Kennedy Senior High

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John F. Kennedy High School is a public secondary school located in Gothic Avenue, Granada Hills, California. Kennedy Senior High first opened its doors in 1971 and has been serving high school students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 since. The school's colors are brown and gold and their mascot is the golden cougar. The school is a member of Local District 1 of the Los Angeles Unified School District and holds classes on a traditional single track school calendar. They include various advanced placement (college level) classes, foreign language and ESL classes, as well career-oriented classes such as journalism and military science. These are offered along with standards-based classes such as English, history, mathematics, etc. Average Class Size Grade 9: 32 Grade 10: 34 Grade 11: 31 Grade 12: 34 Student-Staff Ratio Students per paraprofessional staff: 95 Students per office/clerical staff: 214 Students per other classified staff: 122

John F. Kennedy High School Configuration Grade: 9-12 Year Opened 1971 School Type Public Principal Christine Clark Location 11254 Gothic Ave, Granada Hills, Ca 91344 Students 3420+ Telephone 818-363-6794 Website Official Website

Contents 1 Ranking 2 History 3 Map & Directions 4 Faculty & Staff Information 5 Ethnic Diversity 6 Parent & Staff Comments 7 About the Neighborhood 8 Famous Alumni List 9 External Links

Ranking

• State Rank: 3 (based on API...1 Being Lowest, 10 Being Highest)
• API Score: 655 (The API Score is a number between 200 and 1000 that reflects a school’s or school district’s performance)

From the 2006 California Academic Performance Index (API) Base report.

History

1971 - John F. Kennedy High School was opened.

Map & Directions

1] Head east on Rinaldi St toward Zelzah Ave.

2] Turn right at Gothic Ave.

3] Turn left at Index St.

4] Continue on Gothic Ave.

For more directions and detailed information on the school location, view the map here.

Faculty & Staff Information

• Christine Clark - School Principal

• Teachers with full credential: 89%
• Teachers with emergency credential: 4%
• Average teaching experience: 13 years
• Average teaching in district: 13 years
• First year teachers: 8%

Ethnic Diversity

71% Hispanic

13% White

7% African American

5% Asian

4% Filipino

<1% American Indian/Alaska Native

<1% Pacific Islander

Parent & Staff Comments

(parents and staff members can post their comments about this school here)

About the Neighborhood

Famous Alumni List

• Garret Anderson, professional baseball player
• Rashied Davis, professional football player
• Darren Daye, professional basketball player
• Jon Garland, professional baseball player
• Cuba Gooding, Jr, actor

External Links

• John F. Kennedy High School LAUSD Profile Page
• John F. Kennedy High School Website
• John F. Kennedy High School Departments
• John F. Kennedy High School Course Offerings
• John F. Kennedy High School Staff
• John F. Kennedy High School Calendar
• John F. Kennedy High School Newspaper
• John F. Kennedy High School Mission/Vision
• John F. Kennedy High School Administrators
• John F. Kennedy High School Parent Center
• John F. Kennedy High School Clubs
• John F. Kennedy High School Statistics
• John F. Kennedy High School Rankings