Hudson County’s top rated schools. See latest full list.

NJ Advance Media assigned each New Jersey high school a ranking number between 1 and 357 based on the “summative ratings” calculated by the state Department of Education.

The ratings — released last month as part of the state School Performance Reports — measure how each school compares to other schools with the same grade levels when test scores and other factors are considered.

The ratings are calculated using standardized test scores, student academic growth, graduation rates and other factors, including chronic absenteeism. Each school is given a score from 0 to 100, called a “summative score.”

Schools with the same grade configurations are compared to each other and given a percentile rating from 0 to 100, called a “summative rating.” The three comparison groups are: high schools; elementary and middle schools; and mixed grade configuration schools.

See chart: https://www.datawrapper.de/_/XEA2H/

LINK: https://www.nj.com/hudson/2024/05/hudson-countys-top-rated-schools-see-lastest-full-list.html

                                                                            Summative Rating          Summative Score

Jersey City Public Schools	Infinity Institute	100.00	90.50
Union City School District	Sara M. Gilmore Academy	98.92	94.24
Jersey City Public Schools	Cornelia F. Bradford School	98.86	94.04
Jersey City Public Schools	Dr Ronald McNair High School	96.67	93.67
Soaring Heights Charter School	Soaring Heights Charter School	96.22	89.33
Union City School District	Jose Marti STEM Academy	94.17	91.44
Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	High Tech High School	91.67	87.23
Jersey City Public Schools	Liberty High School	89.17	81.45
Union City School District	Jefferson Elementary School	87.46	78.15
Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	County Prep High School	85.83	78.29
Jersey City Public Schools	Jotham W. Wakeman School	83.02	75.13
Hoboken Charter School District	Hoboken Charter School	82.69	69.82
Hoboken Public School District	Joseph F Brandt Elementary School	79.90	72.14
Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	Explore Middle School	79.72	71.99
Secaucus School District	Secaucus Middle School	78.34	71.21
Hoboken Dual Language Charter School	Hoboken Dual Language Charter School	78.28	71.19
Jersey City Public Schools	Dr. Michael Conti School	78.10	71.09
Elysian Charter School	Elysian Charter School of Hoboken	77.20	70.11
Jersey City Golden Door Charter School	Jersey City Golden Door Charter School	73.07	67.29
Jersey City Public Schools	Academy I	73.01	67.28
Union City School District	Colin Powell Elementary School	68.15	63.36
Jersey City Global Charter School	Jersey City Global Charter School	66.77	62.33
BelovED Community Charter	BelovED Community Charter School	66.59	62.15
Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	Academy of Technology Design	66.11	60.46
Jersey City Public Schools	Innovation High School	65.56	60.21
The Learning Community Charter School	Learning Community Charter School	64.61	61.08
Hoboken Public School District	Thomas G. Connors Elementary School	64.31	60.92
Harrison Public Schools	Hamilton Intermediate School	64.25	60.91
University Academy Charter High School	University Academy Charter High School	63.06	58.58
Weehawken Public School District	Weehawken High School	61.54	51.10
Bayonne School District	John M. Bailey Community School	61.37	58.87
Jersey City Public Schools	Frank R Conwell School	61.01	58.47
Jersey City Public Schools	Nicolaus Copernicus School	60.77	58.39
Union City School District	Veterans' Memorial Elementary School	59.03	57.16
West New York School District	Public School Number Two	58.49	56.87
Union City School District	George Washington Elementary School	57.89	56.47
North Bergen School District	Lincoln Elementary School	57.77	56.46
Harrison Public Schools	Washington Middle School	57.11	56.03
Union City School District	Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School	56.57	55.59
North Bergen School District	Robert Fulton Elementary School	55.25	54.48
Jersey City Public Schools	Alfred Zampella School	55.01	54.43
Hoboken Public School District	Hoboken Middle School	54.77	54.35
Hoboken Public School District	Wallace Elementary School	54.41	54.05
Union City School District	Thomas A Edison Elementary School	53.81	53.59
Bayonne School District	Horace Mann Community School	53.63	53.56
Bayonne School District	Philip G. Vroom Community School	52.49	52.72
Weehawken Public School District	Theodore Roosevelt School	52.37	52.59
Hoboken Public School District	Hoboken High School	51.67	50.67
Secaucus School District	Huber Street School	50.93	51.79
Bayonne School District	Bayonne High School	50.56	49.75
Union City School District	Union Hill Middle School	50.33	51.43
North Bergen School District	Horace Mann Elementary School	50.21	51.33
Kearny	Washington Elementary School	49.97	51.16
North Bergen School District	Franklin Elementary School	49.91	51.15
Kearny	Kearny High School	49.44	49.55
Bayonne School District	Nicholas Oresko Community School	49.37	50.79
Empowerment Academy Charter School	Empowerment Academy Charter School	48.89	50.61
Secaucus School District	Clarendon School	47.93	50.00
Jersey City Public Schools	Rafael Cordero y Molina	46.37	49.01
Bayonne School District	Lincoln Community School #5	46.13	48.83
West New York School District	Albio Sires Elementary School	44.57	47.71
Jersey City Public Schools	Christa McAuliffe School	43.85	47.05
Secaucus School District	Secaucus High School	43.61	46.92
Bayonne School District	Woodrow Wilson Community School	42.53	46.38
Union City School District	Robert Waters Elementary School	42.05	45.97
West New York School District	Public School Number Five	41.57	45.62
Bayonne School District	Washington Community School #9	41.09	45.34
Jersey City Public Schools	Charles E. Trefurt School	40.91	45.27
Harrison Public Schools	Harrison High School	40.56	43.50
West New York School District	Robert Menendez Elementary School	39.53	44.37
Jersey City Public Schools	Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School	38.75	44.02
Kearny	Schuyler Elementary School	38.51	43.80
Union City School District	Emerson Middle School	38.21	43.68
Bayonne School District	William Shemin Midtown Community School #8	36.35	42.26
Kearny	Franklin Elementary School	36.11	41.99

Jersey City Public Schools	Patricia M. Noonan School, PS #26	35.33	41.62
Jersey City Public Schools	Julia A. Barnes School	34.91	41.22
Guttenberg School District	Anna L. Klein	34.85	41.22
Union City School District	Union City High School	34.72	40.24
North Bergen School District	McKinley Elementary School	33.83	40.64
North Bergen School District	John F Kennedy Elementary School	31.07	38.39
West New York School District	Harry L Bain	31.01	38.35
Bayonne School District	Mary J Donohoe Community School	29.87	37.32
West New York School District	Public School Number One	29.03	36.71
Jersey City Public Schools	James J Ferris High School	28.61	35.89
Bayonne School District	Walter F. Robinson Community School	28.07	36.22
Jersey City Public Schools	Martin Luther King, Jr. School	27.29	35.65
Jersey City Public Schools	James F. Murray School	26.87	35.18
Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School	Dr Lena Edwards Academic Charter School	26.81	35.11
Jersey City Public Schools	Joseph H. Brensinger School	26.39	34.74
North Bergen School District	Polk Street School	25.13	34.05
Kearny	Garfield Elementary School	24.84	33.66
Jersey City Public Schools	Dr. Paul Rafalides School	24.24	32.84
Jersey City Community Charter School	Jersey City Community Charter School	24.12	32.80
West New York School District	West New York Middle School	24.06	32.78
Jersey City Public Schools	Middle School # 4	22.80	32.08
Hudson Arts and Science Charter School	Hudson Arts and Science Charter School	22.62	31.99
Bayonne School District	Henry E. Harris Community School	22.02	31.76
Kearny	Roosevelt Elementary School	20.34	30.68
North Bergen School District	North Bergen High School	20.00	30.34
Jersey City Public Schools	Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School	19.50	29.94
Jersey City Public Schools	Gladys Nunery School	18.54	29.21
The Ethical Community Charter School School District	The Ethical Community Charter School	16.02	27.05
Jersey City Public Schools	Franklin L. Williams School	12.72	22.95
West New York School District	Memorial High School	12.50	21.28
Jersey City Public Schools	Mahatma K. Gandhi School	12.36	22.64
Kearny	Lincoln Middle School	12.06	22.46
East Newark School District	East Newark Elementary School	11.46	21.97
Jersey City Public Schools	Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School	8.34	19.06
Jersey City Public Schools	William L Dickinson High School	7.22	15.10
Jersey City Public Schools	President Barack Obama Elementary School	6.84	16.93
Jersey City Public Schools	Ollie Culbreth, Jr. School	5.34	14.92
Jersey City Public Schools	Alexander D. Sullivan School	4.14	12.89
Jersey City Public Schools	Lincoln High School	2.78	7.81
Jersey City Public Schools	Chaplain Charles Watters School	2.70	9.89
Jersey City Public Schools	Martin Center for the Arts	2.46	9.66
Jersey City Public Schools	Ezra L. Nolan School	1.56	7.21
Jersey City Public Schools	Henry Snyder High School	1.39	5.42
Jersey City Public Schools	Whitney M. Young, Jr. School	0.90	5.93
Bayonne School District	Bayonne Alternative High School	0.00	0.15
Harrison Public Schools	Lincoln Elementary School	n/a	45.71
Harrison Public Schools	Kennedy Elementary School	n/a	n/a
Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	Academy of Career and Technical Education	n/a	61.05
Union City School District	Hudson Elementary School	n/a	58.55
Union City School District	Eugenio Maria de Hostos Center for Early Childhood Education	n/a	n/a
Weehawken Public School District	Daniel Webster School	n/a	n/a

Welcome to Hoboken Sign Drawing Attention

 

The City of Hoboken plans to award a contract to repaint the "Welcome to Hoboken" sign for ~$227,000, funded by the Hoboken Public Art Program. It will be voted on at an upcoming City Council meeting. A number of people have expressed concern about the cost & have asked if there are alternatives. Reports are that the project was put out for public bid.

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Petrosino along with Other Faculty and Students to Present Six Papers at ISLS Conference

Congratulations to the team of SMU Simmons faculty and students who have 6 papers accepted at The International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS) conference which will take place in Buffalo, New York, on June 10-14, 2024.

SMU is proud of Dr. Walkington, along with other faculty members Drs. Anthony Cuevas, Anthony Petrosino, Kelsey Schenck, Prajakt Pande, post-doc researchers Drs. LeaAnne Daughrity, and Max Sherard, as well as Simmons Ph.D. students Saki Milton, Marc Sager, Julianna Washington, and Theodora Beauchamp.

The following are the references of the accepted papers:

1. Sager, M., Sherard, M., Milton, S., Walkington, C., & Petrosino, A. Learning math through a game-based personal excursion.
2. Schenck, K., Kim, D., Xia, F., Swart, M., Walkington, C., & Nathan, M.J. Exploring Interactive Technology for Supporting Embodied Geometric Reasoning.
3. Daughrity, L., Walkington, C., Sherard, M., Pande, P., Beauchamp, T., & Cuevas, A. From Abstract to Tangible: Leveraging Virtual Reality and GeoGebra for Playful Math Education.
4. Sherard, M., Walkington, C., Daughrity, L., Pande, P., Beauchamp, T., Petrosino, A., & Cuevas, A. Pedagogical Issues in Virtual Reality Mathematics Education.
5. Milton, S., Sager, M., & Walkington, C. Exploring STEM Identity and Belonging in Minoritized Girls at a Summer Camp.
6. Washington, J., Darwin, T., Beauchamp, T., & Walkington, C. A Qualitative Comparison of Mathematics Teachers’ and Students’ Experiences in a Virtual Reality Algebra Application.

City of Hoboken to Name Gym at 605 Jackson St. After the Late Damon Murray

The City of Hoboken will name the gym at 605 Jackson St. after the late Damon Murray, a 21-year-old walk-on Rutgers football player who was gunned down last month. 

The city will officially unveil new signage naming the gym the “Damon Murray Community Gym” at a celebration this summer to be announced at a later date.

Hoboken’s Jackson Street Center gym will be renamed in tribute to former Hoboken High School football and basketball star Damon Murray, who was shot dead last month.

NJDOE Hoboken Public School Ratings for 2022-23 Released

These ratings — released in April 2024 as part of the state School Performance Reports — measure how each school compares to other schools with the same grade levels when test scores and other factors are considered.

The ratings are calculated using standardized test scores, student academic growth, graduation rates and other factors, including chronic absenteeism. Each school is given a score from 0 to 100, called a “summative score.”

Schools with the same grade configurations are compared to each other and given a percentile rating from 0 to 100, called a “summative rating.” The three comparison groups are: high schools; elementary and middle schools; and mixed grade configuration schools.

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Source: NJ.COM Hudson County’s top rated schools. See latest full list./ Updated: May. 01, 2024, 6:34 p.m.|Published: May. 01, 2024, 6:45 a.m./ By Katie Kausch | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Former Hoboken High Two-sport Star is Shot Dead- Outrage at City Council Meeting

The Hoboken City Council heard a public outcry of outrage and distress over the murder of Damon Murray, 21, who was gunned down outside a housing authority building on Sunday night April 28th, at Wednesday’s meeting. Given that dozens of people came to council chambers to speak about Murray’s killing, Council President Jen Giattino suspended the agenda to allow public comment to begin right away. 

4th Ward Councilman Ruben Ramos asked for a moment of silence, as did Vanessa Falco, a former councilwoman who now serves as the director of the Division of Housing. “When I heard about the death of Nunu, I was sick and heartbroken. I feel like we’re family. Nunu’s death has crushed the city. He was someone the youth looked up to. How did this happen again? 

A year ago, there was another homicide in the Hoboken Housing Authority,” Vanetta Rivera stated, referring to the September 2022 slaying of Christopher Garcia. “There are a lot of programs around town, but none we can afford. Our children have nothing in this town. We are continuously building parks around town. What is being built for teenagers and young adults? I’m tired of our community failing our kids.”

 

More on the story: https://www.nj.com/hudson/2024/04/former-hoboken-high-two-sport-star-is-shot-dead.html

WABC News: https://abc7ny.com/hoboken-deadly-shooting-nj-man-killed-in-1st-homicide-since-2022/14742222/

Damon Murray 
Photo: Scott Fayok- NJ Advance media 

Most Recent Hoboken High School Combined SAT Scores Place HHS in Lower 5% of NJDOE District Factor Group; HHS Ranked 299th Among Public High Schools in NJ on SAT Scores

The recently reported 2022-2023 SAT combined scores (math + reading) indicate that Hoboken High School is 42nd out of the 44 districts with high schools in their FG district factor group. District Factor Group is a designation by the NJDOE to categorize districts along 6 common socioeconomic features, specifically: 1) Percent of adults with no high school diploma; 2) Percent of adults with some college education; 3) Occupational status; 4) Unemployment rate; 5) Percent of individuals in poverty; 6) Median family income. 

In essence, the New Jersey Department of Education created district factor groups to compare "apples to apples" rather than "apples to oranges" when it comes to NJ school districts and NJ schools- especially high schools. 

These latest scores position Hoboken High School in the bottom 5% of their NJDOE District Factor Group. Of the 44 FG districts with high schools, the average combined SAT score was 1071.2 and the standard deviation was 53.2. Hoboken High School has a combined score of 972. The HHS score is almost 2 standard deviations below the norm for their DFG. 

HIGH SCHOOL	2023 SAT	DFG
Monroe Township High School	1221	FG
Haddon Township High School	1146	FG
Somerville High School	1145	FG
Point Pleasant Boro High School	1118	FG
Fort Lee High School	1115	FG
Matawan Regional High School	1112	FG
Dumont High School	1108	FG
Kingsway Regional High School	1107	FG
Old Bridge High School	1107	FG
Kittatinny Regional High School	1100	FG
Southern Regional High School	1098	FG
Middlesex High School	1096	FG
Cinnaminson High School	1096	FG
Hopatcong High School	1096	FG
Pompton Lakes High School	1095	FG
North Brunswick Township High School	1095	FG
Shore Regional High School	1094	FG
North Warren Regional School	1093	FG
Hasbrouch Heights High School	1092	FG
Point Pleasant Beach High School	1091	FG
Warren Hills Regional School	1091	FG
Woodstown High School	1090	FG
Lakeland Regional High School	1089	FG
Ocean Township High School	1086	FG
New Milford High School	1081	FG
Nutley High School	1080	FG
Hamilton East - Steinert	1074	FG
Burlington Township High School	1067	FG
South Plainfield High School	1064	FG
West Milford High School	1063	FG
Delran High School	1061	FG
Arthut L. Johnson High School	1054	FG
Vernon Township High School	1053	FG
Red Bank Regional High School	1046	FG
Washington Township High School	1045	FG
Hamilton North-Nottingham	1034	FG
Passaic Valley Regional High School	1029	FG
Dunellen High School	1020	FG
Pitman High School	1013	FG
Wood-Ridge Jr/Sr High School	1000	FG
Hamilton West-Watson	997	FG
Bergenfield High School	986	FG
Hoboken High School	972	FG
Collingswood High School	964	FG
Hoboken Charter School	919	FG
AVERAGE	1071.17778
STANDARD DEVIATION	53.2307536

The average SAT score for NJ's public schools was 525 for mathematics and 533 for reading/writing for a combined score of 1,058 out of a 1600 possible score. 

The 2022-23 SAT data shows Hoboken High School has a combined score of 972 with a 472 in Math and a 500 in Reading/Writing. Hoboken HS is ranked 299th in the state according to NJ.COM (see Figure 1). 

Figure 1: HHS 2022-23 SAT Scores /Source NJ.com

The 2022-23 SAT scores were likely foreshadowed by previous NJDOE state assessments in mathematics, science, reading, etc (see Figure 2). While the SAT's and the NJDOE state assessments are different, it is likely they correlate and triangulate as they overlap with disciplinary content knowledge and processes. 

Figure 2: US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT DATA

Note: New Jersey had 314 school districts supporting 426 public high school in the 2022-23 academic year. 

Hoboken High School Comes in 299th on 2022-23 New Jersey SAT Scores; District Factor Group Results Low

Newly released data for the 2022-23 school year shows Hoboken High School has a combined score of 972 with a 472 in Math and a 500 in Reading/Writing. Hoboken HS is ranked 299th in the state according to NJ.COM. Hoboken High School’s 2022-23 SAT scores are below average for its “FG” District Factor Group.

School districts in New Jersey are categorized into District Factor Groups, which describe the socioeconomic characteristics of the local district. Based on discussions with representatives from school districts and experimenting with various methods, the DFGs were calculated using the following six variables that have been found to be most closely related to SES:

1. Percent of adults with no high school diploma
2. Percent of adults with some college education
3. Occupational status
4. Unemployment rate
5. Percent of individuals in poverty
6. Median family income.

For overall comparison, the average SAT score for NJ students at the state’s public schools was 525 for math and 533 for the reading and writing section — for a combined score of 1,058 out of 1,600.  

For triangulation purposes, here are the 2023-24 US News and World Report scores for the NJ state testing results for Hoboken High School: 

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Note: New Jersey had 314 school districts supporting 426 high schools in the 2022-23 academic year. 

Petrosino and Colleagues Present at the American Educational Research Association Meeting in Philadelphia

The American Educational Research Association (AERA), a national research society, strives to advance knowledge about education, to encourage scholarly inquiry related to education, and to promote the use of research to improve education and serve the public good.

AERA's more than 25,000 members are faculty, researchers, graduate students, and other distinguished professionals with rich and diverse expertise in education research. They work in a range of settings from universities and other academic institutions to research institutes, federal and state agencies, school systems, testing companies, and nonprofit organizations. Based on their research, they produce and disseminate knowledge, refine methods and measures, and stimulate translation and practical application of research results.

Walking at the Boundaries: Learnings From an RPP (Research-Practice Partnership) Approach to Informal Math LearningFri, April 12, 11:25am to 12:55pm, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 112B

Abstract: Research-Practice Partnerships (RPPs) are a collaborative approach to inquiry where university-based researchers and community-based practitioners share in the work of understanding educational problems and creating evidence-based solutions. Theoretically drawing upon boundary spanners, boundary practices, and boundary objects, we aim to understand how boundary crossing is promoted across nine informal learning partners. Initial findings suggest that informal mathematics learning is conceptualized differently across sites. Future research is needed to understand how the boundary crossings change over time.

Authors

Anthony J. Petrosino; Marc Sager, Southern Methodist University; Maximilian Sherard, Southern Methodist University; Candace A. Walkington, Southern Methodist University; Julianna Claiborne Washington, Southern Methodist University; Saki L. Milton, Southern Methodist University

Thursday Roundtable Session 9:00 am

Time: Thu, April 11, 9:00 to 10:30amPlace: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 200, Exhibit Hall B

“It Is Too Perfect for Nature”: Exploring Discussions About the Relationship Between Nature and Mathematics - Maximilian Sherard, Southern Methodist University; Marc Sager, Southern Methodist University; Saki L. Milton, Southern Methodist University; Koshi Dhingra, talkSTEM; Anthony J. Petrosino, Southern Methodist University; Candace A. Walkington, Southern Methodist University

Hoboken City Council Rejects Proposed 2024-25 Municipal Budget; Hoboken Board of Education Voices No Protest Over 2024-25 School Budget

The proposed Hoboken municipal budget tax will go from $70.255 million to $74.626 million, an increase of 6.2% or $4.371 million Meanwhile, the proposed Hoboken Board of Education tax levy will go from $58.716 million to $73.012 million which is an increase of 24.35% or $14.296 million. 

Picture: Congratulations to all the 2024 Inductees of the Hoboken High School Hall of Fame- Elks Club, Hoboken (April 7, 2024)