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Mahatma K. Gandhi School
143 Romaine Ave Jersey City NJ, 07306, Hudson County Phone: 201-915-6490 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: | 121 | 130 | 155 | 116 | 114 | 152 | 128 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,465 | 1,441 | 1,471 | 1,534 | 1,444 | 1,467 | 1,458 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 274 | 18.7% | 261 | 18.1% | 252 | 17.1% | 260 | 16.9% | 264 | 18.3% | 236 | 16.1% | 246 | 16.9% |
Kindergarten: | 198 | 13.5% | 178 | 12.4% | 235 | 16.0% | 230 | 15.0% | 189 | 13.1% | 220 | 15.0% | 184 | 12.6% |
Grade 1: | 146 | 10.0% | 171 | 11.9% | 163 | 11.1% | 151 | 9.8% | 143 | 9.9% | 130 | 8.9% | 148 | 10.2% |
Grade 2: | 154 | 10.5% | 143 | 9.9% | 142 | 9.7% | 144 | 9.4% | 112 | 7.8% | 140 | 9.5% | 133 | 9.1% |
Grade 3: | 141 | 9.6% | 129 | 9.0% | 118 | 8.0% | 119 | 7.8% | 127 | 8.8% | 122 | 8.3% | 130 | 8.9% |
Grade 4: | 114 | 7.8% | 111 | 7.7% | 99 | 6.7% | 132 | 8.6% | 128 | 8.9% | 135 | 9.2% | 122 | 8.4% |
Grade 5: | 117 | 8.0% | 109 | 7.6% | 120 | 8.2% | 136 | 8.9% | 131 | 9.1% | 135 | 9.2% | 127 | 8.7% |
Grade 6: | 93 | 6.3% | 102 | 7.1% | 104 | 7.1% | 125 | 8.1% | 120 | 8.3% | 118 | 8.0% | 95 | 6.5% |
Grade 7: | 91 | 6.2% | 89 | 6.2% | 101 | 6.9% | 117 | 7.6% | 105 | 7.3% | 90 | 6.1% | 96 | 6.6% |
Grade 8: | 96 | 6.6% | 105 | 7.3% | 101 | 6.9% | 120 | 7.8% | 85 | 5.9% | 96 | 6.5% | 129 | 8.8% |
Ungraded: | 41 | 2.8% | 43 | 3.0% | 36 | 2.4% | NA | NA | 40 | 2.8% | 45 | 3.1% | 48 | 3.3% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 755 | 51.5% | 735 | 51.0% | 755 | 51.3% | 779 | 50.8% | 755 | 52.3% | 749 | 51.1% | 763 | 52.3% |
Female: | 710 | 48.5% | 706 | 49.0% | 716 | 48.7% | 755 | 49.2% | 689 | 47.7% | 718 | 48.9% | 691 | 47.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.4% | 18 | 1.2% | 22 | 1.4% | 23 | 1.6% | 30 | 2.0% | 31 | 2.1% |
Asian: | 480 | 32.8% | 456 | 31.6% | 448 | 30.5% | 453 | 29.5% | 409 | 28.3% | 328 | 22.4% | 315 | 21.6% |
Hispanic: | 353 | 24.1% | 382 | 26.5% | 373 | 25.4% | 407 | 26.5% | 366 | 25.3% | 411 | 28.0% | 424 | 29.1% |
Black: | 263 | 18.0% | 245 | 17.0% | 293 | 19.9% | 276 | 18.0% | 256 | 17.7% | 242 | 16.5% | 233 | 16.0% |
White: | 344 | 23.5% | 336 | 23.3% | 326 | 22.2% | 352 | 22.9% | 365 | 25.3% | 422 | 28.8% | 455 | 31.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 16 | 1.1% | 14 | 1.0% | 13 | 0.9% | 24 | 1.6% | 25 | 1.7% | 34 | 2.3% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 925 | 63.1% | 1,008 | 70.0% | 1,117 | 75.9% | 1,092 | 71.2% | 1,057 | 73.2% | 1,046 | 71.3% | 988 | 67.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 103 | 7.0% | 98 | 6.8% | 110 | 7.5% | 149 | 9.7% | 176 | 12.2% | 186 | 12.7% | 176 | 12.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.11 | 11.08 | 9.49 | 13.22 | 12.67 | 8.00 | 11.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66.2% | 63.6% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.0% | 73.8% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54.4% | 66.6% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64.5% | 69.9% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60.5% | 72.4% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45.0% | 40.6% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50.8% | 43.3% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42.9% | 47.4% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55.0% | 53.4% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55.4% | 53.3% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45.5% | 52.9% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54.4% | 68.8% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53.6% | 76.6% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68.7% | 75.8% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.1% | 71% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64.3% | 61.0% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64.3% | 64.4% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.7% | 63.6% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.9% | 65.6% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.3% | 67.3% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48.7% | 58.4% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.2% | 66.1% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.2% | 71.7% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45.9% | 63.5% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49.6% | 62.0% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.8% | 68.4% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36.7% | 37.6% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46.4% | 35.2% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38.7% | 42.2% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29.2% | 39.5% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47.4% | 41.0% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42.4% | 44.9% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47.5% | 55.8% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.4% | 63.2% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.8% | 69.9% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53.2% | 72.0% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65.1% | 69.1% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.5% | 55.1% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.2% | 61.7% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.3% | 63.7% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55.1% | 63.1% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.2% | 72.9% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55.2% | 63.5% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49.6% | 64.5% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.0% | 66.4% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.4% | 67.5% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.1% | 80% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.6% | 87.4% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.3% | 80.7% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 68.7% | 82.0% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.9% | 80.8% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68.1% | 72.6% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30.6% | 31.9% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33.8% | 40.3% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46.3% | 42% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43.8% | 37.6% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42.2% | 43.1% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44.7% | 44.0% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 49.2% | 57.8% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50.3% | 58.0% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64.9% | 64% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68.1% | 66.3% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.2% | 66.5% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 76.9% | 73.9% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 73.9% | 72.8% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 47.4% | 48.9% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 24.5% | 29.6% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 46.7% | 46.9% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 32.7% | 43.6% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 43.1% | 47.2% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 47.8% | 47.4% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 48.3% | 51.9% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 44.3% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 39.8% | 44.3% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 44.6% | 47.8% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 56.5% | 58.7% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 76.3% | 67.4% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 58.4% | 57.1% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 40.9% | 47.1% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 43.4% | 50.1% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 49.5% | 52.0% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 31.1% | 42.4% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 30.1% | 42.1% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 50.5% | 47.5% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 42.7% | 40.2% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 48.1% | 41.9% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 32.6% | 40.8% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 34.5% | 40.5% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 35.5% | 46.2% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 30.9% | 43.3% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 48.6% | 43.0% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.9% | 59.9% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.3% | 61.9% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 59.2% | 62.0% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.2% | 65.2% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 52.7% | 66.7% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.4% | 64.0% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53.1% | 43.1% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55.6% | 46.9% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 36.8% | 41.4% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 47.3% | 52.7% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.7% | 55.5% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46.5% | 54.7% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.7% | 63.7% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.5% | 63.8% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50.6% | 59.7% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54.6% | 61.3% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.9% | 61.1% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46.5% | 56.6% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76.0% | 56.1% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 59.2% | 49.9% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57.8% | 56.0% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57.3% | 53% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 54.7% | 51.6% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53.6% | 36.5% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.6% | 42.7% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50.2% | 42.9% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53.7% | 42.6% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57.3% | 47.1% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.0% | 44.1% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 49.7% | 46.7% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57.3% | 53.3% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 59.4% | 58.3% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62.0% | 56.3% | 78.9% |
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* Mahatma K. Gandhi 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.