Hoboken Charter School is a K-12 charter school in Hoboken, in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
Hoboken Charter School | |
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Address | |
K-8: 713 Washington Street 9-12: 360 First Street, 2nd Floor , , 07030 United States | |
Coordinates | 40°44′43″N 74°01′42″W / 40.745268471457074°N 74.02836363132312°W |
Information | |
Type | Public charter school |
Established | January 15, 1997 |
NCES School ID | 340003200302[1] |
Principal | Elizabeth Palma (K-8) Joanna Weintraub (9-12) |
Faculty | 28.2 FTEs[1] |
Grades | K-12 |
Enrollment | 300 (as of 2022–23)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 10.6:1[1] |
Color(s) | Red and white[2] |
Athletics conference | Independent |
Team name | Cougars[2] |
Website | www |
As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 300 students and 28.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.6:1. There were 58 students (19.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 5 (1.7% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]
On January 15, 1997, Leo Klagholz, the New Jersey Commissioner of Education, enacted the school's charter.[3] The school opened in 1997 with classes in the Demarest Building and had its charter extended for five years in 2001.[4] In 2010, the school moved its K-8 students into the former Academy of the Sacred Heart building.[5]
In 2012, the K-8 building was hit by a fire categorized as three alarm; it would be unavailable until September 2013.[6] The former St. Anne's School (of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark) in Jersey City Heights was the temporary class location.[7] Additionally Hurricane Sandy in late 2012 had disrupted operations of the school.[8]
In 2013 Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education in the Obama administration, released a YouTube video praising the school.[8]
The Hoboken Charter High School Cougars[2] compete independently in interscholastic sports under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[9]