Holy Cross High School
Private · Grades 9–12 · 495 students
John F. Kennedy High School
422 Highland Ave., Waterbury, CT 06708
Grades
9–12
High
Students
1,391
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Waterbury School District
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 194 Connecticut high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Connecticut high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About John F. Kennedy High School
John F. Kennedy High School is a public high school in Waterbury, Connecticut, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Waterbury School District. The school is located in a midsize city in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region.
In the 2024–25 school year, 1,391 students were enrolled, with about 14.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Connecticut high school (11.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 194 Connecticut high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 1,391 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.2 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 21
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Waterbury School District
- County
- Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
- NCES school ID
- 090483000979
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.