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John F. Kennedy Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1031^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

John F. Kennedy Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Jamesburg, New Jersey, with 467 students. The school is part of the Jamesburg Public School District, which is ranked 497 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, John F. Kennedy Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools, typically between 800-1100 out of around 1,350 schools, and has maintained a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates on the NJSLA assessments are well below the state averages, particularly in English Language Arts, with only 19.7% of 3rd graders proficient in 2024-2025 compared to the state average of 44.9%. Additionally, the school has had chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 13.2% to 16.6%, which is higher than the state average, and over 50% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.

Interestingly, while John F. Kennedy Elementary School faces significant challenges, its English Language Learner and Hispanic student subgroups perform relatively better, ranking in the top half of New Jersey schools in some years. This suggests the school may be providing effective support for these populations. In comparison, nearby schools in the South Brunswick and Monroe Township school districts generally outperform John F. Kennedy Elementary across a variety of metrics, including test scores, statewide rankings, and student demographics. One notable exception is Hatikvah International Academy Charter School, which consistently ranks in the top 2% of New Jersey elementary schools and achieves very high proficiency rates on state assessments.

477

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,212

Per pupil spending ?

57%

Free/discounted lunch ?

28 Front Street
Jamesburg, NJ 08831

(732) 521-0400

District: Jamesburg Public School District

Students who attend John F. Kennedy Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.9%

White:

34.6%

Asian:

4.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (31% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

New Jersey avg46%

1,031^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

497^th of 609Jamesburg Public 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	24.2	1031 of 1347	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	972 of 1338	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	931 of 1342	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	808 of 1345	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.5	875 of 1317	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	831 of 1360	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	1020 of 1353	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.9	1114 of 1352	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.5	1174 of 1346	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.5	1017 of 1357	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.5	960 of 1363	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	48.6	842 of 1367	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.5	884 of 1363	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.9	916 of 1360	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.7	796 of 1354	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.2	849 of 1346	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.5	911 of 1338	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.7	977 of 1329	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.1	1047 of 1314	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.2	1123 of 1303	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.2	1068 of 1298	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	36.2	862 of 1204	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	329 of 597	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	256 of 559	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	145 of 499	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	45.9	206 of 489	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.8	199 of 411	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	214 of 463	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.1	300 of 434	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	1161 of 1326	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	1050 of 1317	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	985 of 1318	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	829 of 1326	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	825 of 1290	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	719 of 1331	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	977 of 1333	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	676 of 1032	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	658 of 989	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	484 of 982	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.4	561 of 953	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	468 of 896	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.0	458 of 899	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	558 of 870	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	802 of 1023	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	652 of 939	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	492 of 910	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	377 of 863	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	338 of 839	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.7	396 of 948	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.6	603 of 942	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	764 of 1318	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	777 of 1313	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	774 of 1315	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	730 of 1324	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	847 of 1297	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	863 of 1335	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	987 of 1334	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	619 of 1023	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.9	773 of 989	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.3	411 of 949	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.3	614 of 868	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	812 of 1001	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	888 of 970	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	731 of 963	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	872 of 975	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.7	543 of 976	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	715 of 964	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.8	622 of 1023	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	802 of 1022	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-18 vs state

Mathematics32%-15 vs state

Science20%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, October 20, 2018

Great teachers and administrators. Don’t base your opinions solely on average school scores. My daughter is doing great and will be well prepared by the time she goes to Monroe HS. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	28 Front Street	Jamesburg	08831	Middlesex County	Jamesburg Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 521-0400	477	51	9.3	57.0%	165 (34.6%)	21 (4.4%)	257 (53.9%)	22 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	24.2	1031^st of 1347 public elementary schools	23.5%		27.8	972^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	27.4%	59	20.0		19.7	36.1	42.8				27.5	34.3	34.0						$12,212	$394	$11,818
Barclay Brook School	Public	PK, KG-2	358 Buckelew Avenue	Monroe Twp	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 521-1000	332	30	10.9	9.3%	110 (33.1%)	8 (2.4%)	29 (8.7%)	180 (54.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)								(n/a)																	$13,781	$79	$13,702
Brookside Elementary School	Public	3-5	370 Buckelew Avenue	Monroe Township	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 521-1101	431	40	10.7	10.2%	138 (32.0%)	20 (4.6%)	28 (6.5%)	237 (55.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	73.4	370^th of 1347 public elementary schools	72.5%		75.7	341^st of 1338 public elementary schools	74.5%	29	53.2		49.0	56.4	67.4				68.0	65.0	64.0						$12,551	$32	$12,519
Woodland School	Public	4-5	42 Harrison Ave	Monroe Township	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 251-1177	261	26	9.9	16.5%	161 (61.7%)	8 (3.1%)	21 (8.0%)	58 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.6%)								(n/a)	30.0			60.7	70.8					60.6	55.4						$12,690	$130	$12,560
Mill Lake	Public	PK, KG-3	115 Monmouth Road	Monroe Twp	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 251-5336	462	41	11.2	17.5%	258 (55.8%)	9 (1.9%)	77 (16.7%)	83 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.4%)	54.5	622^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	53.8%		58.9	558^th of 1338 public elementary schools	58.3%	64			42.1						58.5								$13,039	$106	$12,933
Indian Fields Elementary School	Public	K-5	359 Ridge Road	Dayton	08810	Middlesex County	South Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 329-1043	460	35	12.9	17.6%	50 (10.9%)	37 (8.0%)	40 (8.7%)	310 (67.4%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	76	341^st of 1347 public elementary schools	74.7%		76.1	338^th of 1338 public elementary schools	74.7%	3	52.5		54.9	58.2	67.0				66.7	61.2	71.3						$12,419	$170	$12,249
Applegarth Elementary School	Public	4-5	227 Applegarth Rd	Monroe Twp	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 655-0604	373	31	12.2	6.2%	24 (6.4%)	10 (2.7%)	14 (3.8%)	317 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)								(n/a)	55.0			74.5	76.5					81.3	82.4						$12,714	$31	$12,683
E Raymond Appleby Elementary School	Public	2-5	23 Vliet Street	Spotswood	08884	Middlesex County	Spotswood Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 723-2200	365	38	9.6	30.7%	212 (58.1%)	12 (3.3%)	98 (26.8%)	20 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.0%)	32	930^th of 1347 public elementary schools	31.0%		47.9	699^th of 1338 public elementary schools	47.8%	231	13.8		34.6	50.6	31.2				34.7	40.5	43.6						$11,070	$171	$10,899
Oak Tree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	226 Applegarth Road	Monroe Township	08831	Middlesex County	Monroe Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 655-7642	578	41	14.1	7.6%	52 (9.0%)	19 (3.3%)	31 (5.4%)	453 (78.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	91.4	91^st of 1347 public elementary schools	93.2%		93	61^st of 1338 public elementary schools	95.4%	30			69.2						88.1								$12,219	$30	$12,189
Hatikvah International Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7 Lexington Avenue	East Brunswick	08816	Middlesex County	Hatikvah International Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 254-8300	657	47	14.1	8.8%	186 (28.3%)	39 (5.9%)	40 (6.1%)	369 (56.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	96.3	15^th of 1347 public elementary schools	98.9%		95.5	26^th of 1338 public elementary schools	98.1%	11	75.4	69.4	82.0	90.9	88.1	96.0	92.9	91.9	88.5	82.1	92.2	79.7	75.0	42.9	95.6	96.8	$8,359	$283	$8,076

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