Top Jersey City Public Schools
- For the 2020 school year, there are 54 public schools in Jersey City, NJ, serving 34,020 students.
- Jersey City, NJ public school have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the New Jersey public school average of 41%), and reading proficiency score of 45% (versus the 53% statewide average). Schools in Jersey City have an average ranking in the bottom 50% of New Jersey public schools.
- The top ranked public schools in Jersey City, NJ are Dr Ronald Mcnair High School, Infinity Institute and Cornelia F. Bradford School. Overall school rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
- Minority enrollment is 87% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is more than the New Jersey public school average of 56% (majority Hispanic).
- The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 is more than the New Jersey public school average of 12:1.
Top Jersey City, NJ Public Schools (2020)
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School (Math/Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students - Academy I Math: 78% | Reading: 84%
Rank: Top 5%209 Bergen Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07305
(201)915-6500
Grades: 6-8 | 487 students
- Academy Of Technology Design Vocational School
Math: ≤5% | Reading: 20-24%
Rank: Bottom 50%525 Montgomery Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201)631-6331
Grades: 9-12 | 172 students
- Alexander D. Sullivan School Math: 25% | Reading: 30%
Rank: Bottom 50%171 Seaview Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07305
(201)915-6530
Grades: PK-5 | 719 students
- Alfred Zampella School Math: 51% | Reading: 59%
Rank: Top 50%201 North St
Jersey City, NJ 07307
(201)714-4350
Grades: PK-8 | 1037 students
- Beloved Community Charter School Charter School
Math: 40% | Reading: 55%
Rank: Bottom 50%508 Grand Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201)630-4700
Grades: K-7 | 959 students
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- Chaplain Charles Watters School Math: 10% | Reading: 27%
Rank: Bottom 50%220 Virginia Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07304
(201)915-6510
Grades: K-8 | 769 students
- Charles E. Trefurt School Math: 39% | Reading: 48%
Rank: Bottom 50%96 Franklin St
Jersey City, NJ 07307
(201)714-4320
Grades: PK-5 | 826 students
- Christa Mcauliffe School Math: 38% | Reading: 61%
Rank: Bottom 50%167 Hancock Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07307
(201)714-4360
Grades: PK-8 | 1043 students
- Cornelia F. Bradford School Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%
Rank: Top 5%96 Sussex St
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201)915-6450
Grades: PK-5 | 526 students
- County Prep High School Vocational School
Math: 33% | Reading: 74%
Rank: Top 50%525 Montgomery Street
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201)631-6302
Grades: 9-12 | 899 students
- Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School Charter School
Math: 14% | Reading: 38%
Rank: Bottom 50%509 Bramhall Ave.
Jersey City, NJ 07304
(201)433-5300
Grades: K-8 | 384 students
- Dr Ronald Mcnair High School Math: 89% | Reading: 98%
Rank: Top 1%123 Coles Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201)418-7617
Grades: 9-12 | 683 students
- Dr. Charles P. Defuccio School Math: 16% | Reading: 33%
Rank: Bottom 50%214 Plainfield Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201)915-6560
Grades: PK-8 | 420 students
- Dr. May Angelou Elementary School Math: 24% | Reading: 35%
Rank: Bottom 50%239 Ocean Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07305
(201)915-6470
Grades: PK-5 | 809 students
- Dr. Michael Conti School Math: 43% | Reading: 67%
Rank: Top 50%182 Merseles St
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201)714-4300
Grades: PK-8 | 675 students
- Dr. Paul Rafalides School Math: 45-49% | Reading: 55-59%
Rank: Top 50%362 Union St
Jersey City, NJ 07304
(201)915-6540
Grades: PK-4 | 427 students
- Empowerment Academy Charter School Charter School240 Ege Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07304
(201)630-4798
Grades: K-3 | 457 students
- The Ethical Community Charter School Charter School
Math: 43% | Reading: 57%
Rank: Top 50%95 Broadway
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201)984-4151
Grades: K-8 | 377 students
- Explore 2000 Middle School Vocational School
Math: 40-44% | Reading: 60-64%
Rank: Top 50%180-9th St
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201)631-6395
Grades: 6-8 | 150 students
- Ezra L. Nolan School Math: 5% | Reading: 16%
Rank: Bottom 50%88 Gates Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07305
(201)915-6570
Grades: 6-8 | 257 students
- Frank R Conwell School Math: 29% | Reading: 47%
Rank: Bottom 50%111 Bright Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201)915-6100
Grades: PK-5 | 630 students
- Franklin L. Williams School Math: 26% | Reading: 39%
Rank: Bottom 50%222 Laidlaw Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201)714-8340
Grades: 6-8 | 890 students
- Gladys Nunery School Math: 15-19% | Reading: 30-34%
Rank: Bottom 50%123 Claremont Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07305
(201)915-6520
Grades: PK-5 | 384 students
- Great Futures Charter School Charter School
Math: 4% | Reading: 28%
Rank: Bottom 50%225 Morris Blvd
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201)716-1520
Grades: 9-12 | n/a students
- Henry Snyder High School Math: 8% | Reading: 22%
Rank: Bottom 50%239 Bergen Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07305
(201)915-6600
Grades: 9-12 | 804 students
- Infinity Institute Math: 80-84% | Reading: ≥95%
Rank: Top 5%193 Old Bergen Road
Jersey City, NJ 07305
(201)915-1404
Grades: 6-12 | 257 students
- Innovation High School Math: 15-19% | Reading: 56%
Rank: Bottom 50%239 Bergen Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07305
(201)915-1504
Grades: 9-12 | 319 students
- James F. Murray School Math: 31% | Reading: 52%
Rank: Bottom 50%339 Stegman Parkway
Jersey City, NJ 07305
(201)915-6620
Grades: PK-8 | 844 students
- James J Ferris High School Math: 7% | Reading: 29%
Rank: Bottom 50%35 Colgate St
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201)915-6660
Grades: 9-12 | 1327 students
- Jersey City Community Charter School Charter School
Math: 25% | Reading: 35%
Rank: Bottom 50%128 Danforth Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07305
(201)433-2288
Grades: K-8 | 588 students
- Jersey City Global Charter School Charter School
Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%
Rank: Top 10%255 Congress Street
Jersey City, NJ 07307
(201)636-8532
Grades: K-6 | 383 students
- Jersey City Golden Door Charter School Charter School
Math: 39% | Reading: 52%
Rank: Bottom 50%3044 Kennedy Blvd
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201)795-4400
Grades: PK-8 | 569 students
- Joseph H. Brensinger School Math: 31% | Reading: 44%
Rank: Bottom 50%600 Bergen Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07304
(201)915-6120
Grades: PK-8 | 1246 students
- Jotham W. Wakeman School Math: 61% | Reading: 59%
Rank: Top 50%100 St Pauls Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201)714-4310
Grades: PK-5 | 753 students
- Julia A. Barnes School Math: 30-34% | Reading: 45-49%
Rank: Bottom 50%91 Astor Place
Jersey City, NJ 07304
(201)915-6420
Grades: PK-8 | 391 students
- Show 19 more public schools in Jersey City, NJ (out of 54 total schools)
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