TE ▁basis ), ▁for ▁a ▁student – te acher ▁ratio ▁of ▁ 9 . 5 : 1 . ▁The ▁school ' s ▁student ▁body ▁was ▁ 5 1 . 8 % ▁White , ▁ 2 0 . 0 % ▁His pan ic , ▁ 1 4 . 1 % ▁Asian , ▁ 9 . 0 % ▁Black ▁and ▁ 5 . 1 % ▁two ▁or ▁more ▁races . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁by ▁a ▁community ▁of ▁n uns ▁from ▁New ▁York , ▁with ▁the ▁objective ▁to ▁educ ate ▁children ▁of ▁imm igr ants , ▁primarily ▁German . ▁On ▁March ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁S DA ▁moved ▁to ▁its ▁present ▁location ▁on ▁Kennedy ▁Bou lev ard . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁a ▁new ▁wing ▁was ▁open ▁with ▁new ▁computer ▁l abs , ▁science ▁and ▁language ▁l abs . ▁The ▁school ▁celebrated ▁its ▁ 1 3 5 th ▁birth day ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Saint ▁Domin ic ▁Academy ▁received ▁a ▁gener ous ▁don ation ▁of ▁a ▁building ▁located ▁on ▁Fair mount ▁Avenue ▁in ▁Jersey ▁City . ▁This ▁building ▁was ▁once ▁the ▁Jersey ▁City ▁Women ' s ▁Club ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁S ien a ▁Hall , ▁which ▁opened ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁school - related ▁events . ▁ ▁Saint ▁Domin ic ▁Academy ▁is ▁a ▁member