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Enrollment
423
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JERSEY CITY GLOBAL CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 340076703251
Jersey City Global Charter School
255 Congress Street, Jersey City, NJ 07307 · (201) 744-2444 · Hudson County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL423 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- A-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
18.4:1
23 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
85 students
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 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 22 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 32 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 116% larger than its 8th grade class (32).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
83.1%
NJ avg 53.1% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
67.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +8.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 8 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.1% | 67.4% |
| 2023-24 | 79.9% | 59.0% |
% 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
64.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Jersey City Global Charter School
Jersey City Global Charter School's state test result (64.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey City Global Charter School this school | 423 | 20.1% | 64.1% |
| Anna C. Scott Elementary School Leonia | 517 | 18.2% | 64.7% |
| School No. 2 FORT LEE | 362 | 24.6% | 71.5% |
| Lake Hiawatha Elementary School Lake Hiawatha | 445 | 20.7% | 65.3% |
| School No. 3 FORT LEE | 330 | 27.9% | 69.2% |
| Constable Elementary School KENDALL PARK | 476 | 19.5% | 58.1% |
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 Jersey City Global Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hudson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #265 of 1,290 | #9 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #287 of 1,319 ▲ 109 | #8 of 84 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.1% | #61 of 1,319 ▲ 22 | #6 of 84 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 423 | #625 of 1,562 | #64 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #1,376 of 1,390 | #83 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.2% | #486 of 1,392 | #39 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.1% | #1,034 of 1,481 | #85 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.4% | #241 of 545 | #12 of 24 |
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
423
-84 (-17%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 423 | 23 | 18.4:1 | 20% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 433 | 22.5 | 19.2:1 | 27% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 416 | 13 | 32.0:1 | 27% (112) |
| 2020-21 | 507 | 35 | 14.5:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 383 | 29 | 13.2:1 | 44% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 319 | 25 | 12.8:1 | 22% (71) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jersey City Global Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (383 to 423); teachers down 21% (29 to 23).
About Jersey City Global Charter School
This page covers Jersey City Global Charter School, a mid-sized elementary school in Jersey City, New Jersey. Enrollment stands at 423 students, covering kindergarten through 8.
Jersey City Global Charter School is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
About 55% of the student body at Jersey City Global Charter School is Asian. Smaller groups are 29% Hispanic, 9% White, and 5% Black. County-wide, 17% of Hudson County residents are Asian. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at Jersey City Global Charter School are from different groups.
A staff of 23 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 18.4:1. Across elementary schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is 11.4:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 20%. That is 48 points below the 68% average for public schools in Hudson County.
Jersey City Global Charter School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 81% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Jersey City Global Charter School scores 64.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 55.2%.
In Hudson County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $91,795 a year, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Jersey City Global Charter School, Hudson County has 130 public schools.
Alfred Zampella School is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 37.2% on proficiency, and Jersey City Global Charter School is above that at 64.1%.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Jersey City Global Charter School is a publicly funded charter school.
In 2020-21, Jersey City Global Charter School enrolled 507 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 423. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 14.5:1 in 2020-21 to 18.4:1 in 2024-25.
Jersey City Global Charter School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- 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
- Alfred Zampella School0.1 mi · 629
- Nicolaus Copernicus School0.4 mi · 497
- Christa McAuliffe School0.5 mi · 906
- Thomas A Edison Elementary School0.6 mi · 767
- John F Kennedy Elementary School0.7 mi · 576
- Charles E. Trefurt School0.8 mi · 668
Frequently asked questions
About Jersey City Global Charter SchoolHow large is Jersey City Global Charter School?
Jersey City Global Charter School enrolls approximately 423 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Jersey City Global Charter School serve?
Jersey City Global Charter School serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Jersey City Global Charter School?
Approximately 18.4:1 students per teacher at Jersey City Global Charter School.
What is the student diversity at Jersey City Global Charter School?
Student demographics at Jersey City Global Charter School are roughly 9% White, 29% Hispanic, 5% Black, 55% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Jersey City Global Charter School public or private?
Jersey City Global Charter School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Jersey City Global Charter School.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.