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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Charles E. Trefurt School this year?
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Enrollment
668
Elementary
DISTRICT 601 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JERSEY CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 340783002788
Charles E. Trefurt School
96 FRANKLIN ST, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07307 · (201) 714-4320 · Hudson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL668 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
468 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 74 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (105).
Student demographics
42%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
48.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.7pp since 2023
Math
53.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +21.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 22 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.7% | 53.4% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 31.8% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 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 Charles E. Trefurt School
Charles E. Trefurt School's state test result (40.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles E. Trefurt School this school | 668 | 70.1% | 40.3% |
| Christa McAuliffe School JERSEY CITY | 906 | 70.3% | 40.5% |
| Hudson Arts and Science Charter School Kearny | 848 | 70.5% | 37.0% |
| Lindbergh Elementary School PALISADES PARK | 762 | 79.9% | 31.0% |
| Public School Number Two WEST NEW YORK | 621 | 76.7% | 38.6% |
| Freehold Learning Center Freehold | 562 | 75.6% | N/A |
Matched among New Jersey elementary 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 Charles E. Trefurt School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hudson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #748 of 1,290 | #32 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #523 of 1,319 ▲ 363 | #15 of 84 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #741 of 1,319 ▲ 48 | #38 of 84 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 668 | #143 of 1,562 | #24 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #267 of 1,390 | #9 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.1% | #999 of 1,392 | #56 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.1% | #352 of 1,481 | #49 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #180 of 798 | #19 of 61 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
668
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 1,248
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 668 | 69 | 9.7:1 | 70% (468) |
| 2023-24 | 710 | 64 | 11.1:1 | 54% (384) |
| 2022-23 | 648 | 68 | 9.5:1 | 47% (307) |
| 2020-21 | 657 | 69 | 9.5:1 | 56% (365) |
| 2017-18 | 826 | 65.5 | 12.6:1 | 72% (594) |
| 2015-16 | 776 | 67 | 11.6:1 | 80% (623) |
| 2010-11 | 773 | 60 | 12.9:1 | 87% (671) |
| 2000-01 | 1,292 | 76 | 17.0:1 | 83% (1,075) |
| 1990-91 | 1,248 | 70 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charles E. Trefurt School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (826 to 668); teachers up 5% (65.5 to 69).
About Charles E. Trefurt School
Charles E. Trefurt School is a large elementary school for students in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey. Enrolled students number 668 students, in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 65% higher than the average for elementary schools in New Jersey, which is about 405.
Charles E. Trefurt School reports to Jersey City Public Schools, which has 39 schools and 24,151 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Charles E. Trefurt School, at 75%. Other students are 12% Asian, 7% White, and 5% Black. That is higher than the 41% Hispanic share among all Hudson County residents. The school's diversity index is 42%, meaning two students picked at random have a 42% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Charles E. Trefurt School operates with 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 9.7:1. That is lower than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. About 70% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That tracks the 68% average for public schools in Hudson County.
The allk12 Grade for Charles E. Trefurt School is B. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 62% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Charles E. Trefurt School are 12.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (40.3% actual, 27.8% predicted).
Hudson County census figures show that the median household income is $91,795, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Hudson County is home to 130 public schools and about 86,216 public school students.
Christa McAuliffe School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Charles E. Trefurt School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Charles E. Trefurt School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Charles E. Trefurt School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 657 in 2020-21 and 668 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Christa McAuliffe School0.4 mi · 906
- Patricia M. Noonan School PS #260.5 mi · 539
- Thomas G. Connors Elementary School0.5 mi · 353
- Nicolaus Copernicus School0.6 mi · 497
- Jotham W. Wakeman School0.6 mi · 617
- Franklin L. Williams School0.6 mi · 906
Frequently asked questions
About Charles E. Trefurt SchoolHow large is Charles E. Trefurt School?
Charles E. Trefurt School enrolls approximately 668 students in grades PK-05.
Is Charles E. Trefurt School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Charles E. Trefurt School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Charles E. Trefurt School have?
Charles E. Trefurt School employs 69 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
How diverse is Charles E. Trefurt School?
Charles E. Trefurt School reports a student body of 7% White, 75% Hispanic, 5% Black, 12% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Charles E. Trefurt School in?
Charles E. Trefurt School is part of Jersey City Public Schools.
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