📍 299 Sip Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson County, 07306
Liberty High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jersey City, Hudson County. The school has 194 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jersey City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.4:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Liberty High School enrolls 194 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 23 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 29% Hispanic or Latino, 25% White and 23% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 57 | 29% |
| White | 48 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 44 | 23% |
| Asian | 43 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
118 of the school's 194 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 105 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Liberty High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 31.
Liberty High School is one of 39 schools in Jersey City Public Schools, based in Jersey City, New Jersey. The district serves 25,951 students district-wide and employs 2,094 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 194 students, Liberty High School is smaller than the district average of about 665 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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