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John F Kennedy Middle School

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John F Kennedy Middle School ranks 976 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 7-8

976^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 35% of New York middle schools

Summary

John F Kennedy Middle School is a public magnet middle school serving grades 7-8 in the Utica City School District in Utica, New York. The school has 660 students and is ranked 976 out of 1500 New York middle schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school consistently outperforms the district in state assessment proficiency rates across English Language Arts (ELA), Math, and Science for both 7th and 8th grades. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 8th grade ELA proficiency rate was 51.35% compared to the district's 45.54%, and the 8th grade Math proficiency rate was 38.84% compared to the district's 39.55%. The school also has a 100% proficiency rate in Regents Algebra I and Living Environment exams, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

John F Kennedy Middle School performs better than the district and state averages for several student subgroups, including Male students, White students, and English Language Learner students. For instance, in 2022-2023, the school's Male students ranked 687 out of 1464 New York middle schools in ELA, compared to the district's 889 out of 1463. The school's English Language Learner students ranked 128 out of 591 New York middle schools in ELA in 2022-2023, compared to the district's 527 out of 943. However, the school struggles with other subgroups, such as Asian students, African American students, and Multi-racial students, who rank significantly lower than the state averages.

Compared to nearby middle schools in the same district, such as Senator James H Donovan Middle School, John F Kennedy Middle School consistently outperforms in academic proficiency rates and statewide rankings. However, when compared to higher-performing schools in other districts, such as Perry Junior High School in the New Hartford Central School District, John F Kennedy Middle School lags behind in both student performance and school-level resources.

687

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,226

Per pupil spending ?

78.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Deerfield Dr E
Utica, NY 13502-1899

(315) 368-6641

District: Utica City School District

Students who attend John F Kennedy Middle School usually attend:

High:

Thomas R Proctor High School

Feeder schools for John F Kennedy Middle School:

Elementary:	Albany Elementary School
	Christopher Columbus Elementary School
	General Herkimer Elementary School
	Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School
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	Roscoe Conkling Elementary School
	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

31.1%

African American:

22.1%

Hispanic:

21.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (45% vs 52% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 12 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg40%

New York avg52%

976^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Utica City School District

742^nd of 874Utica City 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	36.6	976 of 1500	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	934 of 1504	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	812 of 1500	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	1021 of 1479	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.1	961 of 1242	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	1140 of 1439	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	1249 of 1438	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.2	1216 of 1455	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.6	1176 of 1429	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.0	1090 of 1407	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.3	1013 of 1401	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.9	994 of 1373	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.7	959 of 1337	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.6	935 of 1295	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.0	888 of 1243	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.6	909 of 1224	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.4	861 of 1185	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.7	776 of 1123	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.9	717 of 1095	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	503 of 676	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	513 of 705	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	483 of 696	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	516 of 706	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	187 of 253	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	575 of 653	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	632 of 663	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	341 of 406	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	333 of 396	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	326 of 388	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	318 of 381	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	220 of 236	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	354 of 369	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	361 of 374	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	387 of 646	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.5	160 of 615	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	58.5	128 of 591	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	35.0	384 of 581	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	72 of 118	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	281 of 473	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	293 of 503	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	949 of 1457	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	932 of 1465	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	889 of 1463	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1036 of 1454	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	855 of 1066	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	1107 of 1370	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	1226 of 1353	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	84.1	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	622 of 965	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	554 of 953	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	527 of 943	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	738 of 914	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	370 of 449	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	713 of 826	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	725 of 810	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	266 of 603	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.4	403 of 594	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	748 of 1283	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	780 of 1296	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	696 of 1288	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	848 of 1306	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	555 of 935	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	921 of 1241	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1058 of 1245	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	953 of 1455	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	892 of 1464	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	687 of 1464	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.1	997 of 1455	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	837 of 1071	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	1052 of 1366	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	1157 of 1352	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	168 of 235	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.4	120 of 208	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.2	87 of 107	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	874 of 1298	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	636 of 1303	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.2	827 of 1307	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	770 of 1283	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.9	438 of 522	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	984 of 1139	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	893 of 1170	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	462 of 775	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	453 of 778	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	342 of 772	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.5	544 of 748	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	455 of 614	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	585 of 716	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	674 of 763	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)56th percentile+21 vs school

Foster Care (2024)50th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile~ school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)29th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)26th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)16th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

English Language Arts46%-6 vs state

Math44%-9 vs state

Science31%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	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	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th 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 Middle School	Public, Magnet	7-8	500 Deerfield Dr E	Utica	13502	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6641	687	57	12.1	78.5%	214 (31.1%)	152 (22.1%)	148 (21.5%)	118 (17.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (7.6%)	36.6	976^th of 1500 public middle schools	34.9%		39.2	934^th of 1504 public middle schools	37.9%	42		100.0				40.5	51.4			46.9	38.8		31.3	99.0	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	$28,226	$3,798	$24,428
Senator James H Donovan Middle School	Public, Magnet	7-8	1701 Noyes St	Utica	13502	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6541	749	62	12.0	83.4%	134 (17.9%)	194 (25.9%)	182 (24.3%)	180 (24.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.3%)	28.7	1149^th of 1500 public middle schools	23.4%		31.9	1083^rd of 1504 public middle schools	28.0%	66		96.0				31.9	41.1			44.8	40.6		29.4	99.3	99.3	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	$27,934	$3,634	$24,299
Parkway Middle School	Public	6	65 Oriskany Blvd	Whitesboro	13492	Oneida County	Whitesboro Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 266-3175	246	17	14.6	28.0%	224 (91.1%)	3 (1.2%)	9 (3.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)								(n/a)					53.8				67.1					99.2	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.6	100.0	$28,990	$465	$28,524
Whitesboro Middle School	Public	7-8	75 Oriskany Blvd	Whitesboro	13492	Oneida County	Whitesboro Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 266-3110	474	42	11.4	33.5%	413 (87.1%)	7 (1.5%)	21 (4.4%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	59	577^th of 1500 public middle schools	61.5%		67.2	418^th of 1504 public middle schools	72.2%	159	100.0	100.0				47.9	53.3			65.6	59.4		47.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$26,487	$1,262	$25,225
Frankfort-Schuyler Middle School	Public	6-8	605 Palmer St	Frankfort	13340	Herkimer County	Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 895-7461	183	15	11.9	37.7%	164 (89.6%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.3%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	38.1	946^th of 1500 public middle schools	36.9%		33.7	1045^th of 1504 public middle schools	30.5%	99	100.0	100.0			50.0	43.8	17.9		43.9	63.5	27.0		38.6									$25,695	$2,043	$23,651
Holland Patent Middle School	Public	6-8	9601 Main St	Holland Patent	13354	Oneida County	Holland Patent Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 865-8152	261	27	9.6	38.7%	261 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.9	811^th of 1500 public middle schools	45.9%		39.9	921^st of 1504 public middle schools	38.8%	110		100.0	100.0		58.2	36.8	53.6		47.7	46.4	40.8		38.8	95.3	99.1	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.7	99.7	99.1	$29,477	$1,601	$27,876
Sauquoit Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	2648 Sulphur Springs Rd	Sauquoit	13456	Oneida County	Sauquoit Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 839-6371	276	26	10.4	34.4%	251 (90.9%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	74	329^th of 1500 public middle schools	78.1%		81.6	214^th of 1504 public middle schools	85.8%	115	94.4	100.0		67.8	52.6	56.4	73.4	58.2	67.3	73.1	62.5	67.9	57.1	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	100.0	$24,415	$86	$24,328
Clinton Middle School	Public	6-8	75 Chenango Ave	Clinton	13323	Oneida County	Clinton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 557-2260	280	27	10.3	28.2%	242 (86.4%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (6.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.4%)	62.9	503^rd of 1500 public middle schools	66.5%		63.1	486^th of 1504 public middle schools	67.7%	17	98.0	100.0			52.1	56.4	54.3		69.6	71.7	47.1		40.4	98.9	98.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	99.6	99.6	$25,862	$755	$25,107
Gregory B Jarvis Middle School	Public	5-8	28 Grove St	Mohawk	13407	Herkimer County	Central Valley Central School District At Ilion-Mohawk	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 866-2620	618	58	10.7		561 (90.8%)	11 (1.8%)	21 (3.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	43.9	833^rd of 1500 public middle schools	44.5%		39.9	920^th of 1504 public middle schools	38.8%	87	100.0	100.0		55.3	45.3	41.7	36.8	43.8	46.4	58.0	42.5	39.5	51.4	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.8	$27,091	$1,337	$25,754
Lyndon H Strough Middle School	Public	7-8	801 Laurel St	Rome	13440	Oneida County	Rome City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 338-5201	817	74	11.0	57.3%	621 (76.0%)	78 (9.5%)	72 (8.8%)	11 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.2%)	13	1395^th of 1500 public middle schools	7.0%		14.9	1382^nd of 1504 public middle schools	8.1%	13		100.0	95.7			21.4	26.9			31.1	21.0		29.2	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$23,543	$679	$22,864

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