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Enrollment
755
Middle
DISTRICT 582 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JERSEY CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 340783000539
Middle School # 4
107 BRIGHT STREET, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07302 · (201) 946-5740 · Hudson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL755 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
419 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 229 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 270 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 256 | 34% |
Student demographics
76%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
61.7%
NJ avg 53.1% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
51.1%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.7% | 51.1% |
| 2023-24 | 61.7% | 50.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NJ schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in New Jersey's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Middle School # 4 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hudson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #173 of 433 | #4 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #164 of 437 | #4 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #213 of 437 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 755 | #108 of 445 | #6 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #412 of 417 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.6% | #1 of 419 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #245 of 282 | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
755
-19 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 14.9:1
% White
19%
was 11%
% Hispanic
30%
was 37%
% Black
19%
was 30%
% Asian
28%
was 20%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 755 | 47 | 16.1:1 | 55% (419) |
| 2023-24 | 751 | 48.2 | 15.6:1 | 51% (384) |
| 2022-23 | 669 | 50 | 13.4:1 | 54% (364) |
| 2017-18 | 774 | 52 | 14.9:1 | 71% (549) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Middle School # 4.
About Middle School # 4
Middle School # 4 is a public middle school in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey. In all, 755 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. The school is 31% bigger than the average for middle schools in New Jersey.
Jersey City Public Schools has 39 schools; together they serve 24,151 students.
No group is above 50% at Middle School # 4; the largest is Hispanic, at 30%. Beyond that, enrollment is 28% Asian, 19% White, 19% Black, and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is higher, at 41%. The diversity index for Middle School # 4 is 76%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 47 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 16.1:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in New Jersey is 10.9:1. The school reported 55% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Hudson County averages 68%, higher than here.
Middle School # 4 outperforms its prediction by 15.0 points. The model expects 35.8% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in New Jersey; the school's rate is 50.8%.
In Hudson County, the median household earns about $91,795 a year, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Hudson County has 130 public schools with about 86,216 students, including Middle School # 4.
The closest school to Middle School # 4 is Frank R Conwell School, located about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 53.5% on proficiency, and Middle School # 4 is below that at 50.8%.
Middle School # 4 is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
The school's size has been steady, with 774 students in 2017-18 and 755 in 2024-25. By 2024-25, 19% of students were Black, compared with 30% in 2017-18. Students per teacher increased from 14.9 in 2017-18 to 16.1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Joseph H. Brensinger SchoolElementary · 926 students
- Christa McAuliffe SchoolElementary · 906 students
- Franklin L. Williams SchoolMiddle · 906 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
- Joseph H. Brensinger SchoolElementary · 926 students
Nearby schools
- Frank R Conwell School0.1 mi · 605
- James J Ferris High School0.3 mi · 1,364
- BelovED Community Charter School0.4 mi · 1,573
- Dr. Michael Conti School0.5 mi · 651
- Academy of Technology Design0.5 mi · 235
- County Prep High School0.6 mi · 892
Frequently asked questions
About Middle School # 4How many students attend Middle School # 4?
Middle School # 4 enrolls approximately 755 students in grades 06-08.
Is Middle School # 4 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Middle School # 4 is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Middle School # 4 have?
Middle School # 4 employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Middle School # 4?
At Middle School # 4, the student body is approximately 19% White, 30% Hispanic, 19% Black, 28% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Middle School # 4 in?
Middle School # 4 is part of Jersey City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.