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John F Kennedy High School

Public Grades 9-12

809^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 5% of Ohio high schools

Summary

John F Kennedy High School is a public high school in Cleveland, Ohio, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 619 students. The school is part of the Cleveland Municipal School District, which is ranked 675 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past several years, John F Kennedy High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Ohio high schools, with rankings ranging from 730 out of 819 in 2020-2021 to 842 out of 864 in 2023-2024. The school's performance across different student subgroups is also concerning, with the school ranking in the bottom 10% of Ohio high schools for female students, male students, and students with low socioeconomic status in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has been declining, from 76.5% in 2024-2025 to 59.6% in 2023-2024, and it has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 93.3% in 2024-2025.

When compared to other nearby high schools, such as John Adams College & Career Academy, Randall Park High School, and Shaker Hts High School, John F Kennedy High School consistently underperforms across various metrics, including state rankings, graduation rates, and test scores. The high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, as well as the low socioeconomic status of the student population, suggest that John F Kennedy High School faces significant socioeconomic challenges that may be impacting its academic performance. Despite being in the Cleveland Municipal School District, John F Kennedy High School has not shown any meaningful improvement in its performance over the past several years, indicating a need for more targeted interventions and support.

652

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,795

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

15111 Miles Ave
Cleveland, OH 44128-7050

(216) 838-5200

District: Cleveland Municipal

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.1%

Hispanic:

2.9%

White:

1.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2019 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (18% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!American History scores 53 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg41%

Ohio avg62%

809^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 28High Schools in the Cleveland Municipal

675^th of 828Cleveland Municipal among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	809 of 855	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	842 of 864	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	803 of 867	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	781 of 836	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	730 of 819	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	1.9	808 of 836	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	295 of 328	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	303 of 318	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	256 of 323	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	257 of 306	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	242 of 284	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	285 of 303	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	257 of 279	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	37.5	343 of 606	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	412 of 596	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	421 of 628	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	2.8	778 of 809	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.0	791 of 798	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	771 of 813	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	737 of 794	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.0	741 of 775	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.2	762 of 781	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.5	744 of 751	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.3	775 of 815	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.6	813 of 822	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	755 of 805	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	727 of 773	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	707 of 763	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	756 of 779	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.5	729 of 758	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.7	777 of 817	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.2	793 of 816	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	776 of 819	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	773 of 808	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.5	732 of 778	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.8	772 of 792	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.5	740 of 763	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	602 of 617	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	429 of 598	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	398 of 614	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)43rd percentile+37 vs school

African American (2025)10th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Biology29%-37 vs state

American Government21%-51 vs state

English II20%-41 vs state

American History18%-53 vs state

Geometry11%-32 vs state

Algebra I10%-50 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)		Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)		Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	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	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
John F Kennedy High School	Public	9-12	15111 Miles Ave	Cleveland	44128	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-5200	652	38	17.1		8 (1.2%)	620 (95.1%)	19 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	4.4	809^th of 855 public high schools	5.4%		3.3	842^nd of 864 public high schools	2.5%	33		21.3	18.3					28.8	19.5	10.8	9.8	$15,795
Southern Cleveland Drop Back Indba Innovative Career Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3845 E 131st St	Cleveland	44120	Cuyahoga County	Southern Cleveland Drop Back Indba Innovative Career Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 259-9009	65	9	7.0		5 (7.7%)	50 (76.9%)	8 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	8.7	753^rd of 855 public high schools	11.9%		6.7	776^th of 864 public high schools	10.2%	23		50.0	38.5					28.6		0.0		$10,584
T2 Honors Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	18450 S Miles Rd	Warrensville Heights	44128	Cuyahoga County	T2 Honors Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 644-6338	130	10	13.0		1 (0.8%)	127 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	36.5	591^st of 855 public high schools	30.9%		29.4	621^st of 864 public high schools	28.1%	30	57.1	76.9	83.3	30.8	42.9	15.4	21.4	37.9	51.5	31.3	14.8	$10,415
John Adams College & Career Academy	Public	9-12	3817 Martin Luther King Jr Dr	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-4050	437	29	15.0		12 (2.7%)	409 (93.6%)	12 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	5.5	794^th of 855 public high schools	7.1%		3.8	829^th of 864 public high schools	4.1%	35		44.8	35.9					21.9	22.4	4.1	3.5	$16,544
Shaker Hts High School	Public	9-12	15911 Aldersyde Dr	Shaker Heights	44120	Cuyahoga County	Shaker Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 295-4200	1,418	102	13.9	40.7%	528 (37.2%)	671 (47.3%)	66 (4.7%)	42 (3.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (7.6%)	53.2	423^rd of 855 public high schools	50.5%		53.9	416^th of 864 public high schools	51.9%	7		72.8	78.0					70.6	71.3	41.2	49.1	$23,604
Warrensville Heights High School	Public	9-12	4270 Northfield Rd	Warrensville Heights	44128	Cuyahoga County	Warrensville Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 752-8585	618	47	13.1		7 (1.1%)	582 (94.2%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.8%)	29	632^nd of 855 public high schools	26.1%		22.7	656^th of 864 public high schools	24.1%	24		65.1	62.9					48.2	48.6	26.0	39.7	$25,797
Maple Heights High School	Public	9-12	1 Mustang Way	Maple Heights	44137	Cuyahoga County	Maple Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 438-6400	956	62	15.4		20 (2.1%)	858 (89.7%)	26 (2.7%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.8%)	18.9	677^th of 855 public high schools	20.8%		18.8	674^th of 864 public high schools	22.0%	3		59.4	57.8					41.3	37.4	17.1	25.1	$16,357
Garfield Heights High School	Public	9-12	4900 Turney Rd	Garfield Heights	44125	Cuyahoga County	Garfield Heights City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 662-2800	942	60	15.7		72 (7.6%)	785 (83.3%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (8.3%)	15.1	708^th of 855 public high schools	17.2%		14.8	698^th of 864 public high schools	19.2%	10		50.3	57.8					38.9	38.9	9.6	15.1	$18,266
North Shore High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4744 Turney Rd	Garfield Heights	44125	Cuyahoga County	North Shore High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 862-9719	368	9	40.8		71 (19.3%)	276 (75.0%)	19 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2.7	831^st of 855 public high schools	2.8%		4.5	815^th of 864 public high schools	5.7%	16		17.4	23.5					9.2	15.3	7.0	6.8	$9,722
Randall Park High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4836 Northfield Rd	North Randall	44128	Cuyahoga County	Randall Park High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 243-5034	193	7	27.5		0 (0.0%)	193 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2.9	826^th of 855 public high schools	3.4%		3.8	830^th of 864 public high schools	3.9%	4		34.2	22.2					13.3	7.9	0.0	16.7	$8,828

Frequently Asked Questions about John F Kennedy High School

How many students attend John F Kennedy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 652 students attended John F Kennedy High School.

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

Students at John F Kennedy High School are 95% African American, 3% Hispanic, 1% White.

What district is John F Kennedy High School in?

Cleveland Municipal

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John F Kennedy High School ranks in the bottom 5.4% of Ohio high schools.

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