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

This ranking covers the lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in Jersey City, New Jersey, drawn from 33 qualifying public elementary schools. Whitney M. Young Jr. School leads the list at 6.5%, against a median of 33.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Jersey City, New Jersey

Best % Proficient

6.5%

Median % Proficient

33.7%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Whitney M. Young Jr. School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	86.7%	623	6.5%
2	Ollie Culbreth Jr. School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	85.4%	335	9.0%
3	Martin Center for the Arts	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	84.4%	359	10.1%
4	Chaplain Charles Watters School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	83.8%	586	12.7%
5	President Barack Obama Elementary School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	84.0%	425	13.3%
6	Alexander D. Sullivan School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	81.3%	638	15.3%
7	Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	74.4%	320	17.0%
8	Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School	Jersey City, NJ	Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School	Elementary	77.3%	383	18.9%
9	Gladys Nunery School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	84.5%	251	24.8%
10	Mahatma K. Gandhi School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	78.4%	821	28.2%
11	Jersey City Community Charter School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Community Charter School	Elementary	82.5%	561	28.5%
12	Julia A. Barnes School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	70.7%	433	28.6%
13	Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	79.0%	613	29.1%
14	The Ethical Community Charter School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	The Ethical Community Charter School School Distirct	Elementary	54.1%	357	30.1%
15	Joseph H. Brensinger School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	86.0%	926	32.3%
16	Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	77.1%	607	32.5%
17	James F. Murray School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	77.4%	642	33.7%
18	Martin Luther King Jr. School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	77.1%	752	33.9%
19	Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26	Jersey City, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	54.5%	539	35.5%
20	Rafael Cordero y Molina	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	38.9%	794	39.1%
21	Charles E. Trefurt School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	70.1%	668	40.3%
22	Christa McAuliffe School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	70.3%	906	40.5%
23	Alfred Zampella School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	67.4%	629	40.6%
24	Dr. Paul Rafalides School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	76.4%	318	41.5%
25	Frank R Conwell School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	56.5%	605	43.7%
26	Nicolaus Copernicus School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	55.5%	497	45.6%
27	Jersey City Golden Door Charter School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Golden Door Charter School	Elementary	59.8%	662	45.8%
28	Dr. Michael Conti School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	46.1%	651	54.4%
29	Learning Community Charter School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	The Learning Community Charter School	Elementary	32.0%	634	60.1%
30	Jersey City Global Charter School	Jersey City, NJ	Jersey City Global Charter School	Elementary	20.1%	423	64.1%
31	Jotham W. Wakeman School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	45.2%	617	65.0%
32	Soaring Heights Charter School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Soaring Heights Charter School	Elementary	55.9%	272	72.8%
33	Cornelia F. Bradford School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	9.7%	1,082	89.8%

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