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John F Kennedy Middle School

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John F Kennedy Middle School ranks 151 st of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

151^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 68% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

John F Kennedy Middle School is a public middle school in Florence, MA, serving grades 6–8 as part of the Northampton school district, with 577 students. In 2025–2026 it ranked 151 of 478 Massachusetts middle schools — the 68th percentile, with 3 stars — while the Northampton district ranked 139 of 351 districts statewide at the 60th percentile, also with 3 stars. The school's trend is upward: its state percentile rose from 51st in 2020–2021 to 68th in 2025–2026, its strongest showing in the available history.

Among nearby schools, John F Kennedy Middle School is one of the stronger options. It trails only Amherst Regional Middle School (78th percentile, 4 stars) and sits close to Jabish Middle School (65th). ELA and Science are the anchors: 52.13% proficiency in ELA (12.1 points above state) and 53.90% in Science (12.9 points above state), both also above district averages, plus Civics at 43.40% (3.6 points above state). Mathematics is the clearest gap at 38.10%, about 3 points below state and slightly below the district. The math weakness is concentrated: 7th grade math (41.57%) is above state, while 6th grade (38.22%) and especially 8th grade (34.38%, 7.3 points below state) fall below.

Subgroup effectiveness is mixed but improving. Special education students rank in the 74th percentile with 4 stars and female students at the 72nd percentile, both above the school overall; Hispanic students (35th percentile) and low-socioeconomic-status students (34th percentile) remain below the school average but improved from the prior year. Resources look relatively favorable: a 10.1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025 is lower than most nearby schools, and per-student spending of $18,318 (2020–2021) was exceeded locally only by Amherst. Note that nearby comparison schools serve different grade spans, so direct comparisons have limits.

577

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,474

Per pupil spending ?

32.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

100 Bridge Rd
Florence, MA 01062

(413) 587-1489

District: Northampton

Students who attend John F Kennedy Middle School usually attend:

High:

Northampton High

Feeder schools for John F Kennedy Middle School:

Elementary:	Bridge Street
	Jackson Street
	Leeds
	R. K. Finn Ryan Road

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.2%

Hispanic:

17.7%

Two or more races:

8.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2016 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (46% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Massachusetts median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg44%

Massachusetts avg41%

151^st of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 35 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

139^th of 351Northampton 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
2026	64.1	151 of 478	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.8	179 of 484	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	207 of 493	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	203 of 501	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	194 of 497	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.1	245 of 501	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	243 of 498	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	158 of 484	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.7	207 of 487	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	36.2	320 of 482	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.1	241 of 441	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.8	238 of 455	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.4	232 of 455	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.3	236 of 455	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.0	205 of 449	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.9	203 of 434	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.5	210 of 409	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.8	206 of 407	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.3	225 of 399	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.8	202 of 399	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	59.0	152 of 356	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.4	168 of 344	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	55.4	160 of 339	52.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	47.2	93 of 212	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	56.5	130 of 445	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	46.4	184 of 431	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.5	146 of 424	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	119 of 417	71.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	131 of 468	72.0%	★★★★☆
2025	63.4	156 of 473	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	189 of 481	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	194 of 489	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	188 of 494	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.9	214 of 483	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	272 of 478	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.0	167 of 463	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	249 of 383	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.2	303 of 376	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	268 of 378	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	250 of 364	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.8	322 of 368	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	280 of 335	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	216 of 322	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	166 of 309	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	303 of 461	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.0	346 of 464	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	352 of 469	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	372 of 481	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	368 of 489	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	417 of 462	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	342 of 452	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.3	259 of 438	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	59.1	165 of 470	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.2	196 of 473	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	234 of 483	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	213 of 489	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	212 of 497	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.4	263 of 485	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.7	200 of 478	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	150 of 466	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	44 of 112	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.5	50 of 116	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	49 of 98	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	50 of 110	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	33 of 102	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.8	42 of 92	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	35 of 87	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	35 of 84	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	115 of 436	73.6%	★★★★☆
2025	47.1	169 of 435	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	173 of 441	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	111 of 444	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	33.6	341 of 503	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.3	428 of 489	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	344 of 484	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.7	242 of 467	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	49.8	232 of 491	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	46.2	164 of 339	51.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	127 of 393	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.4	144 of 386	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	190 of 392	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	180 of 403	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	172 of 404	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.4	190 of 401	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.8	184 of 396	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	115 of 395	70.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2026)74th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)72nd percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)71st percentile+10 vs school

White (2026)68th percentile~ school

Male (2026)65th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)61st percentile-8 vs school

African American (2022)56th percentile-5 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)53rd percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)52nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)35th percentile-33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science54%+13 vs state

English Language Arts52%+12 vs state

Civics43%+4 vs state

Mathematics38%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)						MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)						MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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	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 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 Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Bridge Rd	Florence	01062	Hampshire County	Northampton	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 587-1489	577	57	10.1	32.2%	388 (67.2%)	23 (4.0%)	102 (17.7%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.3%)	64.1	151^st of 478 public middle schools	68.4%		59.8	179^th of 484 public middle schools	63.0%	28			53.1	46.9	56.2	52.1			38.2	41.6	34.4	38.1		53.9	53.9	43.4	$22,474
Michael E. Smith Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Mosier Street	South Hadley	01075	Hampshire County	South Hadley	No	No	No	No	(413) 538-5074	505	45	11.2	34.1%	377 (74.7%)	10 (2.0%)	94 (18.6%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	37.7	275^th of 478 public middle schools	42.5%		50.8	213^th of 484 public middle schools	56.0%	62		27.2	28.3	33.3	43.4	33.1		23.1	28.3	25.6	21.9	24.8	42.7	35.2	38.9	34.3	$18,084
Amherst Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	170 Chestnut Street	Amherst	01002	Hampshire County	Amherst-Pelham	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 362-1800	366	39	9.2	32.8%	187 (51.1%)	41 (11.2%)	68 (18.6%)	35 (9.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	74.5	104^th of 478 public middle schools	78.2%		80.4	91^st of 484 public middle schools	81.2%	13				48.9	58.7	53.5				47.1	43.5	45.4		54.5	54.5	57.7	$28,793
Lt Clayre Sullivan Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Jarvis Avenue	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Holyoke	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 534-2060	463	45	10.4	81.0%	47 (10.2%)	31 (6.7%)	371 (80.1%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	7.1	467^th of 478 public middle schools	2.3%		8.6	458^th of 484 public middle schools	5.4%	9			12.4	8.4	12.0	11.1			5.1	1.7	4.6	3.9		5.3	5.3	9.9	$24,469
Dr. William R. Peck Middle School	Public	6-8	1916 Northampton Street	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Holyoke	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(413) 534-2040	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Bellamy Middle	Public	6-8	314 Pendleton Avenue	Chicopee	01020	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 594-3527	776	81	9.5	61.7%	367 (47.3%)	45 (5.8%)	321 (41.4%)	20 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.0%)	31.7	317^th of 478 public middle schools	33.7%		27.7	335^th of 484 public middle schools	30.8%	18			23.5	29.7	26.1	26.3			28.3	30.0	30.5	29.6		33.9	33.9	23.5	$24,074
Westfield Intermediate School	Public	5-6	350 Southampton Road	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 572-6441	729	65	11.2	49.2%	497 (68.2%)	11 (1.5%)	156 (21.4%)	28 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.1%)								(n/a)		34.8	33.6			34.2		33.7	40.6			37.2	42.5		42.5		$19,608
Dupont Middle	Public	6-8	650 Front Street	Chicopee	01013	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 594-1881	683	72	9.5	69.5%	291 (42.6%)	42 (6.1%)	316 (46.3%)	14 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	27	338^th of 478 public middle schools	29.3%		30	324^th of 484 public middle schools	33.1%	14			28.5	17.8	29.9	25.5			27.1	15.2	26.8	23.1		32.9	32.9	23.1	$24,636
Chestnut Hill Community School	Public	4-6	59 State Street	Belchertown	01007	Hampshire County	Belchertown	No	No	No	No	(413) 323-0437	494	34	14.6	26.1%	408 (82.6%)	3 (0.6%)	58 (11.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)								(n/a)	51.6	35.5	62.3			49.7	34.0	31.2	39.1			34.7	33.1		33.1		$18,056
Jabish Middle School	Public	7-8	62 North Washington Street	Belchertown	01007	Hampshire County	Belchertown	No	No	No	No	(413) 323-0433	343	25	13.6	23.3%	292 (85.1%)	5 (1.5%)	26 (7.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	60.3	168^th of 478 public middle schools	64.9%		56.5	189^th of 484 public middle schools	61.0%	21				48.7	50.3	49.5				39.1	40.6	39.9		42.6	42.6	36.3	$18,460

Frequently Asked Questions about John F Kennedy Middle School

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

Students at John F Kennedy Middle School are 67% White, 18% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend John F Kennedy Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 577 students attended John F Kennedy Middle School.

What district is John F Kennedy Middle School in?

Northampton

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 Northampton High

Is John F Kennedy Middle School a good school?

John F Kennedy Middle School ranks 151^st of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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