Joseph H. Brensinger School

Regular School · JERSEY CITY, NJ

Joseph H. Brensinger School is a regular school school in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, serving grades PK–08 with 926 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 9.7:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

926

Teachers (FTE)

95.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

9.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	371	40%
Hispanic/Latino	277	30%
Black or African American	179	19%
Asian	76	8%
Two or more races	18	2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	4	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	926	438M / 488F

English Language Learners: 210 (23% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	8.0% -17.6pp	25.6%	697
Reading Proficiency	30.0% -16.8pp	46.8%	700
Science Proficiency	7.0%	—	218

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)

-0.10 grade levels

Math

-0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

90 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

7.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

252

27.2% 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.)	926	100%

Contact & Location

600 BERGEN AVE

JERSEY CITY, NJ 07304

Phone: (201)915-6120

http://ps17.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 07304) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

340783002846

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