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Innovation High School

Q: Is Innovation High School a good school?

Innovation High School ranks 297 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

297^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 32% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Innovation High School is a public high school located in Jersey City, New Jersey, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 286 students. 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, Innovation High School faces significant challenges, with lower-than-average standardized test scores in English Language Arts, Algebra I, Geometry, and Science compared to state and district averages. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated, ranging from 77.7% to 94.2%, with the most recent rate being 91.3% in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school has experienced relatively high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.9% to 25.6% in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Liberty High School and Dr. Ronald McNair High School, which are also part of the Jersey City Public Schools district, Innovation High School generally underperforms academically. However, the school does perform better than some other nearby schools, such as James J. Ferris High School and Henry Snyder High School, which also struggle with low academic achievement.

301

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,809

Per pupil spending ?

69.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

239 Bergen Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07305

(201) 915-1504

District: Jersey City Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

28.6%

African American:

28.2%

Asian:

20.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2019 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (29% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!Geometry scores 48 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg32%

New Jersey avg42%

297^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 4 pts since 2019

From bottom 36% (2019) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	34.2	297 of 434	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	326 of 429	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	266 of 422	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	249 of 415	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.0	285 of 405	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	266 of 416	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	95 of 283	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	115 of 282	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.3	138 of 250	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.5	43 of 256	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	33.6	163 of 247	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	98 of 254	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	52 of 266	80.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	149 of 190	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	178 of 191	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	47.5	81 of 172	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.7	106 of 165	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.7	169 of 191	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	154 of 198	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	257 of 426	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.5	331 of 420	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	277 of 416	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	248 of 414	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.7	265 of 402	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	238 of 408	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	215 of 403	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	203 of 406	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	209 of 403	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.9	130 of 385	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.2	289 of 382	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.8	152 of 374	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	138 of 364	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	151 of 368	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	132 of 377	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.6	183 of 358	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	112 of 344	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	60 of 324	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	53.2	100 of 326	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	98 of 347	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	58.4	91 of 345	73.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	289 of 426	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	229 of 419	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	224 of 414	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.3	144 of 410	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.9	265 of 402	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	178 of 407	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	143 of 405	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	21.8	291 of 349	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	67.3	65 of 355	81.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	303 of 347	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.0	148 of 345	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	18.6	278 of 335	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	257 of 335	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	223 of 336	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	182 of 339	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.9	272 of 340	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)66th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)22nd percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2019)17th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

Mathematics46%-12 vs state

Science35%+3 vs state

Algebra I12%-19 vs state

Geometry6%-48 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 Innovation High School

What district is Innovation High School in?

Jersey City Public Schools

How many students attend Innovation High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 301 students attended Innovation High School.

Is Innovation High School a good school?

Innovation High School ranks 297^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Innovation High School?

Students at Innovation High School are 29% Hispanic, 28% African American, 20% Asian, 19% White, 2% Two or more races.

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