Elementary · New Jersey
Mahatma K. Gandhi School
Free meals for allMahatma K. Gandhi School, a public elementary school in Jersey City, New Jersey: grades pre-k–8, 821 students, 10.1 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Jersey City Public Schools.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 821
- Teachers (FTE)
- 81.5
- Students per teacher
- 10.1
- Grades
- Pre-K–8
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 70% of elementary schools in New Jersey
Median 11.2 · 1,493 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 92% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 97% of elementary schools in New Jersey
Median 386 · 1,494 schools compared
Larger than 95% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Large city
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Jersey City Public Schools.
Location
- Address
- 143 Romaine Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306
- Phone
- (201)915-6490
- City or town
- Jersey City
- County
- Hudson County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K–8 | 357 | 22.3 | |
| Pre-K–8 | 662 | 16.3 | |
Martin Luther King Jr. SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 752 | 11.7 |
| Pre-K–5 | 617 | 11.0 | |
| Pre-K–5 | 539 | 9.8 | |
Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 320 | 8.2 |
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
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NCES 340783002806