Jotham W. Wakeman School

Regular School · JERSEY CITY, NJ

Jotham W. Wakeman School is a regular school school in JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, serving grades PK–05 with 617 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

617

Teachers (FTE)

55.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

11:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Asian	286	46%
Hispanic/Latino	191	31%
Black or African American	64	10%
White	58	9%
Two or more races	16	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	617	310M / 307F

English Language Learners: 100 (16% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	33.0% +7.4pp	25.6%	268
Reading Proficiency	53.0% +6.2pp	46.8%	268
Science Proficiency	30-34%	—	99

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)

+0.22 grade levels

Math

+0.16 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

59 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

11.2% 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.)	617	100%

Contact & Location

100 ST PAULS AVE

JERSEY CITY, NJ 07306

Phone: (201)714-4310

http://ps6.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 07306) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

340783002848

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