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Charles E. Trefurt School

Regular School · JERSEY CITY, NJ

Charles E. Trefurt School is a regular school school in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, serving grades PK–05 with 668 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 9.7:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
668
Teachers (FTE)
69.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
9.7:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 499 75%
Asian 77 12%
White 45 7%
Black or African American 36 5%
Two or more races 10 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 668 353M / 315F

English Language Learners: 245 (37% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 9.0% -16.6pp 25.6% 233
Reading Proficiency 29.0% -17.8pp 46.8% 235
Science Proficiency 10-14% 74

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)
-0.14 grade levels
Math
+0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
113
16.9% 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.) 668 100%

Contact & Location

96 FRANKLIN ST

JERSEY CITY, NJ 07307

Phone: (201)714-4320

http://ps8.jcboe.org

District

Jersey City Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $35,851

District enrollment: 25,395

NCES ID

340783002788

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