Explore Middle School

Career and Technical School · JERSEY CITY, NJ

Explore Middle School is a career and technical school school in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, serving grades 06–08 with 163 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.2:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

163

Teachers (FTE)

14.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	70	43%
White	44	27%
Black or African American	21	13%
Asian	20	12%
Two or more races	8	5%
Total enrollment	163	82M / 81F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	40-44%	25.6%	145
Reading Proficiency	75-79%	46.8%	145
Science Proficiency	20-29%	—	38

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.46 grade levels

Math

-0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	163	100%

Contact & Location

180 9th Street

JERSEY CITY, NJ 07302

Phone: (201)631-6395

http://explore.hcstonline.org/

District

Hudson County Schools of Technology School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $41,987

District enrollment: 2,361

Other Schools in District

Academy of Career and Technical Education High
Academy of Technology Design High
Bayonne Academy High
County Prep High School High
High Tech High School High

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 07302) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

340757000189

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD