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What's the most underrated thing about Joseph H. Brensinger School that outsiders don't know?
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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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
926
-320 (-26%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 13.4:1
% White
40%
was 35%
% Hispanic
30%
was 35%
% Black
19%
was 19%
% Asian
8%
was 9%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Joseph H. Brensinger School
Set in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Joseph H. Brensinger School is a high-enrollment elementary school, overseen by Jersey City Public Schools. It caters to 926 students across grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Joseph H. Brensinger School sits 129% larger than that benchmark.
Jersey City Public Schools comprises 39 schools with combined enrollment of 24,151 students; Joseph H. Brensinger School is among them.
In terms of who attends, Joseph H. Brensinger School lists that the largest single group is White at 40%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 30% Hispanic, 19% Black, 8% Asian.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 95 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Joseph H. Brensinger School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Hudson County's rate of about 68%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Joseph H. Brensinger School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 19.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.3%.
In the surrounding community, census data for Hudson County shows median household earnings sit near $91,795, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Hudson County's 130 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,216 students), Joseph H. Brensinger School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Julia A. Barnes School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Joseph H. Brensinger School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Joseph H. Brensinger School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 32.7%.
Joseph H. Brensinger School operates from a downtown location.
Over the past 7-year window. Joseph H. Brensinger School's enrollment has declined 26% since 2018, when it stood at 1,246 (now 926). Over the same period, the Hispanic share contracted from 35% to 30%. Class-load math has fell: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the feed for Joseph H. Brensinger School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. 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
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
- Christa McAuliffe SchoolElementary · 906 students
- Franklin L. Williams SchoolMiddle · 906 students
- Mahatma K. Gandhi SchoolElementary · 821 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
- Christa McAuliffe SchoolElementary · 906 students
Nearby schools
- 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.