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John F. Kennedy Middle School
1901 Ave South West Palm Beach FL, 33404, Palm Beach County Phone: 561-845-4500 Ranking: (2,583 out of 2,614, bottom 1%)* Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Palm Beach County 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: | 53 | 48 | 49 | 46 | 44 | 63 | 61 | |||||||
Total Students: | 839 | 831 | 633 | 688 | 676 | 799 | 961 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 242 | 28.8% | 325 | 39.1% | 231 | 36.5% | 240 | 34.9% | 232 | 34.3% | 231 | 28.9% | 300 | 31.2% |
Grade 7: | 337 | 40.2% | 243 | 29.2% | 241 | 38.1% | 256 | 37.2% | 218 | 32.2% | 249 | 31.2% | 362 | 37.7% |
Grade 8: | 260 | 31.0% | 263 | 31.6% | 161 | 25.4% | 192 | 27.9% | 226 | 33.4% | 319 | 39.9% | 299 | 31.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 449 | 53.5% | 462 | 55.6% | 338 | 53.4% | 365 | 53.1% | 315 | 46.6% | 394 | 49.3% | 466 | 48.5% |
Female: | 390 | 46.5% | 369 | 44.4% | 295 | 46.6% | 323 | 46.9% | 341 | 50.4% | 380 | 47.6% | 470 | 48.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 8 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 90 | 10.7% | 66 | 7.9% | 42 | 6.6% | 43 | 6.3% | 28 | 4.1% | 31 | 3.9% | 48 | 5.0% |
Black: | 716 | 85.3% | 725 | 87.2% | 560 | 88.5% | 611 | 88.8% | 623 | 92.2% | 739 | 92.5% | 873 | 90.8% |
White: | 16 | 1.9% | 19 | 2.3% | 7 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.2% | 6 | 0.8% | 11 | 1.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 8 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.2% | 13 | 2.1% | 17 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 781 | 93.1% | 756 | 91.0% | 549 | 86.7% | 598 | 86.9% | 550 | 81.4% | 617 | 77.2% | 694 | 72.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 2.6% | 32 | 3.9% | 33 | 5.2% | 33 | 4.8% | 47 | 7.0% | 59 | 7.4% | 79 | 8.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.83 | 17.31 | 12.92 | 14.96 | 15.36 | 14.70 | 15.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 418 | 403 | 402 |
2013 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 418 | 409 | 406 |
FCAT | ||||||
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 273 | 308 | 301 |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 270 | 310 | 305 |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 274 | 316 | 312 |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 272 | 312 | 307 |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 277 | 317 | 313 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289 | 324 | 316 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 281 | 328 | 319 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282 | 327 | 319 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 213 | 228 | 227 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 209 | 227 | 226 |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 256 | 297 | 297 |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 259 | 299 | 299 |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 270 | 311 | 311 |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 266 | 308 | 306 |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 266 | 312 | 310 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 281 | 316 | 313 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 267 | 318 | 315 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279 | 318 | 315 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 208 | 225 | 225 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 207 | 225 | 225 |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 276 | 317 | 312 |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 271 | 318 | 315 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284 | 320 | 314 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 285 | 325 | 314 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 260 | 322 | 314 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 223 | 238 | 236 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 223 | 237 | 235 |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278 | 315 | 313 |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 266 | 314 | 315 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 276 | 319 | 318 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288 | 326 | 322 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 275 | 325 | 322 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 219 | 232 | 231 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 219 | 232 | 231 |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283 | 314 | 311 |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284 | 317 | 313 |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287 | 317 | 314 |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293 | 322 | 318 |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292 | 329 | 324 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291 | 327 | 322 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302 | 331 | 324 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 335 | 325 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 230 | 248 | 243 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 227 | 245 | 240 |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 267 | 294 | 295 |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 263 | 296 | 297 |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 262 | 298 | 299 |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 268 | 303 | 303 |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 269 | 311 | 310 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 275 | 314 | 312 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 281 | 315 | 312 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 285 | 317 | 313 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 221 | 239 | 237 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 223 | 239 | 237 |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 234 | 292 | 289 |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 247 | 301 | 298 |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 245 | 309 | 305 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 243 | 310 | 305 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 267 | 321 | 310 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 277 | 329 | 315 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 267 | 322 | 316 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 182 | 201 | 200 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 77.4% | 78.3% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 22.6% | 21.7% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 7.0 years | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 67.7% | 35.6% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 32.3% | 64.4% |
Mean Base Salary: | $52,436.0 | $38,476.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $46,360.0 | $32,797.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $65,195.0 | $41,869.0 |
* John F. Kennedy Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.