Learning is not attained by chance.
It must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.

Location: Jersey City, NJ
Our declared historic landmark building is conveniently located in Hudson County, easily reached from Central New Jersey, and just minutes away from Staten Island.   We are readily accessible from routes 1-9, and the NJ Turn Pike. 

Tuition Assistance is available through multiple programs such as the Urban League.

Student to Teacher Ratio: 8:1

Our students benefit from smaller class sizes which enable ample one – on-one time and individualized attention from our caring and devoted teachers. 

 Al-Ghazaly Elementary School  graduates are guaranteed admission into the prestigious Al-Ghazaly HS in 7th Grade, which is the first Islamic High School in NJ upon which all other Islamic systems were inspired.

Academic Program:

Students at every grade level benefit from our Superior Arabic Language Classes, Quaran, Islamic Studies, Literacy, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies.  In addition, Al-GhazalyElementary offers Specialty Subject Classes such as Technology and Physical Education.

After School Programs:

Al-Ghazaly Elementary offers after school care from 2:50- 5:30pm.  We offer homework assistance and Quaran Enrichment. 

Athletics: 

Al-Ghazaly Elementary offers extra –curricular sports programs such as soccer and basketball for boys and girls.

Academic Honors:

Our students participate in many academically enriching activities and are often honored in these. 

Extracurricular Opportunities:

• Model United Nations
• National Elementary Honors Society
• Student Council
• Ghazaly Gazette(school newspaper)
• Spelling Bee
• Science Olympiad
• Math Olympiad
• Science Fair
• Art Shows
• Cultural Day
• Dr. Seuss Day (cross-age activity)
• Islamic Day Celebrations
• Mock Hajj 
• Sports Day
• Black History Month
• Poetry Festival 
• Mock Trial 
• Enriching field trips

Parent Teacher Organization:

We are blessed by our dedicated parents and hard working teachers that form our PTO.  The Al-Ghazaly Elementary PTO sponsors many of the afore-mentioned activities.  alghazalypto@yahoo.com

Standardized Tests:

Al-Ghazaly Elementary students consistently score well above the state-wide averages and national percentile on the annual Terra Nova testing .
The highlighted portion is found on the Hikmah website.
Additionally, our school   has improved every testing year on by an average of 1.5% an academic year.  Please take a look at graphs of our Terra Nova scores over the past 3 academic years.