The top reported proficiency rate is 26% in Math. The lowest is 17% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on J F Kennedy Elementary
J F Kennedy Elementary is a regular public school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in the Randolph public school district. It is one of several elementary schools spread across this suburban Norfolk County town, which describes itself as the most diverse community on the South Shore. Randolph sits about a short commute south of Boston, a car-oriented town with limited walkability, a traditional downtown around Crawford Square, and a recent history of substantial public investment in parks, a new intergenerational community center, and a library renovation. The town has seen modest population growth in recent years and remains a commuter hub with access to Interstate 93, Route 24, and MBTA bus and commuter rail service.
The school’s academic performance on the state’s NextGen MCAS assessments places it in the bottom quartile among districts in Norfolk County, the comparison set used here. In the most recent testing year, proficiency rates in math, English language arts, and science each fell below the midpoint for the county, and the school’s overall proficiency index of roughly a fifth of students meeting the state’s proficient-or-above threshold is the lowest in that cohort. Across the available years of trend data, proficiency in ELA has fluctuated between the low twenties and low thirties, with the most recent figure near that same range; math proficiency has similarly moved between the upper teens and low thirties, with no clear upward trajectory. Science testing, which covers only a subset of tested grades, showed a rate near the same level. These results indicate that a large majority of students are scoring below the state’s proficient benchmarks, and families may want to ask the school about academic interventions, instructional support, and how the school addresses these patterns.
The student body is large for an elementary school serving these grades. The enrollment is diverse: Black students make up the largest share, followed by smaller but notable groups of Asian, Hispanic, and White students, with a small proportion identifying as two or more races. The school does not report data on the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, nor on the numbers of students with individualized education programs or English learner status, so a parent cannot determine from these records the level of economic or linguistic need at the school. That information would be worth requesting directly from the school or looking up in state-reported data.
No information is available on chronic absenteeism, discipline, staffing ratios, or course access, all of which are areas a parent may wish to investigate further. Because this is an elementary school, there is no graduation rate to report. The school is neither a charter nor a magnet, and its Title I status is also unreported.
Randolph itself是個 housing market that commands prices above the national median, typical for metro Boston suburbs, though below the highest-cost Norfolk County towns. Rental costs follow a similar pattern. Families deciding between the town’s elementary buildings might也會 want to compare-program offerings, teacher experience, and before- and after-school care across sites. Currently available公开-records do not lay out whether Kennedy offers specialized programs such as dual language, arts focus, or STEM pathways, beyond the否則-district-wide curriculum.
In short, J F. Kennedy Elementary serves a racially and ethnically diverse student body in a growing, commuter-friendly suburb. Its state test scores are low relative to peer districts in the same county, and the proficiency trend has not shown consistent improvement in recent years. Families evaluating this school should probe further into academic support structures, student subgroup performance, and the school’s specific resources and initiatives.
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