Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 607 students
Jersey City Community Charter School
128 Danforth Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07305
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
561
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.6 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Jersey City Community Charter School
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 Jersey City Community Charter School
Jersey City Community Charter School is a charter elementary school in Jersey City, New Jersey, serving grades K–8. The school is located in a large city in Hudson County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 561 students were enrolled, with about 15.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical New Jersey elementary school (10.9 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from New Jersey Department of Education. Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 1,304 New Jersey elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 561 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.6 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- New Jersey Department of Education
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Jersey City Community Charter School
- County
- Hudson County
- NCES school ID
- 340003300303
Schools near Jersey City Community Charter School
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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.