Academy I

Regular School · JERSEY CITY, NJ

Academy I is a regular school school in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, serving grades 06–08 with 415 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.6:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

415

Teachers (FTE)

30.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Asian	178	43%
White	97	23%
Hispanic/Latino	71	17%
Black or African American	55	13%
Two or more races	11	3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Not Specified	1	0%
Total enrollment	415	211M / 203F

English Language Learners: 4 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	60.0% +34.4pp	25.6%	367
Reading Proficiency	76.0% +29.2pp	46.8%	366
Science Proficiency	30-34%	—	125

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)

+0.97 grade levels

Math

+0.17 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

312 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

13% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	415	100%

Contact & Location

209 BERGEN AVENUE

JERSEY CITY, NJ 07305

Phone: (201)915-6500

http://www.jcboe.org/

District

Jersey City Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $35,851

District enrollment: 25,395

Other Schools in District

Alexander D. Sullivan School Elementary
Alfred Zampella School Elementary
Chaplain Charles Watters School Elementary
Charles E. Trefurt School Elementary
Christa McAuliffe School Elementary
Cornelia F. Bradford School Elementary
Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School Elementary
Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 07305) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

340783000142

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