Notable Alumni
- Al Blozis (1919–1945), player for the New York Giants killed during World War II.
- The Duprees, 60s group formed by students from the school.
- Dom Flora (born 1935), played college basketball for Washington and Lee University from 1954 to 1958 and graduated as NCAA Division I's fifth–highest scorer.
- Ed Franco (1915–1992), played football on the 1936 Fordham University team as one of the "Seven Blocks of Granite".
- James J. Galdieri (1900–1948), served in the New Jersey General Assembly.
- Mary Teresa Norton (1875–1959), served 13 consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives, from 1925 to 1951.
- Mary Philbrook (1872–1958), first female attorney in New Jersey.
- Eliu Rivera, represents District 4 on the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders.
- Michelle Rodriguez (born 1978), actress who dropped out in ninth grade, later calling Dickinson "a terrible school!"
- Eddie August Schneider (1911–1940), set the transcontinental air speed record for pilots under the age of twenty-one in 1930.
- Alexander Simpson (1872–1953), served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature.
- Joe Sulaitis (born 1921), running back for the New York Giants of the NFL from 1943 to 1953.
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