Our Lady Of Czestochowa

We love this school, we found it to be a happy environment for our child, which Jersey City schools lack overall. A+ for diversity, great principal and so far good teachers. I think theres always room for schools to grow so took some points off for that.*There are parents that expect an insane academics program and nothing else and forget what a city school is about and what offers along with their curriculum. For those parents there are other schools in JC that will ONLY offer that to the children and nothing else, do your research.

My son is in the dual language program, and my daughter is in PK 3. The teachers are supportive, and eager to educate our kids. They make a real effort to push our kids to learn, but in a way that makes learning fun and approachable. The paraprofessionals, security guards, and crossing guards are also wonderful--you can tell they really care for our kids. The PS5 community as a whole is working together to continue to make the school better. The PTA is amazing, and is always working on fundraisers for school trips, grants, and the beautiful garden.

Horrible school won't help my daughter with the help she needs. Brought her to school one morning immediately her teacher started to screaming at her and ruining her morning.

PS16 in Jersey City will be our reason to move from Jersey City. I am really surprised how the school still holds a high rating, since the system is shockingly disappointing. The school is extremely under-resourced, classes are so crowded (ratio 30:1) that kids need to sit on a rug on the floor during school hours, after school programs are offered to barely 5% of the students and, most importantly, teachers are not communicative and under skilled. Unfortunately, the list could keep going. We had very high expectations, both my husband and I are PhDs and we do understand the importance of a good education system, especially at this age. The school is completely failing its mission, the kids will be heavily affected by this situation. I am envisioning a very quickly approaching drop in rating

Until upper elementary the school was good, but lately the middle school program experience has been mediocre at best. Largely due to the director unable to emotionally connect with teen and their natural change in behaviour. The only solution in hand for them seems to unscathing remarks in school reports without deliberating on causes and actions. Parents have now started noticing egoistic teacher behavior with ill formed bias towards students.

My daughter has attended since the FAA opened in 2013, and she absolutely loves her school. I have gotten to know personally the very approachable, dynamic, and competent management team. The 3 sections K/Pre-K, Elementary and Middle School are equally strong and provide children with a top-notch education with a level of cultural exposure and fully bilingual setting you will not find elsewhere. Why should you consider this school? For a French family it is a no-brainer. Half of the teachers come from France bringing with them the culture and teaching philosophy. The level is significantly above public schools in France. Even for French parents settled permanently in the US, why deny your child the chance to be completely fluent and be able to communicate in French with grand-parents back home?For American families, the English program is very rigorous, with advanced materials, and children are at no disadvantage vs those in the best private schools. 8th graders have gone on to some of the best high-schools in NY/NJ. As a bonus you will enjoy being connected with the international community of the FAA. And yes your child will be bilingual.