James J. Ferris High School

James J. Ferris High School
Location
James J. Ferris High School
James J. Ferris High School
James J. Ferris High School
35 Colgate Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
Information
Type Public high school
School district Jersey City Public Schools
Principal Jaime Morales
Vice principals Deneen Alford
Gary Gentile
Myrta Melendez-Escotto
Emilio Pane
Derek Stantona
Faculty 128.0 (on FTE basis)[1]
Enrollment 1,265[1] (as of 2013-14)
Student to teacher ratio 9.9:1[1]
Color(s)      Green
     Gold and
     White[2]
Athletics conference Hudson County Interscholastic League
Mascot Bulldog
Team name Bulldogs[2]
Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Website School website

James J. Ferris High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades located in Jersey City in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, operated as part of the Jersey City Public Schools. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1940.[3][4]

The school is named for James J. Ferris, a civil engineer and politician in Jersey City best known for supervising the construction of the Pennsylvania Railroad Harsimus Stem Embankment and the Powerhouse's concrete foundation.

As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,265 students and 128.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.9:1. There were 807 students (63.8% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 50 (4.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Ferris offers specialized learning centers focusing on Finance, Hospitality & Tourism, Management / Office Procedures, Marketing and International Studies. Students in the Finance Magnet are high achievers from all over the city. The magnet offers courses in Accounting, Economics, Banking, Financial Planning, Intro to Finance, Computers Business Applications 1&2. Juniors in this magnet attend Shadowing programs once a month at the Hyatt or Pershing LLC. During the student's senior year, they have an opportunity to take a paid internship co-op program[5] at Merrill Lynch, Hyatt, Pershing, Bank of Tokyo, or the Board of Education.

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 299th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.[6] The school had been ranked 270th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 320th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[7] The magazine ranked the school 280th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[8] The school was ranked 284th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[9] Schooldigger.com ranked the school 341st out of 367 public high schools statewide in its 2009-10 rankings which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the language arts literacy and mathematics components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[10]

Athletics

The James J. Ferris High School Bulldogs[2] compete in the Hudson County Interscholastic League, which includes private and parochial high schools in Hudson County and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[11] With 908 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2014-15 school year as North II, Group III for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 758 to 1,061 students in that grade range.[12]

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:[13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 School Data for James J Ferris High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 27, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 James J. Ferris High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 27, 2016.
  3. ↑ James J. Ferris High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 1, 2012. Accessed March 26, 2015.
  4. ↑ Member Directory, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed September 20, 2012.
  5. ↑ James J. Ferris High School 2013 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 7, 2016. "Additionally, Ferris High School has developed partnerships with corporations on the Jersey City Waterfront where students are afforded the opportunity to serve internships in preparing them for life beyond high school."
  6. ↑ Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  7. ↑ Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed September 20, 2012.
  8. ↑ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed March 24, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  10. ↑ New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2009-2010, Schooldigger.com. Accessed December 29, 2011.
  11. ↑ League Memberships – 2015-2016, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 27, 2016.
  12. ↑ 2014-2015 Public Schools Group Classification: ShopRite Cup–Basketball–Baseball–Softball for North II, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, as of July 8, 2014. Accessed November 19, 2014.
  13. ↑ Home page, James J. Ferris High School. Accessed December 29, 2011.

Coordinates: 40°43′15″N 74°03′14″W / 40.720845°N 74.053948°W / 40.720845; -74.053948

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