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James J Ferris High School
35 Colgate St
Jersey City NJ, 07302, Hudson County
Phone: 201-915-6660
Ranking: 
(317 out of 346, bottom 8%)*
(317 out of 346, bottom 8%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Jersey City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 128 | 138 | 144 | 101 | 101 | 115 | 108 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,265 | 1,364 | 1,542 | 1,622 | 1,555 | 1,502 | 1,404 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 343 | 27.1% | 390 | 28.6% | 569 | 36.9% | 549 | 33.8% | 558 | 35.9% | 469 | 31.2% | 415 | 29.6% |
| Grade 10: | 309 | 24.4% | 340 | 24.9% | 331 | 21.5% | 422 | 26.0% | 328 | 21.1% | 318 | 21.2% | 330 | 23.5% |
| Grade 11: | 294 | 23.2% | 245 | 18.0% | 289 | 18.7% | 312 | 19.2% | 335 | 21.5% | 290 | 19.3% | 301 | 21.4% |
| Grade 12: | 261 | 20.6% | 327 | 24.0% | 335 | 21.7% | 339 | 20.9% | 258 | 16.6% | 305 | 20.3% | 264 | 18.8% |
| Ungraded: | 58 | 4.6% | 62 | 4.5% | 18 | 1.2% | NA | NA | 76 | 4.9% | 120 | 8.0% | 94 | 6.7% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 706 | 55.8% | 732 | 53.7% | 806 | 52.3% | 854 | 52.7% | 807 | 51.9% | 763 | 50.8% | 703 | 50.1% |
| Female: | 559 | 44.2% | 632 | 46.3% | 736 | 47.7% | 768 | 47.3% | 748 | 48.1% | 739 | 49.2% | 697 | 49.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 182 | 14.4% | 201 | 14.7% | 215 | 13.9% | 241 | 14.9% | 252 | 16.2% | 217 | 14.4% | 182 | 13.0% |
| Hispanic: | 585 | 46.2% | 645 | 47.3% | 751 | 48.7% | 844 | 52.0% | 812 | 52.2% | 800 | 53.3% | 756 | 53.8% |
| Black: | 383 | 30.3% | 419 | 30.7% | 482 | 31.3% | 444 | 27.4% | 414 | 26.6% | 410 | 27.3% | 385 | 27.4% |
| White: | 110 | 8.7% | 94 | 6.9% | 94 | 6.1% | 93 | 5.7% | 77 | 5.0% | 75 | 5.0% | 79 | 5.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 807 | 63.8% | 830 | 60.9% | 939 | 60.9% | 873 | 53.8% | 722 | 46.4% | 763 | 50.8% | 740 | 52.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 50 | 4.0% | 60 | 4.4% | 87 | 5.6% | 88 | 5.4% | 101 | 6.5% | 119 | 7.9% | 115 | 8.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.88 | 9.88 | 10.71 | 16.06 | 15.40 | 10.80 | 13.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 46.3% | 58.6% | 80.1% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 53.6% | 64.0% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 59.6% | 63.1% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 53.4% | 63.6% | 83.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 61.7% | 65.4% | 85.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 54.5% | 64.1% | 83.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 52.7% | 64.2% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 62.1% | 69.9% | 88.0% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 74.8% | 80.8% | 89.6% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 79.0% | 86.5% | 91.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 68.9% | 80.5% | 91.6% |
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 32.6% | 34.3% | 65.9% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 38.8% | 42.7% | 70.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 52.1% | 49.6% | 75.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 47.9% | 49.5% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 47.4% | 48.4% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 43.9% | 48.7% | 75.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 40.4% | 47.5% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 46.5% | 51.5% | 75.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 47.4% | 60.3% | 75.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 52.6% | 67.4% | 79.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 49.1% | 63.2% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 35.5% | 43.3% | 72.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* James J Ferris High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.