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William L Dickinson High School
2 Palisade Ave
Jersey City NJ, 07306, Hudson County
Phone: 201-714-4400
Ranking: 
(293 out of 346, bottom 15%)*
(293 out of 346, bottom 15%)*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: | 164 | 176 | 202 | 151 | 152 | 181 | 194 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,122 | 2,127 | 2,389 | 2,377 | 2,359 | 2,601 | 2,722 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 657 | 31.0% | 623 | 29.3% | 821 | 34.4% | 775 | 32.6% | 689 | 29.2% | 802 | 30.8% | 806 | 29.6% |
| Grade 10: | 438 | 20.6% | 581 | 27.3% | 542 | 22.7% | 551 | 23.2% | 582 | 24.7% | 572 | 22.0% | 637 | 23.4% |
| Grade 11: | 467 | 22.0% | 399 | 18.8% | 424 | 17.7% | 513 | 21.6% | 453 | 19.2% | 484 | 18.6% | 548 | 20.1% |
| Grade 12: | 427 | 20.1% | 402 | 18.9% | 531 | 22.2% | 538 | 22.6% | 512 | 21.7% | 592 | 22.8% | 567 | 20.8% |
| Ungraded: | 133 | 6.3% | 122 | 5.7% | 71 | 3.0% | NA | NA | 123 | 5.2% | 151 | 5.8% | 164 | 6.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,130 | 53.3% | 1,147 | 53.9% | 1,272 | 53.2% | 1,278 | 53.8% | 1,244 | 52.7% | 1,342 | 51.6% | 1,410 | 51.8% |
| Female: | 992 | 46.7% | 980 | 46.1% | 1,117 | 46.8% | 1,099 | 46.2% | 1,115 | 47.3% | 1,259 | 48.4% | 1,308 | 48.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 30 | 1.4% | 21 | 1.0% | 29 | 1.2% | 27 | 1.1% | 33 | 1.4% | 38 | 1.5% | 39 | 1.4% |
| Asian: | 425 | 20.0% | 457 | 21.5% | 515 | 21.6% | 532 | 22.4% | 526 | 22.3% | 584 | 22.5% | 591 | 21.7% |
| Hispanic: | 1,000 | 47.1% | 993 | 46.7% | 1,082 | 45.3% | 1,084 | 45.6% | 1,077 | 45.7% | 1,213 | 46.6% | 1,317 | 48.4% |
| Black: | 376 | 17.7% | 370 | 17.4% | 415 | 17.4% | 409 | 17.2% | 392 | 16.6% | 424 | 16.3% | 440 | 16.2% |
| White: | 277 | 13.1% | 267 | 12.6% | 324 | 13.6% | 300 | 12.6% | 303 | 12.8% | 315 | 12.1% | 335 | 12.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 12 | 0.6% | 18 | 0.8% | 24 | 1.0% | 25 | 1.1% | 28 | 1.2% | 27 | 1.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,326 | 62.5% | 1,277 | 60.0% | 1,451 | 60.7% | 1,400 | 58.9% | 1,264 | 53.6% | 1,471 | 56.6% | 1,498 | 55.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 144 | 6.8% | 139 | 6.5% | 200 | 8.4% | 199 | 8.4% | 221 | 9.4% | 282 | 10.8% | 332 | 12.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.94 | 12.09 | 11.85 | 15.74 | 15.52 | 11.90 | 14.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 62.6% | 58.6% | 80.1% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 70.7% | 64.0% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 63.0% | 63.1% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 70.3% | 63.6% | 83.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 66.9% | 65.4% | 85.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 67.3% | 64.1% | 83.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 69.6% | 64.2% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 72.6% | 69.9% | 88.0% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 79.6% | 80.8% | 89.6% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 86.5% | 91.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 80.4% | 80.5% | 91.6% |
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 35.3% | 34.3% | 65.9% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 45.8% | 42.7% | 70.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 50.5% | 49.6% | 75.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 53.4% | 49.5% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 48.4% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 52.1% | 48.7% | 75.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 53.3% | 47.5% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 53.9% | 51.5% | 75.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 60.8% | 60.3% | 75.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 72.3% | 67.4% | 79.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 62.0% | 63.2% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 44.8% | 43.3% | 72.7% |
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* William L Dickinson High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.