Enrollment
320
Elementary
DISTRICT 601 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JERSEY CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 340783002832
Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School
214 PLAINFIELD AVE, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07306 · (201) 915-6560 · Hudson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL320 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
238 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
31.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
10.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
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
17.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
320
-100 (-24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 10.0:1
% White
13%
was 10%
% Hispanic
38%
was 37%
% Black
33%
was 40%
% Asian
13%
was 10%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School
As a compact primary school in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School instructs 320 students from grades pre-K through 8, run under Jersey City Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 21% leaner than typical.
Across the 39 schools in Jersey City Public Schools (24,151 students total), Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 38%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 33% Black, 13% Asian, 13% White, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Hudson County as a whole.
On the resource side, On paper, Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.2:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 74% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.4%; this one delivers 17.0%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Hudson County put median household income runs about $91,795, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School is one of 130 public schools in Hudson County (combined enrollment of about 86,216 students).
Nearest neighbor: Liberty High School, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 40.6%.
Geographically, the school is in an urban area.
Looking at the recent track record. Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School's enrollment has declined 24% since 2018, when it stood at 420 (now 320). The Black share of enrollment shrank from 40% to 33% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 10.0:1 in 2018 to 8.2:1 in 2025.
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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
- Liberty High School0.4 mi · 193
- Learning Community Charter School0.6 mi · 634
- The Ethical Community Charter School0.6 mi · 357
- Mahatma K. Gandhi School0.7 mi · 821
- Joseph H. Brensinger School0.8 mi · 926
- Dr. Paul Rafalides School0.8 mi · 318
Frequently asked questions
About Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio SchoolHow many students attend Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School?
Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School enrolls approximately 320 students in grades PK-08.
Is Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School is approximately 8.2:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School?
At Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School, the student body is approximately 13% White, 38% Hispanic, 33% Black, 13% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School public or private?
Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jersey City Public Schools.
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