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President Barack Obama Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1224^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

President Barack Obama Elementary 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 397 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 10 years, receiving a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates, extremely low proficiency rates on state assessments compared to the district and state averages, and particularly weak performance for certain student subgroups like male students, special education students, and students from low-income backgrounds. Despite relatively high per-student spending, the school's academic outcomes suggest systemic issues that need to be addressed.

Interestingly, there are several higher-performing public and charter schools located within a mile radius of President Barack Obama Elementary, such as Soaring Heights Charter School and James F. Murray School. Understanding the practices and strategies at these nearby schools could provide valuable insights to help improve outcomes at President Barack Obama Elementary.

425

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,299

Per pupil spending ?

84%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1830 Kennedy Blvd
Jersey City, NJ 07305-2123

(201) 915-6550

District: Jersey City Public Schools

Students who attend President Barack Obama Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Henry Snyder High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.0%

Hispanic:

27.8%

Asian:

7.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (16% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (51% vs 14% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg37%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,224^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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Middle school

729^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▬ steady since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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	11.4	1224 of 1347	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	1230 of 1338	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	1264 of 1342	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	1234 of 1345	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	1218 of 1317	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	1204 of 1360	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	1190 of 1353	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.8	1213 of 1352	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.4	1162 of 1346	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	6.8	1285 of 1357	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.7	1287 of 1363	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.3	1206 of 1367	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	6.3	1276 of 1363	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.0	1280 of 1360	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.5	1222 of 1354	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.5	1300 of 1346	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.0	1217 of 1338	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.8	1212 of 1329	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.5	1164 of 1314	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	4.6	1238 of 1303	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.7	1258 of 1298	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.7	1183 of 1204	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	322 of 463	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.1	412 of 469	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	425 of 463	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	416 of 494	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	435 of 456	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	390 of 522	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	301 of 517	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	30.8	392 of 559	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	1145 of 1326	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1152 of 1317	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1181 of 1318	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	1173 of 1326	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	1130 of 1290	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	1165 of 1331	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	1119 of 1333	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	773 of 1032	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	795 of 989	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	794 of 982	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	851 of 953	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.6	581 of 896	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.2	676 of 899	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	704 of 870	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	902 of 1023	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	798 of 939	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	751 of 910	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	688 of 863	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	729 of 839	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	645 of 948	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	748 of 942	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	1192 of 1318	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	1212 of 1313	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	1232 of 1315	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1177 of 1324	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	1225 of 1297	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	1175 of 1335	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	1192 of 1334	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	941 of 1023	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	931 of 989	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	900 of 958	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	822 of 1007	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	814 of 1001	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	729 of 752	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	710 of 743	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	683 of 748	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	659 of 745	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	558 of 652	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	651 of 745	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	649 of 716	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.1	658 of 712	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.7	673 of 713	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.8	693 of 713	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.7	682 of 717	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.4	623 of 704	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	3.6	645 of 677	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.6	637 of 684	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.6	613 of 677	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.5	644 of 664	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.6	554 of 640	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.7	550 of 631	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	8.3	554 of 615	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.8	517 of 599	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	8.1	520 of 588	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	12.8	496 of 574	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	318 of 359	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	292 of 352	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	300 of 361	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	246 of 356	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	212 of 291	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	234 of 326	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	239 of 326	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	699 of 728	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	686 of 717	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	622 of 720	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	647 of 726	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	551 of 625	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	582 of 703	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	541 of 680	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	574 of 608	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	581 of 589	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	557 of 587	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	536 of 591	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	350 of 480	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	464 of 524	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	432 of 504	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	586 of 613	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	528 of 584	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	473 of 568	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	440 of 549	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	303 of 467	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	411 of 541	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	413 of 522	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	688 of 726	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	676 of 719	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	664 of 718	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	615 of 730	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	542 of 635	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	656 of 697	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	654 of 675	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	32.8	331 of 505	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.3	464 of 492	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	458 of 471	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)30th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)30th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2023)34th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

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

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-30 vs state

Mathematics12%-29 vs state

Science2%-22 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
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
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
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
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
Soaring Heights Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1 Romar Avenue	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Soaring Heights Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 434-4800	272	16	16.6	55.9%	39 (14.3%)	70 (25.7%)	44 (16.2%)	92 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.3%)	10 (3.7%)	93.2	61^st of 1347 public elementary schools	95.5%		89.9	115^th of 1338 public elementary schools	91.4%	54	56.0	32.0	87.5	92.0	88.0	94.0	96.0	88.0	66.7	72.0	80.0	80.0	64.0	72.0			$8,696	$1,133	$7,563
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
Alexander D. Sullivan School	Public	PK, KG-5	171 Seaview Ave	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6530	638	54	11.9	81.3%	46 (7.2%)	167 (26.2%)	378 (59.2%)	30 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	11.1	1230^th of 1347 public elementary schools	8.7%		8.2	1267^th of 1338 public elementary schools	5.3%	37	9.0		20.6	23.1	25.4				20.3	21.4	16.2						$11,486	$434	$11,052
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about President Barack Obama Elementary School

What district is President Barack Obama Elementary School in?

Jersey City Public Schools

What schools do graduates of President Barack Obama Elementary School attend?

Students who attend President Barack Obama Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Henry Snyder High School

Is President Barack Obama Elementary School a good school?

President Barack Obama Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.1% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of President Barack Obama Elementary School?

Students at President Barack Obama Elementary School are 56% African American, 28% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% White, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend President Barack Obama Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended President Barack Obama Elementary School.

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