📍 158 Erie St, Jersey City, Hudson County, 07302
Rafael Cordero y Molina is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jersey City, Hudson County. The school has 735 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jersey City Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rafael Cordero y Molina enrolls 735 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 72 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 31% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Black or African American and 21% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 230 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 165 | 22% |
| White | 158 | 21% |
| Asian | 153 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 3.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
285 of the school's 735 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 230 qualify for free lunch and 55 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rafael Cordero y Molina is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ-80, state senate district 33, state house district 33.
Rafael Cordero y Molina is one of 39 schools in Jersey City Public Schools, based in Jersey City, New Jersey. The district serves 25,951 students district-wide and employs 2,094 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 735 students, Rafael Cordero y Molina is close to the district average of about 665 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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