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John F Kennedy High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2855 South Lamar St

Denver CO, 80227, Jefferson County

Phone: 720-423-4300

Ranking:

(266 out of 304, bottom 13%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Denver County School District 1

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:	67		70		61		59		65		73		73
Total Students:	1,260		1,227		1,197		1,125		1,121		1,252		1,373
Grade 9:	432	34.3%	456	37.2%	416	34.8%	344	30.6%	388	34.6%	463	37.0%	365	26.6%
Grade 10:	326	25.9%	315	25.7%	276	23.1%	275	24.4%	297	26.5%	290	23.2%	352	25.6%
Grade 11:	264	21.0%	250	20.4%	228	19.0%	266	23.6%	214	19.1%	263	21.0%	365	26.6%
Grade 12:	238	18.9%	206	16.8%	277	23.1%	240	21.3%	222	19.8%	236	18.8%	291	21.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	641	50.9%	647	52.7%	629	52.5%	593	52.7%	580	51.7%	648	51.8%	698	50.8%
Female:	619	49.1%	580	47.3%	568	47.5%	532	47.3%	533	47.5%	596	47.6%	671	48.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	12	1.0%	16	1.3%	15	1.3%	16	1.4%	23	2.1%	26	2.1%	29	2.1%
Asian:	114	9.0%	105	8.6%	93	7.8%	85	7.6%	78	7.0%	74	5.9%	72	5.2%
Hispanic:	897	71.2%	865	70.5%	826	69.0%	745	66.2%	735	65.6%	835	66.7%	927	67.5%
Black:	32	2.5%	30	2.4%	28	2.3%	21	1.9%	18	1.6%	29	2.3%	27	2.0%
White:	182	14.4%	188	15.3%	213	17.8%	231	20.5%	267	23.8%	288	23.0%	318	23.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	5	0.4%	5	0.4%	3	0.3%	6	0.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	18	1.4%	18	1.5%	19	1.6%	21	1.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	817	64.8%	778	63.4%	723	60.4%	627	55.7%	567	50.6%	510	40.7%	522	38.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	103	8.2%	101	8.2%	102	8.5%	119	10.6%	122	10.9%	100	8.0%	104	7.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.89		17.58		19.62		19.19		17.24		17.20		18.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	6	9	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	6	13	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	13	15	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	7	14	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	11	15	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	15	15	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	18	17	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	20	18	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	42	38	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	40	40	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	43	44	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	43	42	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	47	46	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	62	51	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	58	50	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	55	49	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	21	23	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	16	23	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	25	26	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	35	29	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	24	27	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	28	28	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	27	28	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	25	27	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	30	29	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	22	28	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	26	28	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	37	31	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	34	30	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	36	30	47
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	9	11	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	9	12	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	15	17	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	15	17	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	19	19	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	14	17	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	20	21	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	18	22	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	46	39	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	39	35	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	42	41	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	41	40	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	43	43	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	52	45	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	52	48	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	46	45	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	34	28	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	25	24	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	26	27	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	21	27	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	29	28	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	32	30	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	28	28	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	30	31	53
TCAP
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	14.9	21.1	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	19.2	24.5	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	48.2	52.2	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	54.4	57.1	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	25.2	32.1	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	29.0	36.7	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	31.2	34.1	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	32.0	35.6	48.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	18.4	24.9	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	17.2	25.4	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	46.5	50.1	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	49.5	51.0	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	26.5	33.5	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	34.9	37.6	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	42.3%	47.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	54.9%	50.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	18.3%	19.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	81.7%	80.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,730.0	$48,207.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,168.0	$36,933.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$42,976.0	$50,980.0

* 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.