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John F. Kennedy Elementary School

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John F. Kennedy Elementary School ranks 410 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

410^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

John F. Kennedy Elementary School is a PK–5 public school in Kingsport, TN, serving 280 students as part of Kingsport City Schools, a district ranked 21st out of 141 in Tennessee (85th percentile, 4 stars).

Kennedy currently holds a 3-star rating and ranks 410th out of 1,019 elementary schools statewide — solidly average at the 60th percentile, but sixth out of seven elementary schools within its own high-performing district. Among district peers, it trails Andrew Johnson Elementary School, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, George Washington Elementary School, Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, and Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School, landing ahead of only Andrew Jackson Elementary School. The school has real momentum, however: after years of 2-star ratings, Kennedy jumped from 630th in 2023-24 to 434th in 2024-25 and now 410th, its best rating since at least 2014-15. Proficiency is up across the board — math rose 13 points to 41.7%, ELA rose 11 points to 44.1%, and science surged 16 points to 59.1%, essentially matching the district and far exceeding the state. Science is the clear star subject: 72.3% of 4th graders are proficient. Early literacy is also a bright spot, with 59.5% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA. The trouble areas are 3rd-grade math (27.0% vs. 51.3% districtwide) and upper-grade reading, where only 34.9% of 5th graders are proficient.

Kennedy's most impressive story is how well it serves students who are historically hardest to reach. The school ranks in the 85th percentile for special education outcomes and the 81st percentile for low-income students — dramatically above its overall 60th-percentile position and a huge improvement from just two years ago. Kennedy spends $16,259 per student, more than higher-performing neighbors like Thomas Jefferson ($13,304) and Andrew Johnson ($13,314), which may reflect the targeted supports driving those subgroup successes. Chronic absenteeism is 20.5%, better than the Kingsport average of 24.3% but above the state's 18.3%. Overall, Kennedy is an improving mid-tier school with genuine strengths in science and support for at-risk students. If it can replicate its subgroup success in early math and upper-grade reading, it has a strong foundation to keep climbing.

280

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,259

Per pupil spending ?

83.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1500 Woodland Avenue
Kingsport, TN 37660

(423) 857-2700

District: Kingsport City Schools

Students who attend John F. Kennedy Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ross N. Robinson Middle School
High:	Dobyns - Bennett High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.9%

Two or more races:

7.1%

Hispanic:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Tennessee median (60th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Kingsport City Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg55%

Tennessee avg43%

410^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 19 pts since 2017

From bottom 41% (2017) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Kingsport City Schools

21^st of 141Kingsport City Schools among Tennessee districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	410 of 1019	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.9	434 of 1009	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.6	630 of 1018	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	513 of 1020	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	482 of 1000	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.7	557 of 983	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	517 of 985	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	754 of 997	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.2	384 of 646	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.5	485 of 855	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.2	435 of 853	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.6	396 of 846	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.4	253 of 820	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.5	295 of 818	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	39.7	521 of 809	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	463 of 986	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.2	690 of 990	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	636 of 989	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	569 of 975	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	587 of 945	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	542 of 926	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	71.0	153 of 823	81.4%	★★★★☆
2025	66.6	179 of 843	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	44.8	462 of 853	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	454 of 865	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	502 of 858	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.5	277 of 823	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	347 of 821	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.6	645 of 877	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	389 of 984	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	589 of 991	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.3	375 of 987	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	384 of 980	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.5	494 of 941	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	463 of 916	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	96 of 641	85.0%	★★★★☆
2025	72.3	89 of 618	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	33.0	379 of 582	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	390 of 528	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.9	174 of 447	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.4	197 of 255	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	412 of 849	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.1	450 of 840	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	620 of 847	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	550 of 852	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	500 of 844	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	562 of 844	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	511 of 812	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.0	725 of 841	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)85th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)51st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science59%+12 vs state

English Language Arts44%+4 vs state

Mathematics42%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)				TNReady English Language Arts (2026)				TNReady Science (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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2016)	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	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Woodland Avenue	Kingsport	37660	Sullivan County	Kingsport City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 857-2700	272	24	11.1	83.4%	224 (82.4%)	3 (1.1%)	17 (6.3%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.8%)	57.3	410^th of 1019 public elementary schools	59.8%		53.9	434^th of 1009 public elementary schools	57.0%	24	27.0	46.8	48.8	41.7	59.5	40.4	34.9	44.1	54.1	72.3	48.8	59.1	$16,259	$1,542	$13,746
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	1051 Lake Street	Kingsport	37660	Sullivan County	Kingsport City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 857-2600	275	26	10.5	89.0%	218 (79.3%)	9 (3.3%)	28 (10.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)	59.4	371^st of 1019 public elementary schools	63.6%		52.2	461^st of 1009 public elementary schools	54.3%	90	32.6	71.4	50.0	49.6	39.1	60.0	41.2	46.1	39.1	77.1	50.0	53.9	$18,053	$2,019	$14,916
Andrew Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Jackson Street	Kingsport	37660	Sullivan County	Kingsport City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 378-2250	432	34	12.8	84.3%	284 (65.7%)	42 (9.7%)	43 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (13.2%)	23.5	819^th of 1019 public elementary schools	19.6%		34.1	690^th of 1009 public elementary schools	31.6%	129	13.6	46.4	26.7	29.6	28.8	36.2	20.5	28.4	39.0	31.9	21.3	30.0	$15,344	$1,724	$12,642
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Summer Street	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Kingsport City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 378-2360	417	30	13.9	77.0%	280 (67.1%)	33 (7.9%)	37 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (14.9%)	68.8	267^th of 1019 public elementary schools	73.8%		57.9	381^st of 1009 public elementary schools	62.2%	114	49.3	46.3	73.8	55.7	54.8	58.2	51.6	55.0	46.6	50.7	59.0	51.7	$15,585	$1,495	$13,193
George Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Bellingham Drive	Kingsport	37660	Sullivan County	Kingsport City Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 378-2480	526	34	15.3	48.8%	430 (81.7%)	25 (4.8%)	32 (6.1%)	10 (1.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	81.3	142^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	86.1%		78.1	168^th of 1009 public elementary schools	83.3%	26	63.9	61.6	74.4	66.9	59.7	52.9	66.7	59.9	61.1	52.9	66.7	60.3	$13,905	$824	$12,266
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2216 Westmoreland Avenue	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Kingsport City Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 378-2270	507	35	14.4	42.4%	387 (76.3%)	17 (3.4%)	30 (5.9%)	14 (2.8%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.9%)	87.1	108^th of 1019 public elementary schools	89.4%		87.4	104^th of 1009 public elementary schools	89.7%	4	68.1	69.5	66.0	67.7	63.0	72.0	55.3	63.1	66.7	68.3	63.8	66.1	$13,304	$609	$11,947
Andrew Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Ormond Drive	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Kingsport City Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 378-2300	545	38	14.5	51.2%	436 (80.0%)	10 (1.8%)	33 (6.1%)	9 (1.7%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.3%)	88.1	102^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	90.0%		86.8	110^th of 1009 public elementary schools	89.1%	8	53.2	79.7	65.3	66.0	63.3	73.4	77.5	71.9	54.4	72.2	71.3	66.4	$13,314	$915	$11,745
Ketron Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3301 Bloomington PIKE	Kingsport	37660	Sullivan County	Sullivan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1715	528	37	14.2	77.5%	488 (92.4%)	21 (4.0%)	14 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	48.1	515^th of 1019 public elementary schools	49.5%		36.9	650^th of 1009 public elementary schools	35.6%	135	39.5	51.2	42.9	44.6	35.8	47.6	24.6	36.6	55.6	47.6	40.0	48.1	$14,804	$1,279	$12,588
Mt Carmel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	127 Cherry Street	Mt Carmel	37645	Hawkins County	Hawkins County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 357-7221	304	22	13.8	58.3%	269 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	63.9	320^th of 1019 public elementary schools	68.6%		69.7	241^st of 1009 public elementary schools	76.1%	79	45.0	63.4		54.3	42.5	56.1		49.4	41.5	63.4		52.4	$13,898	$830	$12,033
Rock Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1238 Moreland Drive	Kingsport	37664	Sullivan County	Sullivan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1380	388	27	14.3	47.3%	369 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	74.3	200^th of 1019 public elementary schools	80.4%		79.2	162^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	83.9%	38	50.0	64.1	67.2	59.8	55.4	64.1	51.6	57.0	48.6	57.8	54.1	53.3	$13,430	$985	$11,711

Frequently Asked Questions about John F. Kennedy Elementary School

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

Students at John F. Kennedy Elementary School are 84% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is John F. Kennedy Elementary School in?

Kingsport City Schools

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

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

Middle : Ross N. Robinson Middle School
High : Dobyns - Bennett High School

How many students attend John F. Kennedy Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 280 students attended John F. Kennedy Elementary School.

Is John F. Kennedy Elementary School a good school?

John F. Kennedy Elementary School ranks 410^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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