📍 1 Washington Street, Harrison, Hudson County, 07029
Kennedy Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Harrison, Hudson County. The school has 353 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Harrison Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–1 in a suburban setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kennedy Elementary School enrolls 353 students across grades Pre-K–1. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% Hispanic or Latino, 12% Asian and 8.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 267 | 76% |
| Asian | 41 | 12% |
| White | 30 | 8.5% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 3.7% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
256 of the school's 353 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 210 qualify for free lunch and 46 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kennedy Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-80, state senate district 32, state house district 32.
Kennedy Elementary School is one of 5 schools in Harrison Public Schools, based in Harrison, New Jersey. The district serves 2,466 students district-wide and employs 170 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 353 students, Kennedy Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 493 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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