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St. Joseph Elementary School

509 PAVONIA AVE, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07306

Compared to its its local public school district, where the student body was predominantly Hispanic or Latino, this school had a lower share of such students during the 2021–22 school year.

However, the school’s student body had about the same racial diversity as the district’s. What does this mean?

St. Joseph Elementary School (2021–22)
Jersey City School District (2021–22)
  • White
  • Black
  • Hisp.
  • Asian Am.
  • Am. Ind. / Ala. Nat.
  • Haw. / Pac. Isl.
  • Multi.
  • Not spec.

Sources: Private School Survey, Common Core of Data

Information about this school comes from the Private School Universe Survey, a national dataset collected by the National Center for Education Statistics since 1989 that is aimed at gathering information about private schools across the United States. St. Joseph Elementary School has completed the survey 16 times, most recently for the 2021–22 school year. As the information is reported by the school, there may be errors.

Demographics Over Time

St. Joseph Elementary School
Jersey City School District

Enrollment White Black Hisp. Asian Am. Am. Ind. / Ala. Nat. Haw. / Pac. Isl. Multi.
St. Joseph Elementary School 153 27.5% 32.0% 22.9% 17.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Jersey City School District 32,536 15.2% 26.8% 36.4% 18.7% 0.3% 0.8% 1.9%

Sources: Private School Survey, Common Core of Data (2021–22)

Private School Survey Responses

School Year Enrollment White Black Hisp. Asian Am. Am. Ind. / Ala. Nat. Haw. / Pac. Isl. Multi. Teachers Student-Teacher Ratio
2021–2022 153 27.5% 32.0% 22.9% 17.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 12 13:1
2019–2020 173 15.0% 23.1% 2.3% 34.7% 0.0% 0.0% 24.9% 12 14:1
2015–2016 258 16.7% 17.4% 14.3% 25.6% 0.0% 0.4% 25.6% 17 15:1
2013–2014 286 13.6% 10.1% 59.4% 10.5% 0.0% 0.0% 6.3% 18 16:1
2011–2012 167 21.6% 18.6% 34.1% 19.2% 0.0% 0.0% 6.6% 14 12:1

Other Nearby Private Schools

School School Type Grades Religion Distance
The Embankment School Regular elementary or secondary KG–4th Nonsectarian 0.34 mi.
Primary Prep Elementary School Regular elementary or secondary PK–7th Nonsectarian 0.55 mi.
Hudson Catholic Regional High School Regular elementary or secondary 9th–12th Roman Catholic 0.61 mi.
Viaquenti Academy Not reported Nonsectarian 0.72 mi.
St. Josephs School for the Blind Special education PK–1st Nonsectarian 0.72 mi.

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About This Data

Where is this data from?

Most of the data we use comes from the National Center for Education Statistics’ Private School Universe Survey, which has aimed to gather information about U.S. private schools every other year since 1989. Because the regulation of private schools is handled differently by state, there is no comprehensive list of every private school in the country. The PSS attempts to approximate such a list using various sources, including state education departments, private school associations and religious organizations, and, in some areas, online yellow pages and local government offices.

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