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John F Kennedy

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

100 Dedham Street, Canton, MA 02021 · (781) 821-5080 · Part of Canton School District

Canton’s School Grade B+ better than 71% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
462
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about John F Kennedy

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Canton kids: Wm H Galvin Middle

On the path

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

K–5John F KennedyYou are here
6–8Wm H Galvin Middle716 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency49%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts69%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

100 Dedham Street, Canton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten66
Grade 169
Grade 277
Grade 396
Grade 468
Grade 586
Enrollment over time
463’20
460’21
470’22
457’23
462’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 70%Two or more races 9%Black 7%Asian 7%Hispanic 7%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about John F Kennedy from Canton families.

Other schools in Canton School District

The district →
Rodman Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Canton
121 students13:1
Lt Peter M Hansen
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Canton
B+
538 students14:1
Dean S Luce
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Canton
A−
509 students13:1
Wm H Galvin Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Canton
B
716 students11:1
Canton High
High · Grades 9–12 · Canton
A
968 students13:1

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 Massachusetts’s other public schools; Canton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.