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Dr Ronald McNair High School
A+

Dr Ronald McNair High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

123 Coles Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 · (201) 418-7617 · Part of Jersey City School District

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

Photo: Jim.henderson · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
716
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Dr Ronald McNair High School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 67 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 45 pts above the state

On the path

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

PK–826 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Dr Ronald McNair High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency92%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts92%
State average 47.3%

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

123 Coles Street, Jersey City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9172
Grade 10186
Grade 11186
Grade 12172
Enrollment over time
713’20
704’21
701’22
698’23
716’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Asian 43%White 21%Hispanic 16%Black 14%Two or more races 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dr Ronald McNair High School from Jersey City families.

Other schools in Jersey City School District

The district →

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.