Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School

Regular School · JERSEY CITY, NJ

Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School is a regular school school in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, serving grades PK–08 with 320 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 8.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

320

Teachers (FTE)

39.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

8.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	121	38%
Black or African American	105	33%
Asian	42	13%
White	40	13%
Two or more races	8	3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	4	1%
Total enrollment	320	185M / 135F

English Language Learners: 45 (14% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	6-9%	25.6%	176
Reading Proficiency	20-24%	46.8%	173
Science Proficiency	<=10%	—	57

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)

-0.43 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

24.1% 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.)	320	100%

Contact & Location

214 PLAINFIELD AVE

JERSEY CITY, NJ 07306

Phone: (201)915-6560

http://ps39.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. Maya Angelou Elementary School Elementary
Dr. Michael Conti School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 07306) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

340783002832

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