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James J. Ferris High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades located in Jersey City in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, operated as part of the Jersey City Public Schools. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1940.〔(James J. Ferris High School ), Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 1, 2012. Accessed March 26, 2015.〕〔(Member Directory ), Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed September 20, 2012.〕 The school is named after James J. Ferris, a civil engineer and politician in Jersey City best known for supervising the construction of the Pennsylvania Railroad Harsimus Stem Embankment and the Powerhouse's concrete foundation. As of the 2012-13 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,364 students and 138.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.88:1. There were 830 students (60.9% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 60 (4.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.〔(School Data for James J Ferris High School ), National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 26, 2015.〕 Ferris offers specialized learning centers focusing on Finance, Hospitality & Tourism, Management / Office Procedures, Marketing and International Studies. Students in the Finance Magnet are high achievers from all over the city. The magnet offers courses in Accounting, Economics, Banking, Financial Planning, Intro to Finance, Computers Business Applications 1&2. Juniors in this magnet attend Shadowing programs once a month at the Hyatt or Pershing LLC. During the student's senior year, they have an opportunity to take a paid internship co-op program〔(James J. Ferris High School 2013 Report Card Narrative ), New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 26, 2015. "Additionally, Ferris High School has developed partnerships with corporations on the Jersey City Waterfront where students are afforded the opportunity to serve internships in preparing them for life beyond high school."〕 at Merrill Lynch, Hyatt, Pershing, Bank of Tokyo, or the Board of Education. ==Awards, recognition and rankings== The school was the 299th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in ''New Jersey Monthly'' magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.〔Staff. ("Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014" ), ''New Jersey Monthly'', September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.〕 The school had been ranked 270th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 320th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.〔Staff. ("The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical" ), ''New Jersey Monthly'', August 16, 2012. Accessed September 20, 2012.〕 The magazine ranked the school 280th in 2008 out of 316 schools.〔Staff. ("2010 Top High Schools" ), ''New Jersey Monthly'', August 16, 2010. Accessed March 24, 2011.〕 The school was ranked 284th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.〔("Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank" ), ''New Jersey Monthly'', September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.〕 Schooldigger.com ranked the school 341st out of 367 public high schools statewide in its 2009-10 rankings which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the language arts literacy and mathematics components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).〔(New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2009-2010 ), Schooldigger.com. Accessed December 29, 2011.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James J. Ferris High School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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