Public School Number Two

Set in WEST NEW YORK, New Jersey, Public School Number Two is a sizable primary school, part of West New York School District. It serves 621 students across grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 53% above typical.

West New York School District comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 7,399 students; Public School Number Two is among them.

On the student-mix side, Public School Number Two records that 86% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 7% White, 5% Asian, 2% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Hudson County's rate of about 68%.

With demographic context factored in, Public School Number Two sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.2%; this one delivers 38.6%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Hudson County indicate median household earnings sit near $91,795, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Hudson County runs 130 public schools (combined enrollment of about 86,216 students), of which Public School Number Two is one.

Nearest neighbor: Early Childhood School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Public School Number Two. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Public School Number Two at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 34.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Public School Number Two's enrollment has decreased 17% since 2018, when it stood at 744 (now 621). Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.