John Kennedy Elementary School
Grades: PK-5
Students: 541
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher
Ratio: 14:1
Student-Counselor
Ratio: 591:1
Certified Teachers: 100%
2135 Woodland Drive
Dubuque, IA 52002
Dubuque, IA 52002
(563) 552-3900
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
7/10
4/10
NA
Academic ProgressNA
College Readiness10/10
Community Reviews
Great energy in this school. Much thought goes in to the programs. All schools need to remember that these are not THEIR kids, they're OURS. Parents are their "customers", so we need to be assertive about what our children need and then follow through.
Posted by a parent on 7/9/2016If you are the parent of a special needs child stay far away from Kennedy. Principal sees you as trouble. He is pompous and disrespectful to kids and parents, and quite frankly should be terminated. If you have a perfect child, you can likely get a pretty good education at Kennedy, but differentiate
Posted by a parent on 4/3/2015It's not just Kennedy, it's a LOT of Dubuque's Public schools. We are moving to another State & the choice wasn't a hard one when we seen how Dubuque Schools are run. We came back to Dubuque after being gone a few years and I was horrified when my then 3rd grader had to "repeat Math that he did the
Posted by a parent on 4/27/2012Our experience with Kennedy has soiled the ideas I once held about public schools. I had been a big believer in the school system and a great supporter of public education. After 3 years of attendance, I have grown more and more disgusted with the way things are handled. Kennedy can be a great schoo
Posted by a parent on 4/4/2012I attended Kennedy as a child and had good memories of the school, so I moved my family to the area the summer before my daughter started Kindergarten. I don't know what has happened over the years, but what we have dealt with is far from what I remember. We are now moving out of the area specifical
Posted by a parent on 4/4/2012Nearby Schools
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Dubuque schools - John Kennedy Elementary School is located at 2135 Woodland Drive, Dubuque IA 52002. John Kennedy Elementary School is in the Dubuque Community School District. John Kennedy Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels PK-5.
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