John F. Kennedy Elementary School

Summary:

John F. Kennedy Elementary School is a public elementary school in Jamesburg, New Jersey, serving 458 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Monroe Township School District.

The school faces several challenges, including a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (56.11%) compared to nearby schools, lower academic performance on NJSLA tests with proficiency rates around 30-45% versus state averages of 42-53%, and a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism from 5.5% to 18.1% over the past few years. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students (51.65% to 55.94%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite these challenges, the school's per-student spending is comparable to surrounding schools, suggesting that factors beyond funding, such as instructional practices and community engagement, may play a role in its performance.

When compared to nearby schools like Indian Fields Elementary School, Applegarth Elementary School, and Hatikvah International Academy Charter School, John F. Kennedy Elementary School generally underperforms in academic measures, has higher chronic absenteeism rates, and serves a less diverse student population with a higher percentage of students from low-income backgrounds. The school's declining statewide ranking, from 842 out of 1,367 New Jersey elementary schools in 2012-2013 to 931 out of 1,342 in 2022-2023, suggests that the school may benefit from a closer examination of its instructional practices, support systems, and community engagement efforts to address these challenges and improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 28 Front Street
       Jamesburg, NJ  08831


(732) 521-0400

District: Jamesburg Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
931st of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,212 Help


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

Middle:    Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  9.8 Help
Number of students:  458

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
56.1%
White:
32.5%
African American:
4.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  53.5% Help


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Compare Details John F. Kennedy Elementary School ranks worse than 69.4% of elementary schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.55. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (56.1%), White (32.5%), Asian (4.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 53.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John F. Kennedy Elementary School is 9.8. (See more...)
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Compare John F. Kennedy Elementary School employs 46.3 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at John F. Kennedy Elementary School is $12,212.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

John F. Kennedy Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks John F. Kennedy Elementary School 931st of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See John F. Kennedy Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Jamesburg Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Jamesburg Public School District 454th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for John F. Kennedy Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at John F. Kennedy Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 36.17 862nd 1204 28.4%
2004 25.25 1068th 1298 17.7%
2005 19.16 1123rd 1303 13.8%
2006 30.14 1047th 1314 20.3%
2007 40.66 977th 1329 26.5%
2008 45.53 911th 1338 31.9%
2009 47.21 849th 1346 36.9%
2010 51.71 796th 1354 41.2%
2011 43.91 916th 1360 32.6%
2012 45.52 884th 1363 35.1%
2013 48.64 842nd 1367 38.4%
2014 38.51 960th 1363 29.6%
2015 26.50 1017th 1357 25.1%
2016 14.52 1174th 1346 12.8%
2017 18.85 1114th 1352 17.6%
2018 28.17 1020th 1353 24.6%
2019 41.87 831st 1360 38.9%
2021 29.54 875th 1317 33.6%
2022 38.93 808th 1345 39.9%
2023 31.55 931st 1342 30.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at John F. Kennedy Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.06 300th 434 30.9%
2019 46.00 214th 463 53.8%
2021 40.79 199th 411 51.6%
2022 45.87 206th 489 57.9%
2023 58.23 145th 499 70.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at John F. Kennedy Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.64 812th 1001 18.9%
2021 27.27 614th 868 29.3%
2022 48.29 411th 949 56.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at John F. Kennedy Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.58 603rd 942 36.0%
2019 51.70 396th 948 58.2%
2021 51.14 338th 839 59.7%
2022 49.63 377th 863 56.3%
2023 42.54 492nd 910 45.9%
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Rank History for Female students at John F. Kennedy Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.32 977th 1333 26.7%
2019 48.75 719th 1331 46.0%
2021 32.85 825th 1290 36.0%
2022 36.04 829th 1326 37.5%
2023 24.31 985th 1318 25.3%
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Rank History for Male students at John F. Kennedy Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.11 987th 1334 26.0%
2019 37.36 863rd 1335 35.4%
2021 30.25 847th 1297 34.7%
2022 43.19 730th 1324 44.9%
2023 40.21 774th 1315 41.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at John F. Kennedy Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.12 558th 870 35.9%
2019 47.02 458th 899 49.1%
2021 42.76 468th 896 47.8%
2022 38.41 561st 953 41.1%
2023 47.10 484th 982 50.7%
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Rank History for White students at John F. Kennedy Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.55 802nd 1022 21.5%
2019 42.75 622nd 1023 39.2%
2021 31.48 715th 964 25.8%
2022 45.70 543rd 976 44.4%
2023 14.29 872nd 975 10.6%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

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by a parent
Saturday, October 20, 2018

Open Quote 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



Enrollment information for John F. Kennedy Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 220 55 0 4 2 n/a n/a 0 281
1989 241 43 4 3 0 n/a n/a 0 291
1990 206 32 6 6 0 n/a n/a 0 250
1991 202 33 8 5 0 n/a n/a 0 248
1992 204 25 2 9 0 n/a n/a 0 240
1993 240 22 4 7 0 n/a n/a 0 273
1994 234 32 2 12 0 n/a n/a 0 280
1995 239 40 7 29 0 n/a n/a 0 315
1996 239 40 7 29 0 n/a n/a 0 315
1998 265 31 5 46 0 n/a n/a 0 347
1999 297 38 6 56 0 n/a n/a 0 397
2000 325 44 8 65 0 n/a n/a 0 442
2001 304 49 7 75 3 n/a n/a 0 438
2002 260 65 9 106 0 n/a n/a 0 440
2003 260 65 9 106 0 n/a n/a 0 440
2004 260 46 14 109 0 n/a n/a 0 429
2005 275 43 11 115 0 n/a n/a 0 444
2006 273 52 18 123 0 n/a n/a 0 466
2007 271 54 16 148 0 n/a n/a 0 489
2008 239 54 17 137 0 n/a n/a 0 447
2009 234 42 21 142 0 0 2 0 441
2010 241 40 18 148 0 2 4 0 453
2011 226 41 21 160 0 7 4 0 459
2012 232 31 24 170 0 8 6 0 471
2013 217 31 25 194 0 9 4 0 480
2014 213 22 25 211 0 8 7 0 486
2015 204 34 22 222 0 7 11 0 500
2016 195 32 14 225 0 3 11 0 480
2017 195 33 18 247 1 3 18 0 515
2018 168 36 13 266 1 2 7 0 493
2019 161 33 19 279 1 1 7 0 501
2020 172 28 13 275 1 0 8 0 497
2021 158 30 14 254 2 0 5 0 463
2022 152 30 20 245 2 0 6 0 455
2023 149 21 21 257 2 0 8 0 458

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at John F. Kennedy Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 281 17.0 16.5 n/a
1989 291 19.0 15.3 n/a
1990 250 20.0 12.5 20.4
1991 248 17.0 14.5 20.6
1992 240 18.0 13.3 22.1
1993 273 19.0 14.4 17.6
1994 280 16.5 17.0 21.4
1995 315 18.5 17.0 25.4
1996 315 18.5 17.0 25.4
1998 347 20.5 16.9 20.5
1999 397 25.0 15.9 20.4
2000 442 29.5 15.0 28.5
2001 438 29.8 14.7 29
2002 440 30.0 14.7 34.5
2003 440 30.0 14.7 34.5
2004 429 29.0 14.8 36.6
2005 444 28.0 15.9 n/a
2006 466 29.0 16.1 34.5
2007 489 30.0 16.3 32.1
2008 447 29.0 15.4 32
2009 441 36.2 10.3 32.4
2010 453 31.0 14.6 32
2011 459 28.6 16.0 36.2
2012 471 29.3 16.0 41.2
2013 480 29.4 16.3 44.4
2014 486 31.5 15.4 47.3
2015 500 29.0 17.2 48.6
2016 480 36.0 13.3 57.3
2017 515 35.1 14.6 57.3
2018 493 36.4 13.5 60.4
2019 501 42.4 11.8 61.7
2020 497 44.1 11.2 59.8
2021 463 41.4 11.1 55.9
2022 455 41.2 11.0 51.6
2023 458 46.3 9.8 53.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio John F. Kennedy Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 281 17.0 16.5 n/a
1989 291 19.0 15.3 n/a
1990 250 20.0 12.5 20.4
1991 248 17.0 14.5 20.6
1992 240 18.0 13.3 22.1
1993 273 19.0 14.4 17.6
1994 280 16.5 17.0 21.4
1995 315 18.5 17.0 25.4
1996 315 18.5 17.0 25.4
1998 347 20.5 16.9 20.5
1999 397 25.0 15.9 20.4
2000 442 29.5 15.0 28.5
2001 438 29.8 14.7 29
2002 440 30.0 14.7 34.5
2003 440 30.0 14.7 34.5
2004 429 29.0 14.8 36.6
2005 444 28.0 15.9 n/a
2006 466 29.0 16.1 34.5
2007 489 30.0 16.3 32.1
2008 447 29.0 15.4 32
2009 441 36.2 10.3 32.4
2010 453 31.0 14.6 32
2011 459 28.6 16.0 36.2
2012 471 29.3 16.0 41.2
2013 480 29.4 16.3 44.4
2014 486 31.5 15.4 47.3
2015 500 29.0 17.2 48.6
2016 480 36.0 13.3 57.3
2017 515 35.1 14.6 57.3
2018 493 36.4 13.5 60.4
2019 501 42.4 11.8 61.7
2020 497 44.1 11.2 59.8
2021 463 41.4 11.1 55.9
2022 455 41.2 11.0 51.6
2023 458 46.3 9.8 53.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for John F. Kennedy Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $394 (3.2%) $11,818 (96.8%) $12,212

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on John F. Kennedy Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 831st of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 931st of 1342 Elementary schools
 8.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (John F. Kennedy Elementary School)43.636.2
 7.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Jamesburg Public School District)43.636.2
 7.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (John F. Kennedy Elementary School)51.436.8
 14.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Jamesburg Public School District)51.436.8
 14.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (John F. Kennedy Elementary School)51.627.5
 24.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Jamesburg Public School District)51.627.5
 24.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (John F. Kennedy Elementary School)48.430.7
 17.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Jamesburg Public School District)48.430.7
 17.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (John F. Kennedy Elementary School)55.445.4
 10%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Jamesburg Public School District)55.445.4
 10%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (John F. Kennedy Elementary School)42.738.3
 4.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Jamesburg Public School District)42.738.3
 4.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students501458
 8.6%
African American3321
 36.4%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian1921
 10.5%
Hispanic279257
 7.9%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White161149
 7.5%
Two or More Races78
 14.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients61.7%53.5%
 8.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about John F. Kennedy Elementary School

In the 2022-23 school year, 458 students attended John F. Kennedy Elementary School.

John F. Kennedy Elementary School ranks 931st of 1342 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at John F. Kennedy Elementary School are 56% Hispanic, 33% White, 5% African American, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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

Middle : Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School


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