John F. Kennedy Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 3.1% |
| Met Standard | 8.8% |
| Below Standard | 88.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "12% proficient" for John F. Kennedy Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
3.1% of students exceeded standard while 8.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.1 points below the Desert Sands Unified district average of 15.2%. The 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 9.8% exceeded — 6.6 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 11.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 39.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 86 | 2.3% | 10.5% | 12.8% |
| 4th | 66 | 4.5% | 12.1% | 16.7% |
| 5th | 60 | 1.7% | 6.7% | 8.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 86 | 7.0% | 13.9% | 20.9% |
| 4th | 66 | 3.0% | 7.6% | 10.6% |
| 5th | 60 | 0.0% | 1.7% | 1.7% |
Nearby schools
10 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.0