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John F. Kennedy Memorial High School

Q: Is John F. Kennedy Memorial High School a good school?

John F. Kennedy Memorial High School ranks 196 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

196^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 55% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

John F. Kennedy Memorial High School is a public high school in Iselin, New Jersey, serving 1,398 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Woodbridge Township School District, which is ranked 400 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, the school has consistently ranked in the top half of New Jersey high schools over the past decade, with performance on state assessments generally above the district average but below the state average. The school excels in Geometry, with 71.9% proficiency on the End of Course exam in 2024-2025, compared to 54.4% for the district and 56.5% for the state. However, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with male students and English Language Learners tending to perform better than the state average, while Hispanic and Special Education students perform below the state average.

John F. Kennedy Memorial High School maintains a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 91.1% to 95.1% over the past few years, and a relatively low dropout rate of 0.1% to 1.2%. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate has been a concern, ranging from 9.3% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. Compared to other high schools in the Woodbridge Township School District, Colonia High School and Woodbridge High School, John F. Kennedy Memorial High School generally outperforms them on academic measures, but lags behind the higher-performing Woodbridge Academy Magnet School.

1,405

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,039

Per pupil spending ?

46.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Washington Avenue
Iselin, NJ 08830

(732) 602-8650

District: Woodbridge Township School District

Feeder schools for John F. Kennedy Memorial High School:

Elementary:	Indiana Avenue Elementary School
	Kennedy Park Elementary School
	Robert Mascenik Elementary School
Middle:	Iselin Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

47.5%

Hispanic:

28.2%

White:

14.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (91%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg41%

New Jersey avg49%

196^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Woodbridge Township School District

400^th of 609Woodbridge Township School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	196 of 434	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	170 of 429	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	162 of 422	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	180 of 415	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.7	133 of 405	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.1	175 of 416	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	147 of 415	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.8	201 of 411	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	27.3	306 of 409	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.2	214 of 406	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	67.4	151 of 411	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.4	121 of 396	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.3	133 of 388	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	77.7	66 of 378	82.5%	★★★★☆
2010	78.8	63 of 371	83.0%	★★★★☆
2009	70.3	127 of 370	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	76.4	82 of 359	77.2%	★★★★☆
2007	67.0	144 of 361	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.7	123 of 357	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.6	147 of 351	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.5	124 of 348	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2003	62.1	159 of 343	53.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	130 of 283	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.3	160 of 282	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	136 of 250	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	159 of 256	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	169 of 247	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	162 of 254	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.7	78 of 266	70.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	127 of 190	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	117 of 191	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	133 of 172	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	111 of 175	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	117 of 165	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.8	170 of 191	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	130 of 198	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	103 of 215	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	51 of 191	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	44.6	68 of 161	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.9	106 of 137	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	68.1	16 of 101	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	13 of 138	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	45.7	55 of 146	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	217 of 426	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.8	178 of 420	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	154 of 416	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	131 of 414	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.6	97 of 402	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	50.4	172 of 408	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	165 of 403	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	302 of 406	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	317 of 403	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	270 of 385	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	270 of 382	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.4	214 of 374	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	238 of 364	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	209 of 368	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	221 of 377	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	156 of 358	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.2	170 of 344	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	145 of 324	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.8	77 of 326	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	51.5	117 of 347	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	93 of 345	73.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	193 of 426	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	158 of 419	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.0	186 of 414	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.6	207 of 410	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	186 of 402	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.2	224 of 407	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	154 of 405	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	320 of 359	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	283 of 361	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	230 of 339	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	241 of 344	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.9	328 of 333	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	49.5	139 of 349	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.3	245 of 355	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	231 of 347	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.1	288 of 345	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	195 of 335	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.8	303 of 335	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	47.4	120 of 336	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.0	269 of 339	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	222 of 340	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)55th percentile~ school

African American (2025)54th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2025)33rd percentile-22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile-29 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts80%~ state avg

Geometry72%+18 vs state

Mathematics57%~ state avg

Algebra I32%~ state avg

Science24%-7 vs state

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by a student
Tuesday, May 26, 2020

This school is the wost school I ever been in. It don’t even deserve one star. nobody cares about you in this school and the teachers doesn’t want to help you except like 2 teachers This school is the wost school I ever been in. It don’t even deserve one star. nobody cares about you in this school and the teachers doesn’t want to help you except like 2 teachers thank you mr. Rotella And mr. Kirk you are the only teachers that care and help. The guidance counselor is trash. Child study team is disgusting. This school is the worst that I sometimes think of hurtin my self but I don’t think about now . Nobody helps you with hard work like ASL class they let you do everything on your own even though you don’t understand. for example in asl i did not no how to sign and I did not understand a test in the class and the teachers yes 2 teachers you think you get more help but you don’t. didn’t even gave us a study Gude or help the people that did not understand. You got to do everything on your own even though you don’t understand it. And the students here on mean and rude and you don’t hardly make any friends. If you do make any friends they don’t care about you. For example you do so much for them but they don’t do nothing for you. And the the school it self is gross and very dirty they don’t even clean the floors or wipe the cafeteria tables there was a leak in the cafeteria a sewage leak that smelled and they didn’t even clean up the sewage water for a whole mouth and it smelled for a whole month while we was eating. Instead of putting us in a different room to eat. The cafeteria food was absolutely disgusting and gross and they don’t give you a lot of food they give you a spoon full of food and there was hair in the food and the milk Is always spoiled. I Told the cafeteria ladies that there was a piece of hair in my food but they said to pick it out and keep it and eat it instead of giving me a fresh new plate of food. my parents are paying $4.00 Every month for this food. And even if we do express our feelings about this school we would get in trouble for it and go to detention. so that being said I am begging you to not go to this school and if you do go to this school you are going to go crazy and lose your mind and be sad and depressed. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (2025)		NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John F. Kennedy Memorial High School	Public	9-12	200 Washington Avenue	Iselin	08830	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8650	1,405	111	12.6	46.8%	199 (14.2%)	123 (8.8%)	396 (28.2%)	668 (47.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.4%)	51.1	196^th of 434 public high schools	54.8%		54.8	170^th of 429 public high schools	60.4%	26	80.2	56.8		24.2			47.6			32.8		31.7	92.8	13.3	71.9			$8,039		$8,039
Woodbridge High School	Public	9-12	25 Samuel Lupo Place	Woodbridge	07095	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8600	1,681	131	12.8	54.3%	468 (27.8%)	284 (16.9%)	727 (43.2%)	172 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (1.8%)	19.2	366^th of 434 public high schools	15.7%		31.5	299^th of 429 public high schools	30.3%	67	67.9	36.6		10.6			22.3			6.9	10.0	7.0	29.4		26.3			$8,691		$8,691
Colonia High School	Public	9-12	East Street	Colonia	07067	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 726-7060	1,354	122	11.0	42.2%	529 (39.1%)	210 (15.5%)	364 (26.9%)	226 (16.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (1.8%)	32.3	304^th of 434 public high schools	30.0%		39.8	259^th of 429 public high schools	39.6%	45	75.7	51.4		16.9			21.1			5.5		5.4	62.1		58.1			$9,148		$9,148
Woodbridge Academy Magnet School	Public	9-12	1 Convery Boulevard	Woodbridge	07095	Middlesex County	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 634-5858	288	21	13.7	4.2%	13 (4.5%)	4 (1.4%)	6 (2.1%)	258 (89.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	85.1	28^th of 434 public high schools	93.5%		88.5	21^st of 429 public high schools	95.1%	7				98.7												100.0	100.0	$9,375	$130	$9,245
Rahway High School	Public	9-12	1012 Madison Ave	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 396-1090	1,286	98	13.1	63.2%	137 (10.7%)	453 (35.2%)	621 (48.3%)	25 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	42 (3.3%)	17.4	372^nd of 434 public high schools	14.3%		23.1	340^th of 429 public high schools	20.7%	32	67.2	31.6		17.3			28.6			2.1	0.0	2.0	2.8		2.8	10.0	10.0	$15,697	$47	$15,650
Metuchen High School	Public	9-12	400 Grove Ave	Metuchen	08840	Middlesex County	Metuchen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 321-8744	718	60	11.8	9.3%	336 (46.8%)	29 (4.0%)	104 (14.5%)	185 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (8.8%)	80.2	51^st of 434 public high schools	88.2%		82.7	47^th of 429 public high schools	89.0%	4		83.8		51.8			86.1			41.8	9.1	38.5	88.0		88.0	100.0	100.0	$8,384		$8,384
John P. Stevens High School	Public	9-12	855 Grove Avenue	Edison	08820	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2800	2,687	168	16.0	16.0%	123 (4.6%)	110 (4.1%)	109 (4.1%)	2,286 (85.1%)	26 (1.0%)	1 (0.0%)	30 (1.1%)	81.4	48^th of 434 public high schools	88.9%		83	45^th of 429 public high schools	89.5%	3		88.8		66.6			84.0			28.9		29.4	64.9		64.9	98.4	98.4	$6,666		$6,666
Arthur L. Johnson High School	Public	9-12	365 Westfield Avenue	Clark	07066	Union County	Clark Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 382-0910	785	62	12.6	10.1%	591 (75.3%)	21 (2.7%)	147 (18.7%)	17 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	52.5	183^rd of 434 public high schools	57.8%		52.8	183^rd of 429 public high schools	57.3%			68.6		24.6			62.1			25.8		25.4	56.8		56.8			$13,478	$122	$13,356
Perth Amboy High School	Public	9-12	931 Convery Blvd	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6030	2,769	188	14.7	69.8%	23 (0.8%)	110 (4.0%)	2,608 (94.2%)	11 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.4%)	17.7	371^st of 434 public high schools	14.5%		13.4	388^th of 429 public high schools	9.6%	17	65.6	30.0		10.2			33.0			6.7	3.3	6.5	30.2		29.6	73.7	70.0	$14,528	$429	$14,099
Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	612 Amboy Ave	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Academy for Urban Leadership Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(848) 203-3742	259	22	11.7	89.2%	4 (1.5%)	17 (6.6%)	237 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.4	386^th of 434 public high schools	11.1%		11	406^th of 429 public high schools	5.4%	20	58.8	14.7	4.0	6.1	7.7	16.7	14.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	11.4	7.4			20.0			$11,684	$729	$10,955

Frequently Asked Questions about John F. Kennedy Memorial High School

What schools feed into John F. Kennedy Memorial High School?

John F. Kennedy Memorial High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Indiana Avenue Elementary School
Elementary : Kennedy Park Elementary School
Elementary : Robert Mascenik Elementary School
Middle : Iselin Middle School

What district is John F. Kennedy Memorial High School in?

Woodbridge Township School District

How many students attend John F. Kennedy Memorial High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,405 students attended John F. Kennedy Memorial High School.

Is John F. Kennedy Memorial High School a good school?

John F. Kennedy Memorial High School ranks 196^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of John F. Kennedy Memorial High School?

Students at John F. Kennedy Memorial High School are 48% Asian, 28% Hispanic, 14% White, 9% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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