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 146 out of 613 school districts in New Jersey and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John F. Kennedy Primary School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three school years, dropping from 854 out of 1,345 in 2021-2022 to 650 out of 1,338 in 2023-2024. The school's proficiency rates in NJSLA/English Language Arts and NJSLA/Mathematics are generally lower than the district and state averages, indicating that students are underperforming compared to their peers. Additionally, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 16.6% in the 2022-2023 school year, which could be a contributing factor to the school's academic challenges.

Despite these challenges, the school has a low student-to-teacher ratio of 9 to 1, and 31.78% of its students receive free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting that the school may serve a higher proportion of students from lower-income families. Further investigation into the school's specific strategies, resources, and support for students may be necessary to identify areas for improvement and help the school better serve its community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NJSLA English Language Arts (2024)		NJSLA Mathematics (2024)		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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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	458	50	9.2	31.2%	157 (34.3%)	30 (6.6%)	157 (34.3%)	84 (18.3%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.0%)	51.8	650^th of 1338 public elementary schools	51.4%		33.4	899^th of 1342 public elementary schools	33.0%	249	48.8	48.1	55.6	41.1	$9,400	$598	$8,802

Cities Near Zip Code 08869

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Raritan	0.65 mi	1	312^th
Somerville	1.26 mi	3	369^th
Bridgewater	1.37 mi	13	114^th
Manville	2.85 mi	4	516^th
Hillsborough	3.2 mi	9	60^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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