John F Kennedy High School was accorded a State accountability rating of C (70-79) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 73 in student achievement, 78 in school progress and 59 in closing performance gaps. It scored 72 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.

On the other hand, Memorial High School also earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 74 in student achievement, 81 in school progress, 63 in closing performance gaps and 76 overall in post-secondary readiness.

A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. John F Kennedy High School's three out of seven distinctions are in Science, Social Studies and post-secondary. Memorial High School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in John F Kennedy High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 96.79% of student population, followed by African Americans (1.90%), Whites or Caucasians (0.90%), Asians (0.30%) and Two or More Races (0.10%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

At Memorial High School, Hispanics make up 93.85% of student population, followed by Asians (3.07%), African Americans (1.77%), Whites or Caucasians (0.47%) and Two or More Races (0.47%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the John F Kennedy High School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 92.48% compared to 94.09% at Memorial High School.

In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, John F Kennedy High School has 202 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 20.24% of student population. Memorial High School has significantly more ELLs at 300 or about 35.46% of student population.

In addition, John F Kennedy High School has 18.44% bilingual students, 4.11% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.62% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Memorial High School with 32.27% bilingual students, 4.26% gifted and talented students and 12.65% students in the special education program.

John F Kennedy High School's 63 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 10.4 years. Memorial High School's 57 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 12.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, John F Kennedy High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 11 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 17 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers. Memorial High School has six teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, ten teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

John F Kennedy High School has four special education teachers assisted by 6 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Memorial High School has six special education teachers and 7 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.