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What's something Frank R Conwell School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
605
Elementary
DISTRICT 601 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JERSEY CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 340783002784
Frank R Conwell School
111 BRIGHT STREET, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07302 · (201) 915-6100 · Hudson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL605 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B-Test 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
11.8:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
342 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 | 175 | 29% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
72%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
56.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . +7.1pp since 2023
Math
44.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.8% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.7% | 38.6% |
% 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
43.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Frank R Conwell School
Frank R Conwell School's state test result (43.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank R Conwell School this school | 605 | 56.5% | 43.7% |
| Ross Street Elementary School WOODBRIDGE | 633 | 60.8% | 14.8% |
| Arthur M. Judd NORTH BRUNSWICK | 587 | 50.6% | 43.4% |
| Elizabeth Avenue School Somerset | 541 | 52.7% | 38.3% |
| Claremont Elementary School Franklin Park | 685 | 56.6% | 37.9% |
| Livingston Park NORTH BRUNSWICK | 494 | 54.5% | 36.8% |
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 Frank R Conwell School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hudson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #665 of 1,290 | #24 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #708 of 1,319 ▲ 60 | #23 of 84 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #559 of 1,319 ▲ 109 | #21 of 84 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 605 | #219 of 1,562 | #40 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #836 of 1,390 | #53 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.1% | #82 of 1,392 | #14 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.5% | #502 of 1,481 | #66 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #654 of 798 | #49 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
605
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 508
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 605 | 51.1 | 11.8:1 | 57% (342) |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 46 | 11.0:1 | 57% (291) |
| 2022-23 | 507 | 48 | 10.6:1 | 59% (297) |
| 2020-21 | 601 | 53 | 11.3:1 | 50% (301) |
| 2017-18 | 630 | 53 | 11.9:1 | 59% (372) |
| 2015-16 | 625 | 52 | 12.0:1 | 60% (377) |
| 2010-11 | 643 | 38 | 16.9:1 | 69% (441) |
| 2000-01 | 484 | 38 | 12.7:1 | 83% (400) |
| 1990-91 | 508 | 40 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frank R Conwell School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (630 to 605); teachers down 4% (53 to 51.1).
About Frank R Conwell School
Frank R Conwell School is a public elementary school run by Jersey City Public Schools in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey. In all, 605 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 49% above the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
The district, Jersey City Public Schools, operates 39 schools serving 24,151 students.
Of every 100 students at Frank R Conwell School, about 42 are Hispanic, the largest group. It is also 22% White, 20% Black, 13% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put Hudson County at about 41% Hispanic, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 72%.
Its staff includes 51.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.8 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Frank R Conwell School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 57%. That is 11 points below the 68% average for public schools in Hudson County.
Frank R Conwell School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 61% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
The model predicts 35.2% for a school in New Jersey with Frank R Conwell School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Frank R Conwell School posts 43.7%.
The school's county is Hudson County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $91,795 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Hudson County number 130, with about 86,216 students.
Of the public schools around it, Frank R Conwell School is closest to Middle School # 4, about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Frank R Conwell School at 8th of 9.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 601 to 605, a small change.
This page is set up for the Frank R Conwell School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Middle School # 40.1 mi · 755
- James J Ferris High School0.4 mi · 1,364
- Cornelia F. Bradford School0.5 mi · 1,082
- BelovED Community Charter School0.6 mi · 1,573
- Dr. Michael Conti School0.6 mi · 651
- Academy of Technology Design0.6 mi · 235
Frequently asked questions
About Frank R Conwell SchoolHow many students attend Frank R Conwell School?
Frank R Conwell School enrolls approximately 605 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Frank R Conwell School serve?
Frank R Conwell School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Frank R Conwell School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Frank R Conwell School.
What is the student diversity at Frank R Conwell School?
Student demographics at Frank R Conwell School are roughly 22% White, 42% Hispanic, 20% Black, 13% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Frank R Conwell School public or private?
Frank R Conwell 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.