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John F Kennedy High School

Public Grades 9-12

1799^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 10% of Texas high schools

Summary

John F Kennedy High School in San Antonio, TX, serves 998 students in grades 9-12 and is part of the Edgewood Independent School District (Isd), a district that ranks in the bottom 5% of all Texas school districts. The school has a long history of low performance, consistently ranking in the bottom 10-12% of Texas high schools over the past decade, and over 92% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges.

One of the most striking findings is the school's extreme underperformance in Algebra I, where only 10.88% of students were proficient in the 2025-2026 school year—far below the state average of 54.03% and the lowest among comparable area schools. Nearby Burbank High School (38.46%) and Lanier High School (26.8%) performed significantly better, while the high-performing Idea Monterrey Park College Preparatory achieved a 64% proficiency rate. This pattern extends to English I Reading, where Kennedy's proficiency (19.84%) is less than a third of Idea Monterrey Park's (61.39%). However, the school shows a notable bright spot with its African American students, who ranked in the 50th percentile statewide in 2023-2024, earning a 3-star rating—a stark contrast to the school's overall performance.

Interestingly, the school's graduation rate has been volatile, dropping from 90.4% in 2020-2021 to 83.2% in 2023-2024, yet its dropout rate (2.6%) is much lower than the district average (5.9%). This may be partly due to the nearby Learn4life alternative campus, which has a staggering 27.8% dropout rate and likely serves students who have disengaged from Kennedy. Per-student spending at Kennedy ($10,873) is comparable to or higher than better-performing schools like Idea Monterrey Park College Preparatory ($9,761) and South San Antonio High School ($9,937), suggesting that funding alone isn't the issue. The school also shows a clear disparity between subjects, with U.S. History (44.44%) and Biology (38.84%) proficiency far exceeding Algebra I and English I, indicating that math and reading curricula may need targeted intervention.

998

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,597

Per pupil spending ?

92.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1922 S General McMullen Dr
San Antonio, TX 78226-1196

(210) 898-4100

District: Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.8%

African American:

1.9%

White:

0.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (28% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg35%

Texas avg62%

1,799^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4High Schools in the Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)

912^th of 951Edgewood Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	1799 of 2009	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	1756 of 1974	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1761 of 1990	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	1758 of 1961	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	1730 of 1876	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	1695 of 1861	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	1447 of 1857	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	1492 of 1797	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.3	1491 of 1777	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.2	1411 of 1762	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.7	1415 of 1743	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.5	1427 of 1734	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.2	1402 of 1652	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.4	1333 of 1603	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.5	1366 of 1672	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.2	1341 of 1568	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.3	1204 of 1539	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.6	1181 of 1510	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.7	1160 of 1497	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.6	1086 of 1430	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.1	1276 of 1429	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.2	1224 of 1427	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	677 of 834	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.6	534 of 1065	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	19.9	871 of 1069	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	880 of 1031	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	947 of 1020	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	710 of 1024	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.9	862 of 1013	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	16.3	1670 of 1837	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	1618 of 1829	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	1188 of 1810	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	1411 of 1784	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	1018 of 1153	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	1258 of 1437	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	1140 of 1371	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1050 of 1278	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	995 of 1195	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.7	302 of 1136	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	26.5	890 of 1113	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	7.2	1770 of 1936	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.1	1394 of 1504	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	1740 of 1880	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	1739 of 1891	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	1738 of 1841	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	1686 of 1815	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1490 of 1798	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	1555 of 1781	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	1077 of 1206	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	856 of 964	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	1063 of 1182	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	1135 of 1177	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	1064 of 1145	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	1079 of 1137	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	11.8	1670 of 1860	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.8	1327 of 1453	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1658 of 1805	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1616 of 1820	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1615 of 1762	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1572 of 1743	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	1323 of 1714	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	1413 of 1691	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	1744 of 1937	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.1	1435 of 1513	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	1721 of 1884	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	1679 of 1897	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	1701 of 1847	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	1673 of 1848	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	1365 of 1818	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1496 of 1794	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	10.6	1750 of 1954	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	1406 of 1515	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	1739 of 1891	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	1716 of 1913	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	1696 of 1853	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	1673 of 1840	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	1460 of 1824	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	1560 of 1803	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	1466 of 1581	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.7	1031 of 1299	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	1446 of 1548	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	1313 of 1478	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	1374 of 1418	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	1231 of 1382	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	911 of 1357	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	809 of 1347	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	2.5	1512 of 1556	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)19th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)11th percentile~ school

Male (2026)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)9th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)7th percentile-3 vs school

White (2024)3rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History44%-26 vs state

Biology39%-32 vs state

English II Reading30%-30 vs state

English I Reading20%-36 vs state

Algebra I11%-43 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (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	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
John F Kennedy High School	Public	9-12	1922 S General McMullen Dr	San Antonio	78226	Bexar County	Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 898-4100	998	63	15.7	92.5%	9 (0.9%)	19 (1.9%)	966 (96.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	9.7	1799^th of 2009 public high schools	10.5%		11.6	1756^th of 1974 public high schools	11.0%	43	10.9	38.8	19.8	29.8	44.4								$9,597
Learn4life	Public, Charter	9-12	1922 S General McMullen	San Antonio	78226	Bexar County	Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 898-4078	224	4	52.9	96.4%	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	222 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.4	1853^rd of 2009 public high schools	7.8%		2.8	1922^nd of 1974 public high schools	2.6%	69	37.5	23.1	19.1	23.1	24.0								$8,043
Daep	Public	6-12	906 Merida St	San Antonio	78207	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 438-6820	75	19	3.9	93.3%	1 (1.3%)	5 (6.7%)	69 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2.3	1967^th of 2009 public high schools	2.1%		2.8	1925^th of 1974 public high schools	2.5%	42	4.0	14.3	6.5	5.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$21,172
Texans Can Academy - San Antonio	Public, Charter	9-12	1807 Centennial Blvd	San Antonio	78211	Bexar County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 928-3366	72	4	18.1	87.5%	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.8%)	69 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$16,444
Steam At The Fine Arts Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	607 SW 34th St	San Antonio	78237	Bexar County	Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 898-4200	240	22	10.9	90.4%	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	233 (97.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	25	1576^th of 2009 public high schools	21.6%		20.9	1598^th of 1974 public high schools	19.0%	22	21.4	51.1	33.8	37.9	63.6								$15,741
Burleson Center	Public, Charter	12	534 Cordelia	San Antonio	78237	Bexar County	Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 898-4061	37	1	37.0	81.1%	1 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$10,029
Idea Monterrey Park College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	222 SW 39th St	San Antonio	78237	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4200	743	42	17.8	83.7%	34 (4.6%)	12 (1.6%)	687 (92.5%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61.2	659^th of 2009 public high schools	67.2%		60.6	658^th of 1974 public high schools	66.7%	1	64.0	76.9	61.4	73.2	63.2	52.9	53.9	68.1	51.7	57.5		28.0	$10,598
Burbank High School	Public, Magnet, Charter	9-12	1002 Edwards St	San Antonio	78204	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-1210	1,405	84	16.7	88.3%	18 (1.3%)	13 (0.9%)	1,370 (97.5%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15.4	1721^st of 2009 public high schools	14.3%		12.1	1748^th of 1974 public high schools	11.4%	27	38.5	45.3	24.5	32.0	49.0								$13,271
Lanier High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1514 W Cesar E Chavez Blvd	San Antonio	78207	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 978-7910	1,620	105	15.4	96.5%	42 (2.6%)	38 (2.3%)	1,502 (92.7%)	30 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	14.6	1733^rd of 2009 public high schools	13.7%		15.8	1683^rd of 1974 public high schools	14.7%	50	26.8	42.6	19.3	28.5	58.1								$12,286
KIPP University Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	239 Stark St	San Antonio	78204	Bexar County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 290-8720	630	40	15.6	94.4%	17 (2.7%)	23 (3.7%)	584 (92.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	40.9	1209^th of 2009 public high schools	39.8%		23.7	1547^th of 1974 public high schools	21.6%	338	2.4	68.9	42.3	51.3	65.5								$10,236

Frequently Asked Questions about John F Kennedy High School

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

Students at John F Kennedy High School are 97% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What schools feed into John F Kennedy High School?

John F Kennedy High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alonso S Perales Elementary
Elementary : Gardendale Pre-K 4 Sa Early Learning
Elementary : H B Gonzalez Elementary
Elementary : L B Johnson Elementary
Elementary : Las Palmas Leadership School For Girls
Elementary : Loma Park Elementary
Elementary : Roosevelt Elementary
Elementary : Roy Cisneros Elementary
Elementary : Stafford Elementary Visual And Performing Arts
Middle : Brentwood Middle
Middle : Gus Garcia Middle

What district is John F Kennedy High School in?

Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend John F Kennedy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 998 students attended John F Kennedy High School.

Is John F Kennedy High School a good school?

John F Kennedy High School ranks in the bottom 10.5% of Texas high schools.

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