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Martin Center for the Arts

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1306^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Martin Center for the Arts is an elementary school (grades PK-8) in the Jersey City Public Schools district, with 434 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Martin Center for the Arts significantly underperforms compared to the district and state on standardized tests, with only 18.1% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, and just 13% of 3rd graders and 6% of 8th graders reaching math proficiency. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 47.6% over the past few years. Despite spending more per student than some nearby schools like Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School, Martin Center for the Arts is not achieving better outcomes.

The large performance gaps between student subgroups at Martin Center for the Arts, particularly for African American, Hispanic, special education, and low-income students, indicate significant equity issues that need to be addressed. Addressing the school's challenges will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach focused on improving instructional quality, attendance, and resource allocation.

359

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,741

Per pupil spending ?

84.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

59 Wilkinson Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07305-4227

(201) 915-6590

District: Jersey City Public Schools

Students who attend Martin Center for the Arts usually attend:

High:

Henry Snyder High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.4%

Hispanic:

32.3%

White:

3.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (9% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg37%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

1,306^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

724^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^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	6.2	1306 of 1347	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	1258 of 1338	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	1281 of 1342	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	1281 of 1345	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	1224 of 1317	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	1287 of 1360	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	1312 of 1353	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.2	1311 of 1352	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.6	1320 of 1346	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.9	1318 of 1357	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.9	1333 of 1363	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.5	1304 of 1367	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.9	1317 of 1360	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.8	1348 of 1354	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.0	1332 of 1346	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.1	1321 of 1338	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.1	1312 of 1314	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.1	1282 of 1303	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.3	1291 of 1298	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.1	1204 of 1204	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	389 of 463	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	379 of 469	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	410 of 463	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	441 of 494	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	376 of 456	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	456 of 522	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	417 of 517	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	1278 of 1326	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	1225 of 1317	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	1238 of 1318	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	1240 of 1326	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	1274 of 1290	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	1226 of 1331	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	1233 of 1333	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	929 of 1032	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	872 of 989	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	858 of 982	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	698 of 953	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	794 of 896	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	668 of 899	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	789 of 870	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	960 of 1023	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	818 of 939	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	762 of 910	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	725 of 863	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	695 of 839	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	780 of 948	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	901 of 942	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	1230 of 1318	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1215 of 1313	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1213 of 1315	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	1214 of 1324	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	1093 of 1297	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	1247 of 1335	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	1281 of 1334	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	15.9	879 of 989	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	904 of 958	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	592 of 949	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.8	804 of 1007	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	848 of 1001	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	724 of 752	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	702 of 743	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	697 of 748	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	725 of 745	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	627 of 652	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	682 of 745	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	695 of 716	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.1	657 of 712	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.5	690 of 713	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.3	604 of 713	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	5.0	664 of 717	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.9	625 of 704	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.3	614 of 677	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.3	661 of 684	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.9	655 of 677	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.0	649 of 664	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.4	634 of 640	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.5	618 of 631	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.3	577 of 615	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.7	594 of 599	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.4	574 of 588	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.6	558 of 574	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	313 of 359	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	304 of 352	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	304 of 361	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	341 of 356	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	267 of 291	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	246 of 326	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	258 of 326	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	697 of 728	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	683 of 717	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	658 of 720	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	708 of 726	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	599 of 625	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	655 of 703	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	633 of 680	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	593 of 608	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	448 of 589	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	516 of 587	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	527 of 591	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	486 of 524	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	496 of 504	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	581 of 613	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	514 of 584	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	482 of 568	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	484 of 549	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	397 of 467	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	442 of 541	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	460 of 522	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	685 of 726	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	656 of 719	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	657 of 718	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	708 of 730	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	599 of 635	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	622 of 697	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	662 of 675	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	23.5	437 of 510	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	465 of 505	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	455 of 535	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	398 of 401	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	382 of 492	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	429 of 471	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)16th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2024)11th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2024)14th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-40 vs state

Mathematics7%-34 vs state

Science4%-21 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
Martin Center for the Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	59 Wilkinson Ave	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6590	359	34	10.5	84.4%	13 (3.6%)	217 (60.4%)	116 (32.3%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	6.2	1306^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.0%		8.9	1258^th of 1338 public elementary schools	6.0%	48	3.4	4.0	18.1	22.2	12.0	13.2	8.0	14.0	13.0	7.1	6.9	7.7	3.7	6.0			$12,741	$620	$12,121
Whitney M. Young Junior School	Public	PK, KG-8	135 Stegman St	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6440	623	58	10.7	86.7%	21 (3.4%)	360 (57.8%)	217 (34.8%)	14 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	5.3	1318^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.2%		5.2	1314^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.8%	4	5.7	1.9	11.1	23.3	15.4	7.0	3.1	6.0	4.7	11.4	5.8	1.3	1.5	3.6			$15,967	$786	$15,181
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
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
President Barack Obama Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1830 Kennedy Blvd	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6550	425	35	12.1	84.0%	28 (6.6%)	238 (56.0%)	118 (27.8%)	30 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	5 (1.2%)	11.4	1224^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.1%		10.3	1230^th of 1338 public elementary schools	8.1%	6	2.5	2.5	29.1	24.0	37.5	13.6	21.1	13.5	20.4	14.0	17.5	4.5	7.2	2.6			$15,299	$629	$14,670
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
James F. Murray School	Public	PK, KG-8	339 Stegman Parkway	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6620	642	47	13.6	77.4%	146 (22.7%)	192 (29.9%)	167 (26.0%)	96 (15.0%)	4 (0.6%)	24 (3.7%)	13 (2.0%)	35.6	876^th of 1347 public elementary schools	35.0%		30.7	933^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	30.3%	57	24.3	7.7	34.8	48.4	60.6	47.2	52.5	58.8	27.1	28.4	45.7	22.8	12.6	13.3	55.0	55.0	$10,598	$570	$10,028
Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	239 Ocean Avenue	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6470	607	44	13.7	77.1%	37 (6.1%)	284 (46.8%)	227 (37.4%)	39 (6.4%)	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	33.1	908^th of 1347 public elementary schools	32.6%		28.5	959^th of 1338 public elementary schools	28.3%	51	15.9		49.4	48.2	36.6				40.5	32.5	30.5						$9,010	$324	$8,686
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
Jersey City Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	128 Danforth Avenue	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 433-2288	561	36	15.5	82.5%	7 (1.2%)	347 (61.9%)	192 (34.2%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29	969^th of 1347 public elementary schools	28.1%		23.9	1022^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	23.6%	53	12.7	3.3	50.9	50.0	42.9	41.6	38.5	47.6	30.2	30.6	25.4	16.7	13.8	9.1	70.6	70.6	$5,983	$1,290	$4,693

Frequently Asked Questions about Martin Center for the Arts

How many students attend Martin Center for the Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended Martin Center for the Arts.

What is the racial makeup of Martin Center for the Arts?

Students at Martin Center for the Arts are 60% African American, 32% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Martin Center for the Arts in?

Jersey City Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Martin Center for the Arts attend?

Students who attend Martin Center for the Arts usually go on to attend:

High : Henry Snyder High School

Is Martin Center for the Arts a good school?

Martin Center for the Arts ranks in the bottom 3.0% of New Jersey elementary schools.

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