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How has John F. Kennedy Primary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340228005180
John F. Kennedy Primary School
255 Woodmere Street, Raritan, NJ 08869 · (908) 231-1179 · Somerset County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
8.3:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
177 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 29% smaller than its 4th grade class (89).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
44.5%
NJ avg 53.1% . -3.9pp since 2023
Math
53.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.5% | 53.4% |
| 2023-24 | 48.4% | 47.7% |
% 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
48.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Primary School
John F. Kennedy Primary School's state test result (48.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy Primary School this school | 431 | 41.1% | 48.5% |
| Walter C. Black Elementary School HIGHTSTOWN | 510 | 45.7% | N/A |
| School #2 CLIFTON | 401 | 46.1% | 46.2% |
| McKenzie School EAST RUTHERFORD | 369 | 47.2% | 47.8% |
| Carlstadt Public School CARLSTADT | 478 | 43.5% | 49.1% |
| Francis A. Desmares Elementary School FLEMINGTON | 421 | 45.1% | 50.7% |
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 Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Somerset County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #557 of 1,290 | #28 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #522 of 1,319 ▲ 66 | #28 of 42 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #845 of 1,319 ▼ 135 | #34 of 42 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #600 of 1,562 | #19 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.3:1 | #65 of 1,390 | #7 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.0% | #150 of 1,392 | #10 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.1% | #709 of 1,481 | #15 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.6% | #292 of 545 | #6 of 13 |
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
431
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 462
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 8.7:1
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 | 431 | 51.6 | 8.3:1 | 41% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 458 | 49.5 | 9.3:1 | 31% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 450 | 49.5 | 9.1:1 | 32% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 427 | 49 | 8.7:1 | 27% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 397 | 43.2 | 9.2:1 | 25% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 434 | 46 | 9.4:1 | 27% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 443 | 34 | 13.0:1 | 18% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 510 | 27 | 18.9:1 | 13% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 462 | 27 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John F. Kennedy Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (397 to 431); teachers up 19% (43.2 to 51.6).
About John F. Kennedy Primary School
John F. Kennedy Primary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Raritan, New Jersey. The latest federal count shows 431 students in kindergarten through 4.
John F. Kennedy Primary School is run by Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, whose 11 schools enroll 7,774 students.
John F. Kennedy Primary School's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 41%. Smaller groups are 32% White, 16% Asian, 7% Black, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 18% of Somerset County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, John F. Kennedy Primary School comes in at 70%.
John F. Kennedy Primary School counts 51.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 8.3 students for each one. The 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey is higher than this school's figure. About 41% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. It compares with 28% for public schools in Somerset County.
The allk12 Grade for John F. Kennedy Primary School is B. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 60% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
John F. Kennedy Primary School is 4.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (48.5% versus 43.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Jersey.
Somerset County census figures show that median household income is about $140,374, roughly 58% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. John F. Kennedy Primary School is among the 84 public schools in Somerset County.
Nearest public school: Bradley Gardens Primary School, about 0.9 miles away. The five-mile area around John F. Kennedy Primary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts John F. Kennedy Primary School at 7th of 9.
The NCES locale for John F. Kennedy Primary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 427 to 431, a small change.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for John F. Kennedy Primary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Somerset County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
349,846
Census ACS
Median income
$140,374
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
51,276 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District
- Bridgewater-Raritan High SchoolHigh · 2,673 students
- Bridgewater-Raritan Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,220 students
- Eisenhower Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 625 students
- Hillside Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 568 students
- Hamilton Primary SchoolElementary · 462 students
- Adamsville Primary SchoolElementary · 461 students
Nearby schools
- Bradley Gardens Primary School0.9 mi · 279
- Somerville Middle School1.8 mi · 339
- Bridgewater-Raritan High School1.8 mi · 2,673
- Somerville High School2.0 mi · 1,072
- Van Holten Primary School2.3 mi · 311
- Milltown Primary School2.4 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About John F. Kennedy Primary SchoolHow many students attend John F. Kennedy Primary School?
John F. Kennedy Primary School enrolls approximately 431 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does John F. Kennedy Primary School serve?
John F. Kennedy Primary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many teachers does John F. Kennedy Primary School have?
John F. Kennedy Primary School employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at John F. Kennedy Primary School?
At John F. Kennedy Primary School, the student body is approximately 32% White, 41% Hispanic, 7% Black, 16% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is John F. Kennedy Primary School public or private?
John F. Kennedy Primary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.