John F Kennedy School
326 Laurel Blvd
New Castle PA, 16101, Lawrence County
Phone: 724-656-4738
Ranking: 
(1,683 out of 2,311, bottom 27%)*
(1,683 out of 2,311, bottom 27%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 3
School District: New Castle Area 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: | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 266 | 274 | 249 | 282 | 285 | 269 | 264 | |||||||
| Grade 1: | 94 | 35.3% | 104 | 38.0% | 84 | 33.7% | 91 | 32.3% | 96 | 33.7% | 95 | 35.3% | 87 | 33.0% |
| Grade 2: | 97 | 36.5% | 78 | 28.5% | 88 | 35.3% | 87 | 30.9% | 100 | 35.1% | 92 | 34.2% | 86 | 32.6% |
| Grade 3: | 75 | 28.2% | 92 | 33.6% | 77 | 30.9% | 104 | 36.9% | 89 | 31.2% | 82 | 30.5% | 91 | 34.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 146 | 54.9% | 136 | 49.6% | 127 | 51.0% | 143 | 50.7% | 154 | 54.0% | 140 | 52.0% | 136 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 120 | 45.1% | 138 | 50.4% | 122 | 49.0% | 139 | 49.3% | 121 | 42.5% | 119 | 44.2% | 124 | 47.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.7% | 8 | 3.2% | 10 | 3.5% | 8 | 2.8% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.1% |
| Black: | 68 | 25.6% | 69 | 25.2% | 66 | 26.5% | 62 | 22.0% | 62 | 21.8% | 72 | 26.8% | 69 | 26.1% |
| White: | 182 | 68.4% | 199 | 72.6% | 171 | 68.7% | 205 | 72.7% | 210 | 73.7% | 189 | 70.3% | 191 | 72.3% |
| 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: | 14 | 5.3% | 3 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 172 | 64.7% | 164 | 59.9% | 141 | 56.6% | 146 | 51.8% | 155 | 54.4% | 140 | 52.0% | 141 | 53.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 7.1% | 8 | 2.9% | 10 | 4.0% | 23 | 8.2% | 17 | 6.0% | 12 | 4.5% | 15 | 5.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.78 | 13.11 | 11.86 | 13.36 | 13.51 | 12.70 | 12.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 75% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 77.4% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 77.5% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 74.7% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 87.6% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 87.7% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 86.8% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 57% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 69% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 70.8% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 79.3% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 75.9% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 76.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 82.6% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 76.4% | 74.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* John F Kennedy School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.