John F. Kennedy Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.9% |
| Met Standard | 18.1% |
| Below Standard | 73.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for John F. Kennedy Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.9% of students exceeded standard while 18.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Santa Ana Unified district average of 9.0%. The 30 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 11.4% exceeded — 2.5 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 14.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 18.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 69 | 13.0% | 18.8% | 31.9% |
| 4th | 77 | 6.5% | 27.3% | 33.8% |
| 5th | 53 | 11.3% | 15.1% | 26.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 70 | 4.3% | 31.4% | 35.7% |
| 4th | 78 | 9.0% | 12.8% | 21.8% |
| 5th | 53 | 9.4% | 1.9% | 11.3% |
Nearby schools
30 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.0