Jersey City Community Charter School

128 Danforth Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07305 | (201) 433-2288

Grades: KG-8
Student Enrollment: 619

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3.5 out of 5 | 3 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 619 elementary school students from grades KG-8
Ranks 667th out of 708 middle schools in NJ.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 128 Danforth Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07305

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
Charter School

School District Details

Jersey City Community Charter School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $11,961
Students Per Teacher: 20.6
Enrolled Students: 619

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 619
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 30.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 20.6

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 309 (49.9%)
Females: 310 (50.1%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 59 (9.5%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 471 (76.1%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 530 (85.6%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Jersey City Community Charter School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	474	76.6%
Asian	12	1.9%
Hispanic	131	21.2%
White	2	0.3%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	72	11.6%
1st Grade	68	11.0%
2nd Grade	70	11.3%
3rd Grade	72	11.6%
4th Grade	69	11.1%
5th Grade	73	11.8%
6th Grade	65	10.5%
7th Grade	72	11.6%
8th Grade	58	9.4%

Source: NJ Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 3.5

3.5 out of 5 | 3 Reviews

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3 reviews for Jersey City Community Charter School

Reviewed by Student on March 17, 2011
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
This school provides you the best education in the world!

Reviewed by Community Member on February 09, 2011
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
this school sucks... kids are behaiving inapropiate ... they are fighting .. mis behaiving.. disrespecting teacher s and many more ... these kids are dumb too.. thats very bad... well my daughter goes to the school and she is very smart and this school helped her get there so it aint all that bah..

Reviewed by Student on January 21, 2011
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
that is my school

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Jersey City Community Charter School performed on average much worse than most other schools across the state on ASK state exams in the following subjects:

Language Arts
Math
Science

ASK - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2010	35.2%	35.2%	59.7%
2009	44.3%	44.3%	62.7%

Math Test
2010	76.0%	76.0%	59.9%
2009	78.6%	78.6%	75.2%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2010	35.3%	35.3%	41.9%
2009	62.7%	62.7%	80.2%

Math Test
2010	79.4%	79.4%	59.4%
2009	71.7%	71.7%	62.7%

Science Test
2010	95.6%	95.6%	87.1%
2009	86.6%	86.6%	85.7%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2010	32.3%	32.3%	46.3%
2009	32.4%	32.4%	68.3%

Math Test
2010	58.4%	58.4%	62.5%
2009	52.9%	52.9%	56.6%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2010	32.3%	32.3%	78.6%
2009	42.6%	42.6%	69.8%

Math Test
2010	33.9%	33.9%	86.1%
2009	22.1%	22.1%	78.7%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2010	21.2%	21.2%	86.1%
2009	31.6%	31.6%	72.5%

Math Test
2010	19.7%	19.7%	81.9%
2009	14.0%	14.0%	66.8%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Language Arts Test
2010	49.1%	49.1%	94.0%
2009	42.6%	42.6%	91.7%

Math Test
2010	23.6%	23.6%	83.6%
2009	40.8%	40.8%	62.1%

Science Test
2010	41.8%	41.8%	94.2%
2009	64.9%	64.9%	94.7%

Source: NJ Department of Education 2009-2010

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