SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the NJ proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 14%Projected 35%

William L Dickinson High School Underperforms Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the NJ proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the NJ average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 5%NJ 44%

English proficiency

School 23%NJ 53%

Science proficiency

School 15%NJ 28%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

73%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

9%

Students in at least one AP course. 10 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

1%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes1%
AP courses offered10
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

0%
7%

AP computer science

1%
2%

AP math

1%
5%

Gold marks the NJ average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

B-

25.20 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

B+

2.34 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

B

12.67 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$84,532

NJ average $115,341

Median home value

$567,065

NJ average $465,927

Median rent

$1,707 /mo

NJ average $1,834

Unemployment rate

5.8%

NJ average 6.2%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 87.3%NJ 90.3%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

16:1

NJ average 11:1

Teachers

127

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$110,737

All teachers in Jersey City Public Schools.

Student to counselor ratio NJ average 328:1337:1
Support staff28
Psychologists2
Nurses2
Social workers4
Law enforcement officers2
Security staff12

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 98%NJ 98%

Experienced teachers

School 94%NJ 81%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days67
Out-of-school suspension days0
Total days missed to suspension172
Expulsions with services0
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation0
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$18149 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$11.38

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

19%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

19%

Black

18%

Latino

42%

Multiracial

1%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

1%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged71%
Students with disabilities16%
English as a second language19%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless1%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to William L Dickinson High School

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

James J Ferris High School

  • Actual: 13%
  • Projected: 32%
  • Distance: 0.6 mi
Lincoln High School

  • Actual: 13%
  • Projected: 17%
  • Distance: 1.2 mi
Hoboken High School

  • Actual: 47%
  • Projected: 27%
  • Distance: 1.6 mi
Henry Snyder High School

  • Actual: 14%
  • Projected: 13%
  • Distance: 2.1 mi
High School 560 City-as-school

  • Actual: 68%
  • Projected: 28%
  • Distance: 2.5 mi
Nyc Ischool

  • Actual: 69%
  • Projected: 60%
  • Distance: 2.6 mi
Chelsea Career And Technical Education High School

  • Actual: 40%
  • Projected: 59%
  • Distance: 2.6 mi
Broome Street Academy Charter High School

  • Actual: 24%
  • Projected: 30%
  • Distance: 2.6 mi
High School Of Economics & Finance

  • Actual: 58%
  • Projected: 70%
  • Distance: 2.6 mi
Leadership & Public Service High School

  • Actual: 31%
  • Projected: 68%
  • Distance: 2.6 mi