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J F Kennedy Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
5030 Polen Dr
Kettering, OH 45440
Phone
(937) 499-1830
District
Kettering City School District
County
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
631
Classroom Teachers
38

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Ohio

8

(10 is best)

Better than 79.2% of all OH schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

J F Kennedy Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
76%
64%
80%
65%
71%
64%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
77%
64%
73%
60%
81%
68%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
77%
63%
86%
69%
68%
58%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
17
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 45 7.1%
Kindergarten 105 16.6%
Grade 1 103 16.3%
Grade 2 103 16.3%
Grade 3 82 13.0%
Grade 4 101 16.0%
Grade 5 92 14.6%
Total 631 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 72.3% 81.6% 70.6%
Black 17.8% 9.2% 18.2%
Hispanic 5.8% 6.6% 7.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.4% 2.2% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 0.4% 0.2%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 46.4% 46.8% 23.0%
Free lunch eligible 41.4% 39.5% 19.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.1% 7.3% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 57,516 11,785,935
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,642.6 288
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.8% 19.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.0% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.5% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 18.9% 17.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 26,341 4,829,571
Single Parent Households With Children 8.1% 8.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.7% 91.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 40.4% 30.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.0% 16.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.9% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.6% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.1% 17.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.4% 15.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.1% 11.3%
$15,000 or less 6.9% 9.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,474 $73,535,000 57.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,366 $10,603,000 8.2%
Staff $635 $4,930,000 3.8%
General Administration $266 $2,066,000 1.6%
School Administration $768 $5,965,000 4.6%
Operation $1,296 $10,061,000 7.8%
Transportation $695 $5,394,000 4.2%
Other $671 $5,208,000 4.0%
Total Support $5,698 $44,227,000 34.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,448 $11,238,000 8.7%
Total Expenditures $16,619 $129,000,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,356 $14,044,139,000 48.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,054 $1,771,718,000 6.2%
Staff $534 $896,936,000 3.1%
General Administration $462 $776,884,000 2.7%
School Administration $746 $1,253,921,000 4.4%
Operation $1,161 $1,951,631,000 6.8%
Transportation $580 $974,095,000 3.4%
Other $681 $1,144,030,000 4.0%
Total Support $5,218 $8,769,215,000 30.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,555 $5,975,295,000 20.8%
Total Expenditures $17,130 $28,788,649,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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