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Jersey City Public Schools Schools
Jersey City Public Schools is a public school district in New Jersey, based in Hudson County (Jersey City). SchoolGrade grades 39 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Jersey City Public Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Jersey City Public Schools
38 of 39 schools in Jersey City Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 4C: 6D: 19F: 9
Best schools in Jersey City Public Schools
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Dr Ronald Mcnair High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Cornelia F Bradford School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Infinity Institute (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Academy I (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ Jotham W Wakeman School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Nicolaus Copernicus School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C Liberty High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Middle School 4 (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Dr Michael Conti School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- C- Patricia M Noonan School Ps 26 (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Jersey City Public Schools
All schools, A to Z (39)
- A- Academy I, Jersey City
- D- Alexander D Sullivan School, Jersey City
- D+ Alfred Zampella School, Jersey City
- D- Chaplain Charles Watters School, Jersey City
- D Charles E Trefurt School, Jersey City
- D Christa Mcauliffe School, Jersey City
- A Cornelia F Bradford School, Jersey City
- F Dr Charles P Defuccio School, Jersey City
- D- Dr Maya Angelou Elementary School, Jersey City
- C- Dr Michael Conti School, Jersey City
- D Dr Paul Rafalides School, Jersey City
- A+ Dr Ronald Mcnair High School, Jersey City
- F Ezra L Nolan School, Jersey City
- D+ Frank R Conwell School, Jersey City
- D- Franklin L Williams School, Jersey City
- F Gladys Nunery School, Jersey City
- D- Henry Snyder High School, Jersey City
- A- Infinity Institute, Jersey City
- D Innovation High School, Jersey City
- D James F Murray School, Jersey City
- D- James J Ferris High School, Jersey City
- D- Joseph H Brensinger School, Jersey City
- C+ Jotham W Wakeman School, Jersey City
- D Julia A Barnes School, Jersey City
- C Liberty High School, Jersey City
- F Lincoln High School, Jersey City
- D Mahatma K Gandhi School, Jersey City
- F Martin Center For The Arts, Jersey City
- D Martin Luther King JR School, Jersey City
- C Middle School 4, Jersey City
- C Nicolaus Copernicus School, Jersey City
- F Ollie Culbreth JR School, Jersey City
- C- Patricia M Noonan School Ps 26, Jersey City
- F President Barack Obama Elementary School, Jersey City
- D+ Rafael Cordero Y Molina, Jersey City
- Regional Day School, Jersey City
- F Rev Dr Ercel F Webb School, Jersey City
- F Whitney M Young JR School, Jersey City
- D- William L Dickinson High School, Jersey City
Where Jersey City Public Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Jersey City (39)
About this district
- State: Best schools in New Jersey
- County: Hudson County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 26,293 students with 2,132 full-time-equivalent teachers and 4,156 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3407830
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Hoboken Public School District (5 schools, 3 mi)
- Bayonne School District (13 schools, 4 mi)
- Kearny (7 schools, 4 mi)
- Union City School District (14 schools, 4 mi)
- Weehawken Public School District (3 schools, 5 mi)
- Secaucus School District (4 schools, 5 mi)
- Harrison Public Schools (5 schools, 5 mi)
- Newark Public School District (62 schools, 6 mi)
Questions about Jersey City Public Schools
How many schools are in Jersey City Public Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 39 public schools in Jersey City Public Schools, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Jersey City Public Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Jersey City.
How good are the schools in Jersey City Public Schools?
Across the 38 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 23.4% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 29.8%. 26% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Jersey City Public Schools?
26,293 students were enrolled in Jersey City Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Jersey City Public Schools?
Jersey City Public Schools is in New Jersey, based in Hudson County, with its district office in Jersey City. Its boundary covers about 14.7 sq mi.