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Enrollment
642
Elementary
DISTRICT 601 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JERSEY CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 340783002842
James F. Murray School
339 STEGMAN PARKWAY, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07305 · (201) 915-6620 · Hudson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL642 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% 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.
- A-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
13.7:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
497 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 70 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 62 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 13% larger than its 8th grade class (62).
Student demographics
77%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
50.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
26.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 26.7% |
| 2023-24 | 49.3% | 23.5% |
% 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
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 James F. Murray School
James F. Murray School's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James F. Murray School this school | 642 | 77.4% | 33.7% |
| Chaplain Charles Watters School JERSEY CITY | 586 | 83.8% | 12.7% |
| Columbus Elementary School CARTERET | 642 | 75.4% | 27.5% |
| Clementon Elementary School CLEMENTON | 586 | 70.6% | 42.0% |
| Mildred Magowan Elementary School EDGEWATER PARK | 583 | 67.8% | 39.5% |
| Phillipsburg Elementary School PHILLIPSBURG | 621 | 77.0% | 26.3% |
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 James F. Murray School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hudson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #888 of 1,290 | #53 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #1,037 of 1,319 no change | #65 of 84 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #707 of 1,319 ▼ 22 | #32 of 84 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 642 | #166 of 1,562 | #29 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,189 of 1,390 | #69 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.7% | #4 of 1,392 | #3 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.4% | #247 of 1,481 | #29 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.9% | #109 of 798 | #11 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
642
-97 (-13%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 904
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 642 | 47 | 13.7:1 | 77% (497) |
| 2023-24 | 650 | 50 | 13.0:1 | 68% (439) |
| 2022-23 | 805 | 49 | 16.4:1 | 57% (458) |
| 2020-21 | 739 | 61 | 12.1:1 | 65% (478) |
| 2017-18 | 844 | 66 | 12.8:1 | 73% (619) |
| 2015-16 | 859 | 63 | 13.6:1 | 72% (618) |
| 2010-11 | 936 | 55 | 17.0:1 | 73% (682) |
| 2000-01 | 953 | 54 | 17.6:1 | 79% (753) |
| 1990-91 | 904 | 44 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James F. Murray School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (844 to 642); teachers down 29% (66 to 47).
About James F. Murray School
James F. Murray School is a large elementary school in New Jersey, with an address in JERSEY CITY. Students in pre-K through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 642 students. By comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey enroll about 405 students on average.
James F. Murray School reports to Jersey City Public Schools, which has 39 schools and 24,151 students.
Black students make up 30% of enrollment at James F. Murray School, the largest share of any group. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 23% White, 15% Asian, and 4% Pacific Islander. Census estimates put the Black share of Hudson County's population at about 12%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 77, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.7 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey, 11.4:1, is lower. James F. Murray School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 77%. Across public schools in Hudson County, the average is 68%.
James F. Murray School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 50% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for James F. Murray School is +9.9 points: 33.7% actual, 23.8% predicted.
In Hudson County, the median household earns about $91,795 a year, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Hudson County has 130 public schools with about 86,216 students, including James F. Murray School.
Among nearby public schools, University Academy Charter High School is closest at about 0.3 miles. James F. Murray School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 26.6% proficiency; James F. Murray School posts 33.7%.
James F. Murray School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
The school shrank from 739 students in 2020-21 to 642 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.7:1) than in 2020-21 (12.1:1).
On allk12, people connected to James F. Murray School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- University Academy Charter High School0.3 mi · 429
- Academy I0.3 mi · 415
- Henry Snyder High School0.4 mi · 729
- Innovation High School0.4 mi · 301
- President Barack Obama Elementary School0.4 mi · 425
- Whitney M. Young Jr. School0.5 mi · 623
Frequently asked questions
About James F. Murray SchoolHow many students attend James F. Murray School?
James F. Murray School enrolls approximately 642 students in grades PK-08.
Is James F. Murray School an elementary, middle, or high school?
James F. Murray School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does James F. Murray School have?
James F. Murray School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at James F. Murray School?
At James F. Murray School, the student body is approximately 23% White, 26% Hispanic, 30% Black, 15% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is James F. Murray School public or private?
James F. Murray 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.