John F Kennedy Middle School

John F Kennedy Middle School serves grades six through eight in Port Jefferson Station, a large suburban community in Suffolk County. The school enrolls 840 students with a student-teacher ratio of 10.5 to 1, supported by 80 full-time equivalent teachers. Academically, the school is working to strengthen student performance across core subjects.

In English Language Arts, about 51 percent of students score at or above proficiency levels, while mathematics proficiency stands at 27 percent, indicating an area where the school is focusing improvement efforts. The school's academic rating reflects these challenges, with a MySchoolScout rating of 4.2 out of 10 and a state ranking placing it in the 27th percentile among New York schools. As a regular public middle school, John F Kennedy provides an important educational resource for the Port Jefferson Station area.

The school's relatively strong student-teacher ratio of approximately one teacher per 10 or 11 students allows for more individualized attention as the school works to support student development and academic growth. For families in this suburban community, the school offers accessible middle-grade education with the opportunity to be part of ongoing improvement initiatives.