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Academy I Middle School
209 Bergen Ave
Jersey City NJ, 07305, Hudson County
Phone: 201-915-6500
Ranking:
(704 out of 1,847, top 38%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Jersey City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 38 | 40 | 38 | 28 | 27 | 41 | 30 | |||||||
Total Students: | 461 | 450 | 433 | 413 | 405 | 342 | 352 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 122 | 26.5% | 132 | 29.3% | 131 | 30.3% | 130 | 31.5% | 121 | 29.9% | 96 | 28.1% | 87 | 24.7% |
Grade 7: | 157 | 34.1% | 159 | 35.3% | 147 | 33.9% | 149 | 36.1% | 132 | 32.6% | 90 | 26.3% | 96 | 27.3% |
Grade 8: | 153 | 33.2% | 136 | 30.2% | 122 | 28.2% | 134 | 32.4% | 99 | 24.4% | 95 | 27.8% | 113 | 32.1% |
Ungraded: | 29 | 6.3% | 23 | 5.1% | 33 | 7.6% | NA | NA | 53 | 13.1% | 61 | 17.8% | 56 | 15.9% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 230 | 49.9% | 216 | 48.0% | 195 | 45.0% | 189 | 45.8% | 185 | 45.7% | 155 | 45.3% | 158 | 44.9% |
Female: | 231 | 50.1% | 234 | 52.0% | 238 | 55.0% | 224 | 54.2% | 220 | 54.3% | 187 | 54.7% | 190 | 54.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.5% | 3 | 0.9% |
Asian: | 166 | 36.0% | 162 | 36.0% | 159 | 36.7% | 146 | 35.4% | 122 | 30.1% | 105 | 30.7% | 123 | 34.9% |
Hispanic: | 83 | 18.0% | 80 | 17.8% | 75 | 17.3% | 69 | 16.7% | 75 | 18.5% | 59 | 17.3% | 70 | 19.9% |
Black: | 130 | 28.2% | 117 | 26.0% | 119 | 27.5% | 118 | 28.6% | 143 | 35.3% | 121 | 35.4% | 116 | 33.0% |
White: | 63 | 13.7% | 69 | 15.3% | 71 | 16.4% | 72 | 17.4% | 58 | 14.3% | 50 | 14.6% | 40 | 11.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 11 | 2.4% | 13 | 2.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 263 | 57.0% | 253 | 56.2% | 263 | 60.7% | 244 | 59.1% | 225 | 55.6% | 211 | 61.7% | 192 | 54.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 59 | 12.8% | 60 | 13.3% | 57 | 13.2% | 44 | 10.7% | 41 | 10.1% | 42 | 12.3% | 53 | 15.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.13 | 11.25 | 11.28 | 14.75 | 15.00 | 7.00 | 11.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 97.1% | 48.9% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 77.2% | 29.6% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 46.9% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 81.5% | 43.6% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 95.4% | 47.2% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 47.4% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 97.1% | 51.9% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 82.3% | 44.3% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 83.9% | 44.3% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 88.2% | 47.8% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 58.7% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 67.4% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 75.6% | 57.1% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 66.0% | 47.1% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 57.2% | 50.1% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 68.7% | 52.0% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 85.7% | 42.4% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 81.3% | 42.1% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 82.7% | 47.5% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 67.7% | 40.2% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 66.0% | 41.9% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 57.2% | 40.8% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 68.0% | 40.5% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 84.8% | 46.2% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 82.9% | 43.3% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 82.0% | 43.0% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.6% | 59.9% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 64.5% | 61.9% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67.0% | 62.0% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 89.6% | 65.2% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 91.0% | 66.7% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.5% | 64.0% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66.4% | 43.1% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.0% | 46.9% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.3% | 41.4% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.5% | 52.7% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.8% | 55.5% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.0% | 54.7% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80.9% | 63.7% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.7% | 63.8% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.7% | 59.7% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84.3% | 61.3% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 88.2% | 61.1% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 86.3% | 56.6% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53.7% | 56.1% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.1% | 49.9% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.5% | 56.0% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73.8% | 53% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 51.6% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42.1% | 36.5% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70.1% | 42.7% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.1% | 42.9% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.2% | 42.6% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.6% | 47.1% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 51.0% | 44.1% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.7% | 46.7% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 53.3% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.1% | 58.3% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80.1% | 56.3% | 78.9% |
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* Academy I Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.