3 9 th ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁out ▁of ▁ 3 1 6 ▁schools . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁Hob oken ▁has ▁three ▁char ter ▁schools , ▁which ▁are ▁schools ▁that ▁receive ▁public ▁funds ▁yet ▁operate ▁independently ▁of ▁the ▁Hob oken ▁Public ▁School s ▁under ▁char ters ▁granted ▁by ▁the ▁Commission er ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Department ▁of ▁Education . ▁E ly s ian ▁Char ter ▁School ▁serves ▁students ▁in ▁gr ades ▁K - 8 , ▁Hob oken ▁Char ter ▁School ▁in ▁gr ades ▁K – 1 2 ▁and ▁Hob oken ▁D ual ▁Language ▁Char ter ▁School ▁in ▁gr ades ▁K - 8 . ▁ ▁Private ▁schools ▁ ▁Private ▁schools ▁in ▁Hob oken ▁include ▁The ▁Hudson ▁School , ▁All ▁Saint ' s ▁Epis cop al ▁Day ▁School , ▁Must ard ▁Se ed ▁School ▁and ▁Stevens ▁Cooper ative ▁School . ▁Hob oken ▁Catholic ▁Academy , ▁a ▁K - 8 ▁school ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Arch di oc ese ▁of ▁New ark , ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁eight ▁private ▁schools ▁recognized ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁as ▁an ▁Ex empl ary ▁High ▁Perform ing ▁School ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Blue ▁Rib bon ▁School s ▁Program ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Education . ▁ ▁High er ▁education ▁Stevens ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology , ▁which ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Castle ▁Point ▁section ▁of ▁Hob oken . ▁The ▁university ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁three ▁schools ▁and ▁one ▁college ; ▁the ▁Charles ▁V . ▁Sch ae fer ▁Jr .