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Dr. Paul Rafalides School

Regular School · JERSEY CITY, NJ

Dr. Paul Rafalides School is a regular school school in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, serving grades PK–04 with 318 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.2:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 04
Enrollment
318
Teachers (FTE)
28.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
11.2:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 91 29%
White 85 27%
Black or African American 73 23%
Asian 49 15%
Two or more races 11 3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 9 3%
Total enrollment 318 154M / 164F

English Language Learners: 102 (32% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 10-14% 25.6% 124
Reading Proficiency 25-29% 46.8% 124

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
14
4.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
44
13.8% 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.) 318 100%

Contact & Location

362 UNION ST

JERSEY CITY, NJ 07304

Phone: (201)915-6540

http://ps33.jcboe.org

District

Jersey City Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $35,851

District enrollment: 25,395

NCES ID

340783002822

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