Whitney M. Young Jr. School

Regular School · JERSEY CITY, NJ

Whitney M. Young Jr. School is a regular school school in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, serving grades PK–08 with 623 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.7:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

623

Teachers (FTE)

58.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

10.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	360	58%
Hispanic/Latino	217	35%
White	21	3%
Asian	14	2%
Two or more races	5	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	4	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	623	317M / 306F

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

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	<=1%	25.6%	381
Reading Proficiency	13.0% -33.8pp	46.8%	384
Science Proficiency	<=5%	—	111

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)

-0.73 grade levels

Math

-0.18 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

8.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

398

63.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	623	100%

Contact & Location

135 STEGMAN ST

JERSEY CITY, NJ 07305

Phone: (201)915-6440

http://ps15.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

340783002798

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