Editing Jersey City, New Jersey (section)

====Catholic schools====
The [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]] maintains a network of elementary and secondary [[Catholic school]]s that serve every area of Jersey City. [[Hudson Catholic Regional High School]] is operated by the Archdiocese, while [[Saint Dominic Academy]] and [[St. Peter's Preparatory School]] are private, religiously affiliated schools.<ref>[https://catholicschoolsnj.org/hudson-county-2 Hudson County Catholic High Schools], [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]]. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref> [[St. Mary High School (Jersey City, New Jersey)|St. Mary High School]] closed in June 2011 due to declining enrollment.<ref>Persaud, Vishal. [http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/jerseycity/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1297236363257460.xml&coll=3 "Announcement St. Mary High School in Jersey City will close in June has some parents, students and staff stunned"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112232548/http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/jerseycity/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1297236363257460.xml&coll=3 |date=November 12, 2011 }}, ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', February 9, 2011. Accessed September 2, 2011. "Parents, students and staff at St. Mary High School in Jersey City remained stunned yesterday by Monday's news that the school is closing at the end of June.... St. Mary will graduate 72 seniors in June, which would have put the school's enrollment at 93 among the remaining classes. Ten years ago, St. Mary had 381 students, Lalicato said. At its peak in the mid-1980s, the school had more than 450 students."</ref> [[St. Anthony High School (New Jersey)|St. Anthony High School]], a prep basketball powerhouse known for its success under [[Bob Hurley]] and his 26 state championships in 39 years as a coach, closed in June 2017 due to declining funding and enrollment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/article/no-miracle-for-st-anthony-basketball-powerhouse-to-close/|publisher=[[NJ.com]]|author=Schneider, Jeremy|title=No miracle for St. Anthony: Basketball powerhouse to close|language=en|url-status=live|date=August 23, 2019|access-date=February 14, 2022|archive-date=February 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226012407/https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/article/no-miracle-for-st-anthony-basketball-powerhouse-to-close/}}</ref>

Catholic K-8 elementary schools include Our Lady of Czestochowa School,<ref>[https://www.olcschool.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=992275&type=d&pREC_ID=1308022 About Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214190441/https://www.olcschool.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=992275&type=d&pREC_ID=1308022 |date=February 14, 2022 }}, Our Lady of Czestochowa School. Accessed February 14, 2022.</ref> [[Sacred Heart Church (Jersey City)|Sacred Heart School]],<ref>Thorbourne, Ken. [http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/06/amid_economic_challenges_jersey_citys_sacred_heart_school_continues_mission.html "Amid economic challenges, Jersey City's Sacred Heart School continues mission"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', June 26, 2014. Accessed June 1, 2015.</ref> Saint Aloysius Elementary Academy,<ref>[http://www.stalselem.org/about-us.html About Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070728/http://www.stalselem.org/about-us.html |date=November 15, 2016 }}, Saint Aloysius Elementary Academy. Accessed November 14, 2016.</ref> St. Joseph School<ref>[http://school.stjosephjc.com/history.html History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114233523/http://school.stjosephjc.com/history.html |date=November 14, 2016 }}, St. Joseph Catholic School. Accessed November 14, 2016.</ref> and St. Nicholas School.<ref>[http://snsjc.com/about-us About Us], Saint Nicholas School. Accessed November 14, 2016.</ref><ref>[https://catholicschoolsnj.org/hudson-county-1 Hudson County Catholic Elementary Schools], [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]]. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref> In 2015, Our Lady of Czestochowa School was one of 15 schools in New Jersey, and one of six private schools, recognized as a [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program|National Blue Ribbon School]] in the exemplary high performing category by the [[United States Department of Education]].<ref>[http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2015/national.pdf#page=15 2015 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Private], [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program]]. Accessed November 14, 2016.</ref><ref>Mueller, Mark. [http://www.nj.com/education/2015/09/which_nj_schools_were_picked_as_national_blue_ribb.html "Which N.J. schools were named National Blue Ribbon schools?"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], September 29, 2015. Accessed November 14, 2016. "Fifteen New Jersey schools have been recognized by the federal government as National Blue Ribbon Schools, a designation that celebrates excellence in academics or progress in closing the achievement gap among groups of students.... Each of the 15 New Jersey schools was chosen for the 'exemplary high performing' category, which weighs state or national tests, high school graduation rates and the performance of subgroups of students, such as those who are economically disadvantaged."</ref>

In the face of declining enrollment and rising expenses, the Newark Archdiocese closed Our Lady of Mercy Academy (founded in 1964) and Resurrection School at the end of the 2012–13 school year.<ref>Conte, Michaelangelo. [http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2013/04/jersey_city_losing_another_cat.html "Jersey City losing another Catholic elementary school in June: Our Lady of Mercy Academy"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', April 13, 2013. Accessed November 14, 2016. "Our Lady of Mercy Academy in Jersey City will close at the end of the 2012–2013 school year. The pre-K through eighth grade school on Bartholdi Avenue opened its doors in 1964. The closures of OLM and Resurrection School at the end of the school year will leave Jersey City with just five Catholic grammar schools."</ref> St. Anne School closed at the end of the 2011–12 school year after 112 years, as enrollment declined from 700 students in 1976 to 240 in 2010–11 and 188 in the school's final year of operation.<ref>Scrivner, Michael. [http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2012/06/st_annes_school_in_jersey_city_1.html "St. Anne's School in Jersey City Heights graduates its last class, will close on Thursday"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', June 12, 2012. Accessed November 14, 2016. "The 112-year-old school at Kennedy Boulevard and Congress Street will close its doors for good on Thursday due to rising debt and declining enrollment, school officials said. At its peak in 1976, the school had more than 700 students. This school year, there were 188 students, down from 240 last year."</ref>