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John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57

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John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57 ranks 62 nd of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

62^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57 is a high-performing public elementary school in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, serving 659 students in grades K-5. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with exceptional academic performance that exceeds both district and state averages across all grades and subjects.

John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57 stands out for its strong student achievement, particularly in mathematics, where 59.54% of students were proficient in 2024-2025, compared to 42.76% for the Sioux Falls School District 49-5 and 43.49% for the state. The school's performance is also noteworthy for its diverse student population, with African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students consistently ranking among the top in the state. Additionally, the school excels in supporting students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking 3rd and 10th in the state in 2023-2024 and 2022-2023, respectively, for this subgroup.

When compared to nearby schools in the Sioux Falls district, such as Laura Wilder Elementary, Hayward Elementary, and Garfield Elementary, John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57 significantly outperforms them in both academic achievement and student group performance. The only nearby school that comes close to matching its excellence is Sonia Sotomayor Elementary, another high-performing school in the district.

661

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,658

Per pupil spending ?

37.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4501 S Holbrook Ave
Sioux Falls, SD 57106

(605) 362-2784

District: Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Students who attend John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57 usually attend:

Middle:	Edison Middle School - 06
High:	Roosevelt High School - 03

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.8%

Two or more races:

9.1%

Hispanic:

7.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (59% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of South Dakota elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg45%

South Dakota avg47%

62^nd of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 25Elementary Schools in the Sioux Falls School District 49-5

90^th of 147Sioux Falls School District 49-5 among South Dakota 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	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	62 of 300	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	44 of 201	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	46 of 204	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	62.7	69 of 202	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.4	72 of 202	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.6	51 of 206	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	47 of 204	77.0%	★★★★☆
2017	74.8	34 of 207	83.6%	★★★★☆
2016	69.3	50 of 206	75.7%	★★★★☆
2015	56.4	97 of 209	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.8	102 of 201	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	70.8	53 of 214	75.2%	★★★★☆
2011	68.1	61 of 205	70.2%	★★★★☆
2010	63.6	82 of 206	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.2	50 of 196	74.5%	★★★★☆
2008	61.0	89 of 194	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.1	82 of 194	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.3	116 of 197	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	58.0	101 of 194	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	60.8	89 of 189	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2003	64.2	63 of 187	66.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	16 of 81	80.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	26 of 58	55.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	31 of 176	82.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	91 of 291	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	50 of 165	69.7%	★★★★☆
2023	63.6	50 of 154	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	60 of 150	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.8	59 of 151	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	53 of 155	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.9	43 of 163	73.6%	★★★★☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	43 of 61	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	29 of 163	82.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	45 of 237	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	92.3	3 of 110	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	86.7	10 of 112	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	69.5	16 of 80	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	16 of 106	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	88.8	8 of 121	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	83.6	9 of 121	92.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	45 of 292	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	28 of 161	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	24 of 166	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.8	46 of 154	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	66.9	47 of 157	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	32 of 160	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	46 of 170	72.9%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	26 of 58	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	24 of 165	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	53.1	6 of 14	57.1%	★★★★☆
2018	96.8	1 of 7	85.7%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	97 of 152	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	52 of 248	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	14 of 72	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	19 of 72	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	48.1	28 of 61	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.3	6 of 62	90.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	65 of 287	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	56 of 184	69.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	45 of 185	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	56.6	74 of 184	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.2	70 of 185	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.9	63 of 191	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	62 of 186	66.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)85th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)82nd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile~ school

African American (2025)80th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile~ school

White (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)69th percentile-11 vs school

Military Connected (2025)55th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)55th percentile-24 vs school

Native American (2025)36th percentile-43 vs school

Foster Care (2025)30th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts62%+11 vs state

Mathematics60%+16 vs state

Science51%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (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	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57	Public	K-5	4501 S Holbrook Ave	Sioux Falls	57106	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 362-2784	661	43	15.4	37.5%	481 (72.8%)	45 (6.8%)	48 (7.3%)	10 (1.5%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.1%)	72.9	62^nd of 300 public elementary schools	79.3%		73.4	44^th of 201 public elementary schools	78.1%	18	51.4	69.2	66.3	61.9	57.0	68.1	54.5	59.5	51.5	$10,658	$608	$10,049
Oscar Howe Elementary - 58	Public	K-5	2801 Valley View Rd	Sioux Falls	57106	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 362-2752	608	35	17.1	52.0%	366 (60.2%)	64 (10.5%)	100 (16.4%)	7 (1.2%)	34 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.1%)	51.5	161^st of 300 public elementary schools	46.3%		35.4	142^nd of 201 public elementary schools	29.4%	19	43.1	53.9	37.8	45.5	47.1	54.9	32.9	45.8	36.6	$11,050	$600	$10,450
RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17	Public	PK, KG-5	7900 W 53rd St	Sioux Falls	57106	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 362-3560	846	49	17.4	37.8%	542 (64.1%)	78 (9.2%)	99 (11.7%)	20 (2.4%)	24 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (9.8%)	64.8	106^th of 300 public elementary schools	64.7%		67	57^th of 201 public elementary schools	71.6%	49	53.0	56.3	50.4	53.0	62.4	65.2	46.9	57.3	41.3	$11,066	$673	$10,393
Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05	Public	K-5	2700 S Lancaster Dr	Sioux Falls	57106	Minnehaha County	Tea Area School District 41-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 498-2700	292	21	13.9	40.1%	158 (54.1%)	39 (13.4%)	57 (19.5%)	12 (4.1%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.2%)	53.6	152^nd of 300 public elementary schools	49.3%		49.2	113^th of 201 public elementary schools	43.8%	39	35.9	55.6	53.7	47.5	43.4	53.3	43.9	46.8	36.6	$10,586	$412	$10,174
Explorer Elementary - 04	Public	K-5	4010 W 82nd St	Sioux Falls	57108	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 743-2567	338	25	13.2	27.8%	223 (66.0%)	33 (9.8%)	28 (8.3%)	11 (3.3%)	14 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.6%)	68.5	91^st of 300 public elementary schools	69.7%		56.3	93^rd of 201 public elementary schools	53.7%	2	58.0	56.5	60.7	58.6	70.0	43.5	55.4	56.6	44.6	$10,968	$251	$10,716
Discovery Elementary - 26	Public	PK, KG-5	1506 S Discovery Ave	Sioux Falls	57106	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 362-3530	873	50	17.3	21.9%	699 (80.1%)	51 (5.8%)	51 (5.8%)	6 (0.7%)	25 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.7%)	72.8	63^rd of 300 public elementary schools	79.0%		71.6	46^th of 201 public elementary schools	77.1%	17	61.6	56.6	61.9	60.0	66.7	59.3	60.4	62.1	46.8	$10,792	$577	$10,214
Laura Wilder Elementary - 31	Public	K-5	2300 S Lyndale Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-4570	447	30	14.8	66.7%	226 (50.6%)	60 (13.4%)	65 (14.5%)	4 (0.9%)	40 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.6%)	36.3	211^th of 300 public elementary schools	29.7%		18.7	175^th of 201 public elementary schools	12.9%	36	41.7	40.0	23.9	35.1	56.9	34.5	16.4	36.6	20.9	$10,790	$621	$10,170
Hayward Elementary - 38	Public	PK, KG-5	400 N Valley View Rd	Sioux Falls	57107	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-4590	728	51	14.1	83.5%	202 (27.7%)	73 (10.0%)	342 (47.0%)	4 (0.5%)	44 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	61 (8.4%)	14.8	265^th of 300 public elementary schools	11.7%		6.1	192^nd of 201 public elementary schools	4.5%	73	10.7	26.9	15.5	17.0	9.2	22.1	11.4	13.7	12.2	$11,446	$1,508	$9,938
Garfield Elementary - 19	Public	PK, KG-5	705 S Roberts Dr	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-6180	574	41	14.1	88.3%	183 (31.9%)	100 (17.4%)	141 (24.6%)	14 (2.4%)	59 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (13.4%)	17	260^th of 300 public elementary schools	13.3%		7.9	189^th of 201 public elementary schools	6.0%	71	16.2	26.4	18.5	19.7	22.2	20.8	10.2	17.2	14.8	$12,120	$1,798	$10,323
Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65	Public	PK, KG-5	1510 S Lake Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-4655	690	38	18.1	14.1%	514 (74.5%)	7 (1.0%)	121 (17.5%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.8%)	83.9	12^th of 300 public elementary schools	96.0%		82.6	21^st of 201 public elementary schools	89.6%	9	59.4	70.4	75.0	68.0	77.2	67.3	73.9	72.9	64.1	$11,008	$567	$10,441

Frequently Asked Questions about John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57

What schools do graduates of John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57 attend?

Students who attend John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Edison Middle School - 06
High : Roosevelt High School - 03

What district is John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57 in?

Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Is John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57 a good school?

John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57 ranks 62^nd of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57?

In the 2024-25 school year, 661 students attended John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57.

What is the racial makeup of John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57?

Students at John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57 are 73% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 7% African American, 3% American Indian, 2% Asian.

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