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High school dipl. NAT. AVG.
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Bachelors degree NAT. AVG.
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Downtown school information

Index Downtown Jersey City New Jersey
Average Test Scores50%45%52%
Student/Teacher ration/a12:113:1
Total public schoolsn/a511,604
Total private schoolsn/a37823
Total post-secondary schoolsn/a13157

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Key findings

  • The school test scores in Downtown are 5% higher than the national average
  • There are approximately n/a public schools in Downtown
  • 91.7% of people in Downtown have completed 8th grade
  • 90.3% of people in Downtown have completed high school
  • 68.6% of people in Downtown have completed a bachelors degree

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      Education level achieved in Downtown

      Index Downtown Jersey City New Jersey
      Completed 8th grade91.7%85.5%87.5%
      Completed high school90.3%83.8%86.3%
      Completed some college80.2%62.3%60.7%
      Completed associate degree71.7%48.6%43.9%
      Completed bachelors68.6%44.1%37.5%
      Completed masters31.7%17.9%14.4%
      Completed professional degree8.4%4.3%4.0%
      Completed doctorate2.9%1.7%1.5%

      Nearby cities with high average school scores

      City Population Avg. Test Scores National Avg.
      Teterboro, NJ11095%96.9%
      Bronxville, NY6,45088%82.3%
      Englewood Cliffs, NJ5,34987%80.2%
      Essex Fells, NJ2,03785%76.0%
      Short Hills, NJ13,70083%73.8%
      Jersey City, NJ262,65245%5.8%

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      City Population Avg. Test Scores National Avg.
      St. Petersburg, FL264,00151%6.8%
      Laredo, TX260,57154%12.2%
      Madison, WI258,36637%23.4%
      Chandler, AZ257,07660%24.1%
      Lubbock, TX257,01343%11.3%
      Jersey City, NJ262,65245%5.8%
      Source: The Downtown, Jersey City, NJ education data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and from the National Center for Education Statistics. The average school test scores are based on all schools that completed test scores within the state. Average test scores are conducted by each state independently and the type of tests may change from one state to another. Test scores were not available for all schools within the state, but were available for the vast majority.