Best Public Schools in Zip Code 08091

ZIP code 08091 has two Berlin Township schools serving 618 students: John F Kennedy Elementary School serves prekindergarten through grade 4, and Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School serves grades 5–8. In 2025–2026, results were uneven: Eisenhower was above state benchmarks in several grades, while John F Kennedy was below them in every reported grade and subject. Across the schools’ grade-level results, math was the clearest shared academic concern, averaging 14 points below state results, compared with 4 points below in ELA.

Eisenhower stands out for stronger results in grades 6–8: its ELA results averaged 1 point above state benchmarks, with grades 6, 7, and 8 above the state; grade 7 math was 2 points above, and grade 8 science was 1 point above. But grade 5 was a weak spot: ELA was 21 points below the state and math was 21 points below. John F Kennedy averaged 12 points below state results in ELA and 22 points below in math; its largest gap was grade 4 math, at 19% versus 47% statewide, or 28 points below. Because the schools serve different grades, these are not direct same-grade comparisons.

Over two years, John F Kennedy moved closer to state benchmarks overall by 8 points, including a 17-point rise in grade 3 ELA; grade 4 ELA rose 8 points, though grade 4 math fell 2. Eisenhower moved 3 points farther from the state overall, with grade 5 ELA down 16 points, though grade 6 math rose 10. SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 rankings place Eisenhower at the 59th percentile and John F Kennedy at the 22nd; their student–teacher ratios were 9.4 and 13.7, respectively. In 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 59% at Eisenhower and 48% at John F Kennedy, while chronic absenteeism was 20% and 24%, respectively, versus 14% statewide.