Is Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School a good school?

Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.2% of New Jersey elementary schools.

How many students attend Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School?

In the 2021-22 school year, 631 students attended Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School?

Students at Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School are 49% African American, 39% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Ezra L. Nolan School High : Henry Snyder High School

Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School in Jersey City NJ

Performance Trends

Compare Details Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School ranks worse than 77.8% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks 17^th among 26 ranked elementary schools in the Jersey City Public Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.28. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (48.8%), Hispanic (39%), White (5.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 62.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School is 15.3. 24 elementary schools in the Jersey City Public Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School employs 41.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School is $9,010. 24 elementary schools in the Jersey City Public Schools District spend more per student.

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Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School 1047^th of 1345 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Jersey City Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Jersey City Public Schools 458^th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2003	7.31	1084^th	1204	10.0%
2004	12.10	1152^nd	1298	11.2%
2005	24.09	1085^th	1303	16.7%
2006	27.20	1079^th	1314	17.9%
2007	27.40	1088^th	1329	18.1%
2008	13.24	1200^th	1338	10.3%
2009	22.80	1130^th	1346	16.0%
2010	19.45	1164^th	1354	14.0%
2011	26.68	1098^th	1360	19.3%
2012	17.52	1167^th	1363	14.4%
2013	16.57	1179^th	1367	13.8%
2014	16.61	1173^rd	1363	13.9%
2015	12.96	1200^th	1357	11.6%
2016	18.23	1131^st	1346	16.0%
2017	15.15	1154^th	1352	14.6%
2018	14.49	1175^th	1353	13.2%
2019	25.94	1041^st	1360	23.5%
2021	16.02	1097^th	1317	16.7%
2022	22.28	1047^th	1345	22.2%

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	28.52	316^th	434	27.2%
2021	42.32	183^rd	411	55.5%
2022	33.45	304^th	489	37.8%

Rank History for Special Education students at Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	21.54	761^st	1001	24.0%
2019	29.02	684^th	1007	32.1%
2021	23.26	671^st	868	22.7%
2022	23.39	711^th	949	25.1%

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	33.19	697^th	942	26.0%
2019	41.59	536^th	948	43.5%
2021	42.21	463^rd	839	44.8%
2022	39.25	509^th	863	41.0%

Rank History for Female students at Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	18.80	1118^th	1333	16.1%
2019	33.00	931^st	1331	30.1%
2021	20.70	1024^th	1290	20.6%
2022	29.20	920^th	1326	30.6%

Rank History for Male students at Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	13.65	1157^th	1334	13.3%
2019	20.55	1071^st	1335	19.8%
2021	14.17	1113^th	1297	14.2%
2022	18.02	1063^rd	1324	19.7%

Rank History for African American students at Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	43.47	265^th	517	48.7%
2019	60.44	171^st	522	67.2%
2021	40.12	267^th	456	41.4%
2022	59.16	167^th	494	66.2%

Rank History for Hispanic students at Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	20.62	694^th	870	20.2%
2019	39.66	542^nd	899	39.7%
2021	40.50	505^th	896	43.6%
2022	34.48	605^th	953	36.5%

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

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

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by a parent
Monday, April 14, 2014

20 is an excellent school...my daughter has had some awesome teachers!, just as in all schools you have a few bad teachers as is the case here as well as a lack of communication amongst administrators and teachers. If coming to 20 I would suggest keeping an open communication policy with your child's teacher along with talking with administrators and if that doesn't work, do your follow up at the board of education as well as certified letters, this seems the quickest way for a response which is sad. It wasn't always this way. I personally think they need a shake up, it's too family oriented as if your going to have "friends" night out opposed to going to work. This is coming from someone that has worked with the public for a number of years, when you have someone on your team that can and will talk to parents any kind of way that is a red flag and there is a few of them there, then yes it's time for changes to made pronto. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, October 26, 2011

PS # 20 School has shown itself, in my opinion, to be one of the best schools in Jersey City! There is a lot of teacher/parent cooperation. Although my experience with one teacher was a little frustrating, however this year I find my son's 2nd grade teacher to be phenomenal! The principal and vice principal are very hands on! Also PS #20 has a high test score rating. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	110	261	42	225	0	n/a	n/a	638
1989	68	259	58	253	0	n/a	n/a	638
1990	69	279	51	235	0	n/a	n/a	634
1991	73	314	60	211	0	n/a	n/a	658
1992	78	281	46	205	0	n/a	n/a	610
1993	71	229	52	196	0	n/a	n/a	548
1994	59	274	61	210	0	n/a	n/a	604
1995	59	281	79	213	0	n/a	n/a	632
1996	59	281	79	213	0	n/a	n/a	632
1998	44	290	58	233	0	n/a	n/a	625
1999	49	294	59	207	0	n/a	n/a	609
2000	38	270	56	184	0	n/a	n/a	548
2001	41	247	57	202	14	n/a	n/a	561
2002	32	271	43	221	8	n/a	n/a	575
2003	32	271	43	221	8	n/a	n/a	575
2004	30	275	52	207	8	n/a	n/a	572
2005	15	258	76	183	0	n/a	n/a	532
2006	23	277	79	229	0	n/a	n/a	608
2007	27	292	69	197	5	n/a	n/a	590
2008	30	318	71	216	5	n/a	n/a	640
2009	39	297	53	200	5	8	0	602
2010	34	302	60	188	5	13	0	602
2011	31	313	58	176	5	15	0	598
2012	29	341	54	194	3	13	0	634
2013	36	343	47	175	3	14	0	618
2014	33	336	52	194	1	20	3	639
2015	29	342	47	199	0	16	3	636
2016	34	346	34	212	1	20	2	649
2017	31	365	36	225	1	20	7	685
2018	44	388	54	294	1	18	10	809
2019	36	298	45	282	2	12	9	684
2020	36	317	27	290	5	5	9	689
2021	39	278	34	248	6	4	13	622
2022	32	308	19	246	9	5	12	631

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 Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	638	32.0	19.9	n/a
1989	638	32.0	19.9	n/a
1990	634	32.0	19.8	28.4
1991	658	34.0	19.3	43
1992	610	37.0	16.4	53.8
1993	548	32.0	17.1	64.4
1994	604	33.0	18.3	72
1995	632	34.0	18.6	70.9
1996	632	34.0	18.6	70.9
1998	625	32.0	19.5	69.4
1999	609	31.0	19.6	70.6
2000	548	32.0	17.1	82.8
2001	561	32.2	17.4	77.5
2002	575	46.0	12.5	82.3
2003	575	46.0	12.5	82.3
2004	572	47.0	12.2	83.4
2005	532	59.0	9.0	n/a
2006	608	54.0	11.3	82.4
2007	590	53.0	11.1	81.7
2008	640	50.0	12.8	77.7
2009	602	58.8	8.5	85.7
2010	602	40.0	15.0	84.1
2011	598	40.0	14.9	83.1
2012	634	54.8	11.5	86.9
2013	618	44.0	14.0	81.4
2014	639	44.0	14.5	79.2
2015	636	60.0	10.6	89
2016	649	41.0	15.8	84.1
2017	685	46.0	14.8	86.3
2018	809	42.0	19.2	73.8
2019	684	73.0	9.3	87.1
2020	689	45.0	15.3	61.2
2021	622	41.0	15.1	54.8
2022	631	41.1	15.3	62.6

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 Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	638	32.0	19.9	n/a
1989	638	32.0	19.9	n/a
1990	634	32.0	19.8	28.4
1991	658	34.0	19.3	43
1992	610	37.0	16.4	53.8
1993	548	32.0	17.1	64.4
1994	604	33.0	18.3	72
1995	632	34.0	18.6	70.9
1996	632	34.0	18.6	70.9
1998	625	32.0	19.5	69.4
1999	609	31.0	19.6	70.6
2000	548	32.0	17.1	82.8
2001	561	32.2	17.4	77.5
2002	575	46.0	12.5	82.3
2003	575	46.0	12.5	82.3
2004	572	47.0	12.2	83.4
2005	532	59.0	9.0	n/a
2006	608	54.0	11.3	82.4
2007	590	53.0	11.1	81.7
2008	640	50.0	12.8	77.7
2009	602	58.8	8.5	85.7
2010	602	40.0	15.0	84.1
2011	598	40.0	14.9	83.1
2012	634	54.8	11.5	86.9
2013	618	44.0	14.0	81.4
2014	639	44.0	14.5	79.2
2015	636	60.0	10.6	89
2016	649	41.0	15.8	84.1
2017	685	46.0	14.8	86.3
2018	809	42.0	19.2	73.8
2019	684	73.0	9.3	87.1
2020	689	45.0	15.3	61.2
2021	622	41.0	15.1	54.8
2022	631	41.1	15.3	62.6

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 Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$324 (3.6%)	$8,686 (96.4%)	$9,010

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 1041^st of 1360 Elementary schools	Ranks 1047^th of 1345 Elementary schools	1.3%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School)	53.6	22.3	31.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Jersey City Public Schools)	47.4	36	11.4%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)	50.2	42.4	7.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School)	38.9	26.4	12.5%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Jersey City Public Schools)	46.9	32.7	14.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)	55.1	45.4	9.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School)	50.9	32.2	18.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Jersey City Public Schools)	55	40.3	14.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)	57.4	49.4	8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School)	26.3	23.9	2.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Jersey City Public Schools)	38.1	25.7	12.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)	51	39.4	11.6%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School)	38.9	45.3	6.4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Jersey City Public Schools)	49.4	41.6	7.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)	57.9	49.6	8.3%
5th Grade Mathematics (Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School)	24.5	10.6	13.9%
5th Grade Mathematics (Jersey City Public Schools)	33.8	21.8	12%
5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)	46.8	36	10.8%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	684	622	9.1%
African American	298	278	6.7%
American Indian	2	6	200%
Asian	45	34	24.4%
Hispanic	282	248	12.1%
Pacific Islander	12	4	66.7%
White	36	39	8.3%
Two or More Races	9	13	44.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	87.1%	54.8%	32.3%

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