Beta You're viewing our redesigned school page. Prefer the classic layout?

Alfred Zampella School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
795th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools
Better than 41% of New Jersey elementary schools
Summary

Alfred Zampella School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Jersey City Public Schools, a district ranked 455 out of 609 in New Jersey. With 659 students, the school generally outperforms its immediate district peers on standardized tests, especially in English Language Arts, where 61.5% of 8th graders scored proficient or better, compared to 45.4% for the district and 57.1% for the state.

However, the school faces some challenges, including relatively high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 14.9% to 25.6% in recent years, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school struggles with performance for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 50% of New Jersey elementary schools for Asian and Special Education students. The school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 52.37% to 65.97%, suggests it serves a predominantly low-income population, which may present additional challenges.

While Alfred Zampella School outperforms nearby public schools like Nicolaus Copernicus School, Charles E. Trefurt School, and Christa McAuliffe School, it struggles to keep pace with the higher-ranked Jersey City Global Charter School. The school's statewide ranking has also declined over time, from 558 out of 1,360 New Jersey elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 795 out of 1,347 in 2024-2025, indicating a relative decline in performance compared to other schools in the state.

629
Students ?
10.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,970
Per pupil spending ?
67.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 201 North St
       Jersey City, NJ  07307-3336

(201) 714-4350

District: Jersey City Public Schools


Students who attend Alfred Zampella School usually attend:

High:    William L Dickinson High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
61.8%
Asian:
24.0%
White:
7.9%
more
 See top rated New Jersey elementary schools

 Compare Alfred Zampella School to nearby elementary schools!
At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school41%
District avg36%
New Jersey avg44%
Elementary school
795th of 1,347
New Jersey public elementary schools ?
Bottom 41%▲ up 6 pts since 2015
From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
425th of 752
New Jersey public middle schools ?
Bottom 43%▲ up 2 pts since 2015
See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
11th of 26Elementary Schools in the Jersey City Public Schools
455th 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
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202541.1795 of 134741.0%★★☆☆☆
202442.0768 of 133842.6%★★☆☆☆
202345.6727 of 134245.8%★★☆☆☆
202243.8750 of 134544.2%★★☆☆☆
202142.3698 of 131747.0%★★☆☆☆
201962.0558 of 136059.0%★★★☆☆
201860.7569 of 135357.9%★★★☆☆
201761.0579 of 135257.2%★★★☆☆
201654.8646 of 134652.0%★★★☆☆
201537.7884 of 135734.9%★★☆☆☆
201445.4879 of 136335.5%★★☆☆☆
201343.0913 of 136733.2%★★☆☆☆
201235.71005 of 136326.3%★☆☆☆☆
201132.81033 of 136024.0%★☆☆☆☆
201031.11058 of 135421.9%★☆☆☆☆
200921.41136 of 134615.6%★☆☆☆☆
200818.81160 of 133813.3%★☆☆☆☆
200713.21192 of 132910.3%★☆☆☆☆
200629.81052 of 131419.9%★☆☆☆☆
200524.51083 of 130316.9%★☆☆☆☆
200428.11043 of 129819.6%★☆☆☆☆
200339.7834 of 120430.7%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202525.6260 of 33021.2%★☆☆☆☆
202436.1231 of 34032.1%★★☆☆☆
202346.2202 of 34641.6%★★☆☆☆
202239.7228 of 34834.5%★★☆☆☆
202145.9197 of 33941.9%★★☆☆☆
201946.8205 of 37044.6%★★☆☆☆
201848.8201 of 37045.7%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202544.3290 of 59751.4%★★★☆☆
202438.4315 of 55943.6%★★☆☆☆
202357.8152 of 49969.5%★★★☆☆
202256.4148 of 48969.7%★★★☆☆
202142.0185 of 41155.0%★★★☆☆
201972.598 of 46378.8%★★★★☆
201871.1104 of 43476.0%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202543.6737 of 132644.4%★★☆☆☆
202448.1673 of 131748.9%★★☆☆☆
202348.9649 of 131850.8%★★★☆☆
202251.9626 of 132652.8%★★★☆☆
202151.9561 of 129056.5%★★★☆☆
201965.0507 of 133161.9%★★★☆☆
201863.1525 of 133360.6%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202549.5471 of 103254.4%★★★☆☆
202451.1433 of 98956.2%★★★☆☆
202350.5443 of 98254.9%★★★☆☆
202255.1355 of 95362.7%★★★☆☆
202151.6359 of 89659.9%★★★☆☆
201971.3197 of 89978.1%★★★★☆
201873.7174 of 87080.0%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202557.8370 of 102363.8%★★★☆☆
202455.6349 of 93962.8%★★★☆☆
202359.8281 of 91069.1%★★★☆☆
202259.9273 of 86368.4%★★★☆☆
202153.0316 of 83962.3%★★★☆☆
201983.885 of 94891.0%★★★★★
201883.496 of 94289.8%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202542.2753 of 131842.9%★★☆☆☆
202438.8787 of 131340.1%★★☆☆☆
202344.9718 of 131545.4%★★☆☆☆
202244.6709 of 132446.5%★★☆☆☆
202135.4773 of 129740.4%★★☆☆☆
201957.9576 of 133556.9%★★★☆☆
201857.3580 of 133456.5%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202527.6710 of 102330.6%★★☆☆☆
202431.2624 of 98936.9%★★☆☆☆
202387.580 of 95891.6%★★★★★
202224.2697 of 94926.6%★☆☆☆☆
202110.8857 of 8681.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201947.4466 of 100753.7%★★★☆☆
201822.9746 of 100125.5%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
201969.7277 of 102372.9%★★★★☆
201839.8650 of 102236.4%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202541.5425 of 75243.5%★★☆☆☆
202453.8316 of 74357.5%★★★☆☆
202356.1302 of 74859.6%★★★☆☆
202253.5313 of 74558.0%★★★☆☆
202144.3321 of 65250.8%★★★☆☆
201967.7226 of 74569.7%★★★☆☆
201866.0234 of 71667.3%★★★☆☆
201761.3265 of 71262.8%★★★☆☆
201654.2325 of 71354.4%★★★☆☆
201542.4420 of 71341.1%★★☆☆☆
201445.9441 of 71738.5%★★☆☆☆
201348.0432 of 70438.6%★★☆☆☆
201247.3432 of 67736.2%★★☆☆☆
201133.3516 of 68424.6%★☆☆☆☆
201035.9489 of 67727.8%★☆☆☆☆
200929.3521 of 66421.5%★☆☆☆☆
200828.8497 of 64022.3%★☆☆☆☆
200723.6514 of 63118.5%★☆☆☆☆
200637.0458 of 61525.5%★☆☆☆☆
200522.0488 of 59918.5%★☆☆☆☆
200422.4479 of 58818.5%★☆☆☆☆
200346.6389 of 57432.2%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
201877.947 of 32685.6%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202530.5156 of 20423.5%★☆☆☆☆
202433.0148 of 20026.0%★☆☆☆☆
202333.6146 of 20127.4%★☆☆☆☆
202232.9143 of 20028.5%★☆☆☆☆
202126.4114 of 14722.4%★☆☆☆☆
201927.1157 of 19921.1%★☆☆☆☆
201830.1149 of 20025.5%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202529.9249 of 34327.4%★☆☆☆☆
202458.189 of 32072.2%★★★★☆
202370.742 of 28885.4%★★★★☆
202262.655 of 27079.6%★★★★☆
202146.971 of 19764.0%★★★☆☆
201866.541 of 20279.7%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202547.6363 of 72850.1%★★★☆☆
202454.7299 of 71758.3%★★★☆☆
202357.3277 of 72061.5%★★★☆☆
202250.1340 of 72653.2%★★★☆☆
202146.5296 of 62552.6%★★★☆☆
201971.3194 of 70372.4%★★★★☆
201868.5213 of 68068.7%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202545.4302 of 60850.3%★★★☆☆
202467.9136 of 58976.9%★★★★☆
202363.6159 of 58772.9%★★★★☆
202256.3195 of 59167.0%★★★☆☆
202144.1237 of 48050.6%★★★☆☆
201979.761 of 52488.4%★★★★☆
201881.756 of 50488.9%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202551.7268 of 61356.3%★★★☆☆
202468.989 of 58484.8%★★★★☆
202371.277 of 56886.4%★★★★☆
202270.971 of 54987.1%★★★★☆
202154.1154 of 46767.0%★★★☆☆
201992.518 of 54196.7%★★★★★
201889.322 of 52295.8%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202538.1430 of 72640.8%★★☆☆☆
202454.2298 of 71958.6%★★★☆☆
202354.7297 of 71858.6%★★★☆☆
202254.4285 of 73061.0%★★★☆☆
202142.5315 of 63550.4%★★★☆☆
201962.3260 of 69762.7%★★★☆☆
201862.3242 of 67564.1%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202529.0366 of 50727.8%★☆☆☆☆
202358.4152 of 50569.9%★★★★☆
202226.5415 of 53522.4%★☆☆☆☆
202134.9239 of 40140.4%★★☆☆☆
201962.8127 of 49274.2%★★★★☆
201860.6150 of 47168.2%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
201834.5352 of 49729.2%★☆☆☆☆
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
White (2019)73rd percentile+14 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+23 vs school
Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+13 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)51st percentile+10 vs school
Female (2025)44th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)43rd percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)31st percentile-10 vs school
Asian (2025)21st percentile-20 vs school
Middle school
African American (2018)86th percentile+18 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+13 vs school
Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+7 vs school
Female (2025)50th percentile+7 vs school
Male (2025)41st percentile-3 vs school
White (2018)29th percentile-38 vs school
Special Education (2025)28th percentile-16 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile-16 vs school
Asian (2025)24th percentile-20 vs school
By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I88%+42 vs state
English Language Arts49%-5 vs state
Mathematics37%-5 vs state
Science16%-8 vs state

No ratings yet
Be the first to rate Alfred Zampella School and help other families decide.
Rate Alfred Zampella School
Have first-hand experience? A quick rating - and a sentence or two about what stands out (teachers, academics, safety, communication) - helps other families know what to expect.
Takes about a minute. We email you a link to verify your review - your address is never shown publicly.
Tap a star to rate
Reviews
No written reviews yet. If you know this school, be the first to share what stands out.



Schools Near Alfred Zampella School

Ranking:
Map legend
E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private






Frequently Asked Questions about Alfred Zampella School

Students who attend Alfred Zampella School usually go on to attend:

High : William L Dickinson High School

Students at Alfred Zampella School are 62% Hispanic, 24% Asian, 8% White, 5% African American.

Alfred Zampella School ranks 795th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 629 students attended Alfred Zampella School.


Rate Alfred Zampella School!



Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when there is an update for Alfred Zampella School!




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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.





Diagnostics