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Enrollment
662
Elementary
STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JERSEY CITY GOLDEN DOOR CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 340003400305
Jersey City Golden Door Charter School
3044 Kennedy Blvd, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07306 · (201) 795-4400 · Hudson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL662 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% 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.
- 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
16.4:1
41 FTE teachers
STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
396 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 44 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 55 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 51 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 43% larger than its 8th grade class (51).
Student demographics
72%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
58.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . -0.8pp since 2023
Math
43.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 4 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.8% | 43.4% |
| 2023-24 | 59.6% | 39.8% |
% 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Golden Door Charter School
Jersey City Golden Door Charter School's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey City Golden Door Charter School this school | 662 | 59.8% | 45.8% |
| Benjamin Franklin Elementary School EDISON | 619 | 48.1% | 40.8% |
| Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26 Jersey City | 539 | 54.5% | 35.5% |
| Arbor Elementary School PISCATAWAY | 528 | 55.7% | 39.7% |
| Private Nicholas Minue Elementary School CARTERET | 529 | 71.5% | 42.0% |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School PISCATAWAY | 513 | 53.4% | 39.5% |
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 Golden Door Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hudson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #622 of 1,290 | #17 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #714 of 1,319 ▲ 34 | #24 of 84 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #511 of 1,319 ▼ 45 | #20 of 84 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 662 | #149 of 1,562 | #25 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,351 of 1,390 | #81 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.1% | #84 of 1,392 | #15 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.8% | #462 of 1,481 | #65 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.3% | #136 of 545 | #8 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
662
+50 (+8%) vs 2020
+33% since 2000-01, when it was 496
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 662 | 40.5 | 16.4:1 | 60% (396) |
| 2023-24 | 687 | 36.5 | 18.8:1 | 58% (399) |
| 2022-23 | 668 | 43.6 | 15.3:1 | 36% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 612 | 42 | 14.6:1 | 45% (277) |
| 2017-18 | 569 | 42 | 13.6:1 | 57% (325) |
| 2015-16 | 553 | 37 | 14.9:1 | 55% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 480 | 33 | 14.6:1 | 67% (322) |
| 2000-01 | 496 | 1 | 496.0:1 | 65% (322) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jersey City Golden Door Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (569 to 662); teachers down 4% (42 to 40.5).
About Jersey City Golden Door Charter School
As a high-enrollment elementary school, Jersey City Golden Door Charter School serves students in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey. It enrolls 662 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 8. That is 63% bigger than the average of about 405 students for elementary schools in New Jersey.
Jersey City Golden Door Charter School is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
Asian students account for 39% of enrollment at Jersey City Golden Door Charter School, more than any other group. Enrollment also includes 29% Hispanic, 19% Black, and 11% White. Among people living in Hudson County, the Asian share is about 17%. The diversity index for Jersey City Golden Door Charter School is 72%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 16.4:1 is based on 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1, 4.9 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 60%.
Among New Jersey public elementary schools, Jersey City Golden Door Charter School outscored 69%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Jersey City Golden Door Charter School is 12.3 points above its prediction. Actual: 45.8%. Predicted: 33.4%.
In Hudson County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $91,795, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 130 public schools in the county, enrolling about 86,216, Jersey City Golden Door Charter School among them.
Franklin L. Williams School sits about 0.3 miles from Jersey City Golden Door Charter School. Within five miles of Jersey City Golden Door Charter School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Jersey City Golden Door Charter School is 3rd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Jersey City Golden Door Charter School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large. Jersey City Golden Door Charter School is one of the charter schools in New Jersey.
An 8% rise took enrollment from 612 in 2020-21 to 662 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.4:1.
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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
- Franklin L. Williams School0.3 mi · 906
- Patricia M. Noonan School PS #260.3 mi · 539
- Mahatma K. Gandhi School0.4 mi · 821
- Jotham W. Wakeman School0.4 mi · 617
- Kindle Education Public Charter School0.5 mi · 87
- The Ethical Community Charter School0.5 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About Jersey City Golden Door Charter SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jersey City Golden Door Charter School?
Jersey City Golden Door Charter School enrolls approximately 662 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Jersey City Golden Door Charter School serve?
Jersey City Golden Door Charter School serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Jersey City Golden Door Charter School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Jersey City Golden Door Charter School.
What is the student diversity at Jersey City Golden Door Charter School?
Student demographics at Jersey City Golden Door Charter School are roughly 11% White, 29% Hispanic, 19% Black, 39% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Jersey City Golden Door Charter School in?
Jersey City Golden Door Charter School is part of Jersey City Golden Door Charter School.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.