John F. Kennedy High School
13505 J F Kennedy Dr
Taylor MI, 48180, Wayne County
Phone: 734-374-1229
Ranking: 
(542 out of 665, bottom 18%)*
(542 out of 665, bottom 18%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Taylor School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 54 | 58 | 65 | 64 | 60 | 66 | 78 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,122 | 1,155 | 1,199 | 1,222 | 1,228 | 1,311 | 1,468 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 339 | 30.2% | 393 | 34.0% | 354 | 29.5% | 314 | 25.7% | 302 | 24.6% | 287 | 21.9% | 353 | 24.0% |
| Grade 10: | 316 | 28.2% | 344 | 29.8% | 288 | 24.0% | 305 | 25.0% | 300 | 24.4% | 343 | 26.2% | 369 | 25.1% |
| Grade 11: | 268 | 23.9% | 205 | 17.7% | 272 | 22.7% | 296 | 24.2% | 317 | 25.8% | 328 | 25.0% | 380 | 25.9% |
| Grade 12: | 199 | 17.7% | 213 | 18.4% | 279 | 23.3% | 305 | 25.0% | 309 | 25.2% | 353 | 26.9% | 366 | 24.9% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 574 | 51.2% | 583 | 50.5% | 611 | 51.0% | 597 | 48.9% | 612 | 49.8% | 653 | 49.8% | 714 | 48.6% |
| Female: | 548 | 48.8% | 572 | 49.5% | 588 | 49.0% | 625 | 51.1% | 608 | 49.5% | 650 | 49.6% | 749 | 51.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 9 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.5% | 11 | 0.9% | 9 | 0.7% | 13 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 15 | 1.3% | 20 | 1.7% | 22 | 1.8% | 19 | 1.6% | 24 | 2.0% | 26 | 2.0% | 24 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic: | 67 | 6.0% | 72 | 6.2% | 66 | 5.5% | 70 | 5.7% | 63 | 5.1% | 69 | 5.3% | 62 | 4.2% |
| Black: | 247 | 22.0% | 254 | 22.0% | 266 | 22.2% | 273 | 22.3% | 256 | 20.8% | 246 | 18.8% | 269 | 18.3% |
| White: | 767 | 68.4% | 792 | 68.6% | 835 | 69.6% | 846 | 69.2% | 876 | 71.3% | 957 | 73.0% | 1,105 | 75.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 17 | 1.5% | 12 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 558 | 49.7% | 607 | 52.6% | 564 | 47.0% | 598 | 48.9% | 544 | 44.3% | 501 | 38.2% | 469 | 31.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 129 | 11.5% | 92 | 8.0% | 99 | 8.3% | 99 | 8.1% | 139 | 11.3% | 179 | 13.7% | 195 | 13.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.70 | 20.00 | 18.47 | 19.02 | 20.47 | 20.00 | 18.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 29.6% | 28.8% | 52.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 28% | 29.8% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 60.9% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 50.7% | 68% |
| 2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 40.8% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 39.9% | 59.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 33% | 55.2% |
| 2007 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 38.7% | 55.9% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 59.4% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 54.8% | 72.8% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 20.8% | 14.1% | 28.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 14.7% | 9.9% | 28.6% |
| MME | ||||||
| 2007 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.7% | 30.2% | 51% |
| 2008 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.1% | 29.9% | 52.3% |
| 2009 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 31.1% | 52.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.6% | 22.1% | 46.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.6% | 19.9% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.2% | 22.4% | 49.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 29.5% | 50.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 34% | 33% | 52% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.8% | 24.7% | 29.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 14% | 15% | 29% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 44.1% | 59.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 43.8% | 61.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 40.2% | 59.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 49.1% | 65.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 63% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.7% | 48.9% | 55.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 45% | 42% | 54% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 36.9% | 55.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 35.8% | 56.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 29.2% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 32.6% | 57.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 41% | 38% | 61% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.7% | 15.6% | 25.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 18% | 13% | 26% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 68.8% | 83.3% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 64.5% | 79.9% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 66% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 63.7% | 79.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 63% | 62% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.5% | 27.4% | 40.5% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 30% | 25% | 39% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 18% | 18.2% | 40.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.2% | 21% | 41.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.2% | 25% | 43.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.9% | 23.9% | 43.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 31% | 31% | 47% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 41% | 42.7% | 49.4% |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 45% | 39% | 49% |
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* John F. Kennedy High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.