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Jotham W. Wakeman School

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Jotham W. Wakeman School ranks 250 th of 1331 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

250^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,331 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Jotham W. Wakeman School serves 617 students in prekindergarten through grade 5 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Its 2025–2026 test results are a clear strength: averages across grades 3–5 were 71% in English Language Arts (ELA) and 64% in math, while fifth-grade science proficiency was 44%. Those results topped the nearby-school averages of 52%, 48%, and 29%, respectively, and were also above state and district results. The most important takeaway is that Wakeman performed above nearby, state, and district results in all three reported subjects.

Fourth grade is Wakeman’s strongest point compared with nearby schools: its 75% ELA and 66% math results were the highest in the nearby group. Fifth grade is a relative soft spot, with the school’s lowest ELA score, 65%, and math at 62%; even so, those results were 13 and 16 percentage points above state results. Wakeman ranked third among 11 nearby schools by SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile, tied with Connors at 81 and just behind Conti at 84. Attendance is a concern alongside the strong tests: chronic absenteeism was 23% in 2024–2025, above the state’s 14% and close to the district’s 24%.

Results dipped from the previous year: ELA fell 3 points, math 8, and science 8. Over four years, however, results rose by 1 point in ELA, 2 in math, and 5 in science. SchoolDigger ranks Wakeman 250th of 1,331 schools, in the 81st percentile with 4 stars for 2025–2026; that percentile is down from 87 the prior year. By comparison, Jersey City Public Schools ranks 445th of 607 districts, in the 27th percentile with 1 star. In 2024–2025, 45% of Wakeman students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with 57% at nearby schools on average, and its student-teacher ratio was 11.0. SchoolDigger’s student-group rankings show a notable contrast: the school ranked in the 97th percentile for how well it serves African American students, versus 81st overall, while its ranking for serving students receiving special education was in the 32nd percentile.

617

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,366

Per pupil spending ?

45.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

100 St Pauls Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07306-2208

(201) 714-4310

District: Jersey City Public Schools

Students who attend Jotham W. Wakeman School usually attend:

Middle:	Franklin L. Williams School
High:	William L Dickinson High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

46.4%

Hispanic:

31.0%

African American:

10.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (65% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (23% vs 14% New Jersey)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg40%

New Jersey avg45%

250^th of 1,331

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 27 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 25Elementary Schools in the Jersey City Public Schools

445^th of 607Jersey 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
2026	81.7	250 of 1331	81.2%	★★★★☆
2025	86.6	179 of 1347	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	293 of 1338	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	285 of 1342	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.0	449 of 1345	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.5	356 of 1317	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	349 of 1360	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	357 of 1353	73.6%	★★★★☆
2017	63.5	550 of 1352	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.5	622 of 1346	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.5	790 of 1357	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.9	814 of 1363	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.1	881 of 1367	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.6	948 of 1363	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.7	1052 of 1360	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.8	1150 of 1354	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.1	1123 of 1346	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.3	1147 of 1338	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.4	1124 of 1329	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.9	1034 of 1314	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.2	1102 of 1303	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.4	1050 of 1298	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	23.1	954 of 1204	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	96.8	11 of 434	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	38.8	286 of 463	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.0	169 of 494	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.4	51 of 456	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	77 of 517	85.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	73.2	90 of 341	73.6%	★★★★☆
2025	79.7	51 of 330	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	141 of 340	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	110 of 346	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	154 of 348	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.7	158 of 339	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	122 of 370	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.3	114 of 370	69.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	96.3	31 of 581	94.7%	★★★★★
2025	91.0	57 of 597	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.2	62 of 559	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	95.2	32 of 499	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	55.3	150 of 489	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.7	82 of 411	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	54.6	176 of 463	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	78.2	285 of 1311	78.3%	★★★★☆
2025	84.7	187 of 1326	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	318 of 1317	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	248 of 1318	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	472 of 1326	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.5	346 of 1290	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.1	328 of 1331	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	359 of 1333	73.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	286 of 991	71.1%	★★★★☆
2025	84.4	121 of 1032	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	187 of 989	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	205 of 982	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	57.6	332 of 953	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.8	294 of 896	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.7	113 of 899	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	117 of 870	86.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	90.3	52 of 1002	94.8%	★★★★★
2025	90.0	58 of 1023	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	42 of 939	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	65 of 910	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	83.3	89 of 863	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	87.3	39 of 839	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	38 of 948	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	42 of 942	95.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	81.8	233 of 1306	82.2%	★★★★☆
2025	85.9	156 of 1318	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	275 of 1313	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	321 of 1315	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	399 of 1324	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	363 of 1297	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	330 of 1335	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	340 of 1334	74.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	659 of 970	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.0	604 of 1023	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	542 of 989	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	661 of 958	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	691 of 949	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	599 of 868	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	600 of 1007	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	36.7	637 of 963	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	74.7	208 of 975	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	261 of 976	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	104 of 964	89.2%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)97th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)95th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)78th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)74th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)71st percentile-10 vs school

White (2024)34th percentile-44 vs school

Special Education (2026)32nd percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts72%+23 vs state

Mathematics64%+17 vs state

Science44%+17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJSLA-S Science (2026)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)						NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						NJSLA Algebra I (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Jotham W. Wakeman School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 St Pauls Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4310	617	56	11.0	45.2%	58 (9.4%)	64 (10.4%)	191 (31.0%)	286 (46.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	81.7	250^th of 1331 public elementary schools	81.2%		86.6	179^th of 1347 public elementary schools	86.7%	71	44.1		74.2	74.6	65.2				65.2	66.2	61.8						$23,366	$1,293	$22,073
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%)	48.4	685^th of 1331 public elementary schools	48.5%		34	896^th of 1347 public elementary schools	33.5%	211	25.5		67.3	36.8	54.4				63.7	26.0	42.5						$25,180	$1,456	$23,724
Jersey City Golden Door Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3044 Kennedy Blvd	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Golden Door Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 795-4400	662	41	16.3	59.8%	75 (11.3%)	124 (18.7%)	190 (28.7%)	255 (38.5%)	10 (1.5%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	55	613^th of 1331 public elementary schools	53.9%		59.5	545^th of 1347 public elementary schools	59.5%	68	23.6	14.6	52.0	54.8	63.9	47.6	56.1	64.6	46.6	48.0	55.5	34.4	30.0	22.6	64.7	64.7	$11,908	$1,173	$10,735
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%)	39.7	805^th of 1331 public elementary schools	39.5%		52.3	648^th of 1347 public elementary schools	51.9%	157	27.6		45.9	37.8	42.6				45.3	42.9	31.0						$24,494	$1,526	$22,968
Martin Luther King Junior School	Public	PK, KG-8	886 Bergen Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6521	752	65	11.6	77.1%	386 (51.3%)	61 (8.1%)	131 (17.4%)	153 (20.3%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.9%)	10 (1.3%)	46.5	710^th of 1331 public elementary schools	46.7%		42.4	782^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	41.9%	72	25.2	1.4	48.7	46.4	40.9	52.6	54.6	34.3	59.5	39.7	40.2	33.3	45.0	10.5	43.4	43.4	$19,680	$1,350	$18,330
Mahatma K. Gandhi School	Public	PK, KG-8	143 Romaine Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6490	821	82	10.0	78.4%	247 (30.1%)	150 (18.3%)	157 (19.1%)	250 (30.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	13 (1.6%)	29.6	929^th of 1331 public elementary schools	30.2%		29.7	962^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	28.6%	33	18.0	3.5	42.9	35.3	39.7	44.2	44.6	21.4	43.1	24.0	34.6	13.0	19.3	15.8			$27,100	$1,415	$25,685
Dr. Michael Conti School	Public	PK, KG-8	182 Merseles St	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4300	651	57	11.4	46.1%	151 (23.2%)	76 (11.7%)	226 (34.7%)	159 (24.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.8%)	84.7	208^th of 1331 public elementary schools	84.4%		75.9	342^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	74.6%	134	58.4	13.3	80.0	65.6	72.9	59.5	50.0	46.6	78.3	64.5	73.0	52.4	32.5	13.3	86.7	86.7	$22,197	$1,370	$20,827
Rafael Cordero y Molina	Public	PK, KG-8	158 Erie St	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4390	794	74	10.7	38.9%	196 (24.7%)	151 (19.0%)	220 (27.7%)	204 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.8%)	60	553^rd of 1331 public elementary schools	58.5%		55.8	602^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	55.3%	49	34.5	8.3	67.7	60.0	43.6	52.0	55.9	30.5	69.2	56.9	29.1	32.0	27.3	5.6			$24,207	$599	$23,608
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%)	46.1	716^th of 1331 public elementary schools	46.2%		52.5	643^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	52.3%	73	25.3		47.2	43.1	42.5				57.7	46.5	38.7						$24,711	$1,451	$23,260
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%)	81.9	249^th of 1331 public elementary schools	81.3%		79.1	302^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	77.6%	53	36.6		84.0	55.9	75.6				82.0	58.9	63.4						$25,112	$174	$24,938

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