Each year, graduating 8th graders from the Hoboken Dual Language Charter School (HoLa) are celebrated by their peers with a "clap-out" (see video below) as they walk out of the school for the last time as a class. It is a touching tribute as well as a standing tradition - and one of the many things that makes the Hoboken Dual Language Charter School truly a special place. I had the honor and pleasure serving as a Board Member for the initial decade of the school's founding. -Dr. Petrosino
HoLa is a US News & World Report top New Jersey Elementary & Middle School (Private & Public).
HoLa is annually ranked by the New Jersey Department of Education as a top performing school in the state — in 2023, ranking in the top 5% of all New Jersey Public Schools.
HoLa is also designated as a Dual Language Model Program for the state.
The Middle School is the first in the state to have its curriculum approved for the College Board’s AP exam program, enabling students to take the Spanish AP exam in 8th grade to qualify for college credits.
