Frank R Conwell School

Frank R Conwell School is a moderately sized elementary school in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, overseen by Jersey City Public Schools. The school caters to 605 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 49% above typical.

Within Jersey City Public Schools, which oversees 39 schools and 24,151 students, Frank R Conwell School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Frank R Conwell School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 22% White, 20% Black, 13% Asian, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Hudson County runs at roughly 68%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Frank R Conwell School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.2%; this one delivers 43.7%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Hudson County indicate median household income runs about $91,795, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Frank R Conwell School is one of 130 public schools in Hudson County (combined enrollment of about 86,216 students).

Middle School # 4 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Frank R Conwell School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Frank R Conwell School at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 58.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Frank R Conwell School has edged down 4%, going from 630 students in 2018 to 605 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment contracted from 50% to 42% over that span.

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