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Dr Ronald Mcnair High School
123 Coles St
Jersey City NJ, 07302, Hudson County
Phone: 201-418-7617
Ranking:
(30 out of 346, top 9%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Jersey City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 50 | 54 | 55 | 43 | 39 | 61 | 42 | |||||||
Total Students: | 707 | 694 | 692 | 694 | 683 | 657 | 616 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 191 | 27.0% | 180 | 25.9% | 179 | 25.9% | 183 | 26.4% | 187 | 27.4% | 194 | 29.5% | 173 | 28.1% |
Grade 10: | 181 | 25.6% | 180 | 25.9% | 168 | 24.3% | 180 | 25.9% | 181 | 26.5% | 167 | 25.4% | 162 | 26.3% |
Grade 11: | 178 | 25.2% | 160 | 23.1% | 174 | 25.1% | 175 | 25.2% | 158 | 23.1% | 159 | 24.2% | 138 | 22.4% |
Grade 12: | 157 | 22.2% | 174 | 25.1% | 171 | 24.7% | 156 | 22.5% | 157 | 23.0% | 137 | 20.9% | 143 | 23.2% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 299 | 42.3% | 293 | 42.2% | 289 | 41.8% | 289 | 41.6% | 265 | 38.8% | 237 | 36.1% | 227 | 36.9% |
Female: | 408 | 57.7% | 401 | 57.8% | 403 | 58.2% | 405 | 58.4% | 418 | 61.2% | 420 | 63.9% | 385 | 62.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 14 | 2.0% | 10 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 277 | 39.2% | 276 | 39.8% | 246 | 35.5% | 223 | 32.1% | 190 | 27.8% | 143 | 21.8% | 161 | 26.1% |
Hispanic: | 152 | 21.5% | 148 | 21.3% | 157 | 22.7% | 160 | 23.1% | 158 | 23.1% | 166 | 25.3% | 150 | 24.4% |
Black: | 118 | 16.7% | 111 | 16.0% | 120 | 17.3% | 129 | 18.6% | 159 | 23.3% | 166 | 25.3% | 149 | 24.2% |
White: | 140 | 19.8% | 137 | 19.7% | 148 | 21.4% | 159 | 22.9% | 156 | 22.8% | 162 | 24.7% | 154 | 25.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 6 | 0.8% | 12 | 1.7% | 13 | 1.9% | 15 | 2.2% | 16 | 2.3% | 18 | 2.7% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 244 | 34.5% | 244 | 35.2% | 244 | 35.3% | 237 | 34.1% | 214 | 31.3% | 188 | 28.6% | 172 | 27.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 88 | 12.4% | 80 | 11.5% | 106 | 15.3% | 71 | 10.2% | 104 | 15.2% | 104 | 15.8% | 98 | 15.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.14 | 12.85 | 12.62 | 16.14 | 17.51 | 8.90 | 14.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 95.9% | 58.6% | 80.1% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 100% | 64.0% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 63.1% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 63.6% | 83.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 65.4% | 85.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 98.6% | 64.1% | 83.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 89.2% | 64.2% | 84.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 69.9% | 88.0% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 80.8% | 89.6% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 86.5% | 91.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 80.5% | 91.6% |
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 91.7% | 34.3% | 65.9% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 42.7% | 70.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 49.6% | 75.5% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 49.5% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 48.4% | 73.4% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 97.9% | 48.7% | 75.4% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 88.6% | 47.5% | 73.7% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 80.9% | 51.5% | 75.0% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 100% | 60.3% | 75.2% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 67.4% | 79.3% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 63.2% | 79.7% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 98.6% | 43.3% | 72.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Dr Ronald Mcnair High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.