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The highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Jersey City, New Jersey

49 public schools in Jersey City, New Jersey appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools by test proficiency, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Infinity Institute leads the list at 93.5%, against a median of 33.7% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Jersey City, New Jersey

Top % Proficient

93.5%

Median % Proficient

33.7%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Infinity Institute	Jersey City, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	53.2%	265	93.5%
2	Cornelia F. Bradford School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	9.7%	1,082	89.8%
3	Dr Ronald McNair High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	35.2%	716	89.5%
4	Soaring Heights Charter School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Soaring Heights Charter School	Elementary	55.9%	272	72.8%
5	Academy I	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Middle	53.7%	415	72.4%
6	Explore Middle School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	Middle	27.6%	163	70.9%
7	County Prep High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	High	57.1%	892	66.9%
8	Jotham W. Wakeman School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	45.2%	617	65.0%
9	Liberty High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	68.9%	193	64.6%
10	Jersey City Global Charter School	Jersey City, NJ	Jersey City Global Charter School	Elementary	20.1%	423	64.1%
11	Learning Community Charter School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	The Learning Community Charter School	Elementary	32.0%	634	60.1%
12	Dr. Michael Conti School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	46.1%	651	54.4%
13	Middle School # 4	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Middle	55.5%	755	50.8%
14	Jersey City Golden Door Charter School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Golden Door Charter School	Elementary	59.8%	662	45.8%
15	Nicolaus Copernicus School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	55.5%	497	45.6%
16	Frank R Conwell School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	56.5%	605	43.7%
17	Dr. Paul Rafalides School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	76.4%	318	41.5%
18	Alfred Zampella School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	67.4%	629	40.6%
19	Christa McAuliffe School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	70.3%	906	40.5%
20	Charles E. Trefurt School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	70.1%	668	40.3%
21	Rafael Cordero y Molina	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	38.9%	794	39.1%
22	Empowerment Academy Charter School	Jersey City, NJ	Empowerment Academy Charter School	Combined	53.9%	1,272	36.1%
23	Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26	Jersey City, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	54.5%	539	35.5%
24	Martin Luther King Jr. School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	77.1%	752	33.9%
25	James F. Murray School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	77.4%	642	33.7%
26	Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	77.1%	607	32.5%
27	Joseph H. Brensinger School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	86.0%	926	32.3%
28	Innovation High School	Jersey City, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	69.8%	301	31.0%
29	The Ethical Community Charter School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	The Ethical Community Charter School School Distirct	Elementary	54.1%	357	30.1%
30	Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	79.0%	613	29.1%
31	Julia A. Barnes School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	70.7%	433	28.6%
32	Jersey City Community Charter School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Community Charter School	Elementary	82.5%	561	28.5%
33	Mahatma K. Gandhi School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	78.4%	821	28.2%
34	Franklin L. Williams School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Middle	81.9%	906	25.5%
35	Gladys Nunery School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	84.5%	251	24.8%
36	James J Ferris High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	72.1%	1,364	20.1%
37	Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School	Jersey City, NJ	Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School	Elementary	77.3%	383	18.9%
38	University Academy Charter High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	University Academy Charter High School	High	80.2%	429	17.9%
39	Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	74.4%	320	17.0%
40	Alexander D. Sullivan School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	81.3%	638	15.3%
41	William L Dickinson High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	76.6%	1,786	14.6%
42	President Barack Obama Elementary School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	84.0%	425	13.3%
43	Chaplain Charles Watters School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	83.8%	586	12.7%
44	Lincoln High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	75.6%	767	11.4%
45	Henry Snyder High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	78.1%	729	11.0%
46	Martin Center for the Arts	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	84.4%	359	10.1%
47	Ollie Culbreth Jr. School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	85.4%	335	9.0%
48	Whitney M. Young Jr. School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	86.7%	623	6.5%
49	Ezra L. Nolan School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Middle	84.0%	250	6.0%

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