John Kennedy Elementary School
Dubuque, IA · Elementary School · Grades -1-5
John Kennedy Elementary School is a elementary school in Dubuque, IA with 541 students enrolled and a 67% proficiency rate. Part of Dubuque Comm School District. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
John Kennedy Elementary School is a elementary school located in Dubuque, Iowa. The school serves 541 students in grades -1-5. The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.5:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 67% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
27% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
John Kennedy Elementary School is part of the Dubuque Comm School District in Iowa.
How This School Compares
John Kennedy Elementary School has 541 students enrolled, making it smaller than the average school in Dubuque Comm School District (557 students). Its 67% proficiency rate is 14 percentage points above the district average of 53%. Compared to the Iowa state average of 53%, the school performs 13 points higher. With a 13.5:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
Frequently Asked Questions
John Kennedy Elementary School has 541 students enrolled in grades -1-5. The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.5:1.
According to EDFacts data, 67% of students at John Kennedy Elementary School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
John Kennedy Elementary School is part of the Dubuque Comm School District in Dubuque, Iowa. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.