Joseph H. Brensinger No. 17 Elementary School

The Joseph H. Brensinger School - P.S. 17 has a large courtyard for students to enjoy.

oseph H. Brensinger School, a.k.a. P.S. 17 is a large school with a large student body.

P.S. 17 has a student body of about 1,086 students.

The student to teacher ratio in P.S. 17 is 12-1.

The Joseph H. Brensinger School - P.S. 17 is a public school situated in Jersey City.

Joseph H. Brensinger No. 17 Elementary School

Public Pre-K, Elementary, Middle School | Grade Pre-K-8

600 Bergen Ave, Jersey City, NJ

McGinley Square Neighborhood

Jersey City School District

3.7

3.0

1,086 Students

B-

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School Details

Head of School
Dr. Robert Brower

Student Teacher Ratio
12:1

Math Proficiency
21%

Reading Proficiency
44%

C+

Academics

Teachers

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Academics

Reading Proficiency

44%

Math Proficiency

21%

Teachers

Student Teacher Ratio

12:1

Teachers

Full Time Teachers

Teachers in First or Second Year

7.1%

Test Scores

Equity

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor

594:1

Student Diversity

Female

52.1%

Male

47.9%

White

37.8%

Hispanic

30%

Black

18.8%

Asian or Pacific Islander

11.8%

Two or more races

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

<1%

Native American

<1%

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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

5.0

11/21/2024

Its nice I like it, but sometimes the teachers get on my nerves. Some teachers are pretty strict. The school holds many of my memories so I still love it.

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5.0 student

9/21/2024

It is amazing, the teachers and principals are always encouraging students to do their best and provide many opportunities.

5.0 parent

11/23/2021

My children attend this school and I found it best school in here.

3.0 student

1/30/2017

Well starting off at 2017, I, a student who goes there HATES it. Teachers give so much homework, PILES of homework, and when you do it, they don't check it. Teachers look at it if you did it, but they don't care if you actually put the right answer or not. And the manners of peers there? AWFUL. Espe...

1.0 parent

6/28/2016

The school does not care about the kids at all. Student vs teacher ratio is very bad. My put my kid to school in the middle of the session, but teacher does not even bother to take care about kids in the beginning. She preferred another kids to let the new kid to adopt the school culture or allow th...

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