Jersey City Public Schools, New Jersey
At President Barack Obama Elementary School, 13.5% of Black students meet proficient — 4 points below the 17.5% recorded for all students at the same school, and 11.6 points below the 25.1% average for Black students across Jersey City Public Schools.
Among the 21 schools in Jersey City Public Schools with reportable Black student results, this one ranks 15th. Across New Jersey, the average for Black students is 24.9%.
Compare New Jersey schools ›Share of students meeting proficient at President Barack Obama Elementary School. A group is omitted when too few students were tested to report safely.
The schools ranked immediately above and below this one for Black student results, so the number above has something to sit against.
| School | All | Black | Hispanic | White | Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph H. Brensinger School | 33.8% | 24.9% | 24.3% | 41.5% | 56.8% |
| Middle School # 4 | 53.6% | 20.3% | 31.9% | 72.2% | 94.1% |
| Dr. Charles P. Defuccio School | 20.7% | 16.7% | 19.2% | — | — |
| Mahatma K. Gandhi School | 31.4% | 15.6% | 19.3% | 36.9% | 49.8% |
| Alexander D. Sullivan School | 21.1% | 13.9% | 18.6% | — | — |
| President Barack Obama Elementary School This school | 17.5% | 13.5% | 19.5% | — | — |
| Ollie Culbreth, Jr. School | 11.1% | 10.1% | 14% | — | — |
| Chaplain Charles Watters School | 14.8% | 10% | 14.7% | 15% | 39.3% |
| Martin Center For The Arts | 10.1% | 9.6% | 6.2% | — | — |
| Ezra L. Nolan School | 9% | 7.8% | 8.3% | — | — |
| Whitney M. Young, Jr. School | 8.3% | 2.2% | 11.9% | — | — |
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