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John F Kennedy Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in East Islip, New York that is part of East Islip Union Free School District.
It serves 414 students
in grades 3 - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
Its teachers have had one project funded on DonorsChoose.
Public School
Grades 3 - 5
414 Students
34 Teachers
94 Woodland DrContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
26%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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