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Martin Center For The Arts Primary School
59 Wilkinson Ave Jersey City NJ, 07305, Hudson County Phone: 201-915-6590 Ranking:  (1,809 out of 1,847, bottom 2%)*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: | 35 | 44 | 37 | 46 | 54 | 78 | 78 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 384 | 354 | 250 | 414 | 382 | 469 | 526 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 38 | 9.9% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 40 | 10.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 1: | 26 | 6.8% | 16 | 4.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 2: | 20 | 5.2% | 7 | 2.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 3: | 16 | 4.2% | 14 | 4.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 20 | 5.2% | 14 | 4.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 17 | 4.4% | 15 | 4.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 40 | 10.4% | 86 | 24.3% | 51 | 20.4% | 176 | 42.5% | 122 | 31.9% | 159 | 33.9% | 174 | 33.1% |
| Grade 7: | 59 | 15.4% | 77 | 21.8% | 94 | 37.6% | 126 | 30.4% | 122 | 31.9% | 143 | 30.5% | 151 | 28.7% |
| Grade 8: | 79 | 20.6% | 98 | 27.7% | 78 | 31.2% | 112 | 27.1% | 114 | 29.8% | 123 | 26.2% | 146 | 27.8% |
| Ungraded: | 29 | 7.6% | 27 | 7.6% | 27 | 10.8% | NA | NA | 24 | 6.3% | 44 | 9.4% | 55 | 10.5% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 184 | 47.9% | 137 | 38.7% | 101 | 40.4% | 193 | 46.6% | 200 | 52.4% | 241 | 51.4% | 268 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 200 | 52.1% | 217 | 61.3% | 149 | 59.6% | 221 | 53.4% | 182 | 47.6% | 228 | 48.6% | 254 | 48.3% |
| 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% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.1% | 5 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 71 | 18.5% | 59 | 16.7% | 46 | 18.4% | 55 | 13.3% | 30 | 7.9% | 33 | 7.0% | 38 | 7.2% |
| Black: | 296 | 77.1% | 284 | 80.2% | 193 | 77.2% | 345 | 83.3% | 348 | 91.1% | 432 | 92.1% | 474 | 90.1% |
| White: | 9 | 2.3% | 6 | 1.7% | 3 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 270 | 70.3% | 283 | 79.9% | 193 | 77.2% | 358 | 86.5% | 329 | 86.1% | 399 | 85.1% | 407 | 77.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 4.2% | 10 | 2.8% | 19 | 7.6% | 20 | 4.8% | 19 | 5.0% | 37 | 7.9% | 46 | 8.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.97 | 8.05 | 6.75 | 9.00 | 7.07 | 5.00 | 6.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36.1% | 63.6% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54.2% | 73.8% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34% | 66.6% | 82.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 29.2% | 52.9% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40% | 68.8% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51.1% | 76.6% | 86.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 11.1% | 67.3% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 21.1% | 58.4% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40.7% | 66.1% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51.4% | 71.7% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28.6% | 63.5% | 80.0% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 11.1% | 41.0% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 5.6% | 44.9% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 55.8% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36.5% | 63.2% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35.1% | 69.9% | 82.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44.5% | 72.9% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45.2% | 63.5% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37.5% | 64.5% | 82.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53.0% | 80.8% | 89.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 21.4% | 72.8% | 79.9% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 11.5% | 29.6% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 24.5% | 46.9% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 14.8% | 43.6% | 65.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 21.8% | 47.2% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 38.8% | 47.4% | 66.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 22.0% | 44.3% | 72.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 17.9% | 44.3% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 17.2% | 47.8% | 72.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 43.6% | 58.7% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 58.8% | 67.4% | 78.9% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 57.1% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 47.1% | 70.5% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 25.7% | 50.1% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 28.9% | 52.0% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 22.2% | 42.4% | 63.3% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 27.1% | 42.1% | 61.0% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 39.8% | 47.5% | 65.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 19.3% | 40.2% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 14.5% | 41.9% | 64.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 24.8% | 40.8% | 66.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 18.5% | 40.5% | 64.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 17.4% | 46.2% | 65.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 38.5% | 43.3% | 63.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 28.9% | 43.0% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41.5% | 59.9% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46.5% | 61.9% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 40.5% | 62.0% | 82.9% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 38.9% | 65.2% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 61.0% | 66.7% | 82.2% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 43.8% | 64.0% | 81.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 19.1% | 43.1% | 67.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 28.1% | 46.9% | 71.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 25.9% | 41.4% | 69.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 30.2% | 52.7% | 71.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31.7% | 55.5% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 38.4% | 54.7% | 69.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50.9% | 63.7% | 84.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 49.6% | 63.8% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 56.7% | 59.7% | 83.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41.6% | 61.3% | 81.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 61.1% | 81.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 38.1% | 56.6% | 79.0% |
| GEPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 35.8% | 56.1% | 73.8% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 33.3% | 49.9% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 21.7% | 56.0% | 72.3% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 41.7% | 53% | 74.2% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 29.9% | 51.6% | 73.7% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 7.9% | 36.5% | 56.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 10.4% | 42.7% | 61.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 13.8% | 42.9% | 62.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 22.4% | 42.6% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 17.1% | 47.1% | 68.4% |
| 2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 24.6% | 44.1% | 72.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 18.8% | 46.7% | 74.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 53.3% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 36.3% | 58.3% | 79.0% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39.8% | 56.3% | 78.9% |
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* Martin Center For The Arts Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.