Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Jersey City

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
D

Henry Snyder High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

239 Bergen Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07305 · (201) 915-6600 · Part of Jersey City School District

Jersey City’s School Grade C− better than 18% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
729
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Henry Snyder High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher

On the path

Where Jersey City kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–826 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Henry Snyder High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency4%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts31%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, D, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

239 Bergen Ave, Jersey City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9290
Grade 10151
Grade 11128
Grade 12160
Enrollment over time
776’20
800’21
849’22
747’23
729’24

Down 6.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 61%Hispanic 30%Asian 3%White 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Henry Snyder High School from Jersey City families.

Other schools in Jersey City School District

The district →
Cornelia F. Bradford School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jersey City
A+
1,082 students20:1
Joseph H. Brensinger School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Jersey City
C−
926 students10:1
Christa McAuliffe School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Jersey City
C
906 students12:1
Mahatma K. Gandhi School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Jersey City
C−
821 students10:1
Rafael Cordero y Molina
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Jersey City
C
794 students11:1
Martin Luther King Jr. School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Jersey City
C
752 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Jersey City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.