Alfred Zampella School

As a well-populated elementary campus in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Alfred Zampella School instructs 629 students from grades pre-K through 8, operated by Jersey City Public Schools. That puts it 55% above the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Across the 39 schools in Jersey City Public Schools (24,151 students total), Alfred Zampella School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Alfred Zampella School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 62% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 24% Asian, 8% White, 5% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Alfred Zampella School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.6%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Hudson County) reports that median household income runs about $91,795, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hudson County's 130 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,216 students), Alfred Zampella School is one campus in the mix.

Jersey City Global Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Alfred Zampella School. On composite proficiency, Alfred Zampella School comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 46.8%.

Alfred Zampella School operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 39%: 1,037 students in 2018 compared to 629 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

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