John F. Kennedy High School

200 Washington Avenue, Iselin NJ, 8830 | Woodbridge Township School District | 732-602-8650
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1347
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 48% 8% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 7 in Iselin
  • Ranked #0 of 3440 in New Jersey
Proficiency Averages
61%Iselin
52%New Jersey

John F. Kennedy High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Woodbridge Township School District" in Iselin, NJ. There are a total of 1,347 students and 110 teachers at John F. Kennedy High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 13 to 1.

John F. Kennedy High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 48.0%, which is 8% lower than the New Jersey average.

John F. Kennedy High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1347
Teachers110
Student/Teacher ratio13:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment393
Taking some courses325
Taking some courses (not tests)67
Passing some courses171
Passing no courses150

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At John F. Kennedy High School, there are a total of 393 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 325 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All42%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School42%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All54%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School54%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

John F. Kennedy High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew JerseyNational
White 30.5% 37.3% 50.4% 51.1%
Black 10.9% 11.6% 15.0% 15.9%
Asian 35.4% 28.0% 9.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 22.7% 22.0% 22.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.3% 1.1% 1.5% 3.1%

Iselin demographics profile

StatisticIselinNew JerseyNational
Population17,3568,882,190328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)5,5071,21591
Median age42.339.537.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)72%56%55%
Speak English41%69%79%
Speak Spanish5%16%13%

Education level achieved in Iselin

IndexIselinNew JerseyNational
Completed 8th grade88.6%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school87.9%86.3%83.0%
Completed some college64.1%60.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree52.2%43.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors46.2%37.5%30.3%
Completed masters16.1%14.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.7%4.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.6%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The John F. Kennedy High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.