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Whitney M. Young Junior School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1318^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Whitney M. Young Junior School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Jersey City, New Jersey. With 603 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 5-10% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 10 years, earning a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger every year.

The school's performance across various metrics is significantly below the Jersey City district and state averages. Its proficiency rates on the NJSLA assessments range from just 1.3% to 11.4% in math and 11.1% in 3rd grade ELA, compared to 27.5% to 46.2% for the district and 44.9% statewide. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 46.8%, and a large percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, from 70.84% to 77.45%.

While the nearby James F. Murray School, Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School, and Ollie Culbreth Junior School generally perform better than Whitney M. Young Junior School, they still struggle compared to state averages. The Jersey City Community Charter School, Dr. Lena Edwards Academic Charter School, and Soaring Heights Charter School tend to outperform the traditional public schools in the district on most academic measures.

623

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,967

Per pupil spending ?

86.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

135 Stegman St
Jersey City, NJ 07305-3208

(201) 915-6440

District: Jersey City Public Schools

Students who attend Whitney M. Young Junior School usually attend:

High:

Henry Snyder High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.8%

Hispanic:

34.8%

White:

3.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (29% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (54% vs 14% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg37%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,318^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

750^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	1318 of 1347	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	1314 of 1338	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	1318 of 1342	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	1328 of 1345	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.7	1307 of 1317	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	1304 of 1360	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	1323 of 1353	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.9	1336 of 1352	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.8	1317 of 1346	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.3	1329 of 1357	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.0	1313 of 1363	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.0	1322 of 1367	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.7	1310 of 1363	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.1	1269 of 1360	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.6	1258 of 1354	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.3	1327 of 1346	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.3	1318 of 1338	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.5	1303 of 1329	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.5	1238 of 1314	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.9	1258 of 1303	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.4	1265 of 1298	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.6	1186 of 1204	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	423 of 463	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	455 of 469	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	441 of 463	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	453 of 494	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	434 of 456	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	457 of 522	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	420 of 517	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	512 of 597	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	483 of 559	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	487 of 499	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	458 of 489	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	407 of 411	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	1270 of 1326	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	1250 of 1317	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	1246 of 1318	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	1265 of 1326	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	1253 of 1290	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	1270 of 1331	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	1285 of 1333	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	907 of 1032	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	902 of 989	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	905 of 982	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	897 of 953	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	860 of 896	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	807 of 899	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	796 of 870	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	982 of 1023	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	823 of 939	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	790 of 910	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	758 of 863	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	762 of 839	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	803 of 948	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	912 of 942	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	1258 of 1318	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	1268 of 1313	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	1276 of 1315	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	1288 of 1324	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.7	1273 of 1297	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	1248 of 1335	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	1278 of 1334	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	957 of 1023	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	952 of 989	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	820 of 958	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	901 of 949	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	835 of 868	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	879 of 1007	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	927 of 1001	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	750 of 752	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	737 of 743	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	728 of 748	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	737 of 745	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	643 of 652	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	672 of 745	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	699 of 716	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.3	693 of 712	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.1	699 of 713	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.6	702 of 713	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.9	693 of 717	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.8	583 of 588	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.2	562 of 574	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	338 of 359	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	326 of 352	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	359 of 361	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	352 of 356	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	282 of 291	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	248 of 326	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	273 of 326	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	338 of 343	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	301 of 320	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	716 of 728	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	711 of 717	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	710 of 720	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	721 of 726	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	608 of 625	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	614 of 703	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	659 of 680	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	578 of 608	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	573 of 589	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	501 of 587	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	535 of 591	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	463 of 480	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	490 of 524	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	494 of 504	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	607 of 613	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	535 of 584	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	490 of 568	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	493 of 549	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	406 of 467	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	454 of 541	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	458 of 522	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	722 of 726	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	700 of 719	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	680 of 718	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	693 of 730	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	625 of 635	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	644 of 697	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	656 of 675	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	485 of 507	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	415 of 505	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	407 of 535	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	384 of 401	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	429 of 492	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	454 of 471	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)6th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics53%+12 vs state

English Language Arts12%-42 vs state

Science4%-21 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
Whitney M. Young Junior School	Public	PK, KG-8	135 Stegman St	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6440	623	58	10.7	86.7%	21 (3.4%)	360 (57.8%)	217 (34.8%)	14 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	5.3	1318^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.2%		5.2	1314^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.8%	4	5.7	1.9	11.1	23.3	15.4	7.0	3.1	6.0	4.7	11.4	5.8	1.3	1.5	3.6			$15,967	$786	$15,181
Martin Center for the Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	59 Wilkinson Ave	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6590	359	34	10.5	84.4%	13 (3.6%)	217 (60.4%)	116 (32.3%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	6.2	1306^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.0%		8.9	1258^th of 1338 public elementary schools	6.0%	48	3.4	4.0	18.1	22.2	12.0	13.2	8.0	14.0	13.0	7.1	6.9	7.7	3.7	6.0			$12,741	$620	$12,121
Gladys Nunery School	Public	PK, KG-5	123 Claremont Ave	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6520	251	23	10.9	84.5%	4 (1.6%)	150 (59.8%)	91 (36.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	17.8	1135^th of 1347 public elementary schools	15.7%		21.1	1057^th of 1338 public elementary schools	21.0%	78	17.5		25.5	27.5	50.0				17.3	15.4	23.1						$11,509	$394	$11,115
President Barack Obama Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1830 Kennedy Blvd	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6550	425	35	12.1	84.0%	28 (6.6%)	238 (56.0%)	118 (27.8%)	30 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	5 (1.2%)	11.4	1224^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.1%		10.3	1230^th of 1338 public elementary schools	8.1%	6	2.5	2.5	29.1	24.0	37.5	13.6	21.1	13.5	20.4	14.0	17.5	4.5	7.2	2.6			$15,299	$629	$14,670
James F. Murray School	Public	PK, KG-8	339 Stegman Parkway	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6620	642	47	13.6	77.4%	146 (22.7%)	192 (29.9%)	167 (26.0%)	96 (15.0%)	4 (0.6%)	24 (3.7%)	13 (2.0%)	35.6	876^th of 1347 public elementary schools	35.0%		30.7	933^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	30.3%	57	24.3	7.7	34.8	48.4	60.6	47.2	52.5	58.8	27.1	28.4	45.7	22.8	12.6	13.3	55.0	55.0	$10,598	$570	$10,028
Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	239 Ocean Avenue	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6470	607	44	13.7	77.1%	37 (6.1%)	284 (46.8%)	227 (37.4%)	39 (6.4%)	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	33.1	908^th of 1347 public elementary schools	32.6%		28.5	959^th of 1338 public elementary schools	28.3%	51	15.9		49.4	48.2	36.6				40.5	32.5	30.5						$9,010	$324	$8,686
Jersey City Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	128 Danforth Avenue	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 433-2288	561	36	15.5	82.5%	7 (1.2%)	347 (61.9%)	192 (34.2%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29	969^th of 1347 public elementary schools	28.1%		23.9	1022^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	23.6%	53	12.7	3.3	50.9	50.0	42.9	41.6	38.5	47.6	30.2	30.6	25.4	16.7	13.8	9.1	70.6	70.6	$5,983	$1,290	$4,693
Ollie Culbreth Junior School	Public	PK, KG-8	153 Union St	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6430	335	38	8.8	85.4%	17 (5.1%)	215 (64.2%)	90 (26.9%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	6.5	1303^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	3.3%		6	1300^th of 1338 public elementary schools	2.8%	3	2.9	0.0	11.5	7.7	3.0	34.4	15.6	21.6	11.1	12.5	2.9	8.8	0.0	5.3			$15,626	$510	$15,116
Chaplain Charles Watters School	Public	PK, KG-8	220 Virginia Ave	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6510	586	52	11.3	83.8%	87 (14.8%)	245 (41.8%)	183 (31.2%)	46 (7.8%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	19 (3.2%)	10.5	1243^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	7.7%		9.3	1247^th of 1338 public elementary schools	6.8%	4	9.7	1.7	21.4	18.1	20.0	20.2	13.4	14.9	33.9	18.3	14.6	7.2	6.7	3.3			$11,181	$395	$10,786
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitney M. Young Junior School

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Whitney M. Young Junior School ranks in the bottom 2.2% of New Jersey elementary schools.

How many students attend Whitney M. Young Junior School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 623 students attended Whitney M. Young Junior School.

What schools do graduates of Whitney M. Young Junior School attend?

Students who attend Whitney M. Young Junior School usually go on to attend:

High : Henry Snyder High School

What district is Whitney M. Young Junior School in?

Jersey City Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Whitney M. Young Junior School?

Students at Whitney M. Young Junior School are 58% African American, 35% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Asian.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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