Rafael Cordero y Molina

Regular School · JERSEY CITY, NJ

Rafael Cordero y Molina is a regular school school in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, serving grades PK–08 with 794 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.7:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

794

Teachers (FTE)

74.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

10.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	220	28%
Asian	204	26%
White	196	25%
Black or African American	151	19%
Two or more races	22	3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	794	405M / 389F

English Language Learners: 11 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	13.0% -12.6pp	25.6%	345
Reading Proficiency	44.0% -2.8pp	46.8%	345
Science Proficiency	15-19%	—	109

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)

-0.16 grade levels

Math

-0.14 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

102 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

10.2% 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.)	794	100%

Contact & Location

158 ERIE ST

JERSEY CITY, NJ 07302

Phone: (201)714-4390

http://ps37.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 07302) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

340783002828

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