Dr. Ronald E. Mc Nair Academic High School

Dr. Ronald E. Mc Nair Academic High School

Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School (often dubbed Academic previous to its dedication, or as McNair) is a Magnet public high school located at 123 Coles Street in Jersey City, in Hudson County, New Jersey. The school is named in memory of Dr. Ronald E. McNair, the astronaut and scientist who died on the Space Shuttle Challenger. McNair is operated by the Jersey City Public Schools district. The principal is Edward Slattery and the vice principal is Alice Barone. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1979.

As of the 2010-11 school year, the school had an enrollment of 694 students and 43.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 16.14:1.

The school is particularly noted for its wide selection of Advanced Placement (AP) Courses, in addition to a standard curriculum that contains courses at the Honors level. 21 AP courses were offered in 2010, with 897 students taking exams and 83.8% of those taking the exams scoring 3 or higher, more than quadruple the statewide average. Most electives are regular, unweighted classes. From 2008 to 2010, 100% of the class has graduated and in 2010 a full 100% of the student body indicated that they planned to attend a four-year college, with many going to the top institutions of the country.

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