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John F. Kennedy High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

422 Highland Ave., Waterbury, CT 06708 · (203) 574-8153 · Part of Waterbury School District

Waterbury’s School Grade D better than 10% of Connecticut school districts

Directions
Students
1,391
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about John F. Kennedy High School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 23% of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 14.4% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Waterbury kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12John F. Kennedy High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 50.7%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Connecticut’s 920 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

422 Highland Ave., Waterbury

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9399
Grade 10384
Grade 11319
Grade 12289
Enrollment over time
1,216’20
1,326’21
1,297’22
1,391’23
1,391’24

Up 14.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 63%Black 23%White 10%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about John F. Kennedy High School from Waterbury families.

Other schools in Waterbury School District

The district →
Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waterbury
C
614 students16:1
Wendell L. Cross School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Waterbury
C−
606 students14:1
Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waterbury
C+
590 students14:1
B. W. Tinker School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waterbury
D
578 students16:1
H. S. Chase School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waterbury
D
543 students12:1
Gilmartin School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Waterbury
D
462 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Connecticut’s other public schools; Waterbury’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.