Mahatma K. Gandhi School

Public PK, KG-8

 143 Romaine Ave
       Jersey City, NJ  07306-5218


(201) 915-6490

District: Jersey City Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
941st of 1,345 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,107 Help

Students who attend Mahatma K. Gandhi School usually attend:

High:    William L Dickinson High School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.6
Number of students:  1,014

Racial breakdown:

White:
30.7%
Asian:
29.8%
Hispanic:
20.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  63.6%

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Compare Details Mahatma K. Gandhi School ranks worse than 70% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks 14th among 26 ranked elementary schools in the Jersey City Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.53. (See more...)
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Compare Details Mahatma K. Gandhi School ranks worse than 83.8% of middle schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.54. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Mahatma K. Gandhi School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (30.7%), Asian (29.8%), Hispanic (20%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 63.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mahatma K. Gandhi School is 10.6, which is the 12th best among 26 elementary schools in the Jersey City Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mahatma K. Gandhi School is $10,107. 19 elementary schools in the Jersey City Public Schools District spend more per student.
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Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Mahatma K. Gandhi School:

SchoolDigger ranks Mahatma K. Gandhi School 941st of 1345 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Mahatma K. Gandhi School in the ranking list.)
SchoolDigger ranks Mahatma K. Gandhi School 624th of 745 New Jersey public middle schools. (See Mahatma K. Gandhi School in the ranking list.)

Jersey City Public Schools:

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


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Rank History for Mahatma K. Gandhi School

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Rank History for all students at Mahatma K. Gandhi School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 6.76 1092nd 1204 9.3%
2004 9.76 1171st 1298 9.8%
2005 8.04 1206th 1303 7.4%
2006 2.14 1265th 1314 3.7%
2007 4.98 1272nd 1329 4.3%
2008 6.62 1259th 1338 5.9%
2009 14.13 1187th 1346 11.8%
2010 23.25 1135th 1354 16.2%
2011 18.48 1165th 1360 14.3%
2012 20.20 1150th 1363 15.6%
2013 37.87 972nd 1367 28.9%
2014 39.79 949th 1363 30.4%
2015 29.16 986th 1357 27.3%
2016 22.85 1077th 1346 20.0%
2017 19.34 1108th 1352 18.0%
2018 26.79 1045th 1353 22.8%
2019 24.15 1061st 1360 22.0%
2021 34.63 801st 1317 39.2%
2022 29.53 941st 1345 30.0%

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mahatma K. Gandhi School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.06 287th 434 33.9%
2019 21.43 376th 463 18.8%
2021 44.28 164th 411 60.1%
2022 36.57 276th 489 43.6%

Rank History for Special Education students at Mahatma K. Gandhi School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.30 777th 1001 22.4%
2019 27.53 702nd 1007 30.3%
2021 22.11 686th 868 21.0%
2022 16.08 839th 949 11.6%

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mahatma K. Gandhi School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.59 442nd 942 53.1%
2019 43.06 511th 948 46.1%
2021 64.00 186th 839 77.8%
2022 54.84 317th 863 63.3%

Rank History for Female students at Mahatma K. Gandhi School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.81 1032nd 1333 22.6%
2019 24.84 1040th 1331 21.9%
2021 48.37 614th 1290 52.4%
2022 34.29 855th 1326 35.5%

Rank History for Male students at Mahatma K. Gandhi School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.71 978th 1334 26.7%
2019 25.80 1020th 1335 23.6%
2021 25.14 913th 1297 29.6%
2022 27.51 943rd 1324 28.8%

Rank History for Asian students at Mahatma K. Gandhi School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.63 320th 370 13.5%
2019 5.42 325th 370 12.2%
2021 10.31 311th 339 8.3%
2022 5.53 311th 348 10.6%

Rank History for African American students at Mahatma K. Gandhi School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.87 210th 517 59.4%
2019 36.22 359th 522 31.2%
2021 55.21 157th 456 65.6%
2022 32.94 347th 494 29.8%

Rank History for Hispanic students at Mahatma K. Gandhi School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.48 624th 870 28.3%
2019 19.82 720th 899 19.9%
2021 34.47 601st 896 32.9%
2022 22.86 748th 953 21.5%

Rank History for White students at Mahatma K. Gandhi School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.74 969th 1022 5.2%
2019 10.84 940th 1023 8.1%
2021 21.49 830th 964 13.9%
2022 23.67 792nd 976 18.9%

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

Rank History for Mahatma K. Gandhi School

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Rank History for all students at Mahatma K. Gandhi School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 39.78 410th 574 28.6%
2004 26.62 466th 588 20.7%
2005 23.50 482nd 599 19.5%
2006 23.50 495th 615 19.5%
2007 16.33 542nd 631 14.1%
2008 14.64 547th 640 14.5%
2009 15.80 562nd 664 15.4%
2010 10.39 607th 677 10.3%
2011 12.35 599th 684 12.4%
2012 13.92 590th 677 12.9%
2013 23.95 551st 704 21.7%
2014 38.51 489th 717 31.8%
2015 23.58 553rd 713 22.4%
2016 23.40 560th 713 21.5%
2017 20.32 566th 712 20.5%
2018 21.86 579th 716 19.1%
2019 20.76 593rd 745 20.4%
2021 26.08 464th 652 28.8%
2022 17.54 624th 745 16.2%

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mahatma K. Gandhi School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.84 142nd 202 29.7%
2019 36.12 136th 227 40.1%
2021 15.79 195th 197 1.0%
2022 25.95 223rd 270 17.4%

Rank History for Special Education students at Mahatma K. Gandhi School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.96 426th 471 9.6%
2019 23.81 402nd 492 18.3%
2021 23.38 324th 401 19.2%
2022 31.56 357th 535 33.3%

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mahatma K. Gandhi School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.63 309th 522 40.8%
2019 26.59 401st 541 25.9%
2021 40.75 260th 467 44.3%
2022 25.49 419th 549 23.7%

Rank History for Female students at Mahatma K. Gandhi School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.82 545th 680 19.9%
2019 13.10 612th 703 12.9%
2021 34.98 386th 625 38.2%
2022 16.95 620th 726 14.6%

Rank History for Male students at Mahatma K. Gandhi School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.81 527th 675 21.9%
2019 31.65 486th 697 30.3%
2021 21.95 474th 635 25.4%
2022 19.93 590th 730 19.2%

Rank History for Asian students at Mahatma K. Gandhi School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.08 180th 200 10.0%
2019 5.76 182nd 199 8.5%
2021 8.45 141st 147 4.1%
2022 1.77 192nd 200 4.0%

Rank History for African American students at Mahatma K. Gandhi School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.45 241st 326 26.1%
2019 24.52 268th 326 17.8%
2021 40.66 161st 291 44.7%
2022 21.00 318th 356 10.7%

Rank History for Hispanic students at Mahatma K. Gandhi School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.36 327th 504 35.1%
2019 29.87 379th 524 27.7%
2021 27.89 372nd 480 22.5%
2022 29.87 425th 591 28.1%

Rank History for White students at Mahatma K. Gandhi School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.90 490th 497 1.4%
2019 7.00 480th 504 4.8%
2021 11.06 428th 435 1.6%
2022 6.58 494th 512 3.5%

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

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Enrollment information for Mahatma K. Gandhi School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 172 250 198 426 1 n/a n/a 0 1047
1989 153 291 189 418 0 n/a n/a 0 1051
1990 167 339 211 416 0 n/a n/a 0 1133
1991 147 338 232 343 0 n/a n/a 0 1060
1992 126 326 226 402 4 n/a n/a 0 1084
1993 158 380 221 441 8 n/a n/a 0 1208
1994 171 346 239 492 0 n/a n/a 0 1248
1995 181 334 284 455 0 n/a n/a 0 1254
1996 181 334 284 455 0 n/a n/a 0 1254
1998 161 297 337 483 1 n/a n/a 0 1279
1999 167 282 349 491 0 n/a n/a 0 1289
2000 208 251 345 480 2 n/a n/a 0 1286
2001 293 254 365 504 4 n/a n/a 0 1420
2002 315 261 359 568 68 n/a n/a 0 1571
2003 315 261 359 568 68 n/a n/a 0 1571
2004 318 279 387 555 58 n/a n/a 0 1597
2005 371 252 349 517 57 n/a n/a 0 1546
2006 378 242 309 542 44 n/a n/a 0 1515
2007 506 207 260 408 39 n/a n/a 0 1420
2008 455 233 315 424 31 n/a n/a 0 1458
2009 422 242 328 411 30 34 0 0 1467
2010 365 256 409 366 23 25 0 0 1444
2011 352 276 453 407 22 24 0 0 1534
2012 326 293 448 373 18 13 0 0 1471
2013 336 245 456 382 6 14 2 0 1441
2014 344 263 480 353 6 16 3 0 1465
2015 338 260 470 352 8 18 10 0 1456
2016 333 256 503 321 7 12 13 0 1445
2017 357 260 504 314 4 11 12 0 1462
2018 412 249 522 286 5 9 19 0 1502
2019 425 224 479 279 4 7 16 0 1434
2020 384 212 458 290 2 5 12 0 1363
2021 380 159 389 227 1 4 16 0 1176
2022 311 174 302 203 3 3 18 0 1014

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 Mahatma K. Gandhi School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1047 59.0 17.7 n/a
1989 1051 60.0 17.5 n/a
1990 1133 63.0 17.9 43.2
1991 1060 63.0 16.8 61.6
1992 1084 65.0 16.6 76.5
1993 1208 66.0 18.3 84.4
1994 1248 73.0 17.1 81.8
1995 1254 68.0 18.4 74.6
1996 1254 68.0 18.4 74.6
1998 1279 68.0 18.8 77.6
1999 1289 75.0 17.2 74.8
2000 1286 80.0 16.1 72.6
2001 1420 80.2 17.7 82.5
2002 1571 120.0 13.1 81.3
2003 1571 120.0 13.1 81.3
2004 1597 129.0 12.4 79.1
2005 1546 140.0 11.0 n/a
2006 1515 133.0 11.4 80.9
2007 1420 130.0 10.9 84.4
2008 1458 128.0 11.4 79.8
2009 1467 151.5 8.0 84
2010 1444 114.0 12.6 85.4
2011 1534 116.0 13.2 80.9
2012 1471 154.9 9.4 83.4
2013 1441 130.0 11.0 76.8
2014 1465 121.0 12.1 70.2
2015 1456 117.0 12.4 80.7
2016 1445 125.0 11.5 74.5
2017 1462 131.0 11.1 74.4
2018 1502 128.0 11.7 68
2019 1434 126.5 11.3 70.7
2020 1363 121.0 11.2 61
2021 1176 120.0 9.8 57.7
2022 1014 95.2 10.6 63.6

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 Mahatma K. Gandhi School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1047 59.0 17.7 n/a
1989 1051 60.0 17.5 n/a
1990 1133 63.0 17.9 43.2
1991 1060 63.0 16.8 61.6
1992 1084 65.0 16.6 76.5
1993 1208 66.0 18.3 84.4
1994 1248 73.0 17.1 81.8
1995 1254 68.0 18.4 74.6
1996 1254 68.0 18.4 74.6
1998 1279 68.0 18.8 77.6
1999 1289 75.0 17.2 74.8
2000 1286 80.0 16.1 72.6
2001 1420 80.2 17.7 82.5
2002 1571 120.0 13.1 81.3
2003 1571 120.0 13.1 81.3
2004 1597 129.0 12.4 79.1
2005 1546 140.0 11.0 n/a
2006 1515 133.0 11.4 80.9
2007 1420 130.0 10.9 84.4
2008 1458 128.0 11.4 79.8
2009 1467 151.5 8.0 84
2010 1444 114.0 12.6 85.4
2011 1534 116.0 13.2 80.9
2012 1471 154.9 9.4 83.4
2013 1441 130.0 11.0 76.8
2014 1465 121.0 12.1 70.2
2015 1456 117.0 12.4 80.7
2016 1445 125.0 11.5 74.5
2017 1462 131.0 11.1 74.4
2018 1502 128.0 11.7 68
2019 1434 126.5 11.3 70.7
2020 1363 121.0 11.2 61
2021 1176 120.0 9.8 57.7
2022 1014 95.2 10.6 63.6

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Mahatma K. Gandhi School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $154 (1.5%) $9,953 (98.5%) $10,107

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Pandemic (2021-2022)
Change (%)
Ranks 1061st of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 941st of 1345 Elementary schools
 8.1%
Ranks 593rd of 745 Middle schoolsRanks 624th of 745 Middle schools
 4.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Pandemic (2021-2022)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Mahatma K. Gandhi School)36.737.2
 0.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Jersey City Public Schools)47.436
 11.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242.4
 7.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Mahatma K. Gandhi School)36.634.9
 1.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Jersey City Public Schools)46.932.7
 14.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.4
 9.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Mahatma K. Gandhi School)5038.9
 11.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Jersey City Public Schools)5540.3
 14.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.449.4
 8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Mahatma K. Gandhi School)43.428.4
 15%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Jersey City Public Schools)38.125.7
 12.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5139.4
 11.6%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Mahatma K. Gandhi School)45.237
 8.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Jersey City Public Schools)49.441.6
 7.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.949.6
 8.3%
5th Grade Mathematics (Mahatma K. Gandhi School)33.624.1
 9.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Jersey City Public Schools)33.821.8
 12%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.836
 10.8%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Mahatma K. Gandhi School)27.920.2
 7.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Jersey City Public Schools)49.142.9
 6.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.147.6
 8.5%
6th Grade Mathematics (Mahatma K. Gandhi School)8.113.2
 5.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Jersey City Public Schools)29.524.8
 4.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.631.3
 9.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Mahatma K. Gandhi School)36.933.3
 3.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Jersey City Public Schools)5547.9
 7.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.852.7
 10.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Mahatma K. Gandhi School)34.114.6
 19.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Jersey City Public Schools)3327.6
 5.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)42.134
 8.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Mahatma K. Gandhi School)47.720.6
 27.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Jersey City Public Schools)54.343
 11.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.951.4
 11.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Mahatma K. Gandhi School)15.15
 10.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Jersey City Public Schools)15.310.5
 4.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)29.315.4
 13.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021)
Change (%)
Total Students14341176
 18%
African American224159
 29%
American Indian41
 75%
Asian479389
 18.8%
Hispanic279227
 18.6%
Pacific Islander74
 42.9%
White425380
 10.6%
Two or More Races1616
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients70.7%57.7%
 13.1%




Frequently Asked Questions about Mahatma K. Gandhi School

In the 2021-22 school year, 1,014 students attended Mahatma K. Gandhi School.

Students at Mahatma K. Gandhi School are 31% White, 30% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 17% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Mahatma K. Gandhi School ranks 941st of 1345 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Mahatma K. Gandhi School usually go on to attend:

High : William L Dickinson High School


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