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Enrollment
607
Elementary
DISTRICT 601 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JERSEY CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 340783002802
Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School
239 Ocean Avenue, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07305 · (201) 915-6470 · Hudson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL607 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
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 | 108 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
63%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
44.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
34.5%
NJ avg 41.6% . +9.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.8% | 34.5% |
| 2023-24 | 41.8% | 25.4% |
% 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
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School
Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School's state test result (32.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School this school | 607 | 77.1% | 32.5% |
| Chaplain Charles Watters School JERSEY CITY | 586 | 83.8% | 12.7% |
| Abram P. Morris Early Childhood Center HILLSIDE | 625 | 69.3% | N/A |
| Fairfield Township School BRIDGETON | 526 | 78.1% | 7.8% |
| Peshine Avenue School NEWARK | 635 | 79.5% | 14.2% |
| Lindenwold School Five LINDENWOLD | 596 | 80.5% | 26.4% |
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 Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hudson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #913 of 1,290 | #56 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #887 of 1,319 ▲ 120 | #43 of 84 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #834 of 1,319 ▲ 14 | #50 of 84 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 607 | #215 of 1,562 | #39 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,209 of 1,390 | #71 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.3% | #376 of 1,392 | #34 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.1% | #250 of 1,481 | #32 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.0% | #92 of 798 | #10 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
607
-15 (-2%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 658
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 607 | 44 | 13.8:1 | 77% (468) |
| 2023-24 | 626 | 44.2 | 14.2:1 | 69% (432) |
| 2022-23 | 674 | 41.5 | 16.2:1 | 58% (391) |
| 2020-21 | 622 | 41 | 15.2:1 | 55% (341) |
| 2017-18 | 809 | 42 | 19.3:1 | 74% (597) |
| 2015-16 | 649 | 41 | 15.8:1 | 84% (546) |
| 2010-11 | 598 | 40 | 14.9:1 | 83% (497) |
| 2000-01 | 561 | 32 | 17.5:1 | 78% (435) |
| 1990-91 | 658 | 34 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (809 to 607); teachers up 5% (42 to 44).
About Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School
Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey. Total enrollment is 607 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in New Jersey have about 405 students on average; enrollment here is 50% higher.
Jersey City Public Schools counts 24,151 students in its 39 schools, and Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School is one of them.
The biggest share of students at Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School, 47%, is Black. The rest of enrollment is 37% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 6% White. Census estimates put the Black share of Hudson County's population at about 12%. The diversity index for Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School is 63%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.8:1. Elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1, 2.4 fewer students per teacher than here. Roughly 77% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Hudson County average 68%.
Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 46% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School, the prediction is 24.0% and the result is 32.5%.
American Community Survey estimates for Hudson County show that median household income comes to about $91,795, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 130, with about 86,216 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Jersey City Community Charter School, is less than a tenth of a mile. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School is 4th among 9 schools close by.
In the federal locale system, Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 622 in 2020-21 to 607 in 2024-25, a change of 15 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.2:1 to 13.8:1 over the same years.
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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
- Jersey City Community Charter School0.1 mi · 561
- Infinity Institute0.2 mi · 265
- President Barack Obama Elementary School0.4 mi · 425
- Alexander D. Sullivan School0.5 mi · 638
- Ezra L. Nolan School0.5 mi · 250
- Soaring Heights Charter School0.6 mi · 272
Frequently asked questions
About Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School?
Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School enrolls approximately 607 students in grades PK-05.
Is Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School?
Student demographics at Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School are roughly 6% White, 37% Hispanic, 47% Black, 6% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School public or private?
Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jersey City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.