The Jersey City Public Schools is a comprehensive community

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located in

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, United States. The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the

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in ''Abbott v. Burke'' 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

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. As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of 39 schools, had an enrollment of 29,113 students and 2,173.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 13.4:1.District information for Jersey City Public Schools

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. Accessed April 1, 2021. The district is classified by the

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as being in

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"B", the second lowest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common

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characteristics of the local districts. From lowest

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to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J. The district was 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. In 2017, Jersey City became the first school district in New Jersey to regain full local control after having been under "state intervention".

Awards, recognition and rankings

Academy I Middle School was one of nine public schools recognized in 2017 as

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by the

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. Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School was one of 18 schools statewide (and three public high schools) honored in 2018 by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program, marking the second time the school was recognized by the program. Infinity Institute was honored by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program in 2019, one of nine schools in the state recognized as Exemplary High Performing Schools. McNair Academic High School was the second-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 328 schools statewide in ''

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'' 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.

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is the oldest high school 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

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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. Dr. McNair Academic High School was named as a "Star School" by the

, the highest honor that a New Jersey school can achieve, in the 1994-95 school year. Alexander D. Sullivan School was recognized by Governor Jim McGreevey in 2003 as one of 25 schools selected statewide for the First Annual Governor's School of Excellence award.

School uniforms

Students have been required to wear

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s since 1998.

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the

) are:

Elementary schools

;Elementary schools Elementary schools in the district are: * Frank R. Conwell School P.S. 3 (642 students; grades PreK-5) **Darren Mischel, Principal * Jotham W. Wakeman School P.S. 6 (664; PreK-5) **Joseph Apruzzese, Principal * Charles E. Trefurt School P.S. 8 (755; PreK-5) **Marisa Migliozzi, Principal * Julia A. Barnes School P.S. 12 (356; was PreK-8) **Don Howard, Principal * Cornelia F. Bradford School P.S. 16 (812; PreK-5) **Terry Watkins-Williams, Principal * Dr.

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School P.S. 20 (689; PreK-5) **Hani Ileya, Principal * Rev. Dr. Ercel F. Webb School P.S. 22 (680; PreK-5) **Dr. Janine Anderson, Principal * Nicholas Copernicus School P.S. 25 (669; PreK-5) **Diane Pistilli, Principal * Patricia M. Noonan School P.S. 26 (467; PK-5) **Anne Beirne, Principal * Gladys Cannon Nunery School P.S. 29 (292; PreK-5) **Robert O'Connor, Principal * Alexander D. Sullivan School P.S. 30 (577; PreK-5) **Dr. Martha Osei-Yaw, Principal * Dr. Paul Rafalides School P.S. 33 (438; PreK-4) **Janeen Maniscalco, Principal * Gerard J. Dynes N.J. Regional Day School (73; Ungraded) **Colleen Williams, Principal

Grammar schools

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Grammar schools in the district are: * Dr. Michael Conti School P.S. 5 (721; PreK-8) **John Rivero, Principal * Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School P.S. 11 (865; PreK-8) **Cleopatra Wingard, Principal * Ollie E. Culbreath Jr. School P.S. 14 (442; PreK-8) **Sharon Abbruscato, Principal * Whitney M. Young Jr. School P.S. 15 (645; PreK-8) **David Herman, Principal * Joseph H. Brensinger School P.S. 17 (1,283; PreK-8) **Dr. Robert Brower, Principal *

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School P.S. 23 (1,363; PreK-8) **Dr. Peter Mattaliano, Principal * Chaplain Charles Watters School P.S. 24 (762; K-8) **Rosalyn Barnes, Principal * Alfred E. Zampella School P.S. 27 (901; PreK-8) **Blanca Jackson, Principal * Christa McAuliffe School P.S. 28 (1,012; PreK-8) **Frank Borroto, Principal * President

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Elementary School P.S. 34 (445; PreK-8) **Shante Jones, Principal * Rafael De J. Cordero y Molina School P.S. 37 (814; PreK-8) **Derek Stanton, Principal * James F. Murray School P.S. 38 (795; PreK-8) **Sandra Jones, Principal * Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School P.S. 39 (350; PreK-8) **Dawn Reynolds, Principal * Fred W. Martin Center for the Arts (481; PreK-8) **Glenda Jennings, Principal

Middle schools

Middle schools in the district are: * Frank R. Conwell M.S. 4 (767; 6-8) **Richard Stellato, Principal * Frank L. Williams M.S. 7 (896; 6-8) **Jaimie Barnaskas, Principal * Ezra L. Nolan M.S. 40 (303; 6-8) **Troy Smith, Principal * Academy I Middle School (463; 6-8) **Dr. Margaret Freeman, Principal

High schools

High schools in the district are: *

Academy of the Sciences (1,812; 9-12) **Gekson Casillas, Principal * James J. Ferris High School Academy of International Enterprise (1,298; 9-12) **Deneen Alford, Principal * Infinity Institute The school opened in September 2010, offering a magnet college preparatory program with admission based on an admission exam. The school is located in a building in the Greenville section of the city that has been leased from the

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and that had been the previous home of the Create Charter High School, which lost its charter after the 2009-10 school year. (NA; 6-12) **Dr. Treniere Dobson, Principal * Innovation High School (309; 9-12) **Yvonne Waller, Principal * Liberty High School (231; 9-12) **Monica Grazilla, Principal * Lincoln High School Academy of Governance and Social Sciences (677; 9-12) **Chris Gadsden, Principal * Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School (693; 9-12) **Tom Macagnano, Principal *

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Academy of the Arts (708; 9-12) **Yvonne Waller, Principal

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are: * Dr. Norma Fernandez, Acting Superintendent * Regina Robinson, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

Board of Education

The district's

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is comprised of nine members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration. As a Type II school district, the board's trustees are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year held (since 2013) as part of the November general election. The board appoints a superintendent to oversee the district's day-to-day operations and a business administrator to supervise the business functions of the district.Board Members
Jersey City Public Schools. Accessed March 29, 2022.

State intervention

The district was formerly one of three districts in New Jersey under "state intervention", which authorizes the Commissioner of Education to intervene in governance of a local public school district (and to intervene in the areas of instruction and program, operations, personnel, and fiscal management) if the Commissioner has determined that a school district failed or was unable to take corrective actions necessary to establish a thorough and efficient system of education. On October 4, 1989, the New Jersey Department of Education established a State-operated School District for Jersey City, appointing a State District Superintendent to serve as the governing authority for the District instead of the Board of Education, and a new Board of Education was created and functioned as an advisory body. In 2005 the legislature disbanded state operation and created "state intervention". The Jersey City Board of Education assumed control of governance and finance on April 17, 2008. As of October 2010, although governance had been restored to local control in the form of an elected school board, the state district superintendent remained to manage personnel and curriculum functions. Local control for personnel was returned to the district in 2012. In July 2017, Jersey City regained full local control with curriculum and programming being returned to the district.

References

External links

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School Data for the Jersey City Public Schools

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