202453.4355 of 75352.9%★★★☆☆
202352.9363 of 76252.4%★★★☆☆
202244.2454 of 76440.6%★★☆☆☆
202134.6548 of 76528.4%★☆☆☆☆
201941.9494 of 78036.7%★★☆☆☆
201857.0354 of 77254.1%★★★☆☆
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)
African American (2026)76th percentile+32 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)75th percentile+29 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile+30 vs school
Hispanic (2026)69th percentile+25 vs school
Disabled (2022)46th percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2026)46th percentile~ school
Female (2026)46th percentile~ school
Tested In Person (2021)44th percentile~ school
Male (2026)42nd percentile~ school
White (2026)41st percentile-3 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)29th percentile-15 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?
Science64%+23 vs state
English Language Arts35%-5 vs state
Mathematics34%-7 vs state

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

High : Holbrook Middle High School

John F Kennedy ranks 506th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 685 students attended John F Kennedy.

Students at John F Kennedy are 40% White, 23% African American, 21% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 5, 2026
2024–25 MCAS Next Generation test scoresSep 29, 2025
2023–24 school spending dataMay 8, 2025
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 1, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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