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Enrollment
926
Elementary
DISTRICT 601 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JERSEY CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 340783002846
Joseph H. Brensinger School
600 BERGEN AVE, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07304 · (201) 915-6120 · Hudson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL926 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% 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.
- ABeats 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
9.8:1
95 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
796 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 | 102 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 133 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 101 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 86 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 95 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 7% larger than its 8th grade class (95).
Student demographics
71%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
42.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
26.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.9% | 26.1% |
| 2023-24 | 44.1% | 27.3% |
% 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
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.1%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Joseph H. Brensinger School
Joseph H. Brensinger School's state test result (32.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph H. Brensinger School this school | 926 | 86.0% | 32.3% |
| William Shemin Midtown Community School #8 BAYONNE | 1,203 | 74.6% | 39.1% |
| Phillipsburg Elementary School PHILLIPSBURG | 621 | 77.0% | 26.3% |
| Joseph C. Caruso School KEANSBURG | 595 | 75.5% | 16.3% |
| Woodrow Wilson Community School BAYONNE | 740 | 67.4% | 36.2% |
| James F. Murray School JERSEY CITY | 642 | 77.4% | 33.7% |
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 Joseph H. Brensinger School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hudson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #916 of 1,290 | #57 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #1,048 of 1,319 ▼ 63 | #68 of 84 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #874 of 1,319 ▼ 68 | #54 of 84 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 926 | #25 of 1,562 | #9 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #284 of 1,390 | #10 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #133 of 1,392 | #18 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.0% | #115 of 1,481 | #11 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.7% | #83 of 798 | #8 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
926
-261 (-22%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 951
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 926 | 95 | 9.8:1 | 86% (796) |
| 2023-24 | 987 | 94 | 10.5:1 | 76% (749) |
| 2022-23 | 1,092 | 93 | 11.7:1 | 64% (702) |
| 2020-21 | 1,187 | 94 | 12.6:1 | 71% (847) |
| 2017-18 | 1,246 | 93 | 13.4:1 | 82% (1,018) |
| 2015-16 | 1,300 | 93 | 14.0:1 | 75% (978) |
| 2010-11 | 1,157 | 77 | 15.0:1 | 89% (1,025) |
| 2000-01 | 1,257 | 74 | 17.0:1 | 74% (929) |
| 1990-91 | 951 | 53 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Joseph H. Brensinger School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (1,246 to 926); teachers up 2% (93 to 95).
About Joseph H. Brensinger School
Joseph H. Brensinger School is an elementary school in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, according to federal school records. It covers pre-K through 8, with a total enrollment of 926 students. Statewide, elementary schools in New Jersey average about 405 students each.
The 39 schools in Jersey City Public Schools enroll 24,151 students altogether, Joseph H. Brensinger School among them.
Joseph H. Brensinger School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 40%. Other reported shares: 30% Hispanic, 19% Black, and 8% Asian. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 95 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 9.8 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 86%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Hudson County is 68%.
allk12 grades Joseph H. Brensinger School a B-. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Joseph H. Brensinger School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 32.3%, compared with a predicted 19.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Hudson County this way: the median household income is $91,795, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. In all, Hudson County has 130 public schools and roughly 86,216 students.
The closest public school, Julia A. Barnes School, is about 0.2 miles from Joseph H. Brensinger School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Joseph H. Brensinger School is 4th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Joseph H. Brensinger School as City: Large.
Enrollment at Joseph H. Brensinger School dropped 22% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,187 to 926 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 9.8:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Joseph H. Brensinger School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
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- Julia A. Barnes School0.2 mi · 433
- Learning Community Charter School0.2 mi · 634
- Lincoln High School0.3 mi · 767
- Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School0.5 mi · 383
- Ollie Culbreth Jr. School0.5 mi · 335
- Regional Day School0.6 mi · 67
Frequently asked questions
About Joseph H. Brensinger SchoolHow many students attend Joseph H. Brensinger School?
Joseph H. Brensinger School enrolls approximately 926 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Joseph H. Brensinger School serve?
Joseph H. Brensinger School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Joseph H. Brensinger School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Joseph H. Brensinger School is approximately 9.8:1 (95 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Joseph H. Brensinger School?
At Joseph H. Brensinger School, the student body is approximately 40% White, 30% Hispanic, 19% Black, 8% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Joseph H. Brensinger School public or private?
Joseph H. Brensinger 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.