Kennedy Number 9 Primary School
222 Mercer St
Jersey City NJ, 07302, Hudson County
Phone: 201-915-6410
Ranking: 
(1,323 out of 1,869, bottom 29%)*
(1,323 out of 1,869, bottom 29%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
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
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 25 | 41 | 36 | |||
| Total Students: | 268 | 329 | 317 | |||
| Prekindergarten: | 50 | 18.7% | 51 | 15.5% | 52 | 16.4% |
| Kindergarten: | 29 | 10.8% | 55 | 16.7% | 48 | 15.1% |
| Grade 1: | 44 | 16.4% | 50 | 15.2% | 44 | 13.9% |
| Grade 2: | 37 | 13.8% | 40 | 12.2% | 34 | 10.7% |
| Grade 3: | 29 | 10.8% | 28 | 8.5% | 30 | 9.5% |
| Grade 4: | 24 | 9.0% | 34 | 10.3% | 44 | 13.9% |
| Grade 5: | 32 | 11.9% | 43 | 13.1% | 43 | 13.6% |
| Ungraded: | 23 | 8.6% | 28 | 8.5% | 22 | 6.9% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 151 | 56.3% | 198 | 60.2% | 172 | 54.3% |
| Female: | 117 | 43.7% | 131 | 39.8% | 141 | 44.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 54 | 20.1% | 54 | 16.4% | 44 | 13.9% |
| Hispanic: | 104 | 38.8% | 111 | 33.7% | 104 | 32.8% |
| Black: | 106 | 39.6% | 158 | 48.0% | 158 | 49.8% |
| White: | 4 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.8% | 10 | 3.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 209 | 78.0% | 249 | 75.7% | 234 | 73.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 12.3% | 42 | 12.8% | 30 | 9.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.72 | 6.60 | 8.80 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 63.6% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.6% | 73.8% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.1% | 66.6% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.3% | 69.9% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.2% | 72.4% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 40.6% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55.6% | 43.3% | 59.8% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.9% | 52.9% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 68.8% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 76.6% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.1% | 75.8% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.5% | 71% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 61.0% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 64.4% | 78.3% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35.8% | 58.4% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.9% | 66.1% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.2% | 71.7% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.5% | 63.5% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 62.0% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.2% | 68.4% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 37.6% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 35.2% | 59.7% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40.7% | 44.9% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.2% | 55.8% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 66.0% | 63.2% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.0% | 69.9% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 72.0% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.7% | 69.1% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 55.1% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 61.7% | 77.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51.8% | 63.5% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.1% | 64.5% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 66.4% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 67.5% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 80% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.6% | 87.4% | 93.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59.5% | 72.6% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 31.9% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57.9% | 40.3% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42.9% | 42% | 63.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 38.1% | 57.8% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 58.0% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92.2% | 64% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71.4% | 66.3% | 79.0% |
| GEPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 34.7% | 56.1% | 73.8% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 34.5% | 49.9% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.7% | 56.0% | 72.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 18.0% | 36.5% | 56.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 40.7% | 42.7% | 61.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 49.2% | 42.9% | 62.4% |
| 2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 21.6% | 44.1% | 72.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39.0% | 46.7% | 74.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 48.4% | 53.3% | 76.8% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Kennedy Number 9 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.