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Ezra L. Nolan School

Public Grades 6-8

737^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 2% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Ezra L. Nolan School is a public middle school located in Jersey City, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 218 students. The school is part of the Jersey City Public Schools district, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ezra L. Nolan School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New Jersey middle schools based on state assessment scores, with proficiency rates significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's student subgroups, including female, male, African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, all perform poorly compared to their peers statewide. Additionally, Ezra L. Nolan School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.9% to 39.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to other middle schools in the Jersey City area, such as Franklin L. Williams School and Middle School #4, Ezra L. Nolan School significantly underperforms. The school's performance is also significantly lower than that of higher-performing schools in the region, such as Academy I, Hoboken Middle School, and Explore Middle School. Ezra L. Nolan School's persistent underperformance suggests that the school may require comprehensive interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

250

Students ?

8.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,859

Per pupil spending ?

84%

Free/discounted lunch ?

88 Gates Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07305-2448

(201) 915-6570

District: Jersey City Public Schools

Students who attend Ezra L. Nolan School usually attend:

High:

Henry Snyder High School

Feeder schools for Ezra L. Nolan School:

Elementary:	Alexander D. Sullivan School
	Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.0%

Hispanic:

38.4%

White:

2.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (22% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg32%

New Jersey avg42%

737^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	737 of 752	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	739 of 743	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	717 of 748	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	710 of 745	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	638 of 652	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	733 of 745	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	691 of 716	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.4	690 of 712	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.3	691 of 713	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.5	688 of 713	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.2	688 of 717	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.9	684 of 704	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.2	656 of 677	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.3	662 of 684	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.7	667 of 677	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.3	634 of 664	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.7	611 of 640	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.3	592 of 631	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	18.1	513 of 615	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.5	506 of 599	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	6.5	531 of 588	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	4.2	532 of 574	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	324 of 359	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	329 of 352	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	353 of 361	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	334 of 356	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	268 of 291	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	315 of 326	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	291 of 326	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	329 of 343	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	295 of 320	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	251 of 288	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	242 of 270	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	199 of 227	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	186 of 202	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	696 of 728	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	707 of 717	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	687 of 720	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	652 of 726	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	587 of 625	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	691 of 703	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	657 of 680	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	579 of 608	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	577 of 589	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	536 of 587	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	530 of 591	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	461 of 480	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	505 of 524	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	472 of 504	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	603 of 613	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	536 of 584	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	491 of 568	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	474 of 549	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	394 of 467	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	487 of 541	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	452 of 522	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	710 of 726	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	710 of 719	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	675 of 718	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	701 of 730	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	618 of 635	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	686 of 697	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	648 of 675	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	480 of 507	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	485 of 510	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	427 of 505	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	516 of 535	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	392 of 401	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	469 of 492	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	418 of 471	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)10th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Science100%+81 vs state

English Language Arts14%-43 vs state

Mathematics4%-30 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 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 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
Ezra L. Nolan School	Public	6-8	88 Gates Ave	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6570	250	31	8.0	84.0%	7 (2.8%)	135 (54.0%)	96 (38.4%)	6 (2.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	7.7	737^th of 752 public middle schools	2.0%		6.6	739^th of 743 public middle schools	0.5%	2		1.0			16.3	13.9	11.6			5.8	3.9	2.9			$12,859	$319	$12,540
Academy I	Public	6-8	209 Bergen Avenue	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6500	415	31	13.6	53.7%	97 (23.4%)	55 (13.3%)	71 (17.1%)	178 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.7%)	88.2	60^th of 752 public middle schools	92.0%		91.6	33^rd of 743 public middle schools	95.6%	27		39.0			95.8	97.6	86.5			86.3	85.7		65.7	65.7	$10,195	$392	$9,803
Middle School # 4	Public	6-8	107 Bright Street	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 946-5740	755	47	16.0	55.5%	147 (19.5%)	146 (19.3%)	226 (29.9%)	211 (27.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	21 (2.8%)	64.8	236^th of 752 public middle schools	68.6%		68.9	201^st of 743 public middle schools	72.9%	35		27.5			65.2	64.5	55.6			53.0	55.2	5.7	88.3	88.3	$10,749	$520	$10,229
Kindle Education Public Charter School	Public, Charter	6-7	35 Journal Square Plaza	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Kindle Education Public Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(551) 350-1520	87	4	21.7	64.4%	11 (12.6%)	38 (43.7%)	30 (34.5%)	3 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.7%)	30.4	514^th of 752 public middle schools	31.6%					(n/a)					48.0	44.6				13.2	29.3
Explore Middle School	Public	6-8	180 9th Street	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 631-6395	163	15	11.2	27.6%	44 (27.0%)	21 (12.9%)	70 (42.9%)	20 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.9%)	91.3	32^nd of 752 public middle schools	95.7%		92.2	26^th of 743 public middle schools	96.5%	6		29.5			91.1	89.1	90.2			71.5	78.2	43.8	100.0	100.0	$10,449		$10,449
Franklin L. Williams School	Public	6-8	222 Laidlaw Avenue	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-8340	906	73	12.4	81.9%	73 (8.1%)	65 (7.2%)	674 (74.4%)	87 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	22	580^th of 752 public middle schools	22.9%		26.3	542^nd of 743 public middle schools	27.1%	38		4.5			36.2	44.0	34.9			20.9	29.3	0.7	40.4	40.4	$12,649	$746	$11,903
Hoboken Middle School	Public	6-8	158 Fourth Street	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 356-3750	438	43	10.2	43.4%	204 (46.6%)	52 (11.9%)	136 (31.1%)	30 (6.8%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.3%)	71.8	181^st of 752 public middle schools	75.9%		64.9	235^th of 743 public middle schools	68.4%	54		25.4			77.3	64.9	58.3			66.9	57.8	12.3	94.5	94.5	$12,680	$301	$12,379
Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	One North Fifth Street	Harrison	07029	Hudson County	Harrison Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 483-2285	466	37	12.6	85.0%	48 (10.3%)	9 (1.9%)	386 (82.8%)	22 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34.2	478^th of 752 public middle schools	36.4%		28.9	517^th of 743 public middle schools	30.4%	39		10.6			44.7	39.9	52.9			24.8	23.0	18.7	95.4	95.4	$14,511	$607	$13,904
Discovery Charter School	Public, Charter	4-8	240 Halsey St	Newark	07102	Essex County	Discovery Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 623-0222	99	6	15.8	84.8%	0 (0.0%)	81 (81.8%)	17 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.7	218^th of 752 public middle schools	71.0%		62.3	257^th of 743 public middle schools	65.4%	39	24.0	29.4	58.3	54.2	73.9	80.0	75.1	46.2	36.0	25.0	30.0	52.9			$11,745	$906	$10,839
Emerson Middle School	Public	6-8	318 - 18th Street	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5900	999	67	14.9	86.7%	10 (1.0%)	10 (1.0%)	972 (97.3%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.4	342^nd of 752 public middle schools	54.5%		52.1	328^th of 743 public middle schools	55.9%	14		5.1			67.1	59.7	66.9			42.1	28.0	26.5			$8,615	$483	$8,132

Frequently Asked Questions about Ezra L. Nolan School

What district is Ezra L. Nolan School in?

Jersey City Public Schools

How many students attend Ezra L. Nolan School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 250 students attended Ezra L. Nolan School.

What is the racial makeup of Ezra L. Nolan School?

Students at Ezra L. Nolan School are 54% African American, 38% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Is Ezra L. Nolan School a good school?

Ezra L. Nolan School ranks in the bottom 2.0% of New Jersey middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Ezra L. Nolan School attend?

Students who attend Ezra L. Nolan School usually go on to attend Henry Snyder High School

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