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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 07302

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At a glance

Schools

8,203

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedCornelia F. Bradford School4^th of 1,331 New Jersey elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Dr. Michael Conti School up 134 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Rafael Cordero y Molina 10.7 students per teacher

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 07302 has 11 schools: four elementary, two middle, four high schools and one alternative school, with grade spans ranging from elementary grades to K–12 and grades 6–12. In 2025–2026, the elementary schools’ average results were about 19 percentage points above matched state averages in both ELA and math; middle-grade averages were also above state results. The most important finding for families is that these area-wide averages conceal very large differences between schools in the same grade and subject.

Cornelia F. Bradford School led the listed elementary schools in grades 3–5 ELA and math, and grade 5 science; in grade 3 ELA, its 98% was 52 points above Frank R Conwell School’s 45%. At the secondary level, Infinity Institute scored 100% in grade 9 ELA, 80 points above James J Ferris High School; Infinity’s 100% in grade 8 math was 94 points above Rafael Cordero y Molina. Other strengths differ by grade: Explore Middle School led reported middle-grade math results, while Dr Ronald McNair High School led grade 11 science at 95%. Ferris was lowest in several reported high-school tests; SchoolDigger ranked it #411 of 434 New Jersey high schools, compared with #4 for Bradford, #3 for Infinity, #7 for McNair and #12 for Explore in their respective school groups.

Recent changes were mixed, not uniformly upward or downward: elementary math rose by an average of about 4 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while middle-grade ELA fell about 7 points. Individual results varied: Dr. Michael Conti School grade 4 ELA fell 22 points, while Explore grade 8 math rose 18 points. Bradford held SchoolDigger rank #4 among elementary schools in all three reported years. The reported free/reduced lunch eligibility measure for 2024–2025 was 10% at Bradford and 79% at BelovED Community Charter School; BelovED’s grade 3–5 ELA results were also above state results in each grade. These figures describe different school contexts, not reasons for performance; test results vary by grade and subject.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2026)	NJGPA Mathematics (2026)	NJSLA-S Science (2026)			NJSLA English Language Arts (2026)							NJSLA Mathematics (2026)						NJSLA Algebra I (2026)				NJSLA Geometry (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th 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 English Language Arts 9th 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 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
BelovED Community Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	508 Grand Street	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	BelovED Community Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 630-4700	1,573	71	22.1	79.3%	347 (22.1%)	401 (25.5%)	501 (31.8%)	240 (15.3%)	7 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	73 (4.6%)								(n/a)	80.9	71.1	35.3	10.0	39.4	67.2	71.1	69.2	55.7	66.4	54.2	55.8	70.5	72.9	73.4	54.1	56.5	17.8	90.0	32.1		47.0	38.5		40.7	$14,307	$1,480	$12,827
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%)	95.9	12^th of 743 public middle schools	98.4%		91.3	32^nd of 752 public middle schools	95.7%	20				50.0					90.9	94.7	87.0					72.3	75.9	61.3	100.0			100.0				$25,330	$1,242	$24,088
Academy of Technology Design	Public	9-12	525 Montgomery Street	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 631-6331	235	4	58.0	49.4%	43 (18.3%)	21 (8.9%)	128 (54.5%)	29 (12.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	48.6	203^rd of 434 public high schools	53.2%		71.4	87^th of 434 public high schools	80.0%	116		62.0			15.9							69.0								36.8		36.8				$25,320	$1,241	$24,079
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%)	68	210^th of 743 public middle schools	71.7%		64.8	236^th of 752 public middle schools	68.6%	26				27.5					62.8	66.1	54.6					53.4	55.5	13.7	87.7			87.7				$18,119	$1,366	$16,753
James J Ferris High School	Public	9-12	35 Colgate St	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6660	1,364	100	13.7	72.1%	151 (11.1%)	289 (21.2%)	753 (55.2%)	154 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	14 (1.0%)	9	411^th of 434 public high schools	5.3%		11.6	409^th of 434 public high schools	5.8%	2	40.4	32.5			4.9							19.8								3.7		3.6	17.6	0.0	6.8	$21,904	$1,596	$20,308
Dr Ronald McNair High School	Public	9-12	123 Coles Street	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 418-7617	716	55	13.1	35.2%	150 (20.9%)	100 (14.0%)	115 (16.1%)	310 (43.3%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	33 (4.6%)	94.7	7^th of 434 public high schools	98.4%		90.8	12^th of 434 public high schools	97.2%	5					94.9							99.4								97.2		97.2	85.5		84.8	$17,945	$579	$17,366
Frank R Conwell School	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Bright Street	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6100	605	51	11.8	56.5%	133 (22.0%)	121 (20.0%)	252 (41.7%)	76 (12.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	19 (3.1%)	47.2	705^th of 1331 public elementary schools	47.0%		48.4	703^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	47.8%	2			32.6			45.3	40.8	54.4					43.4	38.9	50.0											$20,058	$1,089	$18,969
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
Cornelia F. Bradford School	Public	PK, KG-5	96 Sussex St	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 915-6450	1,082	55	19.6	9.7%	312 (28.8%)	55 (5.1%)	80 (7.4%)	520 (48.1%)	6 (0.6%)	76 (7.0%)	32 (3.0%)	98.2	4^th of 1331 public elementary schools	99.7%		97.8	4^th of 1347 public elementary schools	99.7%				77.8			97.7	93.1	90.4					96.2	93.1	85.3											$15,548	$480	$15,068
Infinity Institute	Public	6-12	222 Mercer Street	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-1404	265	24	11.0	53.2%	66 (24.9%)	22 (8.3%)	33 (12.5%)	132 (49.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.4%)	96.8	3^rd of 434 public high schools	99.3%		95.5	1^st of 434 public high schools	99.8%	2				75.0	94.7				100.0	100.0	97.8	100.0						100.0					92.3		92.3	$18,789	$1,397	$17,392

Cities Near Zip Code 07302

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Jersey City	0.07 mi	53	379^th
Hoboken	1.07 mi	8	110^th
Union City	2.1 mi	15	275^th
North Bergen	2.48 mi	8	463^rd
Secaucus	3 mi	6	254^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.