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Christa McAuliffe School

Q: Is Christa McAuliffe School a good school?

Christa McAuliffe School ranks 753 rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

753^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Christa McAuliffe School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Jersey City, New Jersey, with 926 students. The school generally performs better than the Jersey City Public Schools district and the state of New Jersey on standardized tests, particularly in English Language Arts. However, the school struggles more in math, with only 20.4% of 6th graders proficient or better compared to 27.5% for the district and 39.8% for the state.

Christa McAuliffe School has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 25.6% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, a large majority of its students, around 64%, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. The school's spending per student, at $10,643, is slightly lower than the district average, and it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of around 12 students per teacher.

Compared to nearby schools in the same district, Thomas G. Connors Elementary and Joseph F Brandt Elementary, Christa McAuliffe generally performs better on test scores, but has higher chronic absenteeism rates. However, the Hoboken Dual Language Charter School, located just 0.75 miles away, significantly outperforms Christa McAuliffe across all subject areas and grade levels.

906

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,643

Per pupil spending ?

70.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

167 Hancock Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07307-2017

(201) 714-4360

District: Jersey City Public Schools

Students who attend Christa McAuliffe School usually attend:

High:

William L Dickinson High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.9%

White:

15.8%

Asian:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 49th percentile in 2022 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (23% vs 15% New Jersey)

!Ranking has slipped from its 49th-percentile peak (2022) to 44th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg36%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

753^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

358^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	44.1	753 of 1347	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	793 of 1338	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	721 of 1342	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.8	682 of 1345	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	898 of 1317	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	759 of 1360	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	732 of 1353	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.3	806 of 1352	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.6	806 of 1346	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.7	1010 of 1357	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.2	1059 of 1363	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.3	1059 of 1367	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.2	1130 of 1363	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.5	1085 of 1360	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.4	1062 of 1354	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.6	1082 of 1346	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.0	1095 of 1338	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.6	1062 of 1329	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	46.4	882 of 1314	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.4	892 of 1303	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	27.1	1053 of 1298	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	20.6	978 of 1204	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	1.7	330 of 370	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	399 of 597	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	409 of 559	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.6	231 of 499	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.0	416 of 489	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	304 of 411	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	383 of 463	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	361 of 434	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	743 of 1326	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	814 of 1317	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	687 of 1318	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	663 of 1326	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.0	943 of 1290	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	834 of 1331	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	737 of 1333	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	438 of 1032	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	443 of 989	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	348 of 982	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.4	284 of 953	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	42.7	469 of 896	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.6	266 of 899	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	231 of 870	73.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	391 of 1023	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	412 of 939	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.6	196 of 910	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	183 of 863	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	47.7	384 of 839	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.3	170 of 948	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	156 of 942	83.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	707 of 1318	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	714 of 1313	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	682 of 1315	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.3	663 of 1324	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.7	797 of 1297	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	642 of 1335	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	679 of 1334	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	834 of 1023	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	649 of 989	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	581 of 958	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	636 of 949	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.0	718 of 868	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	800 of 1007	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	720 of 1001	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	214 of 970	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	302 of 963	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.1	192 of 975	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.7	166 of 976	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	61.4	392 of 1023	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	397 of 1022	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	358 of 752	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	333 of 743	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	345 of 748	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	353 of 745	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.2	402 of 652	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	318 of 745	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	339 of 716	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.0	330 of 712	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.4	347 of 713	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	37.6	451 of 713	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.6	468 of 717	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.5	473 of 704	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.1	516 of 677	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.2	487 of 684	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.7	507 of 677	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.6	537 of 664	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.3	502 of 640	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.4	525 of 631	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.8	531 of 615	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.4	455 of 599	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.9	439 of 588	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	9.5	506 of 574	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	251 of 343	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	249 of 320	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.0	91 of 288	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	335 of 728	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	295 of 717	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	328 of 720	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	334 of 726	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.0	455 of 625	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.4	231 of 703	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	325 of 680	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	185 of 608	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.8	110 of 589	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	142 of 587	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	62.5	158 of 591	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	47.3	211 of 480	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.4	51 of 524	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	66.3	134 of 504	73.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	143 of 613	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	112 of 584	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	80 of 568	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	72 of 549	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	54.5	150 of 467	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.9	26 of 541	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	82.8	41 of 522	92.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	328 of 726	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	237 of 719	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	248 of 718	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	247 of 730	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	303 of 635	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.2	245 of 697	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	294 of 675	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	259 of 507	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	236 of 510	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	249 of 505	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.4	343 of 535	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	320 of 401	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.4	174 of 492	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.4	138 of 471	70.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	93 of 502	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	53.8	214 of 510	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	128 of 504	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	56 of 497	88.7%	★★★★☆

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

White (2025)78th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile~ school

Female (2025)44th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-26 vs school

Asian (2018)11th percentile-35 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)81st percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile~ school

Female (2025)54th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts62%+9 vs state

Algebra I61%+16 vs state

Mathematics29%-12 vs state

Science16%-8 vs state

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Schools Near Christa McAuliffe School

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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
Christa McAuliffe School	Public	PK, KG-8	167 Hancock Ave	Jersey City	07307	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4360	906	75	12.0	70.3%	143 (15.8%)	33 (3.6%)	651 (71.9%)	64 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.7%)	44.1	753^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	44.1%		40.3	793^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	40.7%	40	21.0	12.7	50.5	47.5	59.4	71.2	65.7	73.2	49.4	32.5	30.5	20.4	28.6	10.8	61.4	61.4	$10,643	$590	$10,053
Charles E. Trefurt School	Public	PK, KG-5	96 Franklin St	Jersey City	07307	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4320	668	69	9.6	70.1%	45 (6.7%)	36 (5.4%)	499 (74.7%)	77 (11.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	52.3	648^th of 1347 public elementary schools	51.9%		34.7	872^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	34.8%	224	25.9		50.0	51.0	45.3				54.4	57.7	48.1						$12,189	$483	$11,706
Jersey City Global Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	255 Congress Street	Jersey City	07307	Hudson County	Jersey City Global Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 744-2444	423	23	18.3	20.1%	37 (8.7%)	22 (5.2%)	121 (28.6%)	234 (55.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	89.7	124^th of 1347 public elementary schools	90.8%		82.6	244^th of 1338 public elementary schools	81.8%	120	51.2	25.0	74.0	96.2	70.7	87.9	75.0	90.7	73.9	82.7	78.0	57.6	30.0	53.2			$6,567	$748	$5,819
Alfred Zampella School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 North St	Jersey City	07307	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4350	629	58	10.8	67.4%	50 (7.9%)	34 (5.4%)	389 (61.8%)	151 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	41.1	795^th of 1347 public elementary schools	41.0%		42	768^th of 1338 public elementary schools	42.6%	27	25.3	7.2	46.6	53.5	32.0	45.1	56.3	61.5	48.9	34.6	53.2	26.8	32.5	17.2	88.0	88.0	$10,970	$546	$10,424
Nicolaus Copernicus School	Public	PK, KG-5	3385 Kennedy Blvd	Jersey City	07307	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4340	497	47	10.5	55.5%	49 (9.9%)	18 (3.6%)	191 (38.4%)	233 (46.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	52.5	643^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	52.3%		53	635^th of 1338 public elementary schools	52.5%	8	36.5		51.7	54.9	45.8				51.5	44.7	47.3						$11,031	$534	$10,497
Thomas A Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	507 West St	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5965	767	73	10.5	83.8%	15 (2.0%)	20 (2.6%)	723 (94.3%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49.8	682^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	49.4%		40.4	791^st of 1338 public elementary schools	40.9%	109	13.8		37.6	69.3	53.8	59.6			50.5	57.8	47.5	33.6					$10,005	$572	$9,433
Thomas G. Connors Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Monroe Street	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 356-3680	353	34	10.3	31.7%	169 (47.9%)	34 (9.6%)	77 (21.8%)	48 (13.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.2%)	79.1	302^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	77.6%		83.3	232^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	82.7%	70	38.6		74.3	73.5	71.9				73.6	71.4	54.4						$18,095	$463	$17,632
Hoboken Dual Language Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	123 Jefferson Street	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Dual Language Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 427-1458	441	20	22.0	8.8%	223 (50.6%)	7 (1.6%)	123 (27.9%)	77 (17.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	95.8	18^th of 1347 public elementary schools	98.7%		95.2	29^th of 1338 public elementary schools	97.8%	11	67.4	60.0	89.6	92.0	94.2	91.4	95.5	93.2	91.7	94.0	78.8	66.0	93.3		78.6	78.6	$9,496	$427	$9,069
Wallace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Willow Avenue	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 356-3650	649	62	10.4	28.5%	356 (54.9%)	41 (6.3%)	154 (23.7%)	57 (8.8%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.2%)	70	427^th of 1347 public elementary schools	68.3%		70.5	413^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.1%	14	33.8		65.1	67.9	59.8				66.3	61.7	48.6						$12,764	$243	$12,521
Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26	Public	PK, KG-5	164 Laidlaw Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 963-7160	539	55	9.8	54.5%	92 (17.1%)	53 (9.8%)	192 (35.6%)	180 (33.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.5%)	34	896^th of 1347 public elementary schools	33.5%		35.6	860^th of 1338 public elementary schools	35.7%	36	26.0		34.8	50.9	37.5				37.8	38.0	34.0						$12,306	$265	$12,041

Frequently Asked Questions about Christa McAuliffe School

How many students attend Christa McAuliffe School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 906 students attended Christa McAuliffe School.

What district is Christa McAuliffe School in?

Jersey City Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Christa McAuliffe School attend?

Students who attend Christa McAuliffe School usually go on to attend:

High : William L Dickinson High School

Is Christa McAuliffe School a good school?

Christa McAuliffe School ranks 753^rd of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Christa McAuliffe School?

Students at Christa McAuliffe School are 72% Hispanic, 16% White, 7% Asian, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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