Christa McAuliffe School

Regular School · JERSEY CITY, NJ

Christa McAuliffe School is a regular school school in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, serving grades PK–08 with 906 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

906

Teachers (FTE)

75.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	651	72%
White	143	16%
Asian	64	7%
Black or African American	33	4%
Two or more races	15	2%
Total enrollment	906	443M / 463F

English Language Learners: 135 (15% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	12.0% -13.6pp	25.6%	590
Reading Proficiency	38.0% -8.8pp	46.8%	588
Science Proficiency	10-14%	—	196

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)

+0.02 grade levels

Math

-0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

157 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

129

14.2% 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.)	906	100%

Contact & Location

167 HANCOCK AVE

JERSEY CITY, NJ 07307

Phone: (201)714-4360

http://ps28.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
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

340783002814

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