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JOHN F KENNEDY EL

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Regular School · PENITAS, TX

JOHN F KENNEDY EL is a regular school school in PENITAS, Texas, serving grades PK–05 with 676 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
676
Teachers (FTE)
39.8
Student–Teacher Ratio
17:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 676 100%
Total enrollment 676 306M / 370F

English Language Learners: 185 (27% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 27.0% -9.4pp 36.4% 236
Reading Proficiency 37.0% -4.3pp 41.3% 238
Science Proficiency 10-14% 86

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.02 grade levels
Math
+0.33 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
44 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
48
7.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 676 100%

Contact & Location

1801 N DIAMOND AVE

PENITAS, TX 78576

Phone: (956)323-2330

http://www.lajoyaisd.com

District

LA JOYA ISD

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,127

District enrollment: 24,804

Other Schools in District

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NCES ID

482613002935

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD