John F. Kennedy Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 30.1% |
| Met Standard | 27.2% |
| Below Standard | 42.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "57% proficient" for John F. Kennedy Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
30.1% of students exceeded standard while 27.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 13.6 points above the Riverside Unified district average of 16.5%. Compared to the 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 7.3 points higher (vs 22.8% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 22.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 106 | 44.3% | 28.3% | 72.6% |
| 4th | 128 | 34.4% | 23.4% | 57.8% |
| 5th | 127 | 26.8% | 29.9% | 56.7% |
| 6th | 129 | 25.6% | 32.6% | 58.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 106 | 37.7% | 34.0% | 71.7% |
| 4th | 128 | 27.3% | 33.6% | 60.9% |
| 5th | 127 | 26.0% | 17.3% | 43.3% |
| 6th | 129 | 19.4% | 18.6% | 38.0% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 49.4