John F. Kennedy Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 29.7% |
| Met Standard | 24.5% |
| Below Standard | 45.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "54% proficient" for John F. Kennedy Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
29.7% of students exceeded standard while 24.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.6 points above the Newark Unified district average of 23.1%. The 15 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 35.7% exceeded — 6.0 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 13.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 23.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 68 | 32.4% | 22.1% | 54.4% |
| 4th | 82 | 32.9% | 18.3% | 51.2% |
| 5th | 75 | 20.0% | 30.7% | 50.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 68 | 41.2% | 26.5% | 67.7% |
| 4th | 82 | 30.5% | 26.8% | 57.3% |
| 5th | 75 | 21.3% | 22.7% | 44.0% |
Nearby schools
15 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 56.3