Innovation High School

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Innovation High School
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Innovation High School
239 Bergen Avenue

, ,
07305

United States
Coordinates 40°42′38″N74°05′05″W / 40.7105038°N 74.0847252°W / 40.7105038; -74.0847252
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Type Public high school
EstablishedSeptember 2014
School district Jersey City Public Schools
NCES School ID340783003378 [1]
PrincipalFrancis Dooley
Faculty24.1 FTEs [1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment286 (as of 2021–22) [1]
Student to teacher ratio11.9:1 [1]
Website ihs.jcboe.org

The Innovation High School is a four-year college preparatory public high school in Jersey City in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, operated as part of the Jersey City Public Schools. Founded in 2014, it is one of a number of high school programs serving students in ninth through twelfth grades offered by the school district.

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As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 286 students and 24.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.9:1. There were 166 students (58.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 15 (5.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch. [1]

History

The 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

The school's principal is Francis Dooley. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 School data for Innovation High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  2. 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."
  3. About Us, Innovation High School. Accessed April 6, 2022.