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John F. Kennedy High

Anaheim Union HighLa PalmaOrange County90623
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
988 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
2,024 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
24:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
63%
Teachers
84 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic46.2%
White13.3%
Asian19.6%
Black3.8%
Other17.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for John F. Kennedy High
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard31.6%
Met Standard25.1%
Below Standard43.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "57% proficient" for John F. Kennedy High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

31.6% of students exceeded standard while 25.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.1 points above the state average of 15.5%. That's 11.7 points above the Anaheim Union High district average of 19.8%. The 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 38.1% exceeded — 6.5 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Chronic absenteeism is 18.9%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
31.6%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
56.6%
Students meeting standard
Chronic Absenteeism
18.9%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
2.4%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
988
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th49541.4%32.1%15.2%11.3%73.5%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th49321.7%18.1%22.7%37.5%39.8%

Nearby schools

8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 57.7

Whitney (Gretchen) High
ABC Unified · 2.7 mi
96.8
Oxford Academy
Anaheim Union High · 1.4 mi
91.6
Cerritos High
ABC Unified · 2.2 mi
68.0
Cypress High
Anaheim Union High · 1.7 mi
58.4
Los Alamitos High
Los Alamitos Unified · 2.9 mi
57.1
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Data source: California Department of Education (2025 test year) · How we score