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Enrollment
539
Elementary
DISTRICT 601 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JERSEY CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 340783003395
Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26
164 Laidlaw Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306 · (201) 963-7160 · Hudson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL539 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% 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.
- C+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
9.8:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
294 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 126 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 37% larger than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
72%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
40.8%
NJ avg 53.1% . -5.7pp since 2023
Math
36.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.8% | 36.8% |
| 2023-24 | 46.5% | 29.8% |
% 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
35.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26
Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26's state test result (35.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26 this school | 539 | 54.5% | 35.5% |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School PISCATAWAY | 513 | 53.4% | 39.5% |
| Arbor Elementary School PISCATAWAY | 528 | 55.7% | 39.7% |
| Jersey City Golden Door Charter School JERSEY CITY | 662 | 59.8% | 45.8% |
| John Adams NORTH BRUNSWICK | 561 | 43.3% | 42.0% |
| Lafayette Estates Elementary School FORDS | 705 | 54.5% | 31.6% |
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 Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hudson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #846 of 1,290 | #42 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #854 of 1,319 ▲ 81 | #36 of 84 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #914 of 1,319 ▼ 155 | #61 of 84 ▼ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 539 | #326 of 1,562 | #48 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #290 of 1,390 | #12 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.2% | #81 of 1,392 | #13 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.5% | #531 of 1,481 | #71 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +56.7% | #18 of 545 | #4 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
539
+60 (+13%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 9.0:1
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 | 539 | 55 | 9.8:1 | 55% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 555 | N/A | N/A | 52% (287) |
| 2022-23 | 529 | 59 | 9.0:1 | 49% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 479 | 53 | 9.0:1 | 48% (231) |
| 2017-18 | 344 | 34 | 10.1:1 | 42% (144) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26.
Since 2017-18: students up 57% (344 to 539); teachers up 62% (34 to 55).
About Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26
Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26 is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in Jersey City, New Jersey. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 539 students. Against the 405-student average for elementary schools in New Jersey, enrollment here is 33% higher.
Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26 is one of 39 schools in Jersey City Public Schools, which enrolls 24,151 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26, at 36%. Enrollment also includes 33% Asian, 17% White, 10% Black, and 4% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 72%, meaning two students picked at random have a 72% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26 operates with 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 9.8:1. On average, elementary schools in New Jersey have 11.4:1, compared with 9.8:1 here. Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26 reports 55% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Hudson County average 68%.
Measured against New Jersey public elementary schools, Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26 receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26 would be expected to post about 36.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.5%.
Hudson County has these Census figures: the median household income is $91,795, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. In all, Hudson County has 130 public schools and roughly 86,216 students.
Franklin L. Williams School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26 ranks 5th on proficiency.
Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26 is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment has grown by 60 students since 2020-21, to 539.
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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 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
- Franklin L. Williams School0.2 mi · 906
- Jotham W. Wakeman School0.2 mi · 617
- Jersey City Golden Door Charter School0.3 mi · 662
- Charles E. Trefurt School0.5 mi · 668
- Nicolaus Copernicus School0.6 mi · 497
- William L Dickinson High School0.7 mi · 1,786
Frequently asked questions
About Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26What is the total enrollment at Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26?
Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26 enrolls approximately 539 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26 serve?
Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26 serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26 have?
Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26 employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26?
Student demographics at Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26 are roughly 17% White, 36% Hispanic, 10% Black, 33% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26 in?
Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26 is part of Jersey City Public Schools.
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