Developing A Community School - PS #41

Fred W. Martin Center for the Arts, PS # 41 , located in the Greenville section of the city schools within the Jersey City Public School and has the highest concentration of poverty in the city. The student population of Fred W. Martin School is 360 and the school serves PreK-8. At Fred W. Martin , 2% of students scored at or above the proficient level for math, and 18% scored at or above that level for reading. The school’s minority student enrollment is 96%. The student-teacher ratio is 11:1, which is better than that of the district. The student population is made up of 47% female students and 53% male students. The school enrolls 73% economically disadvantaged students. There are 35 equivalent full-time teachers and 1 full-time school counselor.