Alfred Zampella School

Regular School · JERSEY CITY, NJ

Alfred Zampella School is a regular school school in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, serving grades PK–08 with 629 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.8:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

629

Teachers (FTE)

58.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

10.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	389	62%
Asian	151	24%
White	50	8%
Black or African American	34	5%
Two or more races	5	1%
Total enrollment	629	312M / 317F

English Language Learners: 96 (15% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	18.0% -7.6pp	25.6%	548
Reading Proficiency	41.0% -5.8pp	46.8%	551
Science Proficiency	15-19%	—	182

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)

+0.15 grade levels

Math

+0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

132 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

13.5% 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.)	629	100%

Contact & Location

201 NORTH ST

JERSEY CITY, NJ 07307

Phone: (201)714-4350

http://ps27.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
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
Dr. Michael Conti 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

340783002812

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