Van Derveer Elementary School vs John F. Kennedy Primary School

Van Derveer Elementary School has a higher overall rating of 8.3/10 compared to 6.4/10. Van Derveer Elementary School is significantly larger with 734 students, about 1.6× the size of John F. Kennedy Primary School (458). In math proficiency, John F. Kennedy Primary School leads at 54.0%.

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Van Derveer Elementary School

Somerville, NJ

8.3/10

Elementary SchoolPre-K – 5th

734 students

John F. Kennedy Primary School

Raritan, NJ

6.4/10

Elementary SchoolKindergarten – 4th

458 students

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Ratings Comparison

Metric	Van Derveer Elementary School	John F. Kennedy Primary School
Overall Rating	8.3 / 10	6.4 / 10
Academic Score	6.7	6.3
Growth Score	9.6	5.9
Diversity Index	—	—
Free/Reduced Lunch	38.1%	31.2%
Environment Score	7.5	7.6
State Rank	#258 of 2,466	#1,298 of 2,466
State Percentile	90th	47th

Test Scores

Subject	Van Derveer Elementary School	John F. Kennedy Primary School
Math Proficiency	50.0%	54.0%
Math (State Avg)	—	—
ELA Proficiency	52.0%	54.0%
ELA (State Avg)	—	—

School Details

Detail	Van Derveer Elementary School	John F. Kennedy Primary School
Type	Elementary School	Elementary School
Grades	Pre-K – 5th	Kindergarten – 4th
Enrollment	734	458
Student-Teacher Ratio	9.1:1	9.3:1
Free/Reduced Lunch	38.1%	31.2%
District	Somerville Public School District	Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District
City	Somerville	Raritan

Neighborhood

Metric	Somerville (08876)	Raritan (08869)
Median Household Income	$120,823	$103,699
Median Home Value	$468,400	$449,200
Median Rent	$1,776	$1,927
College Educated (Bachelor's+)	56.3%	39.8%
Poverty Rate	5.6%	7.0%
Avg Commute	28 min	22 min

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