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J. F. Kennedy Elementary School

Q: Is J. F. Kennedy Elementary School a good school?

J. F. Kennedy Elementary School ranks 101 st of 137 Vermont elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend J. F. Kennedy Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 421 students attended J. F. Kennedy Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of J. F. Kennedy Elementary School?

Students at J. F. Kennedy Elementary School are 43% White, 24% African American, 18% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

101^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 137 Vermont Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Vermont elementary schools

Summary

J. F. Kennedy Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Winooski, Vermont, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 421 students. The school is part of the Winooski Incorporated School District, which is ranked 66 out of 75 districts in Vermont and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

J. F. Kennedy Elementary School consistently performs below the state average in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 42.59% for 3rd grade to 52.17% for 4th grade, compared to the state averages of 61% for 4th grade and 55.07% for 5th grade. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 12.24% for 4th grade to 25.93% for 3rd grade, significantly lower than the state averages of 34.25% for 4th grade and 35.59% for 5th grade. The school also has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.7% in 2022-2023 to 48.7% in 2023-2024, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing J. F. Kennedy Elementary School to nearby schools, such as Malletts Bay School, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming compared to its peers. Malletts Bay School, located just 2.95 miles away, consistently outperforms J. F. Kennedy Elementary School in both ELA and mathematics proficiency rates, with significantly higher percentages of students meeting or exceeding standards. Additionally, J. F. Kennedy Elementary School's spending per student ($14,354 in 2018-2019) is higher than the state average, but this has not translated into improved academic outcomes, suggesting that the school may need to re-evaluate its resource allocation and spending priorities.

421

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,354

Per pupil spending ?

68.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

60 Normand Street
Winooski, VT 05404-1393

(802) 655-0411

District: Winooski Incorporated School District

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

Middle:	Winooski Middle School
High:	Winooski High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.5%

African American:

23.5%

Asian:

17.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Vermont average (35% vs 46% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the Vermont average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

Vermont avg46%

101^st of 137

Vermont public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

66^th of 75Winooski Incorporated School District among Vermont 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	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	101 of 137	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	116 of 133	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	95 of 113	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	133 of 133	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	146 of 148	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	138 of 138	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	142 of 142	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.7	167 of 169	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.5	167 of 169	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.6	174 of 176	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.7	165 of 167	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.0	180 of 187	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.8	184 of 187	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.2	183 of 189	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	20.8	179 of 189	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	28.1	159 of 189	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.1	143 of 193	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.3	134 of 189	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.4	138 of 184	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	19.5	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2022	10.5	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2019	15.9	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.9	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2024	13.8	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2024	10.4	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2023	8.2	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2022	24.2	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2021	6.6	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2019	17.3	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	44 of 60	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	48 of 55	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	39 of 44	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	59 of 61	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	63 of 66	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	65 of 66	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	46 of 46	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	28 of 45	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.4	21 of 21	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	38 of 38	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	44 of 44	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	40 of 42	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	44 of 61	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	48 of 56	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	38 of 46	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	62 of 62	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	63 of 67	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	65 of 65	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	46 of 46	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2022	23.0	13 of 15	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.3	8 of 16	50.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	70 of 141	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.8	96 of 142	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	84 of 133	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.2	138 of 145	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	144 of 146	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)50th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)13th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)<1st percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)<1st percentile-26 vs school

African American (2025)<1st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Vermont (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%-10 vs state

Science38%-7 vs state

Mathematics21%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				VTCAP English Language Arts (2025)			VTCAP Mathematics (2025)			VTCAP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	VTCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	VTCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
J. F. Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	60 Normand Street	Winooski	05404	Chittenden County	Winooski Incorporated School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 655-0411	421	42	10.0	68.2%	179 (42.5%)	99 (23.5%)	33 (7.8%)	75 (17.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.1%)	31	101^st of 137 public elementary schools	26.3%		18.9	116^th of 133 public elementary schools	12.8%	15	42.6	52.2	49.1	25.9	12.2	25.0	37.5	$14,354	$00	$14,354
Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. Wheeler	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6 Archibald Street	Burlington	05401	Chittenden County	Burlington School District	(n/a)	Yes	No	Yes	(802) 864-8475	201	26	7.8	63.2%	98 (48.8%)	53 (26.4%)	12 (6.0%)	16 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.9%)	61.6	50^th of 137 public elementary schools	63.5%		42.4	75^th of 133 public elementary schools	43.6%	25	48.6	53.1	60.7	37.1	50.0	46.4	53.6	$14,734	$1,194	$13,540
Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	123 North Street	Burlington	05401	Chittenden County	Burlington School District	(n/a)	Yes	No	Yes	(802) 864-8480	213	20	10.8	62.0%	94 (44.1%)	37 (17.4%)	24 (11.3%)	33 (15.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.3%)	49.3	72^nd of 137 public elementary schools	47.4%		62.6	40^th of 133 public elementary schools	69.9%	32	33.3	70.4	57.6	20.6	59.3	41.2	35.3	$17,899	$1,451	$16,448
Chamberlin School	Public	PK, KG-5	262 White Street	South Burlington	05403	Chittenden County	South Burlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 652-7400	490	28	17.5	23.7%	342 (69.8%)	41 (8.4%)	25 (5.1%)	43 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.8%)								(n/a)							52.8	$15,829	$287	$15,542
Edmunds Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	299 Main Street	Burlington	05401	Chittenden County	Burlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 864-8473	279	25	11.1	59.5%	143 (51.3%)	68 (24.4%)	24 (8.6%)	19 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.0%)	44.5	76^th of 137 public elementary schools	44.5%		60.6	45^th of 133 public elementary schools	66.2%	31	43.6	76.7	50.0	17.5	45.5	27.7	38.3	$13,542	$1,097	$12,445
Rick Marcotte Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Market Street	South Burlington	05403	Chittenden County	South Burlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 652-7200	378	32	11.8	31.7%	269 (71.2%)	29 (7.7%)	19 (5.0%)	33 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.4%)								(n/a)							51.5	$14,263	$259	$14,004
Hiawatha Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	30 Hiawatha Avenue	Essex Junction	05452	Chittenden County	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union School D	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 878-1384	203	18	11.0	36.0%	142 (70.0%)	5 (2.5%)	8 (3.9%)	31 (15.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.9%)								(n/a)	50.0			34.8				$16,129	$422	$15,707
Malletts Bay School	Public	3-5	609 Blakely Road	Colchester	05446	Chittenden County	Colchester School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 264-5900	505	37	13.6	34.9%	392 (77.6%)	31 (6.1%)	21 (4.2%)	35 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	72.2	28^th of 137 public elementary schools	79.6%		81.4	16^th of 133 public elementary schools	88.0%	12	54.5	64.8	67.1	40.4	47.5	56.1	51.5	$9,695	$00	$9,695
C. P. Smith School	Public	PK, KG-5	332 Ethan Allen Parkway	Burlington	05401	Chittenden County	Burlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 864-8479	255	21	12.3	43.1%	183 (71.8%)	26 (10.2%)	12 (4.7%)	12 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.6%)	59.3	58^th of 137 public elementary schools	57.7%		64.3	38^th of 133 public elementary schools	71.4%	20	52.8	71.0	67.6	44.4	12.5	29.7	54.1	$12,955	$1,050	$11,905
Thomas Fleming School	Public	4-5	21 Prospect Street	Essex Junction	05452	Chittenden County	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union School D	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 878-1381	197	17	11.6	32.0%	161 (81.7%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.0%)	20 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	71.5	30^th of 137 public elementary schools	78.1%		80.9	18^th of 133 public elementary schools	86.5%	12		75.8	69.4		33.3	54.1	50.0	$11,498	$301	$11,197

Frequently Asked Questions about J. F. Kennedy Elementary School

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

Students at J. F. Kennedy Elementary School are 43% White, 24% African American, 18% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

What district is J. F. Kennedy Elementary School in?

Winooski Incorporated School District

Is J. F. Kennedy Elementary School a good school?

J. F. Kennedy Elementary School ranks 101^st of 137 Vermont elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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

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

Middle : Winooski Middle School
High : Winooski High School

How many students attend J. F. Kennedy Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 421 students attended J. F. Kennedy Elementary School.

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