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Middle School # 4

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Middle School # 4 ranks 236 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

236^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 69% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Middle School # 4 is a public middle school located in Jersey City, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 751. The school is part of the Jersey City Public Schools district, which is ranked 455 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Middle School # 4 consistently outperforms the Jersey City Public Schools district and the state of New Jersey in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 65.2% of 6th graders, 64.5% of 7th graders, and 55.6% of 8th graders proficient or better in NJSLA English Language Arts, compared to 46.5%, 49.3%, and 45.4% for the district, respectively. In mathematics, Middle School # 4 had 53% of 6th graders, 55.2% of 7th graders, and 5.7% of 8th graders proficient or better, compared to 27.5%, 32.2%, and 9.2% for the district. The school also excels in Algebra I, with 88.3% of 8th graders proficient or better, compared to 66.6% for the district.

While Middle School # 4 outperforms the nearby Ezra L. Nolan School, which is also part of the Jersey City Public Schools district, across all academic metrics, the school lags behind the high-performing Explore Middle School, which is part of the Hudson County Schools of Technology district, in both academic performance and student demographics. Middle School # 4 spends $10,749 per student, which is higher than the state average but lower than some of the nearby high-performing schools.

755

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,749

Per pupil spending ?

55.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

107 Bright Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302

(201) 946-5740

District: Jersey City Public Schools

Students who attend Middle School # 4 usually attend:

High:

James J Ferris High School

Feeder schools for Middle School # 4:

Elementary:	Cornelia F. Bradford School
	Frank R Conwell School
	Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

29.9%

Asian:

27.9%

White:

19.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (55% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg32%

New Jersey avg43%

236^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the Jersey City Public Schools

455^th of 609Jersey City Public Schools among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	236 of 752	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.9	201 of 743	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	259 of 748	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.7	249 of 745	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.7	207 of 652	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	383 of 745	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.2	320 of 716	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.1	403 of 712	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.2	382 of 713	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.3	333 of 713	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	31.3	525 of 717	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.1	539 of 704	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.6	511 of 677	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.3	536 of 684	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.8	559 of 677	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.3	565 of 664	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.7	565 of 640	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	4.1	595 of 631	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.1	581 of 615	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	253 of 359	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	208 of 352	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	209 of 361	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	155 of 356	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.0	124 of 291	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.2	225 of 326	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	143 of 326	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	24 of 204	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	12 of 200	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	81.0	25 of 201	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	28 of 200	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	48 of 199	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	47 of 200	76.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	333 of 343	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	41.9	160 of 320	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	81 of 288	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	62.7	54 of 270	80.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	271 of 728	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.6	215 of 717	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.3	230 of 720	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	263 of 726	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.7	181 of 625	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	48.2	388 of 703	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.4	332 of 680	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	293 of 608	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	230 of 589	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	297 of 587	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	314 of 591	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.1	159 of 480	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.3	344 of 524	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	231 of 504	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	271 of 613	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	161 of 584	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	53.7	202 of 568	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	116 of 549	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	73 of 467	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	57.9	173 of 541	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	102 of 522	80.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	201 of 726	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	194 of 719	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	55.7	287 of 718	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	250 of 730	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.5	198 of 635	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	358 of 697	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	316 of 675	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	411 of 507	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	440 of 510	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	278 of 505	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	413 of 535	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	431 of 492	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	383 of 471	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	82 of 502	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	54 of 510	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	96.9	10 of 512	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	98.1	3 of 435	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	27 of 504	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	38 of 497	92.4%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Asian (2025)88th percentile+20 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile-17 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile-39 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-50 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile-66 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I88%+43 vs state

English Language Arts62%+5 vs state

Mathematics44%+9 vs state

Science28%+9 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Saturday, May 12, 2018

Nice school campus! Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, October 25, 2012

I think MS#4 is great. My child attended this school for three years and she loved it as much as I did. The teachers were attentive and concerned with her future. There was excellent communication between them and myself. There were extracurricular programs available for her that she took full advantage of. She is now a student in one the best high schools in the country. I highly recommend this school for anyone looking for an excellent public junior high school. It takes hard work on the students and parental participation but nothing worth anything comes free. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (2025)			NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Middle School # 4	Public	6-8	107 Bright Street	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 946-5740	755	47	16.0	55.5%	147 (19.5%)	146 (19.3%)	226 (29.9%)	211 (27.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	21 (2.8%)	64.8	236^th of 752 public middle schools	68.6%		68.9	201^st of 743 public middle schools	72.9%	35	27.5	65.2	64.5	55.6	53.0	55.2	5.7	88.3	88.3	$10,749	$520	$10,229
Explore Middle School	Public	6-8	180 9th Street	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 631-6395	163	15	11.2	27.6%	44 (27.0%)	21 (12.9%)	70 (42.9%)	20 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.9%)	91.3	32^nd of 752 public middle schools	95.7%		92.2	26^th of 743 public middle schools	96.5%	6	29.5	91.1	89.1	90.2	71.5	78.2	43.8	100.0	100.0	$10,449		$10,449
Kindle Education Public Charter School	Public, Charter	6-7	35 Journal Square Plaza	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Kindle Education Public Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(551) 350-1520	87	4	21.7	64.4%	11 (12.6%)	38 (43.7%)	30 (34.5%)	3 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.7%)	30.4	514^th of 752 public middle schools	31.6%					(n/a)		48.0	44.6		13.2	29.3
Franklin L. Williams School	Public	6-8	222 Laidlaw Avenue	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-8340	906	73	12.4	81.9%	73 (8.1%)	65 (7.2%)	674 (74.4%)	87 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	22	580^th of 752 public middle schools	22.9%		26.3	542^nd of 743 public middle schools	27.1%	38	4.5	36.2	44.0	34.9	20.9	29.3	0.7	40.4	40.4	$12,649	$746	$11,903
Academy I	Public	6-8	209 Bergen Avenue	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6500	415	31	13.6	53.7%	97 (23.4%)	55 (13.3%)	71 (17.1%)	178 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.7%)	88.2	60^th of 752 public middle schools	92.0%		91.6	33^rd of 743 public middle schools	95.6%	27	39.0	95.8	97.6	86.5	86.3	85.7		65.7	65.7	$10,195	$392	$9,803
Hoboken Middle School	Public	6-8	158 Fourth Street	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 356-3750	438	43	10.2	43.4%	204 (46.6%)	52 (11.9%)	136 (31.1%)	30 (6.8%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.3%)	71.8	181^st of 752 public middle schools	75.9%		64.9	235^th of 743 public middle schools	68.4%	54	25.4	77.3	64.9	58.3	66.9	57.8	12.3	94.5	94.5	$12,680	$301	$12,379
Ezra L. Nolan School	Public	6-8	88 Gates Ave	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6570	250	31	8.0	84.0%	7 (2.8%)	135 (54.0%)	96 (38.4%)	6 (2.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	7.7	737^th of 752 public middle schools	2.0%		6.6	739^th of 743 public middle schools	0.5%	2	1.0	16.3	13.9	11.6	5.8	3.9	2.9			$12,859	$319	$12,540
Emerson Middle School	Public	6-8	318 - 18th Street	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5900	999	67	14.9	86.7%	10 (1.0%)	10 (1.0%)	972 (97.3%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.4	342^nd of 752 public middle schools	54.5%		52.1	328^th of 743 public middle schools	55.9%	14	5.1	67.1	59.7	66.9	42.1	28.0	26.5			$8,615	$483	$8,132
Union Hill Middle School	Public	7-8	3800 Hudson Ave	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5936	865	59	14.6	83.5%	11 (1.3%)	4 (0.5%)	846 (97.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.7	270^th of 752 public middle schools	64.1%		63.2	248^th of 743 public middle schools	66.6%	22	6.4		66.9	69.6		36.8	44.3			$10,040	$489	$9,551
West New York Middle School	Public	7-8	201 57th St	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4160	1,087	68	15.9	91.4%	19 (1.7%)	10 (0.9%)	1,048 (96.4%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	31.2	502^nd of 752 public middle schools	33.2%		31.6	494^th of 743 public middle schools	33.5%	8	9.4		39.0	45.2		25.1	16.3	100.0	100.0	$8,996	$962	$8,034

Frequently Asked Questions about Middle School # 4

What district is Middle School # 4 in?

Jersey City Public Schools

What high school do graduates of Middle School # 4 attend?

Students who attend Middle School # 4 usually go on to attend James J Ferris High School

Is Middle School # 4 a good school?

Middle School # 4 ranks 236^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Middle School # 4?

Students at Middle School # 4 are 30% Hispanic, 28% Asian, 19% White, 19% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Middle School # 4?

In the 2024-25 school year, 755 students attended Middle School # 4.

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