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Chaplain Charles Watters School

Regular School · JERSEY CITY, NJ

Chaplain Charles Watters School is a regular school school in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, serving grades PK–08 with 586 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.4:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 08
Enrollment
586
Teachers (FTE)
51.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
11.4:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 245 42%
Hispanic/Latino 183 31%
White 87 15%
Asian 46 8%
Two or more races 19 3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 4 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 0%
Total enrollment 586 310M / 276F

English Language Learners: 81 (14% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 3.0% -22.6pp 25.6% 539
Reading Proficiency 24.0% -22.8pp 46.8% 542
Science Proficiency 7.0% — 207

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)
-0.57 grade levels
Math
-0.15 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
40
6.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
322
54.9% 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.) 586 100%

Contact & Location

220 VIRGINIA AVE

JERSEY CITY, NJ 07304

Phone: (201)915-6510

http://ps24.jcboe.org

District

Jersey City Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $35,851

District enrollment: 25,395

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

340783002808

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