Kenmare Alternative High School

We love this school, we found it to be a happy environment for our child, which Jersey City schools lack overall. A+ for diversity, great principal and so far good teachers. I think theres always room for schools to grow so took some points off for that.*There are parents that expect an insane academics program and nothing else and forget what a city school is about and what offers along with their curriculum. For those parents there are other schools in JC that will ONLY offer that to the children and nothing else, do your research.

Horrible school won't help my daughter with the help she needs. Brought her to school one morning immediately her teacher started to screaming at her and ruining her morning.

PS16 in Jersey City will be our reason to move from Jersey City. I am really surprised how the school still holds a high rating, since the system is shockingly disappointing. The school is extremely under-resourced, classes are so crowded (ratio 30:1) that kids need to sit on a rug on the floor during school hours, after school programs are offered to barely 5% of the students and, most importantly, teachers are not communicative and under skilled. Unfortunately, the list could keep going. We had very high expectations, both my husband and I are PhDs and we do understand the importance of a good education system, especially at this age. The school is completely failing its mission, the kids will be heavily affected by this situation. I am envisioning a very quickly approaching drop in rating

We have been in school for over 8 years since kindergarten, and now my son is doing high school applications, I couldn't be more thankful for the school's help and guidance through the process. Over the past few years during covid, the school managed to have online-hybrid classes that have never left any day. The school is like a big family, always caring and on top of things. Now we are working on high school applications, the school has invited a lot of high schools to come for presentations for students aware of their choices, and prepared all the information and help students and parents step by step in the process. One of the best schools in downtown Jersey City.

Until upper elementary the school was good, but lately the middle school program experience has been mediocre at best. Largely due to the director unable to emotionally connect with teen and their natural change in behaviour. The only solution in hand for them seems to unscathing remarks in school reports without deliberating on causes and actions. Parents have now started noticing egoistic teacher behavior with ill formed bias towards students.