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Jackson Avenue

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

421 Jackson Ave, Hackensack, NJ 07601 · (201) 646-7990 · Part of Hackensack City School District

Hackensack’s School Grade C− better than 22% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
438
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
80%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Jackson Avenue

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Hackensack kids: Hackensack Middle School

On the path

Where Hackensack kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–4Jackson AvenueYou are here
5–8Hackensack Middle School1,399 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, D, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

421 Jackson Ave, Hackensack

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K85
Kindergarten71
Grade 162
Grade 272
Grade 380
Grade 468
Enrollment over time
435’20
435’21
426’22
417’23
438’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 86%Black 6%White 5%Asian 3%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Jackson Avenue from Hackensack families.

Other schools in Hackensack City School District

The district →
Fairmount
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Hackensack
C−
621 students16:1
Nellie K. Parker
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Hackensack
C
589 students13:1
Fanny Meyer Hillers
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Hackensack
C−
516 students12:1
Hackensack Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Hackensack
C−
1,399 students11:1
Hackensack High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hackensack
C+
1,813 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Hackensack’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.