Nicolaus Copernicus School

Regular School · JERSEY CITY, NJ

Nicolaus Copernicus School is a regular school school in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, serving grades PK–05 with 497 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.6:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

497

Teachers (FTE)

47.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

10.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Asian	233	47%
Hispanic/Latino	191	38%
White	49	10%
Black or African American	18	4%
Two or more races	3	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	497	261M / 236F

English Language Learners: 89 (18% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	30.0% +4.4pp	25.6%	223
Reading Proficiency	45.0% -1.8pp	46.8%	222
Science Proficiency	30-34%	—	73

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)

+0.06 grade levels

Math

+0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

19.1% 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.)	497	100%

Contact & Location

3385 KENNEDY BLVD

JERSEY CITY, NJ 07307

Phone: (201)714-4340

http://ps25.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 07307) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

340783002810

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