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Julia A. Barnes School

Regular School · JERSEY CITY, NJ

Julia A. Barnes School is a regular school school in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, serving grades PK–05 with 433 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.3:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
433
Teachers (FTE)
32.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
13.3:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 254 59%
Black or African American 73 17%
White 72 17%
Asian 30 7%
Two or more races 3 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 433 221M / 212F

English Language Learners: 169 (39% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 10-14% 25.6% 83
Reading Proficiency 40-44% 46.8% 84
Science Proficiency 11-19% 31

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)
-0.39 grade levels
Math
+0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
2
0.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
78
18% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
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.) 433 100%

Contact & Location

91 ASTOR PLACE

JERSEY CITY, NJ 07304

Phone: (201)915-6420

http://ps12.jcboe.org

District

Jersey City Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $35,851

District enrollment: 25,395

NCES ID

340783002794

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