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President Barack Obama Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

1830 Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City, NJ 07305 · (201) 915-6550 · Part of Jersey City School District

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

Directions
Students
425
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about President Barack Obama Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Jersey City kids: 8 high schools

On the path

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

PK–8President Barack Obama Elementary SchoolYou are here
9–128 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency3%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts24%
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 ↗

1830 Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K40
Kindergarten56
Grade 140
Grade 254
Grade 348
Grade 438
Grade 535
Grade 638
Grade 737
Grade 839
Enrollment over time
436’20
429’21
420’22
397’23
425’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 56%Hispanic 28%Asian 7%White 7%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%Two or more races 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about President Barack Obama Elementary School 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.