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County Prep High School

Public Grades 9-12

40^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 91% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

County Prep High School is a public high school located in Jersey City, New Jersey, serving 917 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Hudson County Schools of Technology School District, which is ranked 101 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

County Prep High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in New Jersey, with a statewide ranking between 40-124 out of over 400 schools over the past 10 years. The school's exceptional academic performance is evident in its proficiency rates, which far exceed the state averages in subjects like English Language Arts, Algebra I, Geometry, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 91% of 9th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the statewide average of 49.9%. The school also maintains very high graduation rates, ranging from 91.1% to 99.2% over the past few years, significantly exceeding the state average.

When compared to other high schools in the immediate vicinity, such as Henry Snyder High School and William L. Dickinson High School, County Prep High School stands out as a top performer, outpacing these schools on various academic metrics. Additionally, the school's success in supporting diverse student populations, including African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students, is noteworthy, with the school ranking among the top in the state for these subgroups.

892

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,033

Per pupil spending ?

57.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

525 Montgomery Street
Jersey City, NJ 07306-3237

(201) 631-6302

District: Hudson County Schools of Technology School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

33.9%

Asian:

29.7%

White:

25.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 86th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (75% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of New Jersey high schools

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (91%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg69%

New Jersey avg43%

40^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Hudson County Schools of Technology School District

101^st of 609Hudson County Schools of Technology School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	40 of 434	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	78.5	62 of 429	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	41 of 422	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	57.2	124 of 415	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	75.5	52 of 405	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	61.9	110 of 416	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	44 of 415	89.4%	★★★★☆
2017	62.2	97 of 411	76.4%	★★★★☆
2016	66.6	69 of 409	83.1%	★★★★☆
2015	70.4	55 of 406	86.5%	★★★★☆
2014	67.5	150 of 411	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.3	209 of 396	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	66.9	155 of 388	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.7	190 of 378	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.4	164 of 371	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.0	156 of 370	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.2	129 of 359	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.0	155 of 361	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	44.9	254 of 357	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	71.4	120 of 351	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	59.0	172 of 348	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2003	24.6	279 of 343	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.2	4 of 283	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	76.4	33 of 282	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	95.7	6 of 250	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	85.0	17 of 256	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	12 of 247	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	81.8	19 of 254	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.0	8 of 266	97.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	61 of 190	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	103 of 191	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.7	35 of 172	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	36.4	117 of 175	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.3	84 of 165	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	70 of 191	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	72 of 198	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	57 of 426	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	51 of 420	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	39 of 416	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	55.1	120 of 414	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	76 of 402	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	70 of 408	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	59 of 403	85.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	19 of 406	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	29 of 403	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	19 of 385	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	72.3	52 of 382	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.6	43 of 374	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	58 of 364	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	87.7	26 of 368	92.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	14 of 377	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	10 of 358	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	8 of 344	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	84.0	19 of 324	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	92.9	9 of 326	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.5	19 of 347	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	12 of 345	96.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	60 of 426	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	59 of 419	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	34 of 414	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	65.5	82 of 410	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.6	54 of 402	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	49.6	151 of 407	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.8	52 of 405	87.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	185 of 359	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	72.5	50 of 361	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	52.4	113 of 339	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.6	158 of 344	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.2	115 of 333	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.9	177 of 349	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	172 of 355	51.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	49 of 347	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	51 of 345	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	39 of 335	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	64 of 335	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	70.6	37 of 336	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	71 of 339	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	39 of 340	88.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)99th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)87th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)86th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)68th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts91%+41 vs state

Mathematics90%+32 vs state

Geometry77%+21 vs state

Algebra I51%+20 vs state

Science49%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)	NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		NJSLA Geometry (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
County Prep High School	Public	9-12	525 Montgomery Street	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 631-6302	892	92	9.7	57.1%	227 (25.4%)	45 (5.0%)	302 (33.9%)	265 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	45 (5.0%)	83.7	40^th of 434 public high schools	90.8%		78.5	62^nd of 429 public high schools	85.5%	22		89.6	49.0	91.0	51.2	51.2	77.5		76.5	$16,033	$2,637	$13,396
Academy of Technology Design	Public	9-12	525 Montgomery Street	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Hudson County Schools of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 631-6331	235	4	58.0	49.4%	43 (18.3%)	21 (8.9%)	128 (54.5%)	29 (12.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	71.4	87^th of 434 public high schools	80.0%		62	138^th of 429 public high schools	67.8%	51		49.1	15.1	87.1	63.3	63.3
James J Ferris High School	Public	9-12	35 Colgate St	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6660	1,364	100	13.7	72.1%	151 (11.1%)	289 (21.2%)	753 (55.2%)	154 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	14 (1.0%)	11.6	409^th of 434 public high schools	5.8%		17.1	371^st of 429 public high schools	13.5%	38	53.6	26.4	5.9	28.8	6.4	6.4	3.8		2.9	$14,071	$548	$13,523
Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	60 Crescent Ave	Jersey City	07304	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6700	767	61	12.6	75.6%	49 (6.4%)	428 (55.8%)	246 (32.1%)	29 (3.8%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	15.6	384^th of 434 public high schools	11.5%		15.1	383^rd of 429 public high schools	10.7%	1	71.9	22.7	14.1	19.2	4.1	4.1		0.0	5.9	$14,645	$514	$14,131
William L Dickinson High School	Public	9-12	2 Palisade Ave	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4400	1,786	130	13.7	76.6%	284 (15.9%)	296 (16.6%)	880 (49.3%)	269 (15.1%)	29 (1.6%)	10 (0.6%)	18 (1.0%)	15.4	385^th of 434 public high schools	11.3%		18.8	365^th of 429 public high schools	14.9%	20	62.2	32.6	15.4	22.6	6.2	6.2	4.8	1.9	2.7	$11,534	$519	$11,015
Dr Ronald McNair High School	Public	9-12	123 Coles Street	Jersey City	07302	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 418-7617	716	55	13.1	35.2%	150 (20.9%)	100 (14.0%)	115 (16.1%)	310 (43.3%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	33 (4.6%)	90.8	12^th of 434 public high schools	97.2%		91.3	11^th of 429 public high schools	97.4%	1			94.6	99.4	96.1	96.1	83.4		83.4	$11,528	$339	$11,189
Liberty High School	Public	9-12	299 Sip Avenue	Jersey City	07306	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 714-4373	193	25	7.7	68.9%	56 (29.0%)	34 (17.6%)	49 (25.4%)	50 (25.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	75.9	66^th of 434 public high schools	84.8%		79.3	58^th of 429 public high schools	86.5%	8		78.0	55.1	90.9	65.5	65.5	55.5	20.0	39.4	$14,454	$356	$14,098
Henry Snyder High School	Public	9-12	239 Bergen Ave	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-6600	729	84	8.6	78.1%	24 (3.3%)	444 (60.9%)	222 (30.5%)	25 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	6 (0.8%)	14	397^th of 434 public high schools	8.5%		13.1	390^th of 429 public high schools	9.1%	7	65.9	21.1	16.9	19.1	2.1	2.1	20.0	0.0	10.0	$12,551	$328	$12,223
Innovation High School	Public	9-12	239 Bergen Avenue	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-1504	301			69.8%	58 (19.3%)	85 (28.2%)	86 (28.6%)	61 (20.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.0%)	34.2	297^th of 434 public high schools	31.6%		27.6	326^th of 429 public high schools	24.0%	29		46.1	34.7	50.6	12.5	12.5	0.0	12.5	6.3	$9,809	$344	$9,465
University Academy Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	275 West Side Avenue	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	University Academy Charter High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 200-3200	429	40	10.7	80.2%	13 (3.0%)	259 (60.4%)	125 (29.1%)	32 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16	381^st of 434 public high schools	12.2%		20.8	351^st of 429 public high schools	18.2%	30	64.4	29.7	8.1	27.0	8.4	8.4				$12,934	$898	$12,036

Frequently Asked Questions about County Prep High School

How many students attend County Prep High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 892 students attended County Prep High School.

What district is County Prep High School in?

Hudson County Schools of Technology School District

What is the racial makeup of County Prep High School?

Students at County Prep High School are 34% Hispanic, 30% Asian, 25% White, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Is County Prep High School a good school?

Yes. County Prep High School ranks in the top 9.2% of New Jersey high schools.

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