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John F. Kennedy Elementary School

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

John F. Kennedy Elementary School ranks 324 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

324^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

John F. Kennedy Elementary School is a public elementary school in Wayne, New Jersey, serving 371 students in grades K-5 and part of the Wayne Township Public School District. The school has consistently ranked in the top 25% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 5 years, with strong academic performance, particularly in 5th-grade English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Compared to the district and state averages, John F. Kennedy Elementary School's test scores are often higher, indicating strong academic achievement. However, the school has experienced a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 9.9% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch has increased from around 9% to 14% over the past few years, suggesting a growing population of students from lower-income families.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Wayne Township Public School District, John F. Kennedy Elementary School generally performs on par or slightly better in terms of academic achievement. However, its chronic absenteeism rate is higher than some of the nearby schools, which may be an area of concern for the school administration and district.

387

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,918

Per pupil spending ?

14.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1310 Ratzer Road
Wayne, NJ 07470-5652

(973) 633-3160

District: Wayne Township Public School District

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

Middle:	Anthony Wayne Middle School
High:	Wayne Hills High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.6%

Asian:

18.9%

Hispanic:

17.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (67% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg64%

New Jersey avg46%

324^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Wayne Township Public School District

150^th of 609Wayne Township 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	77.6	324 of 1347	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	327 of 1338	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	326 of 1342	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	299 of 1345	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.1	390 of 1317	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	54.3	668 of 1360	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	561 of 1353	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.5	538 of 1352	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	81.1	246 of 1346	81.7%	★★★★☆
2015	81.2	255 of 1357	81.2%	★★★★☆
2014	72.4	426 of 1363	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.2	418 of 1367	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	79.5	234 of 1363	82.8%	★★★★☆
2011	75.7	340 of 1360	75.0%	★★★★☆
2010	61.3	636 of 1354	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.6	455 of 1346	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.1	422 of 1338	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.9	339 of 1329	74.5%	★★★★☆
2006	80.5	151 of 1314	88.5%	★★★★☆
2005	82.4	102 of 1303	92.2%	★★★★★
2004	80.3	178 of 1298	86.3%	★★★★☆
2003	82.1	177 of 1204	85.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	211 of 330	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.6	146 of 340	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.4	57 of 346	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	117 of 348	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.9	147 of 339	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.4	230 of 370	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	227 of 370	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	240 of 597	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	97.2	25 of 499	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	33 of 434	92.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	299 of 1326	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.2	421 of 1317	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.5	276 of 1318	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	377 of 1326	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	66.1	384 of 1290	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	54.3	641 of 1331	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.2	484 of 1333	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	279 of 1032	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	215 of 989	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	159 of 982	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	181 of 953	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	45.6	430 of 896	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.7	235 of 899	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.6	196 of 870	77.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	67.5	205 of 910	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	41.7	533 of 948	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	446 of 942	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	332 of 1318	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	238 of 1313	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	361 of 1315	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	228 of 1324	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	65.5	395 of 1297	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	619 of 1335	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	566 of 1334	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	428 of 1023	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	294 of 989	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	52.9	366 of 958	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.5	208 of 949	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	23.4	668 of 868	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	532 of 1007	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	551 of 1001	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	393 of 970	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	369 of 963	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	369 of 975	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	367 of 976	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.3	684 of 964	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	828 of 1023	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	735 of 1022	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)77th percentile~ school

Male (2025)75th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)36th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Science73%+43 vs state

English Language Arts68%+18 vs state

Mathematics65%+19 vs state

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they have to build a road around their school for parking Otherwise they can provide paid bus programming 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)						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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	Public	K-5	1310 Ratzer Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 633-3160	387	33	11.8	14.2%	219 (56.6%)	9 (2.3%)	67 (17.3%)	73 (18.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	77.6	324^th of 1347 public elementary schools	75.9%		76.5	327^th of 1338 public elementary schools	75.6%	3	72.7		56.6	58.3	89.7				62.3	50.8	84.5				$14,918	$353	$14,565
Lafayette Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Laauwe Avenue	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 633-3165	321	23	14.1	10.9%	235 (73.2%)	4 (1.2%)	42 (13.1%)	26 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	71.2	402^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	70.2%		80.3	279^th of 1338 public elementary schools	79.1%	123	36.2		59.2	78.6	65.2				61.2	60.7	52.1				$15,454	$277	$15,177
Preakness Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	1006 Hamburg Turnpike	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 968-7400	177	19	9.3	7.9%	82 (46.3%)	5 (2.8%)	48 (27.1%)	32 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.6%)								(n/a)
James Fallon Elementary School	Public	K-5	51 Clifford Drive	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 633-3125	370	28	13.0	10.3%	268 (72.4%)	3 (0.8%)	56 (15.1%)	33 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	83	230^th of 1347 public elementary schools	82.9%		77.3	316^th of 1338 public elementary schools	76.4%	86	56.6		68.6	77.7	76.7				65.2	61.1	65.0				$14,842	$277	$14,565
Packanack Elementary School	Public	K-5	190 Oakwood Drive	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 633-3170	408	30	13.4	7.4%	297 (72.8%)	5 (1.2%)	67 (16.4%)	26 (6.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	79.4	291^st of 1347 public elementary schools	78.4%		75.9	340^th of 1338 public elementary schools	74.6%	49	64.8		63.9	66.2	73.0				71.3	50.7	66.2				$15,454	$277	$15,177
Randall Carter Elementary School	Public	K-5	531 Alps Road	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 633-3145	351	28	12.7	15.1%	242 (68.9%)	4 (1.1%)	72 (20.5%)	18 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	77.8	320^th of 1347 public elementary schools	76.2%		76.2	333^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	75.1%	13	37.5		63.2	79.3	68.7				76.5	73.0	48.4				$15,525	$348	$15,177
Haledon Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	91 Henry Street	Haledon	07508	Passaic County	Haledon Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 790-9000	996	96	10.4	67.8%	134 (13.5%)	115 (11.5%)	671 (67.4%)	56 (5.6%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.4%)	22.8	1051^st of 1347 public elementary schools	22.0%		26.6	985^th of 1338 public elementary schools	26.4%	66	14.6	3.3	28.6	44.2	35.6	39.4	36.7	41.8	28.9	31.0	21.6	23.8	21.8	28.3	$12,560	$847	$11,713
School 27	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Richmond Ave	Paterson	07502	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0270	641	48	13.3	80.8%	35 (5.5%)	58 (9.0%)	351 (54.8%)	193 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	18	1130^th of 1347 public elementary schools	16.1%		18.5	1095^th of 1338 public elementary schools	18.2%	35	12.6		27.7	36.3	34.4				28.2	30.3	14.2				$8,335		$8,335
Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	201 Squaw Brook Rd.	North Haledon	07508	Passaic County	North Haledon School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 427-8993	349	34	10.2	25.5%	192 (55.0%)	15 (4.3%)	112 (32.1%)	15 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	49.4	687^th of 1347 public elementary schools	49.0%		39.3	805^th of 1338 public elementary schools	39.8%	118			49.2	50.0					43.8	51.5					$11,307	$428	$10,879
Theunis Dey Elementary School	Public	K-5	55 Webster Drive	Wayne	07470	Passaic County	Wayne Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 633-3155	459	34	13.6	5.2%	329 (71.7%)	6 (1.3%)	78 (17.0%)	26 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	87.1	170^th of 1347 public elementary schools	87.4%		78.4	304^th of 1338 public elementary schools	77.3%	134	58.3		65.5	84.7	87.3				71.2	69.4	63.3				$15,454	$277	$15,177

Frequently Asked Questions about John F. Kennedy Elementary School

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

Students at John F. Kennedy Elementary School are 57% White, 19% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is John F. Kennedy Elementary School a good school?

John F. Kennedy Elementary School ranks 324^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of John F. Kennedy Elementary School attend?

Students who attend John F. Kennedy Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Anthony Wayne Middle School
High : Wayne Hills High School

How many students attend John F. Kennedy Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended John F. Kennedy Elementary School.

What district is John F. Kennedy Elementary School in?

Wayne Township Public School District

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