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Kenilworth School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 656 students in Kenilworth School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in New Jersey.
Public Preschool in Kenilworth School District have an average math proficiency score of 36% (versus the New Jersey public pre school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 38% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 47% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public preschool average of 64% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
2 Schools
924 Schools
# Students
1,434 Students
368,931 Students
# Teachers
135 Teachers
33,283 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Kenilworth School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has increased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#450 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
12%
23%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.61
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
4%
8%
% Hispanic
37%
36%
% Black
5%
16%
% White
51%
36%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $25,243 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,796 is less than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$36 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$34 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$25,243
$26,931
Spending / Student
$23,796
$25,828
Best Kenilworth School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Warren G. Harding Elementary School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
426 Boulevard
Kenilworth, NJ 07033
(908) 276-5936
Kenilworth, NJ 07033
(908) 276-5936
Grades: PK-6
| 656 students
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