Robert F. Kennedy Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.7% |
| Met Standard | 12.6% |
| Below Standard | 74.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "25% proficient" for Robert F. Kennedy Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.7% of students exceeded standard while 12.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Franklin-McKinley Elementary district average of 13.3%. Compared to the 30 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 4.2 points higher (vs 8.4% 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 7.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 21.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 35 | 17.1% | 11.4% | 28.6% |
| 4th | 47 | 8.5% | 14.9% | 23.4% |
| 5th | 39 | 7.7% | 15.4% | 23.1% |
| 6th | 57 | 17.5% | 15.8% | 33.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 36 | 11.1% | 11.1% | 22.2% |
| 4th | 48 | 0.0% | 8.3% | 8.3% |
| 5th | 41 | 4.9% | 7.3% | 12.2% |
| 6th | 61 | 32.8% | 16.4% | 49.2% |
Nearby schools
30 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.5