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Innovation High School is a public high school located in Jersey City, New Jersey, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 272. The school is part of the Jersey City Public Schools district, which is ranked 459 out of 615 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
While Innovation High School has a diverse student population with a higher percentage of African American (35.66%) and Hispanic (26.1%) students compared to the surrounding schools, its academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally lower than the state and district averages. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, only 59% of 9th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 52.1%. In Algebra I, only 9.7% of students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 35.1%. However, the school has relatively high graduation rates, with a 94.5% four-year graduation rate in the 2021-2022 school year, which is higher than the state average. Nonetheless, Innovation High School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, reaching 24.1% in the 2021-2022 school year, significantly higher than the state average.
When compared to other high schools in the Jersey City area, such as Lincoln High School and Henry Snyder High School, Innovation High School generally performs worse academically, with lower test scores and rankings. However, it has a higher graduation rate than some of these nearby schools. The school's relatively high percentage of students (57.35%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families, may contribute to the school's academic challenges. Addressing the underlying causes of chronic absenteeism and implementing targeted interventions to support underperforming student subgroups could be important areas of focus for Innovation High School to improve its overall academic outcomes.
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