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Franklin L. Williams School

Public Grades 6-8

580^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 23% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Franklin L. Williams School is a public middle school located in Jersey City, New Jersey, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 882 students. The school is part of the Jersey City Public Schools district, which is ranked 455 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The data suggests that Franklin L. Williams School faces significant challenges in academic performance, particularly in Mathematics. The school consistently performs below the district and state averages in proficiency rates for NJSLA English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 8th grade Mathematics proficiency rate was only 0.7%, compared to the district's 9.2% and the state's 20.7%. The school also struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, with its Asian and White student populations ranking in the bottom 25% of New Jersey middle schools in recent years.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Academy I and Ezra L. Nolan School, generally outperform Franklin L. Williams School in academic proficiency, with some schools ranking in the top 25% of New Jersey middle schools. For example, Academy I has significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics, with 95.8% proficiency in 6th grade ELA and 86.3% in 6th grade Mathematics. To address these issues, the school and district should consider implementing targeted interventions, improving student attendance, and exploring ways to leverage the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio to provide more personalized instruction and support for students.

906

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,649

Per pupil spending ?

81.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

222 Laidlaw Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306

(201) 714-8340

District: Jersey City Public Schools

Students who attend Franklin L. Williams School usually attend:

High:

William L Dickinson High School

Feeder schools for Franklin L. Williams School:

Elementary:	Charles E. Trefurt School
	Jotham W. Wakeman School
	Nicolaus Copernicus School
	Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.4%

Asian:

9.6%

White:

8.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (33% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (22% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg32%

New Jersey avg43%

580^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	22.0	580 of 752	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	542 of 743	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	531 of 748	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	478 of 745	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	433 of 652	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	537 of 745	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	535 of 716	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.2	538 of 712	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.4	579 of 713	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.8	489 of 713	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	20.3	583 of 717	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.5	546 of 704	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.8	538 of 677	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.8	563 of 684	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.4	562 of 677	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.7	548 of 664	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	33.9	231 of 352	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	180 of 361	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	186 of 356	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	152 of 291	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	169 of 326	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.0	128 of 326	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	3.3	197 of 204	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	183 of 200	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	166 of 201	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	157 of 200	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	100 of 147	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.5	175 of 199	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	175 of 200	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	293 of 343	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	260 of 320	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.6	121 of 288	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.7	154 of 270	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	144 of 197	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	153 of 227	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.1	157 of 202	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	575 of 728	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	511 of 717	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	539 of 720	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	503 of 726	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	418 of 625	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.0	528 of 703	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	537 of 680	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	452 of 608	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	405 of 589	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	411 of 587	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	372 of 591	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	305 of 480	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	371 of 524	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	365 of 504	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	406 of 613	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	337 of 584	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	232 of 568	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	128 of 549	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	53.6	157 of 467	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	241 of 541	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	215 of 522	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	541 of 726	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	505 of 719	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	473 of 718	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	432 of 730	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	396 of 635	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.5	487 of 697	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	456 of 675	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	315 of 507	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	306 of 510	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	334 of 505	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	326 of 535	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	249 of 401	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	371 of 492	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.0	264 of 471	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	443 of 502	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	478 of 510	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	469 of 509	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	439 of 512	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	409 of 435	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	475 of 504	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	461 of 497	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)38th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2024)34th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)3rd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I40%-5 vs state

Mathematics39%+4 vs state

English Language Arts38%-19 vs state

Science4%-14 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 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Union Hill Middle School	Public	7-8	3800 Hudson Ave	Union City	07087	Hudson County	Union City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 348-5936	865	59	14.6	83.5%	11 (1.3%)	4 (0.5%)	846 (97.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.7	270^th of 752 public middle schools	64.1%		63.2	248^th of 743 public middle schools	66.6%	22	6.4		66.9	69.6		36.8	44.3			$10,040	$489	$9,551
West New York Middle School	Public	7-8	201 57th St	West New York	07093	Hudson County	West New York School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 553-4160	1,087	68	15.9	91.4%	19 (1.7%)	10 (0.9%)	1,048 (96.4%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	31.2	502^nd of 752 public middle schools	33.2%		31.6	494^th of 743 public middle schools	33.5%	8	9.4		39.0	45.2		25.1	16.3	100.0	100.0	$8,996	$962	$8,034
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin L. Williams School

What district is Franklin L. Williams School in?

Jersey City Public Schools

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Franklin L. Williams School ranks in the bottom 22.9% of New Jersey middle schools.

How many students attend Franklin L. Williams School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 906 students attended Franklin L. Williams School.

What high school do graduates of Franklin L. Williams School attend?

Students who attend Franklin L. Williams School usually go on to attend William L Dickinson High School

What is the racial makeup of Franklin L. Williams School?

Students at Franklin L. Williams School are 74% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 8% White, 7% African American.

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