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John F Kennedy High School

Q: Is John F Kennedy High School a good school?

John F Kennedy High School ranks in the bottom 1.3% of Ohio high schools.

Q: How many students attend John F Kennedy High School?

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

Q: 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.

Public Grades 8-12

785^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 1% of Ohio high schools

Summary

John F Kennedy High School is a public school on Miles Avenue in Cleveland's 44128 area, serving 652 students in grades 8–12 as part of the Cleveland Municipal district, which itself ranks in the bottom 11% of Ohio districts. The school's statewide rank among Ohio high schools has landed between the 1st and 11th percentile in each of the seven years reported, and its 2025–2026 result — 785th of 795 — is its lowest on record and the lowest in this comparison group.

The most encouraging number is graduation: 78.3% in 2025–2026, up 28.3 points in four years and now just 1.3 points below the district average. The most troubling is chronic absenteeism at 89.5% — roughly nine in ten students — about 35 points above the district and essentially unchanged over five years. Test results are low across the board: no End-of-Course subject reaches 30% proficiency, and English II, Geometry and Algebra I all fall under 10%. Across six subjects the school averages roughly 15% proficient, versus about 40% for its own district and about 63% statewide.

Compared with nearby schools, the picture is mixed. John Adams College & Career Academy, in the same district, graduates fewer students (62.9%) but outperforms JFK in five of six subjects. Within about two miles, Shaker Hts High School posts a 98% graduation rate and 64.4% average proficiency, and T2 Honors Academy matches it at 64.1%. One subgroup signal stands out: special education students fell from the 28th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 0th percentile in 2025–2026. Parents should note the unusual pattern of a rising graduation rate alongside very low proficiency — worth asking the school how it supports both.

652

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,795

Per pupil spending ?

0.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2022-23) ?

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 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (15% vs 63% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Algebra I scores 56 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg40%

Ohio avg63%

785^th of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 28High Schools in the Cleveland Municipal

689^th of 773Cleveland 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
2026	1.6	785 of 795	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	5.6	292 of 296	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	8.5	697 of 763	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	1.4	754 of 761	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	1.1	762 of 765	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	5.9	573 of 575	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
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

Female (2026)9th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

American History29%-44 vs state

American Government27%-44 vs state

Biology14%-53 vs state

Geometry8%-35 vs state

English II7%-56 vs state

Algebra I5%-56 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)	Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests English II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 8th 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	8-12	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%)	1.6	785^th of 795 public high schools	1.3%		4.4	809^th of 855 public high schools	5.4%	24		27.1	29.4			13.6	6.8	8.3	5.4	$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	75.4%	5 (7.7%)	50 (76.9%)	8 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)								(n/a)										$10,584
T2 Honors Academy	Public, Charter	8-12	18450 S Miles Rd	Warrensville Heights	44128	Cuyahoga County	T2 Honors Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 644-6338	130	10	13.0	49.2%	1 (0.8%)	127 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	44.6	480^th of 795 public high schools	39.6%		36.5	591^st of 855 public high schools	30.9%	111	33.3	75.0	66.7	13.3	20.0	80.6	42.3	48.1	71.9	$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%)	2.3	776^th of 795 public high schools	2.4%		5.5	794^th of 855 public high schools	7.1%	18		35.2	39.1			19.4	17.1	4.2	24.0	$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	—	528 (37.2%)	671 (47.3%)	66 (4.7%)	42 (3.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (7.6%)	47	451^st of 795 public high schools	43.3%		53.2	423^rd of 855 public high schools	50.5%	28		73.3	77.3			71.6	67.6	46.6	50.0	$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	76.9%	7 (1.1%)	582 (94.2%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.8%)	23.2	635^th of 795 public high schools	20.1%		29	632^nd of 855 public high schools	26.1%	3		71.3	70.5			42.2	43.6	18.8	46.4	$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	68.7%	20 (2.1%)	858 (89.7%)	26 (2.7%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.8%)	11.5	693^rd of 795 public high schools	12.8%		18.9	677^th of 855 public high schools	20.8%	16		58.7	56.4			44.6	34.6	17.6	25.4	$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	45.4%	72 (7.6%)	785 (83.3%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (8.3%)	10.2	698^th of 795 public high schools	12.2%		15.1	708^th of 855 public high schools	17.2%	10		61.4	55.5			37.0	28.7	9.6	33.2	$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	56.3%	71 (19.3%)	276 (75.0%)	19 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)										$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%)								(n/a)										$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

Is John F Kennedy High School a good school?

John F Kennedy High School ranks in the bottom 1.3% of Ohio high schools.

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