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Charles E. Trefurt School

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Charles E. Trefurt School ranks 648 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

648^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Charles E. Trefurt School is an elementary school located in Jersey City, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 710 students. 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.

Charles E. Trefurt School has shown mixed academic performance compared to the district and state averages. While the school's proficiency rates in 3rd and 4th grades were generally higher than the district and state in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's performance has been declining, with 5th grade proficiency rates falling below the district and state. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian and Hispanic students performing better than their peers, while African American and Special Education students perform significantly worse.

Additionally, Charles E. Trefurt School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.9% to 30.0% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Nearby schools, such as Nicolaus Copernicus School and Jotham W. Wakeman School, generally perform better than Charles E. Trefurt School in academic proficiency, with higher rankings and star ratings from SchoolDigger.

668

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,189

Per pupil spending ?

70.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

96 Franklin St
Jersey City, NJ 07307

(201) 714-4320

District: Jersey City Public Schools

Students who attend Charles E. Trefurt School usually attend:

Middle:	Franklin L. Williams School
High:	William L Dickinson High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.7%

Asian:

11.5%

White:

6.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Jersey City Public Schools

✓Above the New Jersey median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 14% New Jersey)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg40%

New Jersey avg46%

648^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	52.3	648 of 1347	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.7	872 of 1338	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	820 of 1342	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	1002 of 1345	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	1001 of 1317	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	784 of 1360	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	895 of 1353	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.5	899 of 1352	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	25.6	1051 of 1346	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.2	1050 of 1357	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.9	1115 of 1363	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.5	931 of 1367	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.5	1031 of 1363	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.0	1041 of 1360	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.7	1040 of 1354	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.9	1032 of 1346	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.8	1132 of 1338	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.0	1155 of 1329	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.0	1011 of 1314	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	41.2	933 of 1303	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.3	1143 of 1298	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	16.2	1016 of 1204	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	14.2	449 of 456	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	62 of 330	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	33.3	245 of 340	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	293 of 339	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	214 of 370	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	213 of 370	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	153 of 597	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	32.8	369 of 559	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.3	181 of 499	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	19.1	449 of 489	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	41.4	192 of 411	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.2	273 of 463	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.8	163 of 434	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	633 of 1326	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.6	890 of 1317	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	830 of 1318	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1020 of 1326	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	869 of 1290	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	858 of 1331	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	979 of 1333	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	352 of 1032	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	508 of 989	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	424 of 982	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.5	529 of 953	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	540 of 896	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.9	336 of 899	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	363 of 870	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	196 of 1023	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	55.9	342 of 939	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	230 of 910	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	48.5	389 of 863	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.0	596 of 839	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	69.0	192 of 948	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	221 of 942	76.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	610 of 1318	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.3	778 of 1313	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	744 of 1315	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	915 of 1324	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.3	997 of 1297	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.9	671 of 1335	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	695 of 1334	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	19.0	814 of 989	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	720 of 949	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	844 of 868	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	616 of 1007	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	609 of 1001	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	72.5	241 of 1023	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	265 of 1022	74.1%	★★★★☆

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)81st percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+29 vs school

White (2019)76th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)74th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile~ school

Female (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)18th percentile-17 vs school

African American (2021)2nd percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics53%+6 vs state

English Language Arts49%~ state avg

Science26%-4 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
Charles E. Trefurt School	Public	PK, KG-5	96 Franklin St	Jersey City	07307	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4320	668	69	9.6	70.1%	45 (6.7%)	36 (5.4%)	499 (74.7%)	77 (11.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	52.3	648^th of 1347 public elementary schools	51.9%		34.7	872^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	34.8%	224	25.9		50.0	51.0	45.3				54.4	57.7	48.1						$12,189	$483	$11,706
Christa McAuliffe School	Public	PK, KG-8	167 Hancock Ave	Jersey City	07307	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4360	906	75	12.0	70.3%	143 (15.8%)	33 (3.6%)	651 (71.9%)	64 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.7%)	44.1	753^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	44.1%		40.3	793^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	40.7%	40	21.0	12.7	50.5	47.5	59.4	71.2	65.7	73.2	49.4	32.5	30.5	20.4	28.6	10.8	61.4	61.4	$10,643	$590	$10,053
Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26	Public	PK, KG-5	164 Laidlaw Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 963-7160	539	55	9.8	54.5%	92 (17.1%)	53 (9.8%)	192 (35.6%)	180 (33.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.5%)	34	896^th of 1347 public elementary schools	33.5%		35.6	860^th of 1338 public elementary schools	35.7%	36	26.0		34.8	50.9	37.5				37.8	38.0	34.0						$12,306	$265	$12,041
Thomas G. Connors Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Monroe Street	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 356-3680	353	34	10.3	31.7%	169 (47.9%)	34 (9.6%)	77 (21.8%)	48 (13.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.2%)	79.1	302^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	77.6%		83.3	232^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	82.7%	70	38.6		74.3	73.5	71.9				73.6	71.4	54.4						$18,095	$463	$17,632
Nicolaus Copernicus School	Public	PK, KG-5	3385 Kennedy Blvd	Jersey City	07307	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4340	497	47	10.5	55.5%	49 (9.9%)	18 (3.6%)	191 (38.4%)	233 (46.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	52.5	643^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	52.3%		53	635^th of 1338 public elementary schools	52.5%	8	36.5		51.7	54.9	45.8				51.5	44.7	47.3						$11,031	$534	$10,497
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
Hoboken Dual Language Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	123 Jefferson Street	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Dual Language Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 427-1458	441	20	22.0	8.8%	223 (50.6%)	7 (1.6%)	123 (27.9%)	77 (17.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	95.8	18^th of 1347 public elementary schools	98.7%		95.2	29^th of 1338 public elementary schools	97.8%	11	67.4	60.0	89.6	92.0	94.2	91.4	95.5	93.2	91.7	94.0	78.8	66.0	93.3		78.6	78.6	$9,496	$427	$9,069
Jersey City Global Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	255 Congress Street	Jersey City	07307	Hudson County	Jersey City Global Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 744-2444	423	23	18.3	20.1%	37 (8.7%)	22 (5.2%)	121 (28.6%)	234 (55.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	89.7	124^th of 1347 public elementary schools	90.8%		82.6	244^th of 1338 public elementary schools	81.8%	120	51.2	25.0	74.0	96.2	70.7	87.9	75.0	90.7	73.9	82.7	78.0	57.6	30.0	53.2			$6,567	$748	$5,819
Alfred Zampella School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 North St	Jersey City	07307	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4350	629	58	10.8	67.4%	50 (7.9%)	34 (5.4%)	389 (61.8%)	151 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	41.1	795^th of 1347 public elementary schools	41.0%		42	768^th of 1338 public elementary schools	42.6%	27	25.3	7.2	46.6	53.5	32.0	45.1	56.3	61.5	48.9	34.6	53.2	26.8	32.5	17.2	88.0	88.0	$10,970	$546	$10,424
Jersey City Golden Door Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3044 Kennedy Blvd	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Golden Door Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 795-4400	662	41	16.3	59.8%	75 (11.3%)	124 (18.7%)	190 (28.7%)	255 (38.5%)	10 (1.5%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	59.5	545^th of 1347 public elementary schools	59.5%		54.5	612^th of 1338 public elementary schools	54.3%	67	37.7	8.1	55.6	52.1	67.2	60.0	71.1	45.8	56.1	41.9	55.7	37.1	32.1	9.4	70.6	70.6	$7,171	$763	$6,408

Frequently Asked Questions about Charles E. Trefurt School

Is Charles E. Trefurt School a good school?

Charles E. Trefurt School ranks 648^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Charles E. Trefurt School?

Students at Charles E. Trefurt School are 75% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 7% White, 5% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Charles E. Trefurt School attend?

Students who attend Charles E. Trefurt School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Franklin L. Williams School
High : William L Dickinson High School

What district is Charles E. Trefurt School in?

Jersey City Public Schools

How many students attend Charles E. Trefurt School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 668 students attended Charles E. Trefurt School.

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