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Julia A. Barnes School

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Julia A. Barnes School ranks 830 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

830^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Julia A. Barnes School is an elementary school located in Jersey City, New Jersey, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 309. The school is part of the Jersey City Public Schools district, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's higher-than-average spending per student, Julia A. Barnes School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools, with low performance on NJSLA tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 41.3% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA and Math, compared to 46.7% and 46.2% for the district, and 44.9% and 49.8% for the state. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 28.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, nearby Dr. Lena Edwards Academic Charter School and Learning Community Charter School have significantly higher student performance on NJSLA tests, with proficiency rates often exceeding the state averages. In contrast, other nearby district schools, such as Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School and Chaplain Charles Watters School, have similar performance and demographic profiles to Julia A. Barnes School, suggesting systemic challenges within the Jersey City Public Schools district.

433

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,400

Per pupil spending ?

70.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

91 Astor Place
Jersey City, NJ 07304-2920

(201) 915-6420

District: Jersey City Public Schools

Students who attend Julia A. Barnes School usually attend:

High:

Lincoln High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.7%

African American:

16.9%

White:

16.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (41% vs 47% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg46%

New Jersey avg47%

830^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	38.9	830 of 1347	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	8.7	1261 of 1338	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	830 of 1342	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	910 of 1345	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	790 of 1317	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	913 of 1360	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.5	1127 of 1353	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.5	999 of 1352	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.6	958 of 1346	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.3	1064 of 1357	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.0	1000 of 1363	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.8	1199 of 1367	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.0	1143 of 1363	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	6.9	1272 of 1360	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.5	1253 of 1354	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.9	1217 of 1346	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.3	1240 of 1338	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.1	1269 of 1329	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.2	1151 of 1314	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.0	1145 of 1303	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	8.2	1193 of 1298	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	6.9	1089 of 1204	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	11.8	452 of 469	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	77.3	77 of 463	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.3	175 of 494	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.6	93 of 456	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	67.6	138 of 522	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	38.0	307 of 517	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	165 of 597	72.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	744 of 1326	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.5	1115 of 1317	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	809 of 1318	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	748 of 1326	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	769 of 1290	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	861 of 1331	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.3	1123 of 1333	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	242 of 1032	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	20.6	818 of 989	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.1	335 of 982	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	353 of 953	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.5	235 of 896	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	49.9	421 of 899	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	441 of 870	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	107 of 1023	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	6.4	846 of 939	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	84.8	79 of 910	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	60.8	265 of 863	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.7	202 of 839	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	55.0	349 of 948	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.3	520 of 942	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	853 of 1318	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	6.7	1247 of 1313	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	43.7	736 of 1315	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.8	1028 of 1324	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	812 of 1297	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	922 of 1335	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.4	1040 of 1334	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	30.3	425 of 652	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	536 of 716	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.2	418 of 712	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	19.0	590 of 713	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.3	610 of 713	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.0	632 of 717	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.1	633 of 704	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	1.9	660 of 677	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.8	669 of 684	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.1	652 of 677	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.8	628 of 664	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.6	606 of 640	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.5	590 of 631	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.3	571 of 615	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.6	534 of 599	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	11.6	507 of 588	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	20.7	475 of 574	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	56.3	86 of 291	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	44.8	165 of 326	49.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	68.0	95 of 480	80.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2021	21.7	475 of 635	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+51 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile+34 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2024)4th percentile~ school

Middle school

Hispanic (2021)80th percentile+45 vs school

African American (2021)70th percentile+36 vs school

Male (2021)25th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-4 vs state

Mathematics41%-8 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
Julia A. Barnes School	Public	PK, KG-5	91 Astor Place	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6420	433	33	13.3	70.7%	72 (16.6%)	73 (16.9%)	254 (58.7%)	30 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	38.9	830^th of 1347 public elementary schools	38.4%		8.7	1261^st of 1338 public elementary schools	5.8%	431			41.3						41.3								$13,400	$497	$12,903
Joseph H. Brensinger School	Public	PK, KG-8	600 Bergen Ave	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6120	926	95	9.7	86.0%	371 (40.1%)	179 (19.3%)	277 (29.9%)	76 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	18 (1.9%)	27.4	990^th of 1347 public elementary schools	26.5%		33.1	902^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	32.6%	88	11.9	3.8	36.3	51.7	35.8	44.2	42.0	49.5	39.3	32.3	25.3	20.0	18.0	10.3	70.6	70.6	$9,638	$511	$9,127
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
Learning Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2495 John F Kennedy Blvd	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	The Learning Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 332-0900	634	46	13.7	32.0%	185 (29.2%)	103 (16.2%)	126 (19.9%)	199 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	17 (2.7%)	70.9	410^th of 1347 public elementary schools	69.6%		74.5	360^th of 1338 public elementary schools	73.1%	50	34.9	29.9	74.3	63.6	80.3	59.1	84.6	89.6	68.2	37.9	60.6	57.6	69.3		46.3	46.3	$9,314	$711	$8,603
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
Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School	Public	PK, KG-5	264 Van Horne Street	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6480	613	69	8.9	79.0%	72 (11.7%)	225 (36.7%)	291 (47.5%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	7 (1.1%)	29.2	967^th of 1347 public elementary schools	28.2%		22.7	1035^th of 1338 public elementary schools	22.6%	68	9.6		42.7	42.0	39.5				48.5	28.6	26.0						$10,815	$567	$10,248
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. Paul Rafalides School	Public	PK, KG-4	362 Union St	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6540	318	29	11.1	76.4%	85 (26.7%)	73 (23.0%)	91 (28.6%)	49 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	11 (3.5%)	43.2	768^th of 1347 public elementary schools	43.0%		35	869^th of 1338 public elementary schools	35.1%	101			53.7	46.4					47.6	32.8							$10,226	$468	$9,758
Martin Luther King Junior School	Public	PK, KG-8	886 Bergen Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6521	752	65	11.6	77.1%	386 (51.3%)	61 (8.1%)	131 (17.4%)	153 (20.3%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.9%)	10 (1.3%)	42.4	782^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	41.9%		38.6	814^th of 1338 public elementary schools	39.2%	32	32.5	4.1	44.2	49.3	51.4	44.0	41.2	44.9	49.3	35.4	48.1	19.0	21.9	11.5	23.8	23.8	$9,613	$348	$9,265
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Julia A. Barnes School

How many students attend Julia A. Barnes School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 433 students attended Julia A. Barnes School.

What schools do graduates of Julia A. Barnes School attend?

Students who attend Julia A. Barnes School usually go on to attend:

High : Lincoln High School

Is Julia A. Barnes School a good school?

Julia A. Barnes School ranks 830^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Julia A. Barnes School in?

Jersey City Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Julia A. Barnes School?

Students at Julia A. Barnes School are 59% Hispanic, 17% African American, 17% White, 7% Asian.

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