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John F. Kennedy High School
422 Highland Ave
Waterbury CT, 06708, New Haven County
Phone: 203-574-8150
Ranking: 
(145 out of 166, bottom 13%)*
(145 out of 166, bottom 13%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Waterbury 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: | 101 | 97 | 94 | 92 | 99 | 105 | 94 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,286 | 1,358 | 1,414 | 1,368 | 1,369 | 1,306 | 1,313 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 301 | 23.4% | 330 | 24.3% | 397 | 28.1% | 352 | 25.7% | 397 | 29.0% | 356 | 27.3% | 324 | 24.7% |
| Grade 10: | 344 | 26.7% | 374 | 27.5% | 368 | 26.0% | 371 | 27.1% | 356 | 26.0% | 306 | 23.4% | 346 | 26.4% |
| Grade 11: | 343 | 26.7% | 331 | 24.4% | 337 | 23.8% | 307 | 22.4% | 308 | 22.5% | 328 | 25.1% | 339 | 25.8% |
| Grade 12: | 298 | 23.2% | 323 | 23.8% | 312 | 22.1% | 338 | 24.7% | 308 | 22.5% | 316 | 24.2% | 304 | 23.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 686 | 53.3% | 716 | 52.7% | 744 | 52.6% | 695 | 50.8% | 673 | 49.2% | 627 | 48.0% | 626 | 47.7% |
| Female: | 600 | 46.7% | 642 | 47.3% | 670 | 47.4% | 673 | 49.2% | 688 | 50.3% | 671 | 51.4% | 683 | 52.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.5% | 9 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 16 | 1.2% | 18 | 1.3% | 27 | 1.9% | 2 | 0.1% | 22 | 1.6% | 25 | 1.9% | 30 | 2.3% |
| Hispanic: | 586 | 45.6% | 615 | 45.3% | 608 | 43.0% | 586 | 42.8% | 574 | 41.9% | 535 | 41.0% | 517 | 39.4% |
| Black: | 303 | 23.6% | 293 | 21.6% | 330 | 23.3% | 299 | 21.9% | 309 | 22.6% | 293 | 22.4% | 303 | 23.1% |
| White: | 343 | 26.7% | 403 | 29.7% | 439 | 31.0% | 446 | 32.6% | 461 | 33.7% | 448 | 34.3% | 461 | 35.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 31 | 2.4% | 21 | 1.5% | 3 | 0.2% | 26 | 1.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 906 | 70.5% | 924 | 68.0% | 890 | 62.9% | 875 | 64.0% | 822 | 60.0% | 683 | 52.3% | 622 | 47.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 74 | 5.8% | 97 | 7.1% | 116 | 8.2% | 103 | 7.5% | 122 | 8.9% | 107 | 8.2% | 127 | 9.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.76 | 13.94 | 15.07 | 14.90 | 13.86 | 13.60 | 14.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CAPT | ||||||
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 47.7% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 48.3% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 49.1% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 41.1% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 44.5% | 80.3% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 41.7% | 78.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.0% | 42.5% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 55.5% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 57.2% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 67% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 61.1% | 82.9% |
| 2011 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 56.7% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 59.6% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 53.4% | 81.0% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 46.7% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 47.9% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 47.2% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 46.1% | 81.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 48.6% | 81.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 42% | 39.7% | 80.2% |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 41.2% | 81.7% |
| 2007 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 66.2% | 82.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 76.6% | 88.2% |
| 2009 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 78.6% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 75.5% | 86.2% |
| 2011 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 80.6% | 88.6% |
| 2012 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 78.4% | 88.8% |
| 2013 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 79.6% | 88.9% |
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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.