Soaring Heights Primary School
1 Romar Ave
Jersey City NJ, 07305, Hudson County
Phone: 201-434-4800
Ranking: (994 out of 1,847, bottom 46%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 15 | NA | NA | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | ||||||
Total Students: | 225 | 221 | 219 | 218 | 216 | 210 | 206 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 23 | 10.2% | 21 | 9.5% | 19 | 8.7% | 22 | 10.1% | 21 | 9.7% | 20 | 9.5% | 20 | 9.7% |
Grade 1: | 24 | 10.7% | 23 | 10.4% | 23 | 10.5% | 22 | 10.1% | 21 | 9.7% | 21 | 10.0% | 21 | 10.2% |
Grade 2: | 22 | 9.8% | 23 | 10.4% | 23 | 10.5% | 20 | 9.2% | 22 | 10.2% | 22 | 10.5% | 40 | 19.4% |
Grade 3: | 23 | 10.2% | 24 | 10.9% | 24 | 11.0% | 23 | 10.6% | 23 | 10.6% | 41 | 19.5% | 21 | 10.2% |
Grade 4: | 24 | 10.7% | 23 | 10.4% | 23 | 10.5% | 25 | 11.5% | 41 | 19.0% | 23 | 11.0% | 21 | 10.2% |
Grade 5: | 21 | 9.3% | 24 | 10.9% | 24 | 11.0% | 41 | 18.8% | 23 | 10.6% | 20 | 9.5% | 20 | 9.7% |
Grade 6: | 23 | 10.2% | 24 | 10.9% | 41 | 18.7% | 22 | 10.1% | 22 | 10.2% | 21 | 10.0% | 21 | 10.2% |
Grade 7: | 24 | 10.7% | 38 | 17.2% | 22 | 10.0% | 22 | 10.1% | 22 | 10.2% | 21 | 10.0% | 22 | 10.7% |
Grade 8: | 41 | 18.2% | 21 | 9.5% | 20 | 9.1% | 21 | 9.6% | 21 | 9.7% | 21 | 10.0% | 20 | 9.7% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 120 | 53.3% | 123 | 55.7% | 124 | 56.6% | 125 | 57.3% | 105 | 48.6% | 113 | 53.8% | 104 | 50.5% |
Female: | 105 | 46.7% | 98 | 44.3% | 95 | 43.4% | 93 | 42.7% | 111 | 51.4% | 97 | 46.2% | 98 | 47.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 91 | 40.4% | 81 | 36.7% | 79 | 36.1% | 74 | 33.9% | 49 | 22.7% | 75 | 35.7% | 68 | 33.0% |
Hispanic: | 49 | 21.8% | 43 | 19.5% | 44 | 20.1% | 44 | 20.2% | 41 | 19.0% | 41 | 19.5% | 43 | 20.9% |
Black: | 73 | 32.4% | 80 | 36.2% | 76 | 34.7% | 77 | 35.3% | 77 | 35.6% | 80 | 38.1% | 88 | 42.7% |
White: | 9 | 4.0% | 15 | 6.8% | 18 | 8.2% | 20 | 9.2% | 18 | 8.3% | 14 | 6.7% | 7 | 3.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 31 | 14.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 72 | 32.0% | 77 | 34.8% | 86 | 39.3% | 88 | 40.4% | 96 | 44.4% | 96 | 45.7% | 103 | 50.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 44 | 19.6% | 49 | 22.2% | 44 | 20.1% | 39 | 17.9% | 39 | 18.1% | 30 | 14.3% | 27 | 13.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.66 | NA | NA | 14.04 | 16.77 | 14.40 | 13.00 | 14.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90% | 90% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.3% | 95.3% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.5% | 71.5% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68.4% | 68.4% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.3% | 95.3% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56.4% | 56.4% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65.2% | 65.2% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 82.6% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 83.3% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.9% | 95.9% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90% | 90% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.9% | 80.9% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.7% | 85.7% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.3% | 84.3% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 100.0% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.0% | 70.0% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.3% | 91.3% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.6% | 95.6% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 83.3% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.7% | 91.7% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.2% | 84.2% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 70% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 60% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.2% | 76.2% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.7% | 73.7% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 80% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.2% | 52.2% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.0% | 77.0% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 44% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.3% | 78.3% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 81.8% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 47.4% | 47.4% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 60% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 50% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.9% | 61.9% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.2% | 84.2% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.7% | 73.7% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52.1% | 52.1% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.1% | 87.1% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 56% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 82.6% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.3% | 77.3% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 70% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.1% | 76.1% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.0% | 79.0% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.0% | 79.0% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 100.0% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 100.0% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 84% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 100.0% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.5% | 95.5% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 100% | 100% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 45% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 55% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.5% | 69.5% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65.9% | 65.9% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45.8% | 45.8% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78.3% | 78.3% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 90% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 85% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 85% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91.3% | 91.3% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90.3% | 90.3% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 70.9% | 70.9% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 82.6% | 79.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 77.2% | 77.2% | 75.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 52.4% | 52.4% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 76.2% | 76.2% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 40.9% | 40.9% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 68.2% | 68.2% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 54.2% | 54.2% | 66.2% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 86.3% | 86.3% | 79% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 100.0% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 80.9% | 80.9% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 81.8% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 59.1% | 59.1% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 50.0% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 85% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 55% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 81.0% | 81.0% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 80.9% | 80.9% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 61.9% | 61.9% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 63.6% | 63.6% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 80.5% | 80.5% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 70% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 55% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 90.4% | 90.4% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 71.5% | 71.5% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 61.9% | 61.9% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 63.6% | 63.6% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 61.0% | 61.0% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 75% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 85% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 100.0% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80.9% | 80.9% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 90% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 80.0% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 95% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 80% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 100.0% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90.5% | 90.5% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 65% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.0% | 60.0% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 100% | 100% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 90% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 100.0% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 100.0% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 90% | 90% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80.0% | 80.0% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94.4% | 94.4% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 38.9% | 38.9% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 50% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 83.3% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 70% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 66.7% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 44.4% | 44.4% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 65% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55.5% | 55.5% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 65% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94.5% | 94.5% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 66.7% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 80% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 94.4% | 94.4% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 95% | 78.9% |
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* Soaring Heights Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.