Jersey City Public Schools
| Jersey City Public Schools | |
|---|---|
| 346 Claremont Avenue Jersey City, NJ 07305 |
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| District information | |
| Grades | pre-K to 12 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Marcia V. Lyles |
| Schools | 39 |
| Affiliation(s) | Former Abbott district |
| Students and staff | |
| Enrollment | 37,000 (10/15/2015) |
| Faculty | 2,665.0 FTEs |
| Student-teacher ratio | 12.95:1 |
| Other information | |
| District Factor Group | B |
| Website | www |
The Jersey City Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district located in Jersey City, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide, which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.
As of the 2010-11 school year, the district's 38 schools had an enrollment of 34,505 students and 2,665.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.95:1.
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second lowest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.
The district is one of three districts in New Jersey (along with Newark Public Schools and Paterson Public Schools) under "state intervention", which authorizes the state Commissioner of Education to intervene in curriculum functions.
Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School was the second-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 328 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2012 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked second in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.William L. Dickinson High School is the oldest high schools in the city and James J. Ferris High School is represented by some of the top students of Jersey City who are members of the National Academy Foundation Magnet Programs. Academy I Middle School is one of the top middle schools in the country. Has been recognized with several achievements, including first place in the Lexus Environmental Challenge in 2008.
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