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John F Kennedy Elementary School

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John F Kennedy Elementary School ranks 851 st of 1331 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

851^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

John F Kennedy Elementary School in South Plainfield, NJ, serves grades K–4 and enrolls 256 students, the smallest enrollment among 11 nearby schools. In 2025–26, its Grade 3 and Grade 4 results were below the state in all four tested grade-and-subject comparisons, and below each of the other three South Plainfield elementary schools in every comparison.

Grade 4 math is the clearest weakness: 34% of students were proficient, compared with 47% statewide, and the result was lower than at Franklin Elementary School, John E. Riley Elementary School and Roosevelt Elementary School. Grade 4 ELA was closer to the South Plainfield School District average, matching it, but still trailed the state by 4 percentage points. Across all four results, JFK averaged 40% proficiency, versus 45% for the district and 47% statewide. It ranked sixth among the 11 nearby schools in Grade 3 ELA and both math grades, and fifth in Grade 4 ELA.

Math results have weakened over time: the average across Grades 3 and 4 fell from 48% in 2022–23 to 39% in 2025–26, while the state average rose from 45% to 48%. ELA has been uneven: Grade 3 improved from 32% to 40%, while Grade 4 fell from 55% to 42%. SchoolDigger ranks JFK at the 36th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–26, down from the 84th percentile in 2018–19. Its 9.4:1 student-teacher ratio was the second-lowest among nearby schools; 27% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well the school serves Special Education Students fell sharply, from the 66th percentile in 2023–24 to the 12th in 2025–26.

256

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,285

Per pupil spending ?

27.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2900 Norwood Avenue
South Plainfield, NJ 07080

(908) 754-4620

District: South Plainfield School District

Students who attend John F Kennedy Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Grant Elementary School
	South Plainfield Middle School
High:	South Plainfield High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.8%

Hispanic:

28.5%

Asian:

15.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 36th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (40% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 47 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg44%

New Jersey avg48%

851^st of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 47 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the South Plainfield School District

382^nd of 607South Plainfield 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
2026	36.0	851 of 1331	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.4	749 of 1347	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	678 of 1338	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.6	674 of 1342	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.7	396 of 1345	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	58.2	482 of 1317	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.9	212 of 1360	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	253 of 1353	81.3%	★★★★☆
2017	71.9	435 of 1352	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	82.2	228 of 1346	83.1%	★★★★☆
2015	68.3	451 of 1357	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.5	399 of 1363	70.7%	★★★★☆
2013	77.5	305 of 1367	77.7%	★★★★☆
2012	76.4	327 of 1363	76.0%	★★★★☆
2011	78.2	274 of 1360	79.9%	★★★★☆
2010	55.4	752 of 1354	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.7	638 of 1346	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.7	716 of 1338	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	73.9	337 of 1329	74.6%	★★★★☆
2006	77.2	269 of 1314	79.5%	★★★★☆
2005	70.4	450 of 1303	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	75.4	316 of 1298	75.7%	★★★★☆
2003	74.9	359 of 1204	70.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	763 of 1311	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.9	798 of 1326	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.1	461 of 1317	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	559 of 1318	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.3	449 of 1326	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.6	635 of 1290	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.5	134 of 1331	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	84.5	165 of 1333	87.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	417 of 1032	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	461 of 989	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	541 of 982	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.2	239 of 953	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	63.0	228 of 896	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.4	90 of 899	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	79.0	140 of 870	83.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	445 of 1023	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.4	123 of 939	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	30.5	637 of 910	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	89.8	51 of 948	94.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	900 of 1306	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.5	661 of 1318	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	832 of 1313	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	742 of 1315	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	76.5	304 of 1324	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.2	364 of 1297	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	334 of 1335	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	361 of 1334	72.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	858 of 970	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.2	769 of 1023	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.8	339 of 989	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	98.9	9 of 949	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	14 of 868	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	82.8	123 of 1007	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	198 of 1001	80.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	681 of 970	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.6	501 of 963	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	617 of 975	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.0	315 of 976	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.3	477 of 964	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.2	67 of 1023	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	79.6	159 of 1022	84.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)42nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2026)12th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts41%-6 vs state

Mathematics39%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)						NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						NJSLA Algebra I (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	K-4	2900 Norwood Avenue	South Plainfield	07080	Middlesex County	South Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 754-4620	256	27	9.4	27.0%	112 (43.8%)	18 (7.0%)	73 (28.5%)	40 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	10 (3.9%)	36	851^st of 1331 public elementary schools	36.1%		44.4	749^th of 1347 public elementary schools	44.4%	102			39.6	42.0					43.4	34.0							$15,285	$75	$15,210
John E. Riley Elementary School	Public	K-4	100 Morris Ave	South Plainfield	07080	Middlesex County	South Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 754-4620	367	36	10.2	39.0%	118 (32.2%)	37 (10.1%)	167 (45.5%)	26 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.6%)	48.5	684^th of 1331 public elementary schools	48.6%		55.8	600^th of 1347 public elementary schools	55.5%	84			45.4	42.7					50.0	49.4							$12,241	$258	$11,983
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-4	135 Jackson Avenue	South Plainfield	07080	Middlesex County	South Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 754-4620	472	46	10.3	35.6%	67 (14.2%)	37 (7.8%)	136 (28.8%)	206 (43.6%)	10 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (3.0%)	43.6	756^th of 1331 public elementary schools	43.2%		52.3	646^th of 1347 public elementary schools	52.0%	110			47.0	38.7					54.1	37.0							$13,531	$282	$13,249
Martin Luther King Elementary School	Public	K-5	285 Tingley Lane	Edison	08820	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2980	591	45	13.0	14.7%	27 (4.6%)	34 (5.8%)	29 (4.9%)	482 (81.6%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.0%)	90.5	99^th of 1331 public elementary schools	92.6%		89.6	125^th of 1347 public elementary schools	90.7%	26	55.3		66.7	76.1	78.4				72.2	83.4	78.8						$8,837		$8,837
Cedarbrook Elementary School	Public	K-8	1049 Central Ave	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4280	671	60	11.1	69.2%	5 (0.7%)	188 (28.0%)	463 (69.0%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.9%)	13	1182^nd of 1331 public elementary schools	11.2%		14.8	1177^th of 1347 public elementary schools	12.6%	5	2.4	30.6	27.0	20.2	21.7	28.1	30.7	30.6	35.1	18.8	14.5	15.5	14.1	3.8	34.8	34.8	$23,366	$957	$22,409
Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-4	1000 Franklin Ave	South Plainfield	07080	Middlesex County	South Plainfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 754-4620	270	23	11.5	33.0%	111 (41.1%)	28 (10.4%)	94 (34.8%)	20 (7.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.8%)	44.7	741^st of 1331 public elementary schools	44.3%		58.9	560^th of 1347 public elementary schools	58.4%	181			46.8	47.8					43.5	40.9							$15,133	$75	$15,058
Evergreen Elementary School	Public	K-5	1033 Evergreen Ave	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4260	398	47	8.5	75.1%	8 (2.0%)	36 (9.0%)	350 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	9.1	1253^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	5.9%		8.9	1272^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	5.6%	19	3.6		15.8	28.0	10.9				11.8	19.3	20.0						$28,929	$1,073	$27,856
Cresthaven Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	530 West 7th Street	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Cresthaven Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 756-1234	621	29	21.4	82.4%	7 (1.1%)	100 (16.1%)	507 (81.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	15.2	1143^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	14.1%		26.6	1003^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	25.5%	140	9.5	6.9	20.3	29.6	25.7	40.0	44.2	32.8	9.5	25.3	13.6	21.7	21.4	5.3	75.0	75.0	$19,406	$909	$18,497
Washington Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	427 Darrow Ave	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4230	557	45	12.3	87.6%	4 (0.7%)	44 (7.9%)	504 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	9.8	1241^st of 1331 public elementary schools	6.8%		9.3	1266^th of 1347 public elementary schools	6.0%	25	5.4		17.4	13.8	20.7				23.3	23.0	17.4						$22,507	$1,001	$21,506
Woodbrook Elementary School	Public	K-5	15 Robin Road	Edison	08820	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2901	786	59	13.3	13.9%	24 (3.1%)	60 (7.6%)	26 (3.3%)	628 (79.9%)	16 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.1%)	83.9	219^th of 1331 public elementary schools	83.5%		89.9	120^th of 1347 public elementary schools	91.1%	99	49.6		72.3	57.2	75.5				71.1	63.4	75.8						$10,033		$10,033

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