1
Enrollment
652
High
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOBOKEN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340735002746
Hoboken High School
NINTH & CLINTON ST, HOBOKEN, NJ 07030 · (201) 356-3700 · Hudson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL652 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of New Jersey public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
340 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 162 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 184 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 139 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 167 | 26% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hoboken Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
69.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . -4.5pp since 2023
Math
38.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.4% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.9% | 36.2% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hoboken High School
Hoboken High School's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoboken High School this school | 652 | 52.1% | 45.1% |
| Memorial Senior High School ELMWOOD PARK | 823 | 49.9% | 30.2% |
| South Amboy Middle/High School SOUTH AMBOY | 616 | 58.6% | 20.7% |
| Weehawken High School WEEHAWKEN | 604 | 52.8% | 30.6% |
| Middlesex High School MIDDLESEX | 597 | 45.7% | 31.8% |
| Roselle Park High School ROSELLE PARK | 593 | 56.2% | 31.8% |
Matched among New Jersey high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hoboken High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Hudson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #142 of 397 | #8 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #140 of 400 ▲ 13 | #7 of 21 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #81 of 395 ▲ 24 | #7 of 21 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 652 | #277 of 442 | #14 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #320 of 388 | #15 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #84 of 389 | #9 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.1% | #138 of 405 | #19 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +58.3% | #11 of 173 | #1 of 12 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
652
+224 (+52%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 983
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 10.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 652 | 46.7 | 14.0:1 | 52% (340) |
| 2023-24 | 607 | 48.3 | 12.6:1 | 54% (327) |
| 2022-23 | 526 | 44.2 | 11.9:1 | 62% (324) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 42 | 10.2:1 | 61% (261) |
| 2017-18 | 412 | 44.9 | 9.2:1 | 75% (310) |
| 2015-16 | 672 | 64 | 10.5:1 | 72% (485) |
| 2010-11 | 674 | 40 | 16.9:1 | 72% (485) |
| 2000-01 | 663 | 59 | 11.2:1 | 68% (453) |
| 1990-91 | 983 | 84 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hoboken High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 58% (412 to 652); teachers up 4% (44.9 to 46.7).
About Hoboken High School
Students in HOBOKEN, New Jersey, attend Hoboken High School, a small high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 652 students. That compares with an average of about 929 students for high schools in New Jersey.
Hoboken Public School District runs Hoboken High School along with 4 other schools, enrolling 2,724 students in total.
The largest group at Hoboken High School is Hispanic students, at 47%. Smaller groups are 31% White, 14% Black, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Hoboken High School scores 66%.
Hoboken High School reports a ratio of 14.0 students per teacher, from 46.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 14.0:1 compares with an average of 12.7:1 for high schools in New Jersey. Lunch program data show 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 68% average among public schools in Hudson County.
Hoboken High School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 77% of New Jersey public high schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Hoboken High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.1%; the prediction is 37.6%.
The county, Hudson County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $91,795, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 130 public schools and about 86,216 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Joseph F Brandt Elementary School, is about 0.1 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Hoboken High School is 8th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Hoboken High School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Reported enrollment: 428 (2020-21) and 652 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. Students per teacher increased from 10.2 in 2020-21 to 14.0 in 2024-25.
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Hudson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,323
Census ACS
Median income
$91,795
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
130
86,216 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hoboken Public School District
- Wallace Elementary SchoolElementary · 649 students
- Joseph F Brandt Elementary SchoolElementary · 632 students
- Hoboken Middle SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- Thomas G. Connors Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
Other schools in HOBOKEN
- Wallace Elementary SchoolElementary · 649 students
- Joseph F Brandt Elementary SchoolElementary · 632 students
- Hoboken Dual Language Charter SchoolElementary · 441 students
- Hoboken Middle SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- Thomas G. Connors Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Hoboken Charter SchoolCombined · 299 students
Nearby schools
- Joseph F Brandt Elementary School0.1 mi · 632
- Wallace Elementary School0.3 mi · 649
- Hoboken Charter School0.3 mi · 299
- Hoboken Middle School0.4 mi · 438
- Elysian Charter School of Hoboken0.6 mi · 292
- Thomas G. Connors Elementary School0.6 mi · 353
Frequently asked questions
About Hoboken High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hoboken High School?
Hoboken High School enrolls approximately 652 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Hoboken High School serve?
Hoboken High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hoboken High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hoboken High School is approximately 14.0:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hoboken High School?
At Hoboken High School, the student body is approximately 31% White, 47% Hispanic, 14% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Hoboken High School in?
Hoboken High School is part of Hoboken Public School District.
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