Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School

Located at 264 VAN HORNE STREET, in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School is a sizable elementary campus that educates 613 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Jersey City Public Schools. That puts it 51% bigger than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Jersey City Public Schools runs 39 schools in total, collectively educating 24,151 students. Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 37% Black, 12% White.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.9:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Hudson County runs at roughly 68%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.1%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Hudson County put 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), Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Regional Day School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 39.5%.

Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School's enrollment has ticked down 18% since 2018, when it stood at 749 (now 613). The White share of enrollment ticked up from 7% to 12% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 8.9:1 in 2025.

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