Enrollment
250
Middle
DISTRICT 582 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JERSEY CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 340783002836
Ezra L. Nolan School
88 GATES AVE, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07305 · (201) 915-6570 · Hudson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL250 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of New Jersey public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
8.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
210 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 92 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 78 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 80 | 32% |
Student demographics
56%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
14.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +4.1pp since 2023
Math
4.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 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 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.0% | 4.2% |
| 2023-24 | 9.9% | 2.1% |
% 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
6.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 6% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Ezra L. Nolan School
Ezra L. Nolan School's state test result (6.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezra L. Nolan School this school | 250 | 84.0% | 6.0% |
| Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School Trenton | 329 | 78.4% | 2.7% |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School ASBURY PARK | 195 | 77.4% | 6.0% |
| Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle School HILLSIDE | 323 | 73.1% | 17.8% |
| Paulsboro Junior High School Paulsboro | 155 | 81.9% | 7.8% |
| Arthur J. Holland Middle School Trenton | 474 | 82.7% | 6.5% |
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 Ezra L. Nolan School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hudson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 6.0% | #426 of 433 | #12 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.2% | #432 of 437 ▲ 2 | #12 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #421 of 437 ▲ 3 | #12 of 12 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 250 | #403 of 445 | #11 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.1:1 | #15 of 417 | #1 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #204 of 419 | #5 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.0% | #18 of 436 | #4 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #239 of 282 | #3 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
250
-17 (-6%) vs 2020
-61% since 1990-91, when it was 642
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 250 | 31 | 8.1:1 | 84% (210) |
| 2023-24 | 218 | 25 | 8.7:1 | 73% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 234 | 22 | 10.6:1 | 71% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 267 | 25 | 10.7:1 | 70% (187) |
| 2017-18 | 257 | 25 | 10.3:1 | 84% (217) |
| 2015-16 | 256 | 29 | 8.8:1 | 89% (227) |
| 2010-11 | 427 | 39 | 10.9:1 | 82% (351) |
| 2000-01 | 568 | 47 | 12.1:1 | 79% (449) |
| 1990-91 | 642 | 48 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ezra L. Nolan School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (257 to 250); teachers up 24% (25 to 31).
About Ezra L. Nolan School
Ezra L. Nolan School is a middle-grades school with a street address in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 250 students enrolled. The average among middle schools in New Jersey is roughly 578 students; this school is 57% smaller than that.
Jersey City Public Schools runs 39 schools with a combined 24,151 students. Ezra L. Nolan School is one of them.
By race and ethnicity, Ezra L. Nolan School is 54% Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 38% Hispanic, 3% White, and 2% Asian. In Hudson County overall, about 12% of residents are Black. By the diversity index, Ezra L. Nolan School comes in at 56%.
Federal staffing data show 31 full-time-equivalent teachers at Ezra L. Nolan School and a ratio of 8.1:1. The average ratio among middle schools in New Jersey is 10.9:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 84% of enrollment. The gap from the 68% average for public schools in Hudson County is 16 points.
Ezra L. Nolan School is graded F by allk12, scoring above 3% of New Jersey public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with New Jersey schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Ezra L. Nolan School's results are 14.2 points below predicted: 6.0% against 20.2%.
In Hudson County (population about 718,323), median household income is about $91,795, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. A total of 130 public schools operate in Hudson County, serving about 86,216 students.
The closest public school, Alexander D. Sullivan School, is about 0.2 miles from Ezra L. Nolan School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Ezra L. Nolan School is 9th among 9 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 267 to 250. Federal data show the ratio falling from 10.7:1 to 8.1:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
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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
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- Christa McAuliffe SchoolElementary · 906 students
- Franklin L. Williams SchoolMiddle · 906 students
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- 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
- Alexander D. Sullivan School0.2 mi · 638
- Infinity Institute0.4 mi · 265
- Woodrow Wilson Community School0.4 mi · 740
- Jersey City Community Charter School0.5 mi · 561
- Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School0.5 mi · 607
- Soaring Heights Charter School0.6 mi · 272
Frequently asked questions
About Ezra L. Nolan SchoolHow large is Ezra L. Nolan School?
Ezra L. Nolan School enrolls approximately 250 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Ezra L. Nolan School serve?
Ezra L. Nolan School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Ezra L. Nolan School?
Approximately 8.1:1 students per teacher at Ezra L. Nolan School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ezra L. Nolan School?
At Ezra L. Nolan School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 38% Hispanic, 54% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Ezra L. Nolan School public or private?
Ezra L. Nolan 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.