James J Ferris High School, NJ

location_on  35 Colgate St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 language  jcboe.org workspace_premium  1.9 star

Membership

Enrollment and Staffing

Students 1,289
Low-Income Students 100%
Teachers 111
Student-Teacher Ratio 12
Enrollment by Gender School State US
Female
47% 49% 49%
Male
53% 51% 51%
Enrollment by Grade School State US
Grade 9
23% 23% 23%
Grade 10
25% 22% 22%
Grade 11
24% 22% 21%
Grade 12
22% 22% 21%
Ungraded
5% 5% 4%
Enrollment by Ethnicity School State US
Asian
9% 11% 6%
Black
27% 15% 15%
Caucasian
14% 46% 49%
Hispanic or Latino
50% 28% 27%
Native American
0% 0% 1%
Pacific Islander
0% 0% 1%
Other
0% 3% 4%

Academics

Math and Reading Proficiency

Math Proficiency 6%
Reading Proficiency 27%
Average Proficiency 16%
Test Participation 98%
Proficiency by Gender School State US
Female
18% 53% 51%
Male
15% 45% 47%
Proficiency by Grade School State US
High School
16% 40% 51%
Proficiency by Ethnicity School State US
Asian
24% 66% 61%
Black
20% 35% 39%
Caucasian
20% 54% 57%
Proficiency by Disadvantaged Group School State US
Homeless
50% 44% 42%
Limited English
3% 30% 32%
Low-Income
16% 35% 40%
With Disabilities
12% 21% 26%

Outcomes

Graduation Rates

Overall Rate 86%
Low-Income 87%
Limited English 87%
With Disabilities 80%
Graduation by Ethnicity School State US
Asian
90% 77% 73%
Black
82% 76% 75%
Caucasian
90% 90% 86%

Nearby Public Schools

Dr Michael Conti School
<1 miles, NE 4.1 star
County Prep High School
<1 miles, NW 4.1 star
Academy of Technology Design
<1 miles, NW 2.3 star
Middle School # 4
<1 miles, S 3.2 star

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