The Innovation High School is a four-year comprehensive and college preparatory public high school in Jersey City in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operated as part of the Jersey City Public Schools. It is one of a number of high school programs serving students in ninth through twelfth grades offered by the school district.
| Innovation High School | |
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| Address | |
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239 Bergen Avenue , , 07305 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°42′38″N 74°05′05″W / 40.7105038°N 74.0847252°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | September 2014 |
| School district | Jersey City Public Schools |
| NCES School ID | 340783003378[1] |
| Principal | Francis Dooley |
| Faculty | 28.0 FTEs[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 272 (as of 2022–23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 9.7:1[1] |
| Website | ihs |
As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 272 students and 28.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.7:1. There were 148 students (54.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 8 (2.9% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]
History
editThe school, focused on education in STEAM fields, opened with an enrollment of 100 ninth graders in September 2014 as a school-within-a-school at Henry Snyder High School, with the support of the Institute for Student Achievement and New Jersey City University.[2]
Administration
editThe school's principal is Francis Dooley.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e School data for Innovation High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
- ^ McGovern, Patrick. "Jersey City's new Innovation High School opens doors today", The Jersey Journal, September 4, 2014, updated January 17, 2019. Accessed January 25, 2020. "The newly created Innovation High School, which is housed inside Snyder High School, welcomed its first class of 110 9th graders. The school was founded through a partnership with the Institute for Student Achievement and New Jersey City University. In addition to following the district curriculum, there will be a focus on S.T.E.A.M. (science, technology, engineering, the arts and math), Iannucci said."
- ^ About Us, Innovation High School. Accessed April 6, 2022.