Enrollment
277
Elementary
DISTRICT 291 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROXBURY TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341434004532
Kennedy Elementary School
20 PLEASANT HILL ROAD, SUCCASUNNA, NJ 07876 · (973) 584-3938 · Morris County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL277 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B-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
11.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
24 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 62 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (60).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Based on grade levels within Roxbury Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
46.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . -6.5pp since 2023
Math
38.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . -10.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.9% | 38.8% |
| 2023-24 | 53.4% | 49.6% |
% 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
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Kennedy Elementary School
Kennedy Elementary School's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Elementary School this school | 277 | 8.7% | 47.0% |
| Glenview Avenue HADDON HEIGHTS | 261 | 8.0% | 57.7% |
| Hillview School Pompton Plains | 306 | 5.2% | 66.3% |
| Three Bridges School THREE BRIDGES | 293 | 13.3% | 65.6% |
| Fairview Elementary School RED BANK | 291 | 11.7% | 64.3% |
| Tewksbury Elementary School CALIFON | 253 | 4.3% | 63.4% |
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 Kennedy Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #591 of 1,290 | #66 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #823 of 1,319 ▼ 261 | #70 of 77 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #792 of 1,319 ▼ 187 | #71 of 77 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 277 | #1,199 of 1,562 | #74 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #761 of 1,390 | #65 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.4% | #1,130 of 1,392 | #79 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.7% | #1,279 of 1,481 | #58 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.7% | #210 of 545 | #20 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
277
+22 (+9%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 337
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 277 | 24 | 11.6:1 | 9% (24) |
| 2023-24 | 255 | 20.6 | 12.4:1 | 5% (13) |
| 2022-23 | 267 | 21.6 | 12.4:1 | 5% (13) |
| 2020-21 | 255 | 22 | 11.6:1 | 5% (12) |
| 2017-18 | 248 | 21.9 | 11.3:1 | 6% (14) |
| 2015-16 | 219 | 17 | 12.9:1 | 5% (10) |
| 2010-11 | 257 | 15 | 17.1:1 | 2% (5) |
| 2000-01 | 376 | 17 | 22.1:1 | 1% (4) |
| 1990-91 | 337 | 18 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kennedy Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (248 to 277); teachers up 9% (21.9 to 24).
About Kennedy Elementary School
In SUCCASUNNA, New Jersey, Kennedy Elementary School is a small elementary school. There are 277 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 4. The school is 32% below the average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Kennedy Elementary School reports to Roxbury Township School District, which has 7 schools and 3,359 students.
The largest group at Kennedy Elementary School is White students, at 79%. Smaller groups are 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 68% of Morris County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 36%.
With 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Jersey is similar, at 11.4:1. Roughly 9% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Morris County, the average is 19%.
Kennedy Elementary School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 30% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Kennedy Elementary School, the prediction is 61.4% and the result is 47.0%.
The school is in Morris County, where median household income comes to about $137,326, roughly 58% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Morris County's 156 public schools enroll about 72,239 students and include Kennedy Elementary School.
Jefferson Elementary School is the nearest public school to Kennedy Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 47.0% average proficiency ranks 5th among 9 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Kennedy Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 9% rise took enrollment from 255 in 2020-21 to 277 in 2024-25.
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Morris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
514,528
Census ACS
Median income
$137,326
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
72,239 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Roxbury Township School District
- Roxbury High SchoolHigh · 1,179 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 531 students
- Lincoln/Roosevelt SchoolMiddle · 484 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 281 students
- Nixon Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
Other schools in SUCCASUNNA
- Roxbury High SchoolHigh · 1,179 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 531 students
- Lincoln/Roosevelt SchoolMiddle · 484 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 281 students
- Athletic Training and Physical TherapyHigh · 62 students
Other Kennedy Elementary schools
30 other US public schools in 17 states are named Kennedy Elementary. Kennedy Elementary School is the 25th largest of the 31.
- Kennedy Elementary SchoolHarrison, NJ · 330 students
- Kennedy Elementary SchoolWinder, GA · 764 students
- Kennedy ElementaryWILLMAR, MN · 672 students
- KENNEDY ELEMENTARYLAKEVILLE, MN · 638 students
- Kennedy ElementaryMadison, WI · 582 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Elementary School0.9 mi · 346
- Athletic Training and Physical Therapy1.4 mi · 62
- Roxbury High School1.4 mi · 1,179
- Eisenhower Middle School1.5 mi · 531
- Lincoln/Roosevelt School2.1 mi · 484
- Franklin Elementary School2.1 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About Kennedy Elementary SchoolHow large is Kennedy Elementary School?
Kennedy Elementary School enrolls approximately 277 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Kennedy Elementary School serve?
Kennedy Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kennedy Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kennedy Elementary School is approximately 11.6:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kennedy Elementary School?
At Kennedy Elementary School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Kennedy Elementary School?
Kennedy Elementary School is overseen by Roxbury Township School District in Morris County.
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