John F. Kennedy Elementary School

John F. Kennedy Elementary School is a reasonably sized primary school in WAYNE, New Jersey, operated by Wayne Township Public School District. The school educates 387 students in grades K through 5.

Across the 15 schools in Wayne Township Public School District (7,549 students total), John F. Kennedy Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, John F. Kennedy Elementary School shows that 57% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 19% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 41% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 14% of students at John F. Kennedy Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Passaic County (around 61%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, John F. Kennedy Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.4%; this one delivers 64.4%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Passaic County put median household income runs about $87,522, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Passaic County runs 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 83,237 students), of which John F. Kennedy Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Anthony Wayne Middle School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around John F. Kennedy Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), John F. Kennedy Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 60.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. John F. Kennedy Elementary School's enrollment has declined 7% since 2018, when it stood at 414 (now 387). Over the same period, the Asian share fell from 29% to 19%. Class-load math has fell: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

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