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John F Kennedy High School

Public Grades 9-12

95^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 92% of New York high schools

Summary

John F Kennedy High School is a public high school located in Bellmore, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,071 students. It is part of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District, which is ranked 101 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John F Kennedy High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in New York, with a statewide ranking between 70-165 over the past 10 years. It has maintained a 4-5 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating excellent academic performance. The school also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 50-120 for female students, Asian students, Hispanic students, white students, English Language Learners, and Special Education students. Additionally, the school has maintained a high 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.3% to 97.5% over the past few years, while keeping its dropout rate low, between 0.3% to 4.9%.

When compared to other high schools in the surrounding area, such as Sanford H Calhoun High School and Wellington C Mepham High School, John F Kennedy High School generally outperforms its peers in academic metrics, such as Regents exam proficiency, graduation rates, and student subgroup performance. The school's increased per-student spending, from $20,319 in 2020-2021 to $32,871 in 2023-2024, may have contributed to its strong academic performance.

1,089

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,573

Per pupil spending ?

16.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3000 Bellmore Ave
Bellmore, NY 11710-4300

(516) 992-1400

District: Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.2%

Hispanic:

13.6%

Asian:

9.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (88% vs 67% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of New York high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school88%

District avg88%

New York avg67%

95^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 8%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District

101^st of 874Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District among New York 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	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	95 of 1234	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	78.2	165 of 1242	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	108 of 1228	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	79.2	127 of 1190	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	70 of 519	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.3	88 of 1207	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	80.6	72 of 1210	94.0%	★★★★★
2017	83.2	69 of 1221	94.3%	★★★★★
2016	72.5	186 of 1255	85.2%	★★★★☆
2015	77.4	99 of 1255	92.1%	★★★★★
2014	77.6	86 of 1237	93.0%	★★★★★
2013	78.5	117 of 1217	90.4%	★★★★★
2012	78.1	113 of 1198	90.6%	★★★★★
2011	72.9	182 of 1165	84.4%	★★★★☆
2010	76.0	95 of 1117	91.5%	★★★★★
2009	73.8	122 of 1086	88.8%	★★★★☆
2008	75.6	78 of 1027	92.4%	★★★★★
2007	70.9	169 of 1002	83.1%	★★★★☆
2006	72.9	135 of 986	86.3%	★★★★☆
2005	75.3	72 of 935	92.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	58 of 413	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	87 of 426	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	58 of 424	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	137 of 386	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.3	173 of 447	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.0	46 of 426	89.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	44 of 669	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	75.3	76 of 637	88.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	80 of 1206	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	80.1	121 of 1219	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	80.0	123 of 1197	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	151 of 1155	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	77 of 1193	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	80.4	72 of 1176	93.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	118 of 885	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	181 of 865	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	143 of 851	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	150 of 760	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	56 of 815	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	82.9	67 of 791	91.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	162 of 1179	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	237 of 1170	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	185 of 1155	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	205 of 1101	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	23 of 289	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	76.2	117 of 1179	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	75.0	123 of 1154	89.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	128 of 1201	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	215 of 1211	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	101 of 1191	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	79.1	115 of 1154	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	75.0	53 of 354	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	124 of 1190	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	84 of 1176	92.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	58 of 1149	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	82.6	119 of 1144	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	87 of 1130	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	83.4	86 of 1038	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	73.3	30 of 137	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	78 of 1132	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	83.5	106 of 1095	90.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	93 of 788	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	159 of 781	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	132 of 776	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.7	139 of 738	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	72.7	23 of 133	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	112 of 793	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	108 of 765	85.9%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)95th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)88th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)86th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Global History and Geography96%+20 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts94%+19 vs state

Common Core Algebra II92%+17 vs state

U.S. History and Government92%+16 vs state

Living Environment87%+30 vs state

Chemistry85%+20 vs state

Geometry85%+25 vs state

Earth Science83%+18 vs state

Physics83%+14 vs state

Algebra I80%+23 vs state

Common Core Geometry24%~ state avg

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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	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John F Kennedy High School	Public	9-12	3000 Bellmore Ave	Bellmore	11710	Nassau County	Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 992-1400	1,089	93	11.7	16.3%	786 (72.2%)	38 (3.5%)	148 (13.6%)	106 (9.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.6%)	82.6	95^th of 1234 public high schools	92.3%		78.2	165^th of 1242 public high schools	86.7%	70	85.0	91.7	94.4	23.8	83.5	96.2	86.9	82.9	91.5	79.6		84.6		99.3	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.9	99.9	$34,573	$103	$34,470
Wellington C Mepham High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2401 Camp Ave	Bellmore	11710	Nassau County	Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(516) 992-1500	1,211	110	11.0	18.9%	806 (66.6%)	42 (3.5%)	190 (15.7%)	137 (11.3%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.4%)	81.7	117^th of 1234 public high schools	90.5%		80.5	115^th of 1242 public high schools	90.7%	2	76.4	90.8	96.1	37.5	77.2	94.5	83.9	63.9	93.7	85.5		87.3		99.4	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.9	$33,765	$101	$33,664
Sanford H Calhoun High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1786 State St	Merrick	11566	Nassau County	Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District	No	Yes	No	No	(516) 992-1300	1,219	124	9.8	20.3%	868 (71.2%)	47 (3.9%)	184 (15.1%)	93 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.5%)	20 (1.6%)	80.6	138^th of 1234 public high schools	88.8%		79.1	146^th of 1242 public high schools	88.2%	8	75.4	90.5	94.8	35.1	85.3	88.3	88.6	82.4	90.9	78.7		85.7		99.3	99.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.7	99.7	99.8	$34,158	$102	$34,057
Wantagh Senior High School	Public	9-12	3297 Beltagh Ave	Wantagh	11793	Nassau County	Wantagh Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 679-6401	826	74	11.1	10.8%	697 (84.4%)	9 (1.1%)	71 (8.6%)	25 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.8%)	80.1	149^th of 1234 public high schools	87.9%		78.2	164^th of 1242 public high schools	86.8%	15	75.4	90.4	95.0	20.0	79.0	96.4	50.0	64.4	91.8	86.7	100.0	84.9		99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	$32,739	$424	$32,315
Seaford Senior High School	Public	9-12	1575 Seamans Neck Rd	Seaford	11783	Nassau County	Seaford Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 592-4380	650	67	9.6	14.6%	533 (82.0%)	8 (1.2%)	74 (11.4%)	28 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	71.4	304^th of 1234 public high schools	75.4%		75.9	213^th of 1242 public high schools	82.9%	91	57.5	90.2	97.6	41.7	78.7	95.5	57.1	25.6	91.6	72.4		62.4		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$38,530	$648	$37,882
Gen Douglas MacArthur Senior High School	Public	9-12	3369 Old Jerusalem Rd	Levittown	11756	Nassau County	Levittown Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 434-7230	1,295	111	11.6	23.1%	840 (64.9%)	18 (1.4%)	269 (20.8%)	145 (11.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (1.7%)	86.7	40^th of 1234 public high schools	96.8%		83.7	55^th of 1242 public high schools	95.6%	15	89.6	98.3	95.2	27.3	94.1	98.3	83.9	91.7	98.1	89.7		90.8		99.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.8	99.9	$33,667	$477	$33,190
Roosevelt High School	Public	9-12	1 Wagner Ave	Roosevelt	11575	Nassau County	Roosevelt Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 345-7203	1,127	89	12.6	58.9%	134 (11.9%)	348 (30.9%)	630 (55.9%)	11 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23.6	942^nd of 1234 public high schools	23.7%		19	994^th of 1242 public high schools	20.0%	52	41.0	79.0	66.7	33.3	34.2	58.0	38.8	38.2	55.2	29.0		32.9		81.7	93.5	96.2	96.5	97.7	93.4	93.7	94.7	$36,445	$3,528	$32,916
Massapequa High School	Public	9-12	4925 Merrick Rd	Massapequa	11758	Nassau County	Massapequa Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 308-5901	1,407	133	10.5	12.2%	1,235 (87.8%)	11 (0.8%)	101 (7.2%)	33 (2.3%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (1.5%)	85.6	48^th of 1234 public high schools	96.1%		83.6	61^st of 1242 public high schools	95.1%	13	90.8	100.0	96.7	52.6	37.5	95.2	88.2	82.1	95.6	26.7		79.2		98.7	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.9	99.1	$36,279	$516	$35,763
Freeport High School	Public	9-12	50 S Brookside Ave	Freeport	11520	Nassau County	Freeport Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 867-5300	2,244	167	13.4	64.3%	115 (5.1%)	500 (22.3%)	1,557 (69.4%)	16 (0.7%)	16 (0.7%)	8 (0.4%)	32 (1.4%)	44.6	709^th of 1234 public high schools	42.5%		37.4	777^th of 1242 public high schools	37.4%	68	56.1	64.8	83.0	9.0	15.5	88.3	32.3	89.5	91.9	39.1	47.9	26.1	27.5	97.4	98.3	99.9	99.9	100.0	98.5	99.4	99.7	$31,739	$1,869	$29,871
Plainedge Senior High School	Public	9-12	241 Wyngate Dr	Massapequa	11758	Nassau County	Plainedge Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(516) 992-7550	856	71	12.0	16.5%	688 (80.4%)	14 (1.6%)	83 (9.7%)	59 (6.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.3%)	74.6	244^th of 1234 public high schools	80.2%		75	241^st of 1242 public high schools	80.6%	3	68.1	95.0	94.3	23.7	26.3	84.7	84.9	61.3	90.6	58.7		83.1		99.3	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	$34,814	$292	$34,522

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