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John F Kennedy Elementary School

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John F Kennedy Elementary School ranks 860 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

860^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

John F Kennedy Elementary School is a public elementary school in North Bergen, New Jersey, serving 566 students in grades 1-8. The school is part of the North Bergen School District, which is ranked 510 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite serving a diverse student population, John F Kennedy Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools, with proficiency rates significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 12-51% in English Language Arts and 5-49% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 45-57% and 20-50% respectively. The school's performance is particularly weak in 6th-8th grade Mathematics, with proficiency rates below 20% in recent years.

Interestingly, nearby schools such as Christa McAuliffe School and Sara M. Gilmore Academy generally outperform John F Kennedy Elementary School on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations. For example, Sara M. Gilmore Academy, just 0.3 miles away, ranks in the top 2% of New Jersey elementary schools and has significantly higher proficiency rates than John F Kennedy Elementary. This suggests that factors beyond just student demographics, such as school leadership, teaching quality, and instructional practices, may be contributing to the performance differences between these schools.

576

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,067

Per pupil spending ?

77.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1210 11th ST
North Bergen, NJ 07047-1810

(201) 974-7000

District: North Bergen School District

Students who attend John F Kennedy Elementary School usually attend:

High:

North Bergen High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.8%

White:

4.9%

Asian:

4.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in North Bergen School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (28% vs 44% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 20 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg30%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

860^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

575^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Elementary Schools in the North Bergen School District

510^th of 609North Bergen 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	860 of 1347	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	882 of 1338	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	900 of 1342	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	1037 of 1345	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	996 of 1317	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	1014 of 1360	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	1133 of 1353	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.4	1151 of 1352	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.7	1173 of 1346	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.8	1118 of 1357	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.0	1102 of 1363	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.5	1102 of 1367	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.5	1079 of 1363	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.1	993 of 1360	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.5	922 of 1354	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.6	916 of 1346	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.1	1038 of 1338	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.5	913 of 1329	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.3	898 of 1314	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	32.3	1016 of 1303	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	60.4	653 of 1298	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	27.4	932 of 1204	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	363 of 597	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	350 of 559	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	203 of 499	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	21.2	428 of 489	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	237 of 463	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	286 of 434	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	912 of 1326	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	945 of 1317	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	900 of 1318	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	935 of 1326	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	955 of 1290	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	1041 of 1331	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	1214 of 1333	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	403 of 1032	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	483 of 989	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	399 of 982	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	469 of 953	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.4	537 of 896	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	673 of 899	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	615 of 870	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	387 of 1023	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	433 of 939	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	87.1	68 of 910	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	46.4	418 of 863	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.3	422 of 839	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.8	724 of 948	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	715 of 942	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	808 of 1318	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	868 of 1313	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	784 of 1315	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	974 of 1324	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	947 of 1297	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	980 of 1335	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	921 of 1334	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	37.9	494 of 868	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	576 of 1007	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	575 of 752	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	528 of 743	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	591 of 748	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	509 of 745	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	430 of 652	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.1	575 of 745	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	519 of 716	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.2	604 of 712	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.9	556 of 713	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.6	557 of 713	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.4	540 of 717	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	50.0	420 of 704	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.7	462 of 677	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.3	380 of 684	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.6	387 of 677	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.4	391 of 664	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.3	400 of 640	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.8	396 of 631	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	66.2	285 of 615	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	36.2	437 of 599	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	36.9	424 of 588	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	47.7	382 of 574	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	254 of 343	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	231 of 320	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	152 of 227	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	562 of 728	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	488 of 717	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.9	561 of 720	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.9	429 of 726	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	459 of 625	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	647 of 703	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	564 of 680	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	374 of 608	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	260 of 589	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.8	486 of 587	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.0	323 of 591	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.0	215 of 480	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.9	395 of 524	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.2	298 of 504	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	503 of 613	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	444 of 584	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	458 of 568	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.0	136 of 549	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	59.3	113 of 467	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	48.9	255 of 541	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	230 of 522	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	540 of 726	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	533 of 719	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	623 of 718	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	459 of 730	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	366 of 635	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	399 of 697	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	375 of 675	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2021)43rd percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile~ school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-20 vs state

Mathematics27%-14 vs state

Science24%~ state avg

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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 (2025)	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-6	1210 11th ST	North Bergen	07047	Hudson County	North Bergen School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 974-7000	576	45	12.7	77.1%	28 (4.9%)	4 (0.7%)	517 (89.8%)	25 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	36.7	860^th of 1347 public elementary schools	36.2%		33.9	882^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	34.1%	22	35.3	14.1	32.4	51.3	35.0	22.9	34.5	30.2	48.6	43.9	35.7	12.0	17.2	5.3			$6,067		$6,067
Veterans' Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1401 Central Avenue	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-2737	502	38	13.2	90.8%	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	486 (96.8%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36	872^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	35.3%		35.1	868^th of 1338 public elementary schools	35.1%	4	15.0		37.6	55.0	46.1				33.7	43.7	33.8						$10,358	$522	$9,836
Sara M. Gilmore Academy	Public	1-8	1700 Kerrigan Avenue	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5851	400	28	14.2	54.8%	52 (13.0%)	10 (2.5%)	303 (75.8%)	35 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97.4	7^th of 1347 public elementary schools	99.5%		95.9	23^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	98.3%	16	63.0	33.3	91.1	100.0	93.4	96.3	96.1	100.0	95.6	87.2	89.1	85.4	70.6	55.6			$11,311	$157	$11,154
Thomas A Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	507 West St	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5965	767	73	10.5	83.8%	15 (2.0%)	20 (2.6%)	723 (94.3%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49.8	682^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	49.4%		40.4	791^st of 1338 public elementary schools	40.9%	109	13.8		37.6	69.3	53.8	59.6			50.5	57.8	47.5	33.6					$10,005	$572	$9,433
Colin Powell Elementary School	Public	K-6	1500 New York Avenue	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 351-5165	692	52	13.3	73.6%	8 (1.2%)	12 (1.7%)	658 (95.1%)	14 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58.4	567^th of 1347 public elementary schools	57.9%		57.1	579^th of 1338 public elementary schools	56.7%	12	21.7		57.5	61.8	62.8				62.6	45.0	49.6						$10,464	$355	$10,109
Eugenio Maria de Hostos Center for Early Childhood Education	Public	PK-K	2200 Kennedy Blvd	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 271-2311	300	42	7.1	61.0%	18 (6.0%)	2 (0.7%)	275 (91.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)																	$8,345	$380	$7,965
Alfred Zampella School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 North St	Jersey City	07307	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4350	629	58	10.8	67.4%	50 (7.9%)	34 (5.4%)	389 (61.8%)	151 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	41.1	795^th of 1347 public elementary schools	41.0%		42	768^th of 1338 public elementary schools	42.6%	27	25.3	7.2	46.6	53.5	32.0	45.1	56.3	61.5	48.9	34.6	53.2	26.8	32.5	17.2	88.0	88.0	$10,970	$546	$10,424
Hudson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	167 19th St	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(201) 624-9800	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Jersey City Global Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	255 Congress Street	Jersey City	07307	Hudson County	Jersey City Global Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 744-2444	423	23	18.3	20.1%	37 (8.7%)	22 (5.2%)	121 (28.6%)	234 (55.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	89.7	124^th of 1347 public elementary schools	90.8%		82.6	244^th of 1338 public elementary schools	81.8%	120	51.2	25.0	74.0	96.2	70.7	87.9	75.0	90.7	73.9	82.7	78.0	57.6	30.0	53.2			$6,567	$748	$5,819
Robert Waters Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2800 Summit Ave	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5925	983	75	13.1	83.8%	14 (1.4%)	10 (1.0%)	953 (96.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38.9	828^th of 1347 public elementary schools	38.5%		33.8	884^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.9%	56	13.8		35.1	43.4	50.0	54.4			54.1	38.7	34.1	35.5					$9,833	$546	$9,287

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