Elementary · New Jersey

Whitney M. Young Jr. School

Free meals for all

Whitney M. Young Jr. School, a public elementary school in Jersey City, New Jersey: grades pre-k–8, 623 students, 10.7 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
623
Teachers (FTE)
58.0
Students per teacher
10.7
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 59% of elementary schools in New Jersey

Median 11.2 · 1,493 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 88% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 87% of elementary schools in New Jersey

Median 386 · 1,494 schools compared

Larger than 83% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on New Jersey's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

New Jersey: 54%

12%proficient

+2.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 98% of elementary schools in New Jersey

Median 52% · 1,326 elementary schools compared

387 students tested, grades 3–8 · NJSLA; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

New Jersey: 41%

5.0%proficient

+0.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 99% of elementary schools in New Jersey

Median 46% · 1,325 elementary schools compared

399 students tested, grades 3–8 · NJSLA; proficient means Levels 4-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

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
135 Stegman St, Jersey City, NJ 07305
Phone
(201)915-6440
City or town
Jersey City

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Martin Center for the ArtsFree meals for all
Pre-K–835910.614%6.7%
Pre-K–842512.123%12%
Gladys Nunery SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–525110.933%18%
James F. Murray SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–864213.750%25%
Pre-K–560713.845%35%
Jersey City Community Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all
K–856115.645%21%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

NCES 340783002798