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John F Kennedy Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

2139^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of New York elementary schools

Summary

John F Kennedy Elementary School is a public elementary school in Port Chester, New York, serving 734 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District, which is ranked 730 out of 874 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's high spending per student, which has increased from $12,815 in 2020-2021 to $29,973 in 2023-2024, John F Kennedy Elementary consistently performs below the state and district averages in English Language Arts and Math proficiency on the New York State Assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency was 30.63%, compared to the district's 36.05% and the state's 54.15%. Similarly, the school's 5th grade Math proficiency was 25.2%, compared to the district's 38.34% and the state's 54.16%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic and English Language Learner students performing relatively better than African American, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

When compared to other elementary schools in the same district and nearby districts, such as Daniel Warren Elementary School, Harrison Avenue Elementary School, and King Street School, John F Kennedy Elementary School consistently performs worse in academic proficiency, despite having higher spending per student and a higher percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients. This suggests that the school may need to re-evaluate its instructional strategies and resource allocation to better support student learning.

725

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,364

Per pupil spending ?

70.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

40 Olivia St
Port Chester, NY 10573-4899

(914) 934-7990

District: Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District

Students who attend John F Kennedy Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Port Chester Middle School
High:	Port Chester Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.7%

African American:

2.8%

White:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (34% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 21 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg40%

New York avg55%

2,139^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District

730^th of 874Port Chester-Rye Union Free 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	17.7	2139 of 2445	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	1729 of 2445	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	1728 of 2439	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	2036 of 2434	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	1824 of 2201	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	2054 of 2413	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1968 of 2395	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.9	1799 of 2386	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.6	1953 of 2366	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.1	1968 of 2352	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.3	1973 of 2345	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.7	1809 of 2325	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	72.5	638 of 2320	72.5%	★★★★☆
2011	74.8	548 of 2286	76.0%	★★★★☆
2010	70.1	697 of 2263	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	79.0	328 of 2257	85.5%	★★★★☆
2008	74.7	541 of 2227	75.7%	★★★★☆
2007	76.6	463 of 2219	79.1%	★★★★☆
2006	73.7	574 of 2206	74.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	39.4	573 of 948	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	617 of 1117	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.4	270 of 1066	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	53.5	325 of 1001	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	591 of 1027	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	284 of 454	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	479 of 860	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	448 of 938	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	2044 of 2409	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1768 of 2413	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1650 of 2403	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.8	1989 of 2401	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	1539 of 1955	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	1908 of 2357	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	1923 of 2338	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	1145 of 1569	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.0	733 of 1531	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	757 of 1429	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	1118 of 1503	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.3	468 of 818	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	953 of 1315	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	972 of 1392	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	1581 of 2098	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.3	1125 of 2078	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	1154 of 2041	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	1608 of 2099	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	1244 of 1678	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	1579 of 2032	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	1549 of 2045	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	2135 of 2407	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	1652 of 2411	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	1727 of 2400	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	2031 of 2400	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	1732 of 1961	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	2083 of 2358	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	1940 of 2340	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	1748 of 2134	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.0	1186 of 2110	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	1079 of 2016	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	1662 of 2031	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	1004 of 1044	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	1779 of 1859	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	1284 of 1941	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2018)40th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math37%-21 vs state

English Language Arts34%-21 vs state

Science25%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	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	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	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% 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 Elementary School	Public	K-5	40 Olivia St	Port Chester	10573	Westchester County	Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 934-7990	725	46	15.5	70.8%	18 (2.5%)	20 (2.8%)	679 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	17.7	2139^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.5%		30.6	1729^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.3%	410	30.6	39.4	32.8	37.1	49.6	25.2	25.2	98.3	100.0	99.9	99.9	99.9	100.0	99.9	98.4	$31,364	$1,764	$29,601
Thomas A Edison School	Public	K-5	132 Rectory St	Port Chester	10573	Westchester County	Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 934-7980	356	24	14.8	69.9%	23 (6.5%)	6 (1.7%)	322 (90.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	25.2	1919^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.5%		32.8	1659^th of 2445 public elementary schools	32.1%	260	31.9	26.9	39.3	42.9	48.2	49.1	35.7	97.4	99.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	97.9	$37,505	$1,785	$35,720
Park Avenue School	Public	K-5	Park Ave	Port Chester	10573	Westchester County	Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 934-7895	432	27	15.7	60.2%	52 (12.0%)	9 (2.1%)	357 (82.6%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	39.1	1500^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.7%		33.4	1637^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.0%	137	44.3	47.7	50.6	43.2	50.8	46.9	51.9	98.9	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	99.8	98.9	$34,096	$1,486	$32,610
King Street School	Public	K-5	697 King St	Port Chester	10573	Westchester County	Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 934-7995	374	27	13.7	48.7%	78 (20.9%)	8 (2.1%)	273 (73.0%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	28.1	1828^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.2%		33	1653^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	32.4%	175	39.4	36.8	50.0	37.3	54.4	45.8	31.9	97.8	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.8	98.3	$36,801	$1,491	$35,310
Midland School	Public	K-5	Midland Ave	Rye	10580	Westchester County	Rye City School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 967-6100	482	47	10.3	2.9%	365 (75.7%)	4 (0.8%)	48 (10.0%)	36 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.0%)	89.6	202^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	91.7%		93.3	138^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.4%	64	93.5	81.8	83.9	80.5	82.1	85.2	65.9	98.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.3	98.9	99.8	$36,861	$362	$36,499
Bruno M Ponterio Ridge Street School	Public	K-5	390 N Ridge St	Rye Brook	10573	Westchester County	Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 937-3600	598	48	12.5		440 (73.6%)	9 (1.5%)	59 (9.9%)	53 (8.9%)	3 (0.5%)	15 (2.5%)	19 (3.2%)	93.7	114^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.3%		92.5	156^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.6%	42	85.4	82.9	91.2	90.2	89.5	88.0	82.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$36,264	$189	$36,075
Harrison Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	480 Harrison Ave	Harrison	10528	Westchester County	Harrison Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 630-3192	607	51	11.9	8.9%	340 (56.0%)	16 (2.6%)	92 (15.2%)	121 (19.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.9%)	89.2	212^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.3%		94.1	114^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.3%	98	74.8	71.4	84.4	85.6	86.6	83.9	84.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$33,015	$688	$32,327
Osborn School	Public	K-5	10 Osborn Rd	Rye	10580	Westchester County	Rye City School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 967-6100	469	46	10.1	2.6%	325 (69.3%)	4 (0.9%)	54 (11.5%)	52 (11.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.0%)	93.6	117^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.2%		96.3	56^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.7%	61	85.7	91.2	87.7	84.6	87.0	94.4	81.9	99.4	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.4	99.8	$35,386	$363	$35,024
Milton School	Public	K-5	12 Hewlett St	Rye	10580	Westchester County	Rye City School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 967-6100	320	33	9.7	0.9%	269 (84.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	93.8	108^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.6%		95.5	77^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.9%	31	88.9	94.1	86.8	89.1	86.5	88.9	77.8	96.8	98.4	99.7	99.7	100.0	98.4	97.9	97.9	$39,307	$362	$38,945
Parsons Memorial School	Public	K-5	200 Halstead Ave	Harrison	10528	Westchester County	Harrison Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 630-3222	480	46	10.4	22.9%	183 (38.1%)	13 (2.7%)	102 (21.3%)	166 (34.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	58.5	970^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.3%		71.3	607^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.2%	363	53.8	64.7	44.1	60.0	75.7	53.5	64.9	99.0	99.8	100.0	99.8	100.0	99.8	99.4	100.0	$36,466	$936	$35,530

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