Best Public Schools in Zip Code 08869

Summary:

The 08869 zip code is home to a single elementary school, John F. Kennedy Primary School, which serves grades K-4 with a total enrollment of 450 students. The school is part of the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District, which is ranked 178 out of 615 school districts in New Jersey and has a 4-star rating.

While the school has a diverse student population, with a significant proportion of minority and economically disadvantaged students, its academic performance has been declining over the past three years. The school's statewide ranking has dropped from 598 out of 1,317 New Jersey elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 899 out of 1,342 in 2022-2023, and its SchoolDigger rating has decreased from 3 stars to 2 stars out of 5 during this period. The school's NJSLA test scores in both English Language Arts and Mathematics for grades 3 and 4 are below the district and state averages, with the 4th grade ELA proficiency rate at 39.2% compared to 63% for the district and 51.3% for the state.

Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9:1 and per-student spending of $9,400, the high chronic absenteeism rate of 10.7% may be a contributing factor to the academic performance challenges. The diverse student population and potential resource allocation issues suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to ensure equitable educational opportunities and improve the overall quality of education at John F. Kennedy Primary School.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NJSLA English Language Arts (2023)		NJSLA Mathematics (2023)		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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John F. Kennedy Primary School	Public	K-4	255 Woodmere Street	Raritan	08869	Somerset County	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 231-1179	450	50	9.0	31.8%	152 (33.8%)	29 (6.4%)	166 (36.9%)	70 (15.6%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.6%)	33.4	899^th of 1342 public elementary schools	33.0%		35.9	854^th of 1345 public elementary schools	36.5%	45	32.3	39.2	39.2	34.6	$9,400	$598	$8,802

Cities Near Zip Code 08869

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Raritan	0.65 mi	1	428^th
Somerville	1.26 mi	3	373^rd
Bridgewater	1.37 mi	13	137^th
Manville	2.85 mi	4	503^rd
Hillsborough	3.2 mi	9	69^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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