Julia A. Barnes School

Julia A. Barnes School operates as an average-sized primary school in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, operated by Jersey City Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 433 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Jersey City Public Schools comprises 39 schools with combined enrollment of 24,151 students; Julia A. Barnes School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Julia A. Barnes School reports that 59% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 17% Black, 17% White, 7% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Julia A. Barnes School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Julia A. Barnes School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Julia A. Barnes School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 27.5%, the actual is 28.6%, a residual of +1.1 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Hudson County indicate median household earnings sit near $91,795, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Hudson County's 130 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,216 students), Julia A. Barnes School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lincoln High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Julia A. Barnes School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Julia A. Barnes School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 32.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Julia A. Barnes School has edged up 11%, going from 391 students in 2018 to 433 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged down from 40% to 17% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

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