Is Explore Middle School a good school?

Explore Middle School ranks 77 th of 745 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Explore Middle School?

In the 2021-22 school year, 156 students attended Explore Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Explore Middle School?

Students at Explore Middle School are 42% Hispanic, 22% White, 13% African American, 12% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

Explore Middle School in Jersey City NJ

Performance Trends

Compare Details Explore Middle School ranks better than 89.7% of middle schools in New Jersey. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 85.07. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Explore Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (41.7%), White (21.8%), African American (12.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 31.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Explore Middle School is 10.4. (See more...)

Compare Explore Middle School employs 14.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Explore Middle School is $10,449.

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SchoolDigger ranks Explore Middle School 77^th of 745 New Jersey public middle schools. (See Explore Middle School in the ranking list.)

Hudson County Schools of Technology School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Hudson County Schools of Technology School District 267^th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Explore Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Explore Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NJ State Percentile
2005	91.42	1^st	599	99.8%
2007	84.34	43^rd	631	93.2%
2008	79.60	118^th	640	81.6%
2009	73.41	196^th	664	70.5%
2010	77.05	157^th	677	76.8%
2011	65.41	285^th	684	58.3%
2012	73.29	216^th	677	68.1%
2013	71.07	234^th	704	66.8%
2014	63.60	309^th	717	56.9%
2015	71.29	160^th	713	77.6%
2016	70.91	182^nd	713	74.5%
2017	60.66	273^rd	712	61.7%
2018	73.94	176^th	716	75.4%
2019	79.91	126^th	745	83.1%
2021	90.96	44^th	652	93.3%
2022	85.07	77^th	745	89.7%

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Explore Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	85.63	34^th	522	93.5%
2019	76.37	67^th	541	87.6%
2021	98.41	9^th	467	98.1%
2022	94.77	17^th	549	96.9%

Rank History for Female students at Explore Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	74.37	171^st	680	74.9%
2019	79.99	132^nd	703	81.2%
2021	84.34	69^th	625	89.0%
2022	81.77	110^th	726	84.8%

Rank History for Male students at Explore Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	69.62	198^th	675	70.7%
2019	76.93	157^th	697	77.5%
2021	92.52	31^st	635	95.1%
2022	85.61	80^th	730	89.0%

Rank History for Asian students at Explore Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NJ State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	26.78	156^th	200	22.0%

Rank History for African American students at Explore Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NJ State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	96.43	10^th	326	96.9%

Rank History for Hispanic students at Explore Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	73.15	97^th	504	80.8%
2019	81.54	50^th	524	90.5%
2021	96.00	10^th	480	97.9%
2022	89.09	36^th	591	93.9%

Rank History for White students at Explore Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NJ State Percentile
2019	87.00	36^th	504	92.9%
2021	93.02	14^th	435	96.8%
2022	81.78	62^nd	512	87.9%

Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Explore Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1998	0	20	0	12	2	n/a	n/a	34
1999	0	22	0	11	1	n/a	n/a	34
2000	1	29	5	10	0	n/a	n/a	45
2001	1	26	5	13	0	n/a	n/a	45
2002	0	17	10	18	0	n/a	n/a	45
2003	0	17	10	18	0	n/a	n/a	45
2004	2	13	12	18	0	n/a	n/a	45
2005	9	9	9	18	0	n/a	n/a	45
2006	12	13	9	14	0	n/a	n/a	48
2007	14	10	12	12	0	n/a	n/a	48
2008	9	14	15	10	0	n/a	n/a	48
2009	14	10	13	11	0	0	0	48
2010	8	13	10	17	0	0	0	48
2012	8	18	4	16	0	0	0	46
2013	11	19	7	20	0	0	0	57
2014	13	13	8	15	0	0	0	49
2015	15	7	12	18	0	0	0	52
2016	14	9	23	32	2	0	0	80
2017	23	18	26	48	2	2	0	119
2018	26	27	33	59	2	2	1	150
2019	41	21	24	60	0	0	2	148
2020	42	20	17	67	1	1	8	156
2021	47	19	12	68	1	2	11	160
2022	34	20	19	65	1	2	15	156

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Explore Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1998	34	3.0	11.3	n/a
1999	34	3.0	11.3	47.1
2000	45	3.0	15.0	82.2
2001	45	3.3	13.6	88.9
2002	45	5.0	9.0	77.8
2003	45	5.0	9.0	77.8
2004	45	5.0	9.0	77.8
2005	45	3.0	15.0	n/a
2006	48	3.0	16.0	45.8
2007	48	3.0	16.0	41.7
2008	48	4.0	12.0	37.5
2009	48	3.6	12.0	35.4
2010	48	3.0	16.0	45.8
2012	46	3.3	13.6	56.5
2013	57	6.0	9.5	59.6
2014	49	6.1	8.0	57.1
2015	52	6.0	8.6	46.2
2016	80	8.0	10.0	33.8
2017	119	11.7	10.1	31.9
2018	150	10.4	14.4	49.3
2019	148	12.6	11.7	33.8
2020	156	14.0	11.1	30.8
2021	160	14.0	11.4	32.5
2022	156	14.9	10.4	31.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Explore Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1998	34	3.0	11.3	n/a
1999	34	3.0	11.3	47.1
2000	45	3.0	15.0	82.2
2001	45	3.3	13.6	88.9
2002	45	5.0	9.0	77.8
2003	45	5.0	9.0	77.8
2004	45	5.0	9.0	77.8
2005	45	3.0	15.0	n/a
2006	48	3.0	16.0	45.8
2007	48	3.0	16.0	41.7
2008	48	4.0	12.0	37.5
2009	48	3.6	12.0	35.4
2010	48	3.0	16.0	45.8
2012	46	3.3	13.6	56.5
2013	57	6.0	9.5	59.6
2014	49	6.1	8.0	57.1
2015	52	6.0	8.6	46.2
2016	80	8.0	10.0	33.8
2017	119	11.7	10.1	31.9
2018	150	10.4	14.4	49.3
2019	148	12.6	11.7	33.8
2020	156	14.0	11.1	30.8
2021	160	14.0	11.4	32.5
2022	156	14.9	10.4	31.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Explore Middle School

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2019	$10,449

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Explore Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 126^th of 745 Middle schools	Ranks 77^th of 745 Middle schools	6.6%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Explore Middle School)	83.3	77.1	6.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Hudson County Schools of Technology School District)	83.3	77.1	6.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)	56.1	47.6	8.5%
6th Grade Mathematics (Explore Middle School)	68.8	50	18.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (Hudson County Schools of Technology School District)	68.8	50	18.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)	40.6	31.3	9.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Explore Middle School)	79.6	86.9	7.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Hudson County Schools of Technology School District)	79.6	86.9	7.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)	62.8	52.7	10.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Explore Middle School)	61.4	43.5	17.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Hudson County Schools of Technology School District)	61.4	43.5	17.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)	42.1	34	8.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Explore Middle School)	81.2	71.7	9.5%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Hudson County Schools of Technology School District)	81.2	71.7	9.5%
8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)	62.9	51.4	11.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Explore Middle School)	24.3	32.5	8.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Hudson County Schools of Technology School District)	24.3	32.5	8.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)	29.3	15.4	13.9%
8th Grade Algebra I (Explore Middle School)	50	100	50%
8th Grade Algebra I (Hudson County Schools of Technology School District)	50	100	50%
8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)	75.1	64.1	11%
End of Course Algebra I (Explore Middle School)	50	100	50%
End of Course Algebra I (Hudson County Schools of Technology School District)	34	44	10%
End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)	43.3	35	8.3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	148	160	8.1%
African American	21	19	9.5%
American Indian	0	1
Asian	24	12	50%
Hispanic	60	68	13.3%
Pacific Islander	0	2
White	41	47	14.6%
Two or More Races	2	11	450%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	33.8%	32.5%	1.3%

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