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Liberty High School

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Liberty High School ranks 66 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

66^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 85% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Liberty High School is a public high school located in Jersey City, New Jersey, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 188. Despite being a relatively small school within the Jersey City Public Schools district, which is ranked 455 out of 609 districts in the state, Liberty High School has consistently performed exceptionally well in recent years.

In the 2021-2022 school year, Liberty High School ranked 30th out of 415 high schools in New Jersey and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly outperforms the Jersey City Public Schools district and the state of New Jersey in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 90.9% of Liberty High School's 9th-grade students were proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to 38.5% for the Jersey City district and 49.9% for the state.

Liberty High School's exceptional performance extends beyond academic achievement. The school excels in the performance of specific student subgroups, particularly African American and Hispanic students, who rank among the top 10-20 high schools in the state for these demographics. Additionally, the school maintains high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 77.7% to 100% in recent years, and low dropout rates, outperforming the district and state averages. While the school's chronic absenteeism rates are still an area for improvement, they are lower than the district and state averages. Compared to other high schools in the Jersey City Public Schools district, such as Henry Snyder High School and William L. Dickinson High School, Liberty High School stands out as a high-performing institution that serves as a model for academic excellence and equity.

193

Students ?

7.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,454

Per pupil spending ?

68.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

299 Sip Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306

(201) 714-4373

District: Jersey City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

29.0%

Asian:

25.9%

Hispanic:

25.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 93rd percentile in 2022 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (65% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of New Jersey high schools

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the New Jersey average (91%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 93rd-percentile peak (2022) to 85th (2025)

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

!Geometry scores 14 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg32%

New Jersey avg42%

66^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New Jersey High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	75.9	66 of 434	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	58 of 429	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	74 of 422	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	30 of 415	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	46.6	170 of 405	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	114 of 416	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	76 of 415	81.7%	★★★★☆
2017	68.1	75 of 411	81.8%	★★★★☆
2016	63.1	86 of 409	79.0%	★★★★☆
2015	44.9	165 of 406	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.2	205 of 411	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.2	203 of 396	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.6	204 of 388	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.8	295 of 378	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.7	272 of 371	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.6	278 of 370	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.1	301 of 359	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.4	289 of 361	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.0	292 of 357	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.1	286 of 351	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.6	316 of 348	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	5.1	319 of 343	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	97.1	10 of 282	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	85.7	15 of 256	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	79.8	25 of 247	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	81.3	25 of 266	90.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	31 of 190	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	0.9	163 of 172	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	145 of 165	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	154 of 191	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	135 of 198	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	81 of 426	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	80 of 420	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	50.8	145 of 416	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.8	53 of 414	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	32.0	261 of 402	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.0	136 of 408	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	135 of 403	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	93.3	20 of 403	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	12 of 382	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	72.8	53 of 374	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.8	34 of 364	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	85.9	27 of 368	92.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	26 of 377	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.9	21 of 358	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	13 of 344	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	8 of 324	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	79.5	24 of 326	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	80.9	29 of 347	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	17 of 345	95.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	46 of 426	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	42 of 419	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	74.9	62 of 414	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	29 of 410	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	61.4	98 of 402	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	57 of 407	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	45 of 405	88.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	129 of 347	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	63 of 335	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	35.8	190 of 336	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.3	79 of 339	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	61.3	82 of 340	75.9%	★★★★☆

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 (2024)96th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2024)95th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)81st percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts91%+41 vs state

Mathematics78%+20 vs state

Algebra I66%+34 vs state

Science55%+24 vs state

Geometry39%-14 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, November 4, 2019

Heard wonderful things about this High school.
Would love for my daughter to be accepted for the 2020 school year as a ninth grade student.
She’ll love the diversity of the school since she been doing a lot of research on this High school since she been in 6th grade.
She is very smart and knows exactly what she wants out of her life. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Liberty High School

What is the racial makeup of Liberty High School?

Students at Liberty High School are 29% White, 26% Asian, 25% Hispanic, 18% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Liberty High School in?

Jersey City Public Schools

Is Liberty High School a good school?

Liberty High School ranks 66^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Liberty High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 193 students attended Liberty High School.

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