John F Kennedy Elementary School

Set in N BERGEN, New Jersey, John F Kennedy Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school, overseen by North Bergen School District. It hosts 576 students across grades 1 through 8. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so John F Kennedy Elementary School sits 42% larger than that benchmark.

Within North Bergen School District, which oversees 8 schools and 7,031 students, John F Kennedy Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, John F Kennedy Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (90%). The remainder comes out to 5% White, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, John F Kennedy Elementary School has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting John F Kennedy Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Hudson County runs at roughly 68%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, John F Kennedy Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.5%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Hudson County put the typical household earns roughly $91,795 per year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Hudson County's 130 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,216 students), John F Kennedy Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Veterans' Memorial Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts John F Kennedy Elementary School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 50.8%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at John F Kennedy Elementary School has grew 7%, going from 539 students in 2018 to 576 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 83% to 90% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 10.1:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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