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James F. Murray School

Regular School · JERSEY CITY, NJ

James F. Murray School is a regular school school in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, serving grades PK–08 with 642 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.7:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 08
Enrollment
642
Teachers (FTE)
47.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
13.7:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 192 30%
Hispanic/Latino 167 26%
White 146 23%
Asian 96 15%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 24 4%
Two or more races 13 2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 4 1%
Total enrollment 642 306M / 336F

English Language Learners: 97 (15% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 10.0% -15.6pp 25.6% 465
Reading Proficiency 38.0% -8.8pp 46.8% 463
Science Proficiency 10-14% 158

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)
-0.09 grade levels
Math
-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
57
8.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
180
28% 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.) 642 100%

Contact & Location

339 STEGMAN PARKWAY

JERSEY CITY, NJ 07305

Phone: (201)915-6620

http://ps38.jcboe.org

District

Jersey City Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $35,851

District enrollment: 25,395

NCES ID

340783002842

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