Academy of Technology Design
CTE · Grades 9–12 · 235 students
James J Ferris High School
35 Colgate St, Jersey City, NJ 07302
Grades
9–12
High
Students
1,364
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Jersey City Public Schools
Hudson County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 404 New Jersey high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other New Jersey high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About James J Ferris High School
James J Ferris High School is a public high school in Jersey City, New Jersey, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Jersey City Public Schools. The school is located in a large city in Hudson County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 1,364 students were enrolled, with about 13.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical New Jersey high school (11.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 404 New Jersey high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 1,364 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.7 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 9
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Jersey City Public Schools
- County
- Hudson County
- NCES school ID
- 340783002774
Schools near James J Ferris High School
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William L Dickinson High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 1,786 students
Hudson Catholic Regional High School
Private · Grades 9–12 · 496 students
St. Peters Preparatory School
Private · Grades 9–12 · 863 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.