Located in Jersey City, N.J., Julia A. Barnes Elementary School 12 has an enrollment of more than 450 students in prekindergarten through grade eight. The school organizes a variety of cocurricular activities, such as Halloween Parade, fall festivals, open houses, talent shows, book fairs and musical concerts. Julia A. Barnes Elementary School 12 teaches a variety of subjects, such as math, science, social studies, reading, English, language arts, art, music, and health and physical education. It has a library and media center that provides a large selection of reference books, archives, biographies, databases, encyclopedias, newspapers and magazines. Julia A. Barnes Elementary School 12 is affiliated with Jersey City Public Schools, which has an enrollment of more than 28,000 students in over 35 educational institutions.