Good Afternoon,
After reviewing the ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) Performance Reports for both English Language Arts and Mathematics, I am proud to announce that the Hoboken Public School District has reached the top of the performance list in Hudson County.
The Hoboken Public School District is now the highest performing traditional, public K-12 District in Hudson County in both English Language Arts and Mathematics on the 2023 New Jersey Student Learning Assessments.
Including all students (ELL, Homeless, Economically Disadvantaged, Special Education, 504, and Regular Education), the Hoboken Public School District recorded 66.4% proficiency in ELA and 53.7% proficiency in Mathematics. The rankings of all Hudson County K-12 Districts are as follows:
English Language Arts
Hoboken 66.40%
Union City 58.10%
Bayonne 52.20%
Secaucus 51.90%
Harrison 46.70%
Weehawken 45.50%
Jersey City 44.30%
West New York 40.60%
Kearny 39.30%
North Bergen 39.30%
Mathematics
Hoboken 53.70%
Secaucus 39.40%
Union City 33.10%
Bayonne 30.70%
Weehawken 29.0%
Jersey City 28.70%
Harrison 24.40%
West New York 24.10%
Kearny 22.50%
North Bergen 21.70%
The ESSA Performance Reports also show that the "All Students" subgroup, district-wide, reached the "Met Target" level in English Language Arts and Math in both areas of Academic Performance and Academic Progress.
New Jersey State Reports also indicate that our district is outperforming the state of New Jersey in both English Language Arts and in Mathematics.
I am also extremely proud to report that the percentage of Hoboken High School students scoring a 3 or higher on College Board AP Exams has risen from 22% in 2015 to 73% in 2023. Way to go Redwings!
Congratulations goes out to all of our teachers and staff for their passion and diligence. Each day, they strive to cultivate a rigorous environment for all learners and work to ensure that our students have what they need to succeed.
Currently we are working on goals associated with attendance, dyslexia, and dyscalculia. I am confident that our learning community will work together to find the best practices needed to make progress in these areas, which will in turn, lead to overall greater student achievement progress in the district.
Sincerely,
Christine A. Johnson, D.Litt.
Superintendent of Schools