Enrollment
357
Elementary
DISTRICT 309 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERLIN TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340162001332
John F Kennedy Elementary School
228 Mt Vernon Avenue, West Berlin, NJ 08091 · (856) 767-9480 · Camden County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL357 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
171 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 54 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 23% larger than its 4th grade class (48).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
John F Kennedy Elementary School→Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School
Based on grade levels within Berlin Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
22.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -15.9pp since 2023
Math
26.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . -4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 16 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.5% | 26.7% |
| 2023-24 | 38.4% | 31.4% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like John F Kennedy Elementary School
John F Kennedy Elementary School's state test result (29.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John F Kennedy Elementary School this school | 357 | 47.9% | 29.4% |
| Valley Park Elementary School PENNSVILLE | 365 | 49.9% | N/A |
| Daniel Webster School WEEHAWKEN | 406 | 46.6% | N/A |
| West Dover Elementary School TOMS RIVER | 387 | 42.4% | 32.4% |
| Ventnor Elementary School VENTNOR | 318 | 45.6% | 60.9% |
| Charles Street School PALMYRA | 417 | 46.5% | 35.9% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where John F Kennedy Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Camden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #973 of 1,290 | #61 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #1,035 of 1,319 ▼ 126 | #64 of 85 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #1,208 of 1,319 ▼ 294 | #74 of 85 ▼ 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 357 | #865 of 1,562 | #48 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,200 of 1,390 | #65 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #405 of 1,392 | #32 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.9% | #614 of 1,481 | #33 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.0% | #98 of 545 | #11 of 40 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
357
+78 (+28%) vs 2020
+53% since 1990-91, when it was 233
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 357 | 26 | 13.7:1 | 48% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 351 | 49.5 | 7.1:1 | 32% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 349 | 28 | 12.5:1 | 35% (123) |
| 2020-21 | 279 | 23 | 12.1:1 | 40% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 295 | 29.8 | 9.9:1 | 10% (30) |
| 2015-16 | 350 | 32 | 10.9:1 | 48% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 272 | 25 | 10.9:1 | 46% (125) |
| 2000-01 | 281 | 19 | 14.8:1 | 32% (90) |
| 1990-91 | 233 | 13 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John F Kennedy Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (295 to 357); teachers down 13% (29.8 to 26).
About John F Kennedy Elementary School
As a medium-sized elementary school, John F Kennedy Elementary School serves students in West Berlin, New Jersey. School enrollment was 357 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 4.
Berlin Township School District counts 2 schools and 618 students, including John F Kennedy Elementary School.
By race and ethnicity, John F Kennedy Elementary School is 56% White. After that, the student body is 22% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% multiracial, and 6% Asian. For comparison, Camden County is about 55% White. John F Kennedy Elementary School has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.7:1, with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at John F Kennedy Elementary School is 48%. Across public schools in Camden County, the average is about the same, 50%.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, John F Kennedy Elementary School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, John F Kennedy Elementary School would score about 39.9%. It scores 29.4%, 10.6 points below that figure.
Census Bureau estimates for Camden County show that median household income is about $88,755, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. John F Kennedy Elementary School is one of 158 public schools in Camden County, which together enroll about 82,104 students.
The shortest distance from John F Kennedy Elementary School to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. John F Kennedy Elementary School places 6th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
John F Kennedy Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 28%, from 279 to 357. The ratio was 12.1:1 in 2020-21 and 13.7:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Camden County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
527,257
Census ACS
Median income
$88,755
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
158
82,104 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Berlin Township School District
- Dwight D Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 261 students
Other schools in West Berlin
- Dwight D Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 261 students
Other John F Kennedy Elementary schools
14 other US public schools in 7 states are named John F Kennedy Elementary. John F Kennedy Elementary School is the 12th largest of the 15.
- John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolN BERGEN, NJ · 576 students
- John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolSOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ · 256 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPORT CHESTER, NY · 725 students
- John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolPENITAS, TX · 676 students
- John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolSpring Valley, IL · 632 students
Nearby schools
- Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School0.1 mi · 261
- Edward T. Hamilton0.9 mi · 517
- Signal Hill School1.3 mi · 436
- Berlin Community School1.4 mi · 853
- Lindenwold High School2.2 mi · 802
- Lindenwold School Four2.3 mi · 657
Frequently asked questions
About John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at John F Kennedy Elementary School?
John F Kennedy Elementary School enrolls approximately 357 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does John F Kennedy Elementary School serve?
John F Kennedy Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John F Kennedy Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John F Kennedy Elementary School is approximately 13.7:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at John F Kennedy Elementary School?
Student demographics at John F Kennedy Elementary School are roughly 56% White, 22% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is John F Kennedy Elementary School public or private?
John F Kennedy Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Berlin Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.