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James F. Murray School
339 Stegman Parkway Jersey City NJ, 07305, Hudson County Phone: 201-915-6620 Ranking: ![]() 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: | 69 | 70 | 71 | 55 | 54 | 78 | 68 | |||||||
Total Students: | 897 | 884 | 915 | 936 | 940 | 968 | 971 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 58 | 6.5% | 60 | 6.8% | 58 | 6.3% | 58 | 6.2% | 60 | 6.4% | 60 | 6.2% | 60 | 6.2% |
Kindergarten: | 64 | 7.1% | 68 | 7.7% | 66 | 7.2% | 63 | 6.7% | 61 | 6.5% | 60 | 6.2% | 61 | 6.3% |
Grade 1: | 96 | 10.7% | 105 | 11.9% | 109 | 11.9% | 91 | 9.7% | 94 | 10.0% | 104 | 10.7% | 101 | 10.4% |
Grade 2: | 109 | 12.2% | 87 | 9.8% | 85 | 9.3% | 100 | 10.7% | 97 | 10.3% | 104 | 10.7% | 116 | 11.9% |
Grade 3: | 94 | 10.5% | 84 | 9.5% | 89 | 9.7% | 107 | 11.4% | 102 | 10.9% | 113 | 11.7% | 102 | 10.5% |
Grade 4: | 86 | 9.6% | 92 | 10.4% | 108 | 11.8% | 108 | 11.5% | 109 | 11.6% | 103 | 10.6% | 91 | 9.4% |
Grade 5: | 107 | 11.9% | 116 | 13.1% | 115 | 12.6% | 118 | 12.6% | 113 | 12.0% | 97 | 10.0% | 101 | 10.4% |
Grade 6: | 109 | 12.2% | 95 | 10.7% | 110 | 12.0% | 107 | 11.4% | 96 | 10.2% | 108 | 11.2% | 119 | 12.3% |
Grade 7: | 83 | 9.3% | 84 | 9.5% | 91 | 9.9% | 92 | 9.8% | 92 | 9.8% | 112 | 11.6% | 105 | 10.8% |
Grade 8: | 84 | 9.4% | 81 | 9.2% | 71 | 7.8% | 92 | 9.8% | 106 | 11.3% | 95 | 9.8% | 101 | 10.4% |
Ungraded: | 7 | 0.8% | 12 | 1.4% | 13 | 1.4% | NA | NA | 10 | 1.1% | 12 | 1.2% | 14 | 1.4% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 455 | 50.7% | 464 | 52.5% | 505 | 55.2% | 502 | 53.6% | 488 | 51.9% | 497 | 51.3% | 513 | 52.8% |
Female: | 442 | 49.3% | 420 | 47.5% | 410 | 44.8% | 434 | 46.4% | 452 | 48.1% | 471 | 48.7% | 454 | 46.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 6 | 0.7% | 9 | 1.0% | 12 | 1.3% | 15 | 1.5% | 13 | 1.3% |
Asian: | 204 | 22.7% | 207 | 23.4% | 207 | 22.6% | 211 | 22.5% | 196 | 20.9% | 193 | 19.9% | 179 | 18.4% |
Hispanic: | 203 | 22.6% | 188 | 21.3% | 193 | 21.1% | 173 | 18.5% | 163 | 17.3% | 170 | 17.6% | 164 | 16.9% |
Black: | 393 | 43.8% | 394 | 44.6% | 420 | 45.9% | 458 | 48.9% | 497 | 52.9% | 517 | 53.4% | 528 | 54.4% |
White: | 89 | 9.9% | 90 | 10.2% | 85 | 9.3% | 80 | 8.5% | 68 | 7.2% | 73 | 7.5% | 87 | 9.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 485 | 54.1% | 519 | 58.7% | 548 | 59.9% | 556 | 59.4% | 529 | 56.3% | 546 | 56.4% | 523 | 53.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 122 | 13.6% | 130 | 14.7% | 164 | 17.9% | 126 | 13.5% | 143 | 15.2% | 140 | 14.5% | 135 | 13.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.00 | 12.63 | 12.83 | 17.02 | 17.41 | 10.30 | 14.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74.3% | 63.6% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.3% | 73.8% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60.9% | 66.6% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68.6% | 69.9% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68.6% | 72.4% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 38.3% | 40.6% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34% | 43.3% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42.9% | 47.4% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43.6% | 53.4% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 44.3% | 53.3% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61.4% | 52.9% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.2% | 68.8% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60.9% | 76.6% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.8% | 75.8% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.4% | 71% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58.3% | 61.0% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51.8% | 64.4% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.1% | 63.6% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 52.7% | 65.6% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.8% | 67.3% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.9% | 58.4% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.9% | 66.1% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.2% | 71.7% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.4% | 63.5% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.8% | 62.0% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.7% | 68.4% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36.2% | 37.6% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37.5% | 35.2% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45.9% | 42.2% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 39.5% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48.3% | 41.0% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47.6% | 44.9% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.8% | 55.8% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.4% | 63.2% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.4% | 69.9% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.0% | 72.0% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.8% | 69.1% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46.8% | 55.1% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.7% | 61.7% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.4% | 63.7% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.9% | 63.1% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.3% | 72.9% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.3% | 63.5% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.7% | 64.5% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 66.4% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.1% | 67.5% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.9% | 80% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 87.4% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.0% | 80.7% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.8% | 82.0% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.7% | 80.8% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 72.6% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 32.4% | 31.9% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39.8% | 40.3% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44.1% | 42% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47.1% | 37.6% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48.4% | 43.1% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51.3% | 44.0% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55.5% | 57.8% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 60.6% | 58.0% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.1% | 64% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68.1% | 66.3% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71.1% | 66.5% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78.7% | 73.9% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 80.8% | 72.8% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 58.1% | 48.9% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 37.7% | 29.6% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 41.3% | 46.9% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 44.9% | 43.6% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 47.2% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 58.0% | 47.4% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 54.5% | 51.9% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 48.4% | 44.3% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 44.0% | 44.3% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 47.8% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 71.6% | 58.7% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 71.3% | 67.4% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 58.1% | 57.1% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 56.6% | 47.1% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 50.1% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 57.8% | 52.0% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 37.6% | 42.4% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 50.5% | 42.1% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 48.4% | 47.5% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 40.8% | 40.2% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 47.3% | 41.9% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 42.9% | 40.8% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 41.8% | 40.5% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 52.1% | 46.2% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 47.5% | 43.3% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 34.0% | 43.0% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.2% | 59.9% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66.3% | 61.9% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.0% | 62.0% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73.4% | 65.2% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.3% | 66.7% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65.5% | 64.0% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53.7% | 43.1% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50.5% | 46.9% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50.9% | 41.4% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 52.1% | 52.7% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66.3% | 55.5% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.3% | 54.7% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78.7% | 63.7% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67.9% | 63.8% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67.9% | 59.7% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.7% | 61.3% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.6% | 61.1% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.6% | 56.6% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.2% | 56.1% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70.1% | 49.9% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78.7% | 56.0% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.8% | 53% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 59.2% | 51.6% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 40.5% | 36.5% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41.1% | 42.7% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 42.9% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 38.1% | 42.6% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 59.6% | 47.1% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67.8% | 44.1% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70.1% | 46.7% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 53.3% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66.9% | 58.3% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.1% | 56.3% | 78.9% |
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* James F. Murray 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.