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The lowest-poverty (most affluent) public schools in Jersey City, New Jersey

49 public schools in Jersey City, New Jersey appear in this ranking of the lowest-poverty (most affluent) public schools, ranked by the smallest share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Cornelia F. Bradford School leads the list at 9.7%, against a median of 70.7% 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

Best % FRL

9.7%

Median % FRL

70.7%

LOWEST POVERTY · JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY

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

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