Jersey City Community Charter School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Jersey City, New Jersey

Jersey City Community Charter School in Jersey City, New Jersey enrolled 561 students in 2024-25 with 36.0 full-time teachers, 15.6 students per teacher against the New Jersey elementary-school median of 11.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 35% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 13% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 48.6% and 37.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 13%

587 students in 2022-23, 571 students in 2023-24, 561 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.0 to 36.0.

Students enrolled at Jersey City Community Charter School by school year2022-23: 587, 2023-24: 571, 2024-25: 56102004006002022-235872023-245712024-25561
Students enrolled at Jersey City Community Charter School by school year2022-23: 587, 2023-24: 571, 2024-25: 56102004006002022-235872023-245712024-25561
Students enrolled at Jersey City Community Charter School by school year2022-23: 587, 2023-24: 571, 2024-25: 56102004006002022-235872023-245712024-25561
Students enrolled at Jersey City Community Charter School by school year2022-23: 587, 2023-24: 571, 2024-25: 56102004006002022-235872023-245712024-25561
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2358732.018.3
2023-2457131.018.4
2024-2556136.015.6

15.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 of every 100 New Jersey elementary schools

Among the 1,483 New Jersey elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 15.6; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 15.6; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 15.6; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 25.2; This school 15.6; state median 11.2.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state median 11.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 567 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Jersey City Community Charter School enrolled 567 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 28 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 567 of the 567 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions28
  • Chronically absent14.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

61.9% of students were Black, 34.2% Hispanic, 2.7% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Black61.9%
  2. Hispanic34.2%
  3. Asian2.7%
  4. White1.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Jersey City Community Charter School scored proficient or above: 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 13% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Jersey
Reading and language arts, 2021-2235%35%48.6%
Math, 2022-2313%9% (2021-22)37.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Jersey City

30 public elementary schools in Jersey City report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Cornelia F. Bradford School1,08219.77.9%
Joseph H. Brensinger School9269.781.1%
Christa McAuliffe School90612.163.7%
Mahatma K. Gandhi School82110.175.2%
Rafael Cordero y Molina79410.734.4%
Martin Luther King Jr. School75211.774.7%
Charles E. Trefurt School6689.765.1%
Jersey City Golden Door Charter School66216.354.2%

All public schools in Jersey City →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Jersey City Community Charter School

  1. Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 607 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. President Barack Obama Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 425 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  3. Compare Jersey City Community Charter School with Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Jersey City Community Charter School spends per student$16,887 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,887
  5. The largest public schools in New JerseyJersey City Community Charter School is the number 285 by size of 1,485 New Jersey elementary schools open in 2024-25.#285 of 1,485
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher15.6 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 11.2 for elementary schools.15.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Jersey City Community Charter School

  1. How many students attend Jersey City Community Charter School?
    561 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 587 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Jersey City, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Jersey City Community Charter School?
    15.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for elementary schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Jersey City Community Charter School a Title I school?
    Jersey City Community Charter School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Jersey City Community Charter School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Jersey City Community Charter School scored proficient or above: 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 13% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Jersey City Community Charter School in?
    Jersey City Community Charter School, NCES district ID 3400033. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340003300303 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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