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Academy I

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

209 Bergen Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07305 · (201) 915-6500 · Part of Jersey City School District

Jersey City’s School Grade C− better than 18% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
415
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Academy I

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 35 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 29 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency60%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts76%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, A+, 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 ↗

209 Bergen Avenue, Jersey City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6130
Grade 7150
Grade 8135
Enrollment over time
432’20
402’21
403’22
450’23
415’24

Down 3.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Asian 43%White 23%Hispanic 17%Black 13%Two or more races 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Academy I from Jersey City families.

Other schools in Jersey City School District

The district →
Cornelia F. Bradford School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jersey City
A+
1,082 students20:1
Joseph H. Brensinger School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Jersey City
C−
926 students10:1
Christa McAuliffe School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Jersey City
C
906 students12:1
Mahatma K. Gandhi School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Jersey City
C−
821 students10:1
Rafael Cordero y Molina
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Jersey City
C
794 students11:1
Martin Luther King Jr. School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Jersey City
C
752 students12:1

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; Jersey City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.