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John F Kennedy

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John F Kennedy ranks 178 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

178^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

John F Kennedy is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Somerville, MA, with 448 students. The school consistently ranks in the top 25% of Massachusetts elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John F Kennedy significantly outperforms the Somerville district and the state of Massachusetts on MCAS Next Generation assessments, with particularly strong performance in 6th-8th grade ELA and Math, as well as Science. The school's Hispanic, White, and Special Education students also excel, with some subgroups ranking among the top in the state. However, the school faces challenges in serving its low-socioeconomic status (SES) students, an area that may require additional focus and resources.

While John F Kennedy is a high-performing school within its district, there are even higher-performing schools in the surrounding Cambridge area, such as Graham and Parks, Peabody, and Maria L. Baldwin. Maintaining its academic excellence and addressing the needs of its low-SES population will be crucial for John F Kennedy's continued success.

439

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,857

Per pupil spending ?

53.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5 Cherry Street
Somerville, MA 02144

(617) 629-5440

District: Somerville

Students who attend John F Kennedy usually attend:

High:

Somerville High

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.9%

Hispanic:

12.8%

Two or more races:

11.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 88th percentile in 2022 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (67% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 88th-percentile peak (2022) to 80th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg37%

Massachusetts avg41%

Elementary school

178^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 39 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Elementary Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

16^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 47 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the Somerville

224^th of 348Somerville 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	178 of 906	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	162 of 916	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	127 of 928	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	87.2	113 of 932	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.7	266 of 936	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	240 of 942	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	214 of 934	77.1%	★★★★☆
2017	73.2	240 of 938	74.4%	★★★★☆
2016	54.9	458 of 932	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.0	532 of 914	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.7	421 of 926	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.6	476 of 928	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.6	501 of 930	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.9	587 of 924	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.3	511 of 920	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.9	492 of 909	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.5	563 of 908	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.3	634 of 911	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.2	634 of 911	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	25.3	686 of 887	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.0	710 of 882	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	33.8	623 of 884	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	81.6	68 of 672	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	73.1	124 of 632	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	57.9	220 of 665	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	186 of 656	71.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	202 of 869	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	182 of 886	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	96 of 887	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.0	113 of 901	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	238 of 898	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	216 of 902	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	150 of 893	83.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	96.4	12 of 398	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	74.4	56 of 379	85.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	648 of 736	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	692 of 760	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.8	464 of 757	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.6	323 of 772	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.6	404 of 705	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.5	300 of 700	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	239 of 685	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	151 of 884	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	146 of 891	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	149 of 896	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	109 of 908	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.7	285 of 904	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.9	257 of 907	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	240 of 898	73.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	42 of 717	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	67.7	166 of 731	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	95.5	14 of 703	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	75.9	150 of 905	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	53.8	370 of 894	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.8	354 of 896	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	285 of 886	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	76.1	216 of 925	76.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	146 of 737	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	148 of 753	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	87.5	59 of 762	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.6	44 of 764	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	72.5	187 of 765	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	146 of 780	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	82 of 772	89.4%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	16 of 484	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	50 of 493	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	24 of 501	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	31 of 497	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	80.7	79 of 501	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	89.2	42 of 498	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	21 of 484	95.7%	★★★★★
2017	73.9	127 of 487	73.9%	★★★★☆
2016	44.5	273 of 482	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.1	220 of 441	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	48.3	251 of 455	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.0	201 of 455	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	39.8	293 of 455	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.1	267 of 449	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.5	301 of 434	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.4	287 of 409	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	25.9	317 of 407	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.5	281 of 399	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.3	303 of 399	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	37.8	242 of 356	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.0	248 of 344	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	45.6	197 of 339	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	89.7	29 of 445	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	81.1	48 of 431	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	65 of 424	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	63 of 417	84.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	16 of 473	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	51 of 481	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	94.5	19 of 489	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	47 of 494	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	76.0	96 of 483	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	89.0	33 of 478	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	30 of 463	93.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	93.7	16 of 364	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.3	30 of 368	91.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	75 of 464	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	127 of 469	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	87.1	26 of 481	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	83.3	45 of 489	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	73.7	72 of 462	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	38 of 452	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	10 of 438	97.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	23 of 473	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	47 of 483	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	31 of 489	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	23 of 497	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	83.2	69 of 485	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	88.3	45 of 478	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	18 of 466	96.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	36 of 435	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	72.3	76 of 441	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	95.9	10 of 444	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	22 of 503	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	81.1	49 of 489	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	84.9	40 of 484	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	10 of 467	97.9%	★★★★★

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	83.4	69 of 491	85.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	20 of 386	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	28 of 392	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	23 of 403	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	20 of 404	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	82.6	50 of 401	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	92.3	13 of 396	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.6	3 of 395	99.2%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2019)97th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile~ school

Female (2025)77th percentile-4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)77th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-68 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)93rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile-5 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)86th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Civics83%+43 vs state

English Language Arts69%+27 vs state

Mathematics64%+24 vs state

Science64%+23 vs state

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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	PK, KG-8	5 Cherry Street	Somerville	02144	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 629-5440	439	31	14.3		285 (64.9%)	14 (3.2%)	56 (12.8%)	32 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.2%)	80.4	178^th of 906 public elementary schools	80.4%		81.6	162^nd of 916 public elementary schools	82.3%	16	65.1	75.0	51.1	76.1	67.4	78.3	68.8	58.1	63.6	46.8	71.7	67.4	78.3	64.3	48.9	80.0	64.1	82.6	$26,857
Maria L. Baldwin	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Oxford Street	Cambridge	02138	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6525	360	33	10.9		207 (57.5%)	33 (9.2%)	27 (7.5%)	37 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (15.6%)	96.6	8^th of 906 public elementary schools	99.1%		96.7	7^th of 916 public elementary schools	99.2%	1	75.9	87.2	78.3				80.3	81.5	87.2	89.1				85.7	73.9		73.9		$35,468
Benjamin G Brown	Public	K-5	201 Willow Avenue	Somerville	02144	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	No	(617) 629-5620	219	15	14.5		140 (63.9%)	17 (7.8%)	14 (6.4%)	14 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	32 (14.6%)	90	70^th of 906 public elementary schools	92.3%		86.2	113^th of 916 public elementary schools	87.7%	43	80.5	81.3	62.2				74.6	72.5	67.7	54.1				64.8	75.7		75.7		$23,433
Graham and Parks	Public	PK, KG-5	44 Linnaean Street	Cambridge	02140	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6577	367	33	11.1		156 (42.5%)	66 (18.0%)	28 (7.6%)	86 (23.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.2%)	77.9	206^th of 906 public elementary schools	77.3%		75.9	235^th of 916 public elementary schools	74.3%	29	51.2	53.1	57.9				53.9	63.4	56.3	69.2				62.5	61.5		61.5		$33,764
Peabody	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Rindge Avenue	Cambridge	02140	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6530	314	28	11.2		128 (40.8%)	80 (25.5%)	20 (6.4%)	48 (15.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.1%)	77.1	216^th of 906 public elementary schools	76.2%		76.7	229^th of 916 public elementary schools	75.0%	13	63.4	41.5	68.2				57.9	53.7	56.1	53.5				54.4	77.3		77.3		$35,462
Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	21 Notre Dame Avenue	Cambridge	02142	Middlesex County	Benjamin Banneker Charter Public	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 497-7771	352	19	18.5		9 (2.6%)	296 (84.1%)	22 (6.3%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	95.7	13^th of 906 public elementary schools	98.6%		96	12^th of 916 public elementary schools	98.7%	1	80.9	71.4	76.0	90.5			79.3	91.5	79.6	76.0	90.5			84.0	68.0		68.0		$21,891
Missituk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	37 Hicks Avenue	Medford	02155	Middlesex County	Medford	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 393-2177	418	41	10.1		236 (56.5%)	38 (9.1%)	75 (17.9%)	32 (7.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	48.9	468^th of 906 public elementary schools	48.3%		48.6	486^th of 916 public elementary schools	46.9%	18	54.0	41.5	38.7				44.9	42.9	39.6	27.9				36.7	44.3		44.3		$22,024
Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park	Public	PK, KG-8	290 Washington Street	Somerville	02143	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 629-5460	553	41	13.4		243 (43.9%)	21 (3.8%)	194 (35.1%)	40 (7.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (8.9%)	46.6	488^th of 906 public elementary schools	46.1%		47.5	497^th of 916 public elementary schools	45.7%	9	41.1	46.3	41.2	50.0	47.5	39.1	44.4	25.9	38.8	21.2	45.0	37.5	39.1	34.7	41.2	50.0	45.3	42.2	$24,256
Arthur D Healey	Public	PK, KG-8	5 Meacham Street	Somerville	02145	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 629-5420	482	41	11.8		136 (28.2%)	70 (14.5%)	233 (48.3%)	16 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.8%)	19.9	739^th of 906 public elementary schools	18.4%		27.3	663^rd of 916 public elementary schools	27.6%	76	17.0	24.0	27.8	32.2	51.1	35.4	30.9	20.0	16.3	25.5	17.0	29.8	31.3	23.0	30.8	33.3	32.0	28.6	$27,307
West Somerville Neighborhood	Public	PK, KG-8	177 Powderhouse Blvd	Somerville	02144	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 625-6600	397	27	14.4		233 (58.7%)	43 (10.8%)	39 (9.8%)	29 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	49 (12.3%)	47.4	479^th of 906 public elementary schools	47.1%		45.4	515^th of 916 public elementary schools	43.8%	36	48.7	44.1	29.3	48.9	51.3	56.8	46.7	43.2	35.3	29.3	44.4	51.3	56.8	43.8	35.7	53.5	44.7	44.2	$24,791

Frequently Asked Questions about John F Kennedy

What district is John F Kennedy in?

Somerville

Is John F Kennedy a good school?

John F Kennedy ranks 178^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of John F Kennedy?

Students at John F Kennedy are 65% White, 13% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 3% African American.

How many students attend John F Kennedy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 439 students attended John F Kennedy.

What schools do graduates of John F Kennedy attend?

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

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