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Frank R Conwell School

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Frank R Conwell School ranks 703 rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

703^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Frank R Conwell School is an elementary school in Jersey City, New Jersey, serving 508 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Jersey City Public Schools district, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Frank R Conwell School consistently outperforms the district and state in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, with strong performance among its African American and Hispanic student subgroups. However, the school faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates and relatively poor performance for its English Language Learner and Special Education students. Interestingly, nearby schools like Cornelia F. Bradford School and Dr. Michael Conti School demonstrate even stronger academic performance, suggesting that Frank R Conwell School may have opportunities to learn from its higher-performing neighbors within the same district.

Despite spending more per student than the state average and having a relatively small class size, Frank R Conwell School's challenges may not be solely due to resource constraints. The school's leadership and instructional practices, as well as community engagement, could be areas to explore for potential improvements. Addressing the performance gaps for English Language Learners and Special Education students, along with the high chronic absenteeism rates, could be key priorities for the school to enhance student outcomes.

605

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,863

Per pupil spending ?

56.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

111 Bright Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302-4342

(201) 915-6100

District: Jersey City Public Schools

Students who attend Frank R Conwell School usually attend:

Middle:	Middle School # 4
High:	James J Ferris High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.7%

White:

22.0%

African American:

20.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (24% vs 15% New Jersey)

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

!Science scores 14 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg40%

New Jersey avg46%

703^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 26Elementary 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	48.4	703 of 1347	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	673 of 1338	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	796 of 1342	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	719 of 1345	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	753 of 1317	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	705 of 1360	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	714 of 1353	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.4	1003 of 1352	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.1	985 of 1346	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.5	837 of 1357	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.6	875 of 1363	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.2	831 of 1367	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	27.4	1080 of 1363	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.4	1115 of 1360	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.6	1093 of 1354	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.7	1118 of 1346	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.9	1125 of 1338	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.2	1111 of 1329	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.2	1146 of 1314	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.4	1053 of 1303	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.8	1160 of 1298	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	16.5	1011 of 1204	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	32 of 463	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	69.6	98 of 469	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	31.8	330 of 463	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.4	276 of 494	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.1	207 of 456	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	140 of 522	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.1	126 of 517	75.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	37.6	320 of 559	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	364 of 499	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	683 of 1326	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	755 of 1317	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	851 of 1318	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	747 of 1326	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	725 of 1290	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	659 of 1331	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	704 of 1333	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	370 of 1032	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	343 of 989	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	333 of 982	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	298 of 953	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.5	394 of 896	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	257 of 899	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	57.6	329 of 870	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	319 of 1023	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	312 of 939	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	361 of 910	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	347 of 863	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.1	395 of 839	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.6	286 of 948	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	314 of 942	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	704 of 1318	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.9	547 of 1313	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	646 of 1315	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	639 of 1324	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.5	724 of 1297	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.3	726 of 1335	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	717 of 1334	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	10.1	957 of 989	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	754 of 868	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	746 of 1007	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	812 of 1001	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	399 of 970	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.8	601 of 963	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.7	246 of 976	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.0	160 of 964	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	96.1	7 of 1023	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	98.4	1 of 1022	99.9%	★★★★★

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)

African American (2025)93rd percentile+45 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile~ school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)43rd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2024)3rd percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%+6 vs state

Mathematics44%-3 vs state

Science16%-14 vs state

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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 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th 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
Frank R Conwell School	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Bright Street	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6100	605	51	11.8	56.5%	133 (22.0%)	121 (20.0%)	252 (41.7%)	76 (12.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	19 (3.1%)	48.4	703^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	47.8%		49.4	673^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	49.7%	30	16.1		53.6	71.1	49.1				50.9	55.5	29.0						$9,863	$390	$9,473
Cornelia F. Bradford School	Public	PK, KG-5	96 Sussex St	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 915-6450	1,082	55	19.6	9.7%	312 (28.8%)	55 (5.1%)	80 (7.4%)	520 (48.1%)	6 (0.6%)	76 (7.0%)	32 (3.0%)	97.8	4^th of 1347 public elementary schools	99.7%		97.6	4^th of 1338 public elementary schools	99.7%		83.1		96.0	93.5	91.4				94.1	88.0	95.2						$6,621		$6,621
Dr. Michael Conti School	Public	PK, KG-8	182 Merseles St	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4300	651	57	11.4	46.1%	151 (23.2%)	76 (11.7%)	226 (34.7%)	159 (24.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.8%)	75.9	342^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	74.6%		70.2	418^th of 1338 public elementary schools	68.8%	76	40.4	14.3	74.2	87.5	68.1	53.8	73.1	60.0	73.0	81.3	53.2	30.7	60.8	30.0	86.7	86.7	$10,825	$420	$10,405
Rafael Cordero y Molina	Public	PK, KG-8	158 Erie St	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4390	794	74	10.7	38.9%	196 (24.7%)	151 (19.0%)	220 (27.7%)	204 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.8%)	55.8	602^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	55.3%		42.5	761^st of 1338 public elementary schools	43.1%	159	33.8	18.8	59.1	57.4	56.2	62.8	68.8	68.8	66.7	38.9	40.0	20.9	6.3	12.5	25.0	25.0	$10,087	$357	$9,730
Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School	Public	PK, KG-5	264 Van Horne Street	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6480	613	69	8.9	79.0%	72 (11.7%)	225 (36.7%)	291 (47.5%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	7 (1.1%)	29.2	967^th of 1347 public elementary schools	28.2%		22.7	1035^th of 1338 public elementary schools	22.6%	68	9.6		42.7	42.0	39.5				48.5	28.6	26.0						$10,815	$567	$10,248
Julia A. Barnes School	Public	PK, KG-5	91 Astor Place	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6420	433	33	13.3	70.7%	72 (16.6%)	73 (16.9%)	254 (58.7%)	30 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	38.9	830^th of 1347 public elementary schools	38.4%		8.7	1261^st of 1338 public elementary schools	5.8%	431			41.3						41.3								$13,400	$497	$12,903
Martin Luther King Junior School	Public	PK, KG-8	886 Bergen Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6521	752	65	11.6	77.1%	386 (51.3%)	61 (8.1%)	131 (17.4%)	153 (20.3%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.9%)	10 (1.3%)	42.4	782^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	41.9%		38.6	814^th of 1338 public elementary schools	39.2%	32	32.5	4.1	44.2	49.3	51.4	44.0	41.2	44.9	49.3	35.4	48.1	19.0	21.9	11.5	23.8	23.8	$9,613	$348	$9,265
Joseph H. Brensinger School	Public	PK, KG-8	600 Bergen Ave	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6120	926	95	9.7	86.0%	371 (40.1%)	179 (19.3%)	277 (29.9%)	76 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	18 (1.9%)	27.4	990^th of 1347 public elementary schools	26.5%		33.1	902^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	32.6%	88	11.9	3.8	36.3	51.7	35.8	44.2	42.0	49.5	39.3	32.3	25.3	20.0	18.0	10.3	70.6	70.6	$9,638	$511	$9,127
Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	509 Bramhall Ave.	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 433-5300	383	27	14.1	77.3%	0 (0.0%)	292 (76.2%)	83 (21.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	13.6	1195^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.3%		20.5	1069^th of 1338 public elementary schools	20.1%	126	6.4	0.0	35.5	19.5	25.5	26.3	27.3	30.7	26.7	17.0	14.9	15.8	9.3	5.1			$10,336	$1,186	$9,150
Jotham W. Wakeman School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 St Pauls Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4310	617	56	11.0	45.2%	58 (9.4%)	64 (10.4%)	191 (31.0%)	286 (46.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	86.6	179^th of 1347 public elementary schools	86.7%		79	293^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	78.1%	114	51.9		73.5	78.8	71.6				76.1	72.8	67.9						$12,283	$554	$11,729

Frequently Asked Questions about Frank R Conwell School

What schools do graduates of Frank R Conwell School attend?

Students who attend Frank R Conwell School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Middle School # 4
High : James J Ferris High School

What district is Frank R Conwell School in?

Jersey City Public Schools

Is Frank R Conwell School a good school?

Frank R Conwell School ranks 703^rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Frank R Conwell School?

Students at Frank R Conwell School are 42% Hispanic, 22% White, 20% African American, 13% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Frank R Conwell School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 605 students attended Frank R Conwell School.

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