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

This ranking covers the lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in Hudson County, New Jersey, drawn from 84 qualifying public elementary schools. Polk Street School leads the list at 3.7%, against a median of 35.4% 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

Hudson County, New Jersey

Best % Proficient

3.7%

Median % Proficient

35.4%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · HUDSON COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Polk Street School	North Bergen, NJ	North Bergen School District	Elementary	91.5%	213	3.7%
2	Whitney M. Young Jr. School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	86.7%	623	6.5%
3	Ollie Culbreth Jr. School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	85.4%	335	9.0%
4	Martin Center for the Arts	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	84.4%	359	10.1%
5	Chaplain Charles Watters School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	83.8%	586	12.7%
6	President Barack Obama Elementary School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	84.0%	425	13.3%
7	East Newark Elementary School	E NEWARK, NJ	East Newark School District	Elementary	88.1%	176	15.0%
8	Alexander D. Sullivan School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	81.3%	638	15.3%
9	Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	74.4%	320	17.0%
10	Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School	Jersey City, NJ	Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School	Elementary	77.3%	383	18.9%
11	Washington Elementary School	KEARNY, NJ	Kearny	Elementary	83.5%	557	23.9%
12	Gladys Nunery School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	84.5%	251	24.8%
13	Garfield Elementary School	KEARNY, NJ	Kearny	Elementary	75.5%	428	26.1%
14	McKinley Elementary School	NORTH BERGEN, NJ	North Bergen School District	Elementary	69.9%	296	26.5%
15	Mahatma K. Gandhi School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	78.4%	821	28.2%
16	Franklin Elementary School	N BERGEN, NJ	North Bergen School District	Elementary	76.8%	509	28.3%
17	Jersey City Community Charter School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Community Charter School	Elementary	82.5%	561	28.5%
18	Julia A. Barnes School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	70.7%	433	28.6%
19	Lincoln Elementary School	HARRISON, NJ	Harrison Public Schools	Elementary	83.0%	306	28.6%
20	Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	79.0%	613	29.1%
21	Horace Mann Elementary School	NORTH BERGEN, NJ	North Bergen School District	Elementary	72.1%	978	29.5%
22	John F Kennedy Elementary School	N BERGEN, NJ	North Bergen School District	Elementary	77.1%	576	29.5%
23	The Ethical Community Charter School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	The Ethical Community Charter School School Distirct	Elementary	54.1%	357	30.1%
24	Franklin Elementary School	KEARNY, NJ	Kearny	Elementary	73.4%	950	30.7%
25	Public School Number One	WEST NEW YORK, NJ	West New York School District	Elementary	92.1%	758	30.9%
26	Anna L. Klein	GUTTENBERG, NJ	Guttenberg School District	Elementary	82.8%	977	31.4%
27	Public School Number Five	WEST NEW YORK, NJ	West New York School District	Elementary	94.2%	570	31.9%
28	Joseph H. Brensinger School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	86.0%	926	32.3%
29	Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	77.1%	607	32.5%
30	George Washington Elementary School	UNION CITY, NJ	Union City School District	Elementary	82.0%	776	32.6%
31	Harry L Bain	WEST NEW YORK, NJ	West New York School District	Elementary	86.0%	599	33.6%
32	James F. Murray School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	77.4%	642	33.7%
33	Henry E. Harris Community School	BAYONNE, NJ	Bayonne School District	Elementary	62.9%	657	33.8%
34	Public School Number Three	WEST NEW YORK, NJ	West New York School District	Elementary	90.1%	506	33.8%
35	Martin Luther King Jr. School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	77.1%	752	33.9%
36	Hamilton Intermediate School	HARRISON, NJ	Harrison Public Schools	Elementary	85.1%	295	34.0%
37	Albio Sires Elementary School	WEST NEW YORK, NJ	West New York School District	Elementary	88.2%	518	34.1%
38	Washington Community School #9	BAYONNE, NJ	Bayonne School District	Elementary	61.2%	691	34.2%
39	Lincoln Elementary School	NORTH BERGEN, NJ	North Bergen School District	Elementary	72.8%	1,193	34.5%
40	Walter F. Robinson Community School	BAYONNE, NJ	Bayonne School District	Elementary	68.0%	924	34.6%
41	Veterans' Memorial Elementary School	UNION CITY, NJ	Union City School District	Elementary	90.8%	502	35.2%
42	Robert Fulton Elementary School	NORTH BERGEN, NJ	North Bergen School District	Elementary	66.7%	938	35.3%
43	Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26	Jersey City, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	54.5%	539	35.5%
44	Robert Waters Elementary School	UNION CITY, NJ	Union City School District	Elementary	83.8%	983	35.5%
45	Woodrow Wilson Community School	BAYONNE, NJ	Bayonne School District	Elementary	67.4%	740	36.2%
46	Hudson Arts and Science Charter School	Kearny, NJ	Hudson Arts and Science Charter School	Elementary	70.5%	848	37.0%
47	Public School Number Two	WEST NEW YORK, NJ	West New York School District	Elementary	76.7%	621	38.6%
48	Mary J Donohoe Community School	BAYONNE, NJ	Bayonne School District	Elementary	66.9%	501	38.9%
49	William Shemin Midtown Community School #8	BAYONNE, NJ	Bayonne School District	Elementary	74.6%	1,203	39.1%
50	Rafael Cordero y Molina	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	38.9%	794	39.1%

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