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The public schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Jersey City, New Jersey

46 public schools in Jersey City, New Jersey appear in this ranking of the public schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Ezra L. Nolan School leads the list at 8.1:1, against a median of 11.8:1 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 Students/teacher

8.1:1

Median Students/teacher

11.8:1

LOWEST RATIO · JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Ezra L. Nolan School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Middle	250	8.1:1
2	Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	320	8.2:1
3	Henry Snyder High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	729	8.7:1
4	Ollie Culbreth Jr. School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	335	8.8:1
5	Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	613	8.9:1
6	Charles E. Trefurt School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	668	9.7:1
7	County Prep High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	High	892	9.7:1
8	Joseph H. Brensinger School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	926	9.8:1
9	Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26	Jersey City, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	539	9.8:1
10	Mahatma K. Gandhi School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	821	10.1:1
11	Martin Center for the Arts	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	359	10.6:1
12	Nicolaus Copernicus School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	497	10.6:1
13	University Academy Charter High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	University Academy Charter High School	High	429	10.7:1
14	Rafael Cordero y Molina	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	794	10.7:1
15	Whitney M. Young Jr. School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	623	10.7:1
16	Alfred Zampella School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	629	10.8:1
17	Gladys Nunery School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	251	10.9:1
18	Jotham W. Wakeman School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	617	11.0:1
19	Infinity Institute	Jersey City, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	265	11.0:1
20	Dr. Paul Rafalides School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	318	11.2:1
21	Chaplain Charles Watters School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	586	11.4:1
22	Dr. Michael Conti School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	651	11.4:1
23	Martin Luther King Jr. School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	752	11.7:1
24	Frank R Conwell School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	605	11.8:1
25	Alexander D. Sullivan School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	638	11.9:1
26	Christa McAuliffe School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	906	12.1:1
27	Empowerment Academy Charter School	Jersey City, NJ	Empowerment Academy Charter School	Combined	1,272	12.1:1
28	President Barack Obama Elementary School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	425	12.1:1
29	Franklin L. Williams School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Middle	906	12.4:1
30	Lincoln High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	767	12.7:1
31	Dr Ronald McNair High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	716	13.1:1
32	Julia A. Barnes School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	433	13.3:1
33	Academy I	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Middle	415	13.6:1
34	James F. Murray School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	642	13.7:1
35	James J Ferris High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	1,364	13.7:1
36	William L Dickinson High School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	High	1,786	13.7:1
37	Learning Community Charter School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	The Learning Community Charter School	Elementary	634	13.8:1
38	Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	607	13.8:1
39	Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School	Jersey City, NJ	Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School	Elementary	383	14.2:1
40	Jersey City Community Charter School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Community Charter School	Elementary	561	15.6:1
41	Middle School # 4	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Middle	755	16.1:1
42	Jersey City Golden Door Charter School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Golden Door Charter School	Elementary	662	16.4:1
43	Soaring Heights Charter School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Soaring Heights Charter School	Elementary	272	16.7:1
44	Jersey City Global Charter School	Jersey City, NJ	Jersey City Global Charter School	Elementary	423	18.4:1
45	Cornelia F. Bradford School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	Jersey City Public Schools	Elementary	1,082	19.7:1
46	The Ethical Community Charter School	JERSEY CITY, NJ	The Ethical Community Charter School School Distirct	Elementary	357	22.3:1

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