Jackson Avenue Primary School
421 Jackson Ave
Hackensack NJ, 07601, Bergen County
Phone: 201-646-7990
Ranking: (1,365 out of 1,847, bottom 26%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Hackensack 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: | 28 | 31 | 33 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 26 | |||||||
Total Students: | 443 | 455 | 451 | 417 | 461 | 430 | 398 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 54 | 12.2% | 56 | 12.3% | 31 | 6.9% | 35 | 8.4% | 33 | 7.2% | 44 | 10.2% | 30 | 7.5% |
Kindergarten: | 97 | 21.9% | 76 | 16.7% | 86 | 19.1% | 39 | 9.4% | 94 | 20.4% | 91 | 21.2% | 84 | 21.1% |
Grade 1: | 70 | 15.8% | 80 | 17.6% | 76 | 16.9% | 86 | 20.6% | 88 | 19.1% | 76 | 17.7% | 74 | 18.6% |
Grade 2: | 72 | 16.3% | 74 | 16.3% | 77 | 17.1% | 82 | 19.7% | 81 | 17.6% | 80 | 18.6% | 65 | 16.3% |
Grade 3: | 78 | 17.6% | 77 | 16.9% | 85 | 18.8% | 78 | 18.7% | 78 | 16.9% | 70 | 16.3% | 66 | 16.6% |
Grade 4: | 68 | 15.3% | 84 | 18.5% | 84 | 18.6% | 77 | 18.5% | 71 | 15.4% | 62 | 14.4% | 64 | 16.1% |
Ungraded: | 4 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.8% | 12 | 2.7% | 20 | 4.8% | 16 | 3.5% | 7 | 1.6% | 15 | 3.8% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 241 | 54.4% | 248 | 54.5% | 227 | 50.3% | 205 | 49.2% | 230 | 49.9% | 221 | 51.4% | 192 | 48.2% |
Female: | 202 | 45.6% | 207 | 45.5% | 224 | 49.7% | 212 | 50.8% | 231 | 50.1% | 209 | 48.6% | 202 | 50.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 11 | 2.5% | 20 | 4.4% | 9 | 2.0% | 14 | 3.4% | 12 | 2.6% | 13 | 3.0% | 19 | 4.8% |
Hispanic: | 364 | 82.2% | 361 | 79.3% | 370 | 82.0% | 324 | 77.7% | 355 | 77.0% | 338 | 78.6% | 306 | 76.9% |
Black: | 49 | 11.1% | 50 | 11.0% | 48 | 10.6% | 53 | 12.7% | 63 | 13.7% | 55 | 12.8% | 53 | 13.3% |
White: | 16 | 3.6% | 22 | 4.8% | 18 | 4.0% | 20 | 4.8% | 23 | 5.0% | 24 | 5.6% | 20 | 5.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 6 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 349 | 78.8% | 359 | 78.9% | 339 | 75.2% | 267 | 64.0% | 290 | 62.9% | 258 | 60.0% | 185 | 46.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 7.4% | 30 | 6.6% | 38 | 8.4% | 30 | 7.2% | 44 | 9.5% | 45 | 10.5% | 44 | 11.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.82 | 14.92 | 13.84 | 15.44 | 16.46 | 9.80 | 15.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.0% | 74.5% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.2% | 75.3% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.8% | 79.2% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.2% | 80.0% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.3% | 92.6% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 70.4% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 31.6% | 56.4% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50.5% | 58.1% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.2% | 61.3% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57.5% | 68.5% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.3% | 75.1% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.4% | 76.7% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.4% | 85.4% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 86.5% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.2% | 86.5% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 72.6% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53.8% | 72.1% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.9% | 70.7% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.5% | 68.2% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.8% | 72.1% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.4% | 77.3% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.0% | 72.5% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.0% | 73.0% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.4% | 69.2% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.6% | 81.7% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.3% | 82.6% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.9% | 58.9% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.4% | 51.3% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34.2% | 54.2% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45.4% | 51.0% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48.2% | 55.6% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.9% | 72.4% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.7% | 73.8% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.7% | 74.4% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.2% | 79.6% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.9% | 85.6% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.5% | 82.4% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.8% | 74.0% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.6% | 70.0% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 73.4% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.4% | 72.6% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.5% | 75.3% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.6% | 68.9% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.5% | 68.0% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.8% | 70.0% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63.5% | 68.9% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.4% | 87.3% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.0% | 91.6% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.8% | 83.3% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.2% | 84.2% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.7% | 83.5% | 89.5% |
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* Jackson Avenue Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.