Hoboken Public Schools
school district in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States
Hoboken Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves children in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in Hoboken, in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.
As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprising five schools, had an enrollment of 3,531 students and 240.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
The district participates in the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, having been approved on November 2, 1999, as one of the first ten districts statewide to participate in the program, which allows non-resident students to attend school in the district at no cost to their parents, with tuition covered by the resident district. Available slots are announced annually by grade.
History
Former schools include Joseph F. Brandt Middle School and A.J. DeMarest Middle School.
The district had been classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
Elementary schools
Joseph F. Brandt Elementary School with 611 students in grades K–5
Charles Bartlett, principal
Thomas G. Connors Elementary School with 328 students in grades K–5
Juliana Addi, principal
Wallace Elementary School with 594 students in grades PreK–5
Martin Shannon, principal
Middle school
Hoboken Middle School with 432 students in grades 6–8
Ryan Sorafine, principal
High school
Hoboken High School with 607 students in grades 9–12
Robin Piccapietra, principal
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
Christine Johnson, superintendent
Joyce A. Goode, business administrator and board secretary
Board of education
The district's board of education, consisting of nine members, sets policy and oversees the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration.
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