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John F Kennedy Elementary School
255 Woodmere St
Raritan NJ, 08869, Somerset County
Phone: 908-231-1179
Ranking: 
(1,078 out of 1,847, bottom 42%)*
(1,078 out of 1,847, bottom 42%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 45 | 43 | 38 | 34 | 41 | 44 | 40 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 406 | 413 | 404 | 443 | 466 | 494 | 515 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 50 | 12.3% | 61 | 14.8% | 57 | 14.1% | 55 | 12.4% | 73 | 15.7% | 71 | 14.4% | 69 | 13.4% |
| Grade 1: | 102 | 25.1% | 88 | 21.3% | 76 | 18.8% | 89 | 20.1% | 87 | 18.7% | 103 | 20.9% | 103 | 20.0% |
| Grade 2: | 82 | 20.2% | 83 | 20.1% | 85 | 21.0% | 85 | 19.2% | 99 | 21.2% | 109 | 22.1% | 104 | 20.2% |
| Grade 3: | 83 | 20.4% | 88 | 21.3% | 86 | 21.3% | 104 | 23.5% | 107 | 23.0% | 100 | 20.2% | 114 | 22.1% |
| Grade 4: | 89 | 21.9% | 93 | 22.5% | 100 | 24.8% | 110 | 24.8% | 100 | 21.5% | 111 | 22.5% | 125 | 24.3% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 215 | 53.0% | 204 | 49.4% | 200 | 49.5% | 231 | 52.1% | 234 | 50.2% | 259 | 52.4% | 246 | 47.8% |
| Female: | 191 | 47.0% | 209 | 50.6% | 204 | 50.5% | 212 | 47.9% | 232 | 49.8% | 235 | 47.6% | 265 | 51.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 66 | 16.3% | 66 | 16.0% | 59 | 14.6% | 79 | 17.8% | 81 | 17.4% | 98 | 19.8% | 113 | 21.9% |
| Hispanic: | 106 | 26.1% | 101 | 24.5% | 97 | 24.0% | 84 | 19.0% | 91 | 19.5% | 102 | 20.6% | 87 | 16.9% |
| Black: | 12 | 3.0% | 6 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.2% |
| White: | 194 | 47.8% | 215 | 52.1% | 223 | 55.2% | 251 | 56.7% | 260 | 55.8% | 265 | 53.6% | 309 | 60.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 18 | 4.4% | 20 | 4.8% | 15 | 3.7% | 18 | 4.1% | 15 | 3.2% | 16 | 3.2% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 2.5% | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.9% | 11 | 2.4% | 4 | 0.8% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 90 | 22.2% | 83 | 20.1% | 70 | 17.3% | 59 | 13.3% | 85 | 18.2% | 52 | 10.5% | 65 | 12.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 4.7% | 18 | 4.4% | 20 | 5.0% | 20 | 4.5% | 27 | 5.8% | 33 | 6.7% | 24 | 4.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.02 | 9.72 | 10.50 | 13.03 | 11.37 | 9.40 | 12.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 89.1% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 92.8% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.4% | 88.2% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.0% | 86.9% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.6% | 90.6% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 73.8% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57.8% | 74.3% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.3% | 78.2% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.6% | 84.3% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.8% | 80.0% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.2% | 92.4% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.2% | 92.1% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.8% | 93.3% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.4% | 94.2% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 93.8% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 78% | 88.3% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.5% | 92.7% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 91.7% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 89.7% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.6% | 91.3% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.8% | 83.3% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.6% | 90.0% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.8% | 71.9% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.2% | 71.9% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.4% | 80.2% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.7% | 76.6% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53.5% | 79.1% | 59.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.6% | 94.5% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.2% | 94.6% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.5% | 88.2% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.8% | 90.6% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.3% | 94.6% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.6% | 91.3% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.6% | 91.8% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 88.8% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.4% | 90.6% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.7% | 96.1% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.9% | 97.7% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 96.3% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.9% | 98.0% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.1% | 95.5% | 89.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* John F Kennedy Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.