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Henry Snyder High School

Public Grades 9-12

397^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 9% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Henry Snyder High School is a public high school in Jersey City, New Jersey, serving 747 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.

Henry Snyder High School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of New Jersey high schools, with academic performance significantly below state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 19.1% of 9th graders were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 49.9% statewide and 38.5% in the district. In mathematics, the school's performance is even worse, with only 2.1% of 9th graders and Algebra I students proficient, compared to 20.3% and 38.2% statewide, respectively. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 59.0% to 91.3% is also significantly lower than the state and district averages, and its dropout rate ranges from 1.0% to 5.1%, which is higher than the state and district averages.

Nearby schools, such as Liberty High School, James J. Ferris High School, and William L. Dickinson High School, all perform significantly better than Henry Snyder High School on academic measures, graduation rates, and other key metrics. For example, Liberty High School ranks in the top 15% of New Jersey high schools and has much higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to Henry Snyder High School.

729

Students ?

8.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,551

Per pupil spending ?

78.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

239 Bergen Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07305-1524

(201) 915-6600

District: Jersey City Public Schools

Feeder schools for Henry Snyder High School:

Elementary:	Alexander D. Sullivan School
	Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School
	Gladys Nunery School
	James F. Murray School
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	Martin Center for the Arts
	President Barack Obama Elementary School
	Whitney M. Young Junior School
Middle:	Ezra L. Nolan School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.9%

Hispanic:

30.5%

Asian:

3.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (20% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New Jersey average (59% vs 91%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg38%

New Jersey avg49%

397^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	14.0	397 of 434	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	390 of 429	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	397 of 422	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	348 of 415	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	382 of 405	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	366 of 416	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	320 of 415	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.8	347 of 411	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.9	336 of 409	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.4	361 of 406	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.5	357 of 411	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	1.2	381 of 396	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.2	366 of 388	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	20.5	323 of 378	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	8.5	338 of 371	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.4	351 of 370	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.4	347 of 359	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.9	348 of 361	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.2	350 of 357	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.7	342 of 351	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.0	337 of 348	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.5	326 of 343	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	246 of 283	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	245 of 282	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	202 of 250	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	194 of 256	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	228 of 247	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	208 of 254	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	187 of 266	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	0.3	165 of 172	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	143 of 175	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	159 of 165	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	180 of 191	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	23.9	156 of 191	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	116 of 161	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	363 of 426	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	364 of 420	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	382 of 416	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	340 of 414	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	360 of 402	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	348 of 408	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	345 of 403	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	304 of 406	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	327 of 403	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	340 of 385	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	335 of 382	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	357 of 374	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	274 of 364	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	267 of 368	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	333 of 377	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	319 of 358	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	309 of 344	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	239 of 324	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	294 of 326	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	283 of 347	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	245 of 345	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	391 of 426	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	370 of 419	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	382 of 414	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	318 of 410	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	392 of 402	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	377 of 407	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	348 of 405	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	348 of 359	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	345 of 361	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	313 of 339	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	310 of 344	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	289 of 333	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	327 of 349	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	256 of 355	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	4.3	330 of 335	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	328 of 340	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)18th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2023)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics21%-37 vs state

English Language Arts19%-31 vs state

Science17%-14 vs state

Geometry7%-47 vs state

Algebra I2%-29 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 Mathematics (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 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th 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
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
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
Infinity Institute	Public	6-12	193 Old Bergen Road	Jersey City	07305	Hudson County	Jersey City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 915-1404	265	24	11.0	53.2%	66 (24.9%)	22 (8.3%)	33 (12.5%)	132 (49.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.4%)	95.5	1^st of 434 public high schools	99.8%		97.2	2^nd of 429 public high schools	99.5%	1			70.5	78.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.6	100.0	100.0			100.0		95.5	$9,826	$349	$9,477
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Henry Snyder High School

What schools feed into Henry Snyder High School?

Henry Snyder High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alexander D. Sullivan School
Elementary : Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School
Elementary : Gladys Nunery School
Elementary : James F. Murray School
Elementary : Martin Center for the Arts
Elementary : President Barack Obama Elementary School
Elementary : Whitney M. Young Junior School
Middle : Ezra L. Nolan School

How many students attend Henry Snyder High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 729 students attended Henry Snyder High School.

Is Henry Snyder High School a good school?

Henry Snyder High School ranks in the bottom 8.5% of New Jersey high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Henry Snyder High School?

Students at Henry Snyder High School are 61% African American, 30% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Henry Snyder High School in?

Jersey City Public Schools

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