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William L Dickinson High School

Q: Is William L Dickinson High School a good school?

William L Dickinson High School ranks in the bottom 11.3% of New Jersey high schools.

Q: How many students attend William L Dickinson High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,786 students attended William L Dickinson High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of William L Dickinson High School?

Students at William L Dickinson High School are 49% Hispanic, 17% African American, 16% White, 15% Asian, 2% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into William L Dickinson High School?

William L Dickinson High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Alfred Zampella School Elementary : Charles E. Trefurt School Elementary : Christa McAuliffe School Elementary : Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School Elementary : Jotham W. Wakeman School Elementary : Mahatma K. Gandhi School Elementary : Martin Luther King Junior School Elementary : Nicolaus Copernicus School Elementary : Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26 Middle : Franklin L. Williams School

Public Grades 9-12

385^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 11% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

William L Dickinson High School is a public high school in Jersey City, New Jersey, serving 1,856 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Jersey City Public Schools district, which is ranked 455 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, William L Dickinson High School consistently performs below state and district averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 22.6% of 9th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 49.9% statewide and 38.5% in the district. Similarly, only 6.2% of 9th graders were proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 20.3% statewide and 10.8% in the district. The school's four-year graduation rate of 91.3% is slightly above the state average but below nearby schools like Innovation High School and Dr. Ronald McNair High School. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 14.9% to 25.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than state and district averages.

While William L Dickinson High School is part of the Jersey City Public Schools district, there are several nearby schools that outperform it academically. For instance, Dr. Ronald McNair High School, which is only 0.4 miles away, consistently ranks among the top high schools in New Jersey and significantly outperforms William L Dickinson High School on standardized tests and other metrics. The high percentage of students (66.65% in 2023-2024) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch at William L Dickinson High School indicates a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population, which may contribute to the school's academic challenges.

1,786

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,534

Per pupil spending ?

76.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2 Palisade Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07306-1202

(201) 714-4400

District: Jersey City Public Schools

Feeder schools for William L Dickinson High School:

Elementary:	Alfred Zampella School
	Charles E. Trefurt School
	Christa McAuliffe School
	Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School
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	Jotham W. Wakeman School
	Mahatma K. Gandhi School
	Martin Luther King Junior School
	Nicolaus Copernicus School
	Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26
Middle:	Franklin L. Williams School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.3%

African American:

16.6%

White:

15.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (24% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New Jersey average (74% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg38%

New Jersey avg49%

385^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8High Schools in the Jersey City Public Schools

455^th of 609Jersey City Public Schools 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	15.4	385 of 434	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	365 of 429	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	337 of 422	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	333 of 415	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	355 of 405	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	349 of 416	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	283 of 415	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.4	283 of 411	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.3	259 of 409	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.0	223 of 406	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	29.1	336 of 411	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.4	342 of 396	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.1	294 of 388	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.3	316 of 378	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.4	325 of 371	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.7	317 of 370	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.5	322 of 359	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	9.8	326 of 361	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.8	309 of 357	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	8.8	319 of 351	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	17.2	305 of 348	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	9.3	312 of 343	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	242 of 283	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	189 of 282	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	145 of 250	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	195 of 256	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	195 of 247	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	167 of 254	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	137 of 266	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	1.1	173 of 190	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	180 of 191	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	157 of 172	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	162 of 175	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	160 of 165	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.8	190 of 191	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	190 of 198	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	160 of 215	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.6	82 of 191	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.9	85 of 161	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	109 of 137	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	61 of 101	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	102 of 138	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	118 of 146	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	371 of 426	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	342 of 420	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	360 of 416	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	344 of 414	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	365 of 402	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	341 of 408	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	299 of 403	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	330 of 406	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	347 of 403	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	301 of 385	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	287 of 382	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	335 of 374	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	325 of 364	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	259 of 368	29.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	301 of 377	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	266 of 358	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	206 of 344	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	184 of 324	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	250 of 326	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	253 of 347	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.6	157 of 345	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	375 of 426	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	349 of 419	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	305 of 414	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	301 of 410	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	337 of 402	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	337 of 407	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	283 of 405	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	327 of 359	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	308 of 361	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	294 of 339	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	300 of 344	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	294 of 333	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	266 of 349	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	223 of 355	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	337 of 347	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	320 of 345	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	312 of 335	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	306 of 335	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	332 of 336	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	323 of 339	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	268 of 340	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile-8 vs school

Native American (2025)<1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics33%-25 vs state

English Language Arts23%-27 vs state

Science15%-16 vs state

Algebra I6%-25 vs state

Geometry3%-51 vs state

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Schools Near William L Dickinson High School

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hoboken High School	Public	9-12	Ninth & Clinton St	Hoboken	07030	Hudson County	Hoboken Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 356-3700	652	47	13.9	52.1%	201 (30.8%)	89 (13.7%)	309 (47.4%)	30 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.1%)	58.5	151^st of 434 public high schools	65.2%		56.5	163^rd of 429 public high schools	62.0%	12	89.0	64.7	30.8	69.4	11.6	11.6	59.1		58.4	$19,451	$358	$19,093
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

Frequently Asked Questions about William L Dickinson High School

What is the racial makeup of William L Dickinson High School?

Students at William L Dickinson High School are 49% Hispanic, 17% African American, 16% White, 15% Asian, 2% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into William L Dickinson High School?

William L Dickinson High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alfred Zampella School
Elementary : Charles E. Trefurt School
Elementary : Christa McAuliffe School
Elementary : Dr. Charles P. DeFuccio School
Elementary : Jotham W. Wakeman School
Elementary : Mahatma K. Gandhi School
Elementary : Martin Luther King Junior School
Elementary : Nicolaus Copernicus School
Elementary : Patricia M. Noonan School PS #26
Middle : Franklin L. Williams School

What district is William L Dickinson High School in?

Jersey City Public Schools

Is William L Dickinson High School a good school?

William L Dickinson High School ranks in the bottom 11.3% of New Jersey high schools.

How many students attend William L Dickinson High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,786 students attended William L Dickinson High School.

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