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Enrollment
415
Middle
DISTRICT 582 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JERSEY CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 340783000142
Academy I
209 BERGEN AVENUE, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07305 · (201) 915-6500 · Hudson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of New Jersey public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
223 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 130 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 150 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 135 | 33% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
93.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . +6.4pp since 2023
Math
79.6%
NJ avg 41.6% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 93 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 93.4% | 79.6% |
| 2023-24 | 87.0% | 75.6% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+35.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 36 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Academy I
Academy I's state test result (72.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy I this school | 415 | 53.7% | 72.4% |
| Quibbletown Middle School PISCATAWAY | 467 | 53.5% | 41.7% |
| Theodore Schor Middle School PISCATAWAY | 563 | 47.4% | 44.7% |
| Conackamack Middle School PISCATAWAY | 466 | 33.9% | 50.5% |
| Middle School # 4 JERSEY CITY | 755 | 55.5% | 50.8% |
| Thomas Jefferson Middle School EDISON | 954 | 45.6% | 39.9% |
Matched among New Jersey middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Academy I ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hudson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #19 of 433 | #1 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.6% | #16 of 437 ▲ 5 | #1 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 93.4% | #3 of 437 ▲ 10 | #1 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #308 of 445 | #10 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #386 of 417 | #7 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #28 of 419 | #2 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.7% | #123 of 436 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #94 of 282 | #2 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
415
-17 (-4%) vs 2020
0% since 2000-01, when it was 413
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 16.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 415 | 30.5 | 13.6:1 | 54% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 29 | 15.5:1 | 49% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 29 | 13.9:1 | 46% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 432 | 26 | 16.6:1 | 48% (207) |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 32 | 15.2:1 | 62% (304) |
| 2015-16 | 483 | 35 | 13.8:1 | 67% (325) |
| 2010-11 | 413 | 28 | 14.8:1 | 70% (288) |
| 2000-01 | 413 | 27 | 15.3:1 | 78% (324) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Academy I.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (487 to 415); teachers down 5% (32 to 30.5).
About Academy I
As a small middle school, Academy I serves students in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey. Federal data show 415 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Across middle schools in New Jersey, the average enrollment is about 578.
Jersey City Public Schools is responsible for 39 schools, Academy I included, with 24,151 students in all.
Asian students account for 43% of enrollment at Academy I, more than any other group. Other groups make up 23% White, 17% Hispanic, 13% Black, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 17% of Hudson County residents are Asian. The diversity index for Academy I is 71%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.6:1. The school has 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey is 2.7 students per teacher. In all, 54% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Hudson County is 68%.
Academy I holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 97% of New Jersey public middle schools.
Academy I is 35.7 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in New Jersey.
For the population of Hudson County, median household income comes to about $91,795, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hudson County counts 130 public schools with about 86,216 students.
Academy I is less than a tenth of a mile from Henry Snyder High School, its nearest public school. Academy I has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Academy I ranks 1st of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 72.4% against a local average of 21.4%.
Academy I falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Academy I had a net loss of 17 students, or 4%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.6:1 in 2020-21, and 13.6:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Academy I lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Hudson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,323
Census ACS
Median income
$91,795
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
130
86,216 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jersey City Public Schools
- William L Dickinson High SchoolHigh · 1,786 students
- James J Ferris High SchoolHigh · 1,364 students
- Cornelia F. Bradford SchoolElementary · 1,082 students
- Joseph H. Brensinger SchoolElementary · 926 students
- Christa McAuliffe SchoolElementary · 906 students
- Franklin L. Williams SchoolMiddle · 906 students
Other schools in JERSEY CITY
- William L Dickinson High SchoolHigh · 1,786 students
- BelovED Community Charter SchoolCombined · 1,573 students
- James J Ferris High SchoolHigh · 1,364 students
- Empowerment Academy Charter SchoolCombined · 1,272 students
- Cornelia F. Bradford SchoolElementary · 1,082 students
- Joseph H. Brensinger SchoolElementary · 926 students
Nearby schools
- Henry Snyder High School0.1 mi · 729
- Innovation High School0.1 mi · 301
- Gladys Nunery School0.3 mi · 251
- James F. Murray School0.3 mi · 642
- Whitney M. Young Jr. School0.4 mi · 623
- University Academy Charter High School0.4 mi · 429
Frequently asked questions
About Academy IHow large is Academy I?
Academy I enrolls approximately 415 students in grades 06-08.
Is Academy I an elementary, middle, or high school?
Academy I is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Academy I?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Academy I.
How diverse is Academy I?
Academy I reports a student body of 23% White, 17% Hispanic, 13% Black, 43% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Academy I?
Academy I is overseen by Jersey City Public Schools in Hudson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.