James J. Ferris High School | |
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Address | |
35 Colgate Street , , 07302 United States | |
Coordinates | 40°43′15″N74°03′14″W / 40.720845°N 74.053948°W |
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Type | Public high school |
School district | Jersey City Public Schools |
NCES School ID | 340783002774 [1] |
Principal | Deneen Alford |
Faculty | 100.8 FTEs [1] |
Enrollment | 1,292 (as of 2021–22) [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 12.8:1 [1] |
Color(s) | Green gold and white [2] |
Athletics conference | Hudson County Interscholastic League (general) North Jersey Super Football Conference (football) |
Mascot | Bulldog |
Team name | Bulldogs [2] |
Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools [3] |
Website | jfhs |
James J. Ferris High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Jersey City in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operated as part of the Jersey City Public Schools. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1940. [3]
The school is named for James J. Ferris, a civil engineer and politician in Jersey City best known for supervising the construction of the Pennsylvania Railroad Harsimus Stem Embankment and the concrete foundation of the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Powerhouse.
As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,292 students and 100.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.8:1. There were 737 students (57.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 44 (3.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch. [1]
Ferris offers specialized learning centers focusing on Finance, Hospitality & Tourism, Management / Office Procedures, Marketing and International Studies. The magnet offers courses in Accounting, Economics, Banking, Financial Planning, Intro to Finance, Computers Business Applications 1&2. During their senior year, students have an opportunity to take a paid internship co-op program [4] at Merrill Lynch, Hyatt, Pershing, Bank of Tokyo, or the Board of Education.[ citation needed ]
The school uses two buildings, the main building and the Junior Academy building. The school has 2 gyms one in each building and a swimming pool, a weight room. Ferris has a soccer field next to school which is used for activities and soccer games on grass texture.
The school was the 299th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology. [5] The school had been ranked 270th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 320th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. [6] The magazine ranked the school 280th in 2008 out of 316 schools. [7] The school was ranked 284th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state. [8] Schooldigger.com ranked the school 341st out of 367 public high schools statewide in its 2009-10 rankings which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the language arts literacy and mathematics components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA). [9]
Ferris high school also has a program for young girls to become involved with technology and pursue the careers associated with the field.
The James J. Ferris High School Bulldogs [2] compete in the Hudson County Interscholastic League, which is comprised of public and private high schools in Hudson County and operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). [10] With 1,009 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group III for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 761 to 1,058 students in that grade range. [11] The football team competes in the Ivy Red division of the North Jersey Super Football Conference, which includes 112 schools competing in 20 divisions, making it the nation's biggest football-only high school sports league. [12] [13] The football team is one of the 12 programs assigned to the two Ivy divisions starting in 2020, which are intended to allow weaker programs ineligible for playoff participation to compete primarily against each other. [14] The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group IV North for football for 2022–2024, which included schools with 895 to 1,296 students. [15]
The boys' track team won the Group III state indoor relay championships in 1973. [16]
In 1985, Coach Charles Wilkinson led the boys basketball team to face on Elizabeth High School in the state Group IV semifinal, falling by a score of 45-44 to end their season. [17]
The 2021 boys' baseball team won the Hudson County Interscholastic Association League and won the Hudson County Tournament championship with a 5-4 win against Hudson Catholic Regional High School in the finals, ending the program's 69-year wait after most recently winning the title in 1952. [18]
The Ferris Bulldogs football team are led by head coach Rich Glover Jr., the son of a former football player Rich Glover that has played as a defensive tackle for the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL.
The James J. Ferris High School Bulldogs offers fall sports, winter sports, and spring sports such as
(Fall) - Football Boys Soccer Girls Soccer Cross Country Girls Tennis Girls Volleyball
(Winter) - Boys Basketball Girls Basketball Boys Swimming Girls Swimming Fencing Indoor Track Bowling
(Spring) - Baseball Softball Boys Volleyball Girls Tennis
Core members of the school's administration are: [28]
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