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Dr. Charles P. Defuccio School
214 Plainfield Ave
Jersey City NJ, 07306, Hudson County
Phone: 201-915-6560
Ranking:
(1,649 out of 1,847, bottom 11%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten 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: | 39 | 48 | 36 | 26 | 27 | 54 | 47 | |||||||
Total Students: | 416 | 421 | 398 | 375 | 370 | 333 | 355 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 45 | 10.8% | 45 | 10.7% | 41 | 10.3% | 44 | 11.7% | 43 | 11.6% | 39 | 11.7% | 40 | 11.3% |
Kindergarten: | 49 | 11.8% | 51 | 12.1% | 48 | 12.1% | 52 | 13.9% | 32 | 8.6% | 35 | 10.5% | 28 | 7.9% |
Grade 1: | 47 | 11.3% | 47 | 11.2% | 44 | 11.1% | 44 | 11.7% | 41 | 11.1% | 28 | 8.4% | 28 | 7.9% |
Grade 2: | 36 | 8.7% | 39 | 9.3% | 37 | 9.3% | 34 | 9.1% | 31 | 8.4% | 27 | 8.1% | 34 | 9.6% |
Grade 3: | 41 | 9.9% | 44 | 10.5% | 34 | 8.5% | 31 | 8.3% | 30 | 8.1% | 37 | 11.1% | 38 | 10.7% |
Grade 4: | 35 | 8.4% | 30 | 7.1% | 25 | 6.3% | 35 | 9.3% | 36 | 9.7% | 31 | 9.3% | 34 | 9.6% |
Grade 5: | 33 | 7.9% | 31 | 7.4% | 35 | 8.8% | 45 | 12.0% | 41 | 11.1% | 32 | 9.6% | 21 | 5.9% |
Grade 6: | 29 | 7.0% | 33 | 7.8% | 43 | 10.8% | 38 | 10.1% | 35 | 9.5% | 20 | 6.0% | 34 | 9.6% |
Grade 7: | 33 | 7.9% | 37 | 8.8% | 26 | 6.5% | 27 | 7.2% | 22 | 5.9% | 27 | 8.1% | 31 | 8.7% |
Grade 8: | 31 | 7.5% | 30 | 7.1% | 24 | 6.0% | 25 | 6.7% | 28 | 7.6% | 27 | 8.1% | 31 | 8.7% |
Ungraded: | 37 | 8.9% | 34 | 8.1% | 41 | 10.3% | NA | NA | 31 | 8.4% | 30 | 9.0% | 36 | 10.1% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 231 | 55.5% | 228 | 54.2% | 222 | 55.8% | 203 | 54.1% | 196 | 53.0% | 181 | 54.4% | 186 | 52.4% |
Female: | 185 | 44.5% | 193 | 45.8% | 176 | 44.2% | 172 | 45.9% | 174 | 47.0% | 152 | 45.6% | 165 | 46.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 8 | 1.9% | 8 | 2.0% | 11 | 2.9% | 9 | 2.4% | 9 | 2.7% | 10 | 2.8% |
Asian: | 32 | 7.7% | 43 | 10.2% | 33 | 8.3% | 29 | 7.7% | 32 | 8.6% | 28 | 8.4% | 21 | 5.9% |
Hispanic: | 164 | 39.4% | 155 | 36.8% | 153 | 38.4% | 144 | 38.4% | 129 | 34.9% | 121 | 36.3% | 117 | 33.0% |
Black: | 181 | 43.5% | 184 | 43.7% | 179 | 45.0% | 165 | 44.0% | 171 | 46.2% | 154 | 46.2% | 192 | 54.1% |
White: | 25 | 6.0% | 22 | 5.2% | 21 | 5.3% | 23 | 6.1% | 25 | 6.8% | 18 | 5.4% | 15 | 4.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 10 | 2.4% | 9 | 2.1% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.9% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 340 | 81.7% | 349 | 82.9% | 318 | 79.9% | 286 | 76.3% | 290 | 78.4% | 222 | 66.7% | 252 | 71.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 5.0% | 20 | 4.8% | 26 | 6.5% | 20 | 5.3% | 29 | 7.8% | 50 | 15.0% | 37 | 10.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.67 | 8.77 | 11.16 | 14.42 | 13.70 | 5.10 | 7.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45.7% | 63.6% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.5% | 73.8% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47.9% | 66.6% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 69.9% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.5% | 72.4% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34.1% | 40.6% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 35.7% | 43.3% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51.7% | 47.4% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55.3% | 53.4% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 53.3% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34.8% | 52.9% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.9% | 68.8% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.5% | 76.6% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.3% | 75.8% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.6% | 71% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51.2% | 61.0% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64.2% | 64.4% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.3% | 63.6% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64.1% | 65.6% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 67.3% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37.3% | 58.4% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 66.1% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36.8% | 71.7% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.5% | 63.5% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35.5% | 62.0% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48.6% | 68.4% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 22.9% | 37.6% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 19.5% | 35.2% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20.6% | 42.2% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40.7% | 39.5% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36.1% | 41.0% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 27.5% | 44.9% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 9.8% | 55.8% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28.2% | 63.2% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.5% | 69.9% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.6% | 72.0% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.1% | 69.1% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40.0% | 55.1% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38.9% | 61.7% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47.0% | 63.7% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.3% | 63.1% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.9% | 72.9% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55.3% | 63.5% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.6% | 64.5% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55.2% | 66.4% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42.9% | 67.5% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 80% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.1% | 87.4% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.7% | 80.7% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.1% | 82.0% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.6% | 80.8% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.4% | 72.6% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55.6% | 31.9% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 38.9% | 40.3% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34.2% | 42% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34.1% | 37.6% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23.7% | 43.1% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45.7% | 44.0% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58.6% | 57.8% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55.6% | 58.0% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52.8% | 64% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52.7% | 66.3% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 54.6% | 66.5% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57.9% | 73.9% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74.3% | 72.8% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 25.5% | 48.9% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 43.6% | 29.6% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 58.3% | 46.9% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 36.4% | 43.6% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 38.5% | 47.2% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 21.6% | 47.4% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 51.9% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 64.1% | 44.3% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 70.9% | 44.3% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 48.5% | 47.8% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 59.0% | 58.7% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 67.4% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 34.4% | 57.1% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 45.4% | 47.1% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 60.0% | 50.1% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 52.0% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 28.9% | 42.4% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 38.2% | 42.1% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 46.2% | 47.5% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 23.5% | 40.2% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 63.6% | 41.9% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 51.4% | 40.8% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 48.1% | 40.5% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 28.9% | 46.2% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 43.3% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 43.6% | 43.0% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.3% | 59.9% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 61.9% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.3% | 62.0% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 64.3% | 65.2% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 51.5% | 66.7% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 59.0% | 64.0% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31.3% | 43.1% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 46.9% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 41.4% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 58.6% | 52.7% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 51.6% | 55.5% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46.3% | 54.7% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46.9% | 63.7% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54.2% | 63.8% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 59.7% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.1% | 61.3% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45.5% | 61.1% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41.9% | 56.6% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41.8% | 56.1% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31.5% | 49.9% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 56.0% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 53% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 33.3% | 51.6% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 36.5% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 26.8% | 42.7% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 30.7% | 42.9% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 42.6% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 43.4% | 47.1% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 29.1% | 44.1% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 26.8% | 46.7% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39.2% | 53.3% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 58.3% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 43.4% | 56.3% | 78.9% |
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* Dr. Charles P. Defuccio School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.