Is Hoboken High School a good school?

Hoboken High School ranks 195 th of 415 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hoboken High School?

In the 2021-22 school year, 468 students attended Hoboken High School.

What is the racial makeup of Hoboken High School?

Students at Hoboken High School are 60% Hispanic, 21% White, 16% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into Hoboken High School?

Hoboken High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Joseph F Brandt Elementary School Elementary : Thomas G. Connors Elementary School Elementary : Wallace Elementary School

Hoboken High School in Hoboken NJ

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SchoolDigger ranks Hoboken High School 195^th of 415 New Jersey public high schools. (See Hoboken High School in the ranking list.)

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Hoboken Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Hoboken Public School District 250^th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hoboken High School

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Rank History for all students at Hoboken High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NJ State Percentile
2003	11.06	307^th	343	10.5%
2004	22.43	288^th	348	17.2%
2005	39.13	255^th	351	27.4%
2006	46.11	250^th	357	30.0%
2007	53.72	211^th	361	41.6%
2008	39.48	266^th	359	25.9%
2009	20.07	315^th	370	14.9%
2010	20.38	319^th	371	14.0%
2011	4.17	355^th	378	6.1%
2012	20.48	340^th	388	12.4%
2013	22.68	333^rd	396	15.9%
2014	34.67	323^rd	411	21.4%
2015	20.00	352^nd	406	13.3%
2016	18.77	363^rd	409	11.2%
2017	26.67	304^th	411	26.0%
2018	34.04	260^th	415	37.3%
2019	18.75	333^rd	416	20.0%
2021	22.09	312^th	405	23.0%
2022	42.31	195^th	415	53.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Hoboken High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	41.57	175^th	355	50.7%
2019	29.05	239^th	349	31.5%
2021	77.79	33^rd	333	90.1%
2022	30.76	236^th	344	31.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hoboken High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	57.81	98^th	345	71.6%
2019	37.21	205^th	347	40.9%
2021	23.94	284^th	326	12.9%
2022	58.64	73^rd	324	77.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Hoboken High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	46.46	192^nd	403	52.4%
2019	29.28	275^th	408	32.6%
2021	34.36	247^th	402	38.6%
2022	43.24	184^th	414	55.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Hoboken High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	39.24	203^rd	405	49.9%
2019	24.64	290^th	407	28.7%
2021	18.66	334^th	402	16.9%
2022	39.50	189^th	410	53.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Hoboken High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	33.14	191^st	266	28.2%
2019	34.15	157^th	254	38.2%
2021	17.76	238^th	247	3.6%
2022	32.07	172^nd	256	32.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hoboken High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	59.88	100^th	368	72.8%
2019	31.11	248^th	364	31.9%
2021	32.80	252^nd	374	32.6%
2022	63.03	80^th	382	79.1%

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Rank History for White students at Hoboken High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NJ State Percentile
2018	38.11	185^th	340	45.6%
2019	35.68	190^th	339	44.0%
2021	52.97	93^rd	336	72.3%
2022	67.06	57^th	335	83.0%

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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

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by a parent
Friday, March 12, 2021

The testing statistics of the past do not demonstrate the accomplishment of the past three years. Students in the honors and AP program at the high school are top notch. Students regular get 4s and 5s on some of the most challenging tests, including Biology, Chemistry, English Literature, and World History. And, this isn't one or two students, it is most that complete the course taught by Hoboken High teachers. The theater program competes and wins at the highest level in the state and nationally. Second to none, best in Hudson County. The competition debate team has won the county Mock Trial competition and made it to the quarter finals of regionals. In Model United Nations and at the Harvard Model Congress in Spain, they are among the strongest competitors, bringing home regularly the most awards per school. Again, from Freshman to Senior competitors. All of these program are ethnically and economically diverse. Ms. Piccapietra, the principal strives to make HHS a family, with kids across its very diverse population taking care of one another. I think it is the one high school in the county, where the guidance counselors have the time and make the effort to individually make plans for the future for each student and ensure that they accomplish it in the class room and in extracurricular activities. Student at the school face a range of economic challenges and somehow, the school works to make a difference. The way they have responded to COVID has really been the best I have heard about in the county. We had multiple choices and took what we thought was "a risk" by choosing Hoboken High School. That was stupid, we have friends with kids who have been in other high schools and finished at Hoboken. All agree that going here was not a risk. It should have been our first choice. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Many great teachers and an excellent guidance department along with a principal focused on just the right areas makes HHS a hidden treasure. Public schools, by design, must serve and accept all, across the income and performance spectrum. Hoboken High does a great job meeting all student needs, whether kids from at-risk homes or with special needs or high-achieving students in need of a challenging environment (and those in between).

Our kids thrived with the rigorous AP and Honors classes and engaging teachers. Having fully funded arts, sports and extra-curricular programs is also key for us. The school often competes and wins at the state-wide level (in sports, arts, debate, etc). Student safety and discipline are also taken very seriously (contrary to reputation). The culture of togetherness within this diverse student community is obvious (take a walk through the hallways of this small school and see). If you dismiss HHS because it reflects this urban community or reduce its varied student body to a simple test score, you are ignoring a great educational option. We have been there for three years now and haven't regretted it once. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Hoboken High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	226	117	69	824	0	n/a	n/a	0	1236
1989	199	105	72	773	1	n/a	n/a	0	1150
1990	184	103	68	709	1	n/a	n/a	0	1065
1991	154	99	61	668	1	n/a	n/a	0	983
1992	180	97	60	660	1	n/a	n/a	0	998
1993	174	90	52	639	2	n/a	n/a	0	957
1994	180	89	43	662	2	n/a	n/a	0	976
1995	153	89	31	567	1	n/a	n/a	0	841
1996	153	89	31	567	1	n/a	n/a	0	841
1998	122	101	31	512	1	n/a	n/a	0	767
1999	110	110	28	479	1	n/a	n/a	0	728
2000	101	111	26	452	1	n/a	n/a	-1	690
2001	91	114	26	432	0	n/a	n/a	0	663
2002	87	118	19	410	1	n/a	n/a	0	635
2003	87	118	19	410	1	n/a	n/a	0	635
2004	79	134	15	439	1	n/a	n/a	0	668
2005	66	126	10	415	1	n/a	n/a	0	618
2006	74	124	7	415	1	n/a	n/a	0	621
2007	78	111	5	377	0	n/a	n/a	0	571
2008	89	93	5	365	0	n/a	n/a	0	552
2009	90	92	6	352	0	0	0	0	540
2010	81	83	5	360	1	0	0	0	530
2011	104	139	10	421	0	0	0	0	674
2012	101	127	13	394	0	0	0	0	635
2013	83	121	11	377	0	0	0	0	592
2014	99	153	12	443	0	0	0	0	707
2015	86	135	9	428	0	0	0	0	658
2016	101	135	9	426	0	1	0	0	672
2017	53	97	2	263	1	0	0	0	416
2018	60	88	2	261	1	0	0	0	412
2019	56	85	3	272	1	0	1	0	418
2020	63	84	5	270	1	1	2	0	426
2021	70	73	8	272	1	1	3	0	428
2022	98	74	9	281	1	2	3	0	468

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hoboken High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1236	87.0	14.2	n/a
1989	1150	85.0	13.5	n/a
1990	1065	86.0	12.3	37.8
1991	983	84.0	11.7	58.6
1992	998	84.0	11.8	50
1993	957	80.2	11.9	52
1994	976	81.2	12.0	56.6
1995	841	80.0	10.5	47.4
1996	841	80.0	10.5	47.4
1998	767	72.2	10.6	51.2
1999	728	62.2	11.7	57
2000	690	57.6	12.0	67.4
2001	663	59.2	11.2	68.3
2002	635	58.0	10.9	43.9
2003	635	58.0	10.9	43.9
2004	668	60.0	11.1	76.8
2005	618	59.4	10.4	n/a
2006	621	61.0	10.2	76.5
2007	571	62.5	9.1	75.3
2008	552	55.0	10.0	70.8
2009	540	49.5	9.9	67
2010	530	39.0	13.5	70.8
2011	674	40.0	16.8	72
2012	635	60.1	10.5	75
2013	592	54.0	10.9	80.9
2014	707	68.3	10.3	57.9
2015	658	64.0	10.2	83.1
2016	672	64.0	10.5	72.2
2017	416	46.3	8.9	67.5
2018	412	44.8	9.1	75.2
2019	418	44.4	9.4	71.8
2020	426	41.2	10.3	67.1
2021	428	42.1	10.1	61
2022	468	46.4	10.0	71.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hoboken High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1236	87.0	14.2	n/a
1989	1150	85.0	13.5	n/a
1990	1065	86.0	12.3	37.8
1991	983	84.0	11.7	58.6
1992	998	84.0	11.8	50
1993	957	80.2	11.9	52
1994	976	81.2	12.0	56.6
1995	841	80.0	10.5	47.4
1996	841	80.0	10.5	47.4
1998	767	72.2	10.6	51.2
1999	728	62.2	11.7	57
2000	690	57.6	12.0	67.4
2001	663	59.2	11.2	68.3
2002	635	58.0	10.9	43.9
2003	635	58.0	10.9	43.9
2004	668	60.0	11.1	76.8
2005	618	59.4	10.4	n/a
2006	621	61.0	10.2	76.5
2007	571	62.5	9.1	75.3
2008	552	55.0	10.0	70.8
2009	540	49.5	9.9	67
2010	530	39.0	13.5	70.8
2011	674	40.0	16.8	72
2012	635	60.1	10.5	75
2013	592	54.0	10.9	80.9
2014	707	68.3	10.3	57.9
2015	658	64.0	10.2	83.1
2016	672	64.0	10.5	72.2
2017	416	46.3	8.9	67.5
2018	412	44.8	9.1	75.2
2019	418	44.4	9.4	71.8
2020	426	41.2	10.3	67.1
2021	428	42.1	10.1	61
2022	468	46.4	10.0	71.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Hoboken High School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$358 (1.8%)	$19,093 (98.2%)	$19,451

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hoboken High School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 333^rd of 416 High schools	Ranks 195^th of 415 High schools	33.1%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
9th Grade English Language Arts (Hoboken High School)	40.4	63.6	23.2%
9th Grade English Language Arts (Hoboken Public School District)	40.4	63.6	23.2%
9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)	55.9	48.9	7%
9th Grade Algebra I (Hoboken High School)	3.4	17.1	13.7%
9th Grade Algebra I (Hoboken Public School District)	3.4	17.1	13.7%
9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)	27.2	19.4	7.8%
9th Grade Geometry (Hoboken High School)	35.7	41	5.3%
9th Grade Geometry (Hoboken Public School District)	35.7	41	5.3%
9th Grade Geometry (New Jersey)	59.1	44.9	14.2%
End of Course Algebra I (Hoboken High School)	3.3	17.1	13.8%
End of Course Algebra I (Hoboken Public School District)	10.8	29.4	18.6%
End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)	43.3	35	8.3%
End of Course Geometry (Hoboken High School)	9.5	41	31.5%
End of Course Geometry (Hoboken Public School District)	10.3	41	30.7%
End of Course Geometry (New Jersey)	32.2	44.8	12.6%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	418	428	2.4%
African American	85	73	14.1%
American Indian	1	1
Asian	3	8	166.7%
Hispanic	272	272
Pacific Islander	0	1
White	56	70	25%
Two or More Races	1	3	200%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	71.8%	61%	10.8%

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Elementary:	Joseph F Brandt Elementary School
	Thomas G. Connors Elementary School
	Wallace Elementary School