John F. Kennedy Primary School

John F. Kennedy Primary School is a K-5 school of mid-sized scale in Raritan, New Jersey, operated by Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, serveing 431 students in grades K through 4.

Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 7,774 students. John F. Kennedy Primary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, John F. Kennedy Primary School lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 32% White, 16% Asian, 7% Black, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Somerset County (around 28%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, John F. Kennedy Primary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.5%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Somerset County) logs that median household earnings sit near $140,374, about 58% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Somerset County runs 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 51,276 students), of which John F. Kennedy Primary School is one.

The closest other public school is Bradley Gardens Primary School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, John F. Kennedy Primary School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 60.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. John F. Kennedy Primary School's enrollment has grew 9% since 2018, when it stood at 397 (now 431). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 30% to 41%.

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