| Hoboken Charter School | |
| Principal: | Elizabeth Palma (K-8) Joanna Weintraub (9-12) |
| Enrollment: | 300 (as of 2022–23) |
| Ratio: | 10.6:1 |
| Us Nces School Id: | 340003200302 |
| Team Name: | Cougars |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Colors: | Red and white |
| Address: | K-8: 713 Washington Street 9-12: 360 First Street, 2nd Floor |
| Zipcode: | 07030 |
| Country: | United States |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Hudson County#USA New Jersey#USA |
Hoboken Charter School is a K-12 charter school in Hoboken, in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
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.[2] The school opened in 1997 with classes in the Demarest Building and had its charter extended for five years in 2001.[3] In 2010, the school moved its K-8 students into the former Academy of the Sacred Heart building.[4]
In 2012, the K-8 building was hit by a fire categorized as three alarms; it would be unavailable until September 2013.[5] The former St. Anne's School (of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark) in Jersey City Heights was the temporary class location.[6] Additionally Hurricane Sandy in late 2012 had disrupted operations of the school.[7]
In 2013 Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education in the Obama administration, released a YouTube video praising the school.[7]
The Hoboken Charter High School Cougars[8] compete independently in interscholastic sports under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[9]