J.F. Kennedy High School

What J.F. Kennedy High School does

John F. Kennedy High School is a public secondary school operating under the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), located at 11254 Gothic Avenue in Granada Hills, California. The institution serves 9th–12th grade students through a comprehensive college preparatory curriculum and a portfolio of specialized programs, including three magnet schools (Architecture/Digital Design/Filmmaking, Gifted/Highly Gifted/High Achieving Medical, and Global Leadership & Environmental Action Magnet / GLEAM), the Teaching & Leadership Academy, and a Schools for Advanced Studies designation. The campus also hosts Navy JROTC, an Early College dual-enrollment program, Visual & Performing Arts, athletics, academic tutoring, and the arc afterschool program.

Instructional delivery is supported by the Schoology learning management system. The school has undergone Comprehensive Modernization of its facilities and reports graduate placements at institutions such as MIT, Stanford, UCLA, UC Berkeley, USC, Cornell, and Vanderbilt. Outreach is conducted through the official website, Facebook, Twitter/X, and Instagram, alongside PTSA engagement and "Coffee With The Principals" sessions.

As a public LAUSD school, the institution charges no tuition. Operations are funded through state and district public education allocations. Enrollment is facilitated through the district-wide LAUSD Central Enrollment System, with magnet placements subject to a separate application process. There is no venture, private equity, or independent ownership stake; governance is provided by the LAUSD Board of Education and district administration.

Name

J.F. Kennedy High School

Legal name

John F. Kennedy High School

Website

https://jfkcougars.org

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Short description

John F. Kennedy High School is a public LAUSD secondary school in Granada Hills, California, serving 9th–12th grade students through a comprehensive college preparatory curriculum and multiple specialized magnet and academy programs.

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Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

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Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• High school programs
• Academic instruction
• Student services
• College preparatory

Headquarters

HQ city

Granada Hills

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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B2C

Offering type

Services

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Product overview

John F. Kennedy High School operates as a comprehensive high school campus offering a diverse portfolio of specialized programs. The school serves as home to three magnet schools (Architecture/Digital Design/Filmmaking Magnet, Gifted/Highly Gifted/High Achieving Medical Magnet, and Global Leadership & Environmental Action Magnet), an academy (Teaching & Leadership Academy), and a base comprehensive program designated as a School for Advanced Studies site. The school also offers supporting programs including Navy JROTC, Visual & Performing Arts, Early College Program for dual enrollment, Academic Tutoring, and the arc Afterschool Program. This multi-program structure enables the school to serve diverse student interests and career pathways from medical sciences to creative arts to environmental leadership.

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Brands

• Golden Cougars: The mascot of John F. Kennedy High School

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduates accepted to top universities including MIT, Stanford, UCLA, UC Berkeley, USC, Cornell, Vanderbilt, and others

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Broad incumbents

• Stride (formerly K12 Inc): Large-scale online K–12 education provider serving similar secondary-school-aged students in California; while JFK is in-person and Schoology-based, Stride represents the broader K–12 public-education services market in which JFK operates.
• KIPP LA Schools: LA-area charter network operating college-preparatory public schools under similar underserved-community demographics; competes for the same LAUSD-bound families on a public-school-choice basis, though operating under charter rather than LAUSD direct governance.

Direct peers

• Alexander Hamilton High School: LAUSD public high school in the San Fernando Valley area hosting specialized magnets including architecture/engineering pathways, comparable in geographic catchment and magnet-portfolio breadth to JFK.
• Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies (SOCR): LAUSD magnet high school serving as an SAS-designated center with enriched curriculum, directly comparable in magnet/SAS structure and Valley geography to JFK.
• Van Nuys High School: LAUSD public high school operating multiple magnet programs within the Valley region, with a similar governance and enrollment-via-LAUSD model, competing for the same magnet applicant pool as JFK.
• Hollywood High School: LAUSD public high school with media/arts-focused magnets and SAS designation, offering a directly comparable portfolio of specialized programs under the same district oversight.
• Cleveland High School (LAUSD): LAUSD public high school with a medical/health-science magnet pathway, comparable to JFK's Gifted Medical Magnet in program focus, governance, and district-level enrollment mechanics.
• North Hollywood High School: LAUSD public high school with magnet programs operating in the same San Fernando Valley region, sharing enrollment dynamics, LAUSD governance, and magnet-program structure with JFK.
• Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies (LACES): LAUSD magnet high school with SAS designation serving gifted students across LAUSD boundaries via application — same governance structure, magnet-application channel, and differentiated positioning as JFK.
• Downtown Magnets High School: LAUSD public magnet high school in Los Angeles serving 9th–12th graders with multiple specialized magnets and a Schools for Advanced Studies designation — directly comparable operating model, governance (LAUSD), and magnet-program structure to JFK.

Market position

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Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/JFKCougars?t=nfn8TT_B62WLqmtOmJLuYg&s=09
• Facebookfacebook.com/JFKCougars.org?mibextid=ZbWKwL
• Instagraminstagram.com/official_jfkcougars?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

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