Chaplain Charles Watters School
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 586 students
Dr. Paul Rafalides School
362 Union St, Jersey City, NJ 07304
Grades
Pre-K–4
Elementary
Students
318
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Jersey City Public Schools
Hudson County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,304 New Jersey elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other New Jersey elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Dr. Paul Rafalides School
Dr. Paul Rafalides School is a public elementary school in Jersey City, New Jersey, serving grades Pre-K–4. It is part of Jersey City Public Schools. The school is located in a large city in Hudson County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 318 students were enrolled, with about 11.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical New Jersey elementary school (10.9 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 1,304 New Jersey elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–4
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–4
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 318 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.2 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Jersey City Public Schools
- County
- Hudson County
- NCES school ID
- 340783002822
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.