| Woodbridge Academy Magnet School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
| 1 Convery Boulevard Woodbridge Township, New Jersey 07095 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°30′16″N 74°22′11″W / 40.5045°N 74.3697°W / 40.5045; -74.3697 |
| Information | |
| Type | Magnet Public high school |
| School district | Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools |
| Category | Middlesex County |
| NCES School ID | 341008003428 |
| Principal | Robert Fuller |
| Faculty | 21.0 FTEs |
| Enrollment | 286 (as of 2022–23) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.6:1 |
| Color(s) | Royal blue and white |
| Team name | Hornets |
| Newspaper | The Buzz |
| Website | www |
The Woodbridge Academy Magnet School, formerly known as the Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences, is a four-year career academy and college preparatory magnet public high school located in Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as part of the Middlesex County Magnet Schools, which serves students of many diverse cultures from all over Middlesex County. While enrolled in this high school student can receive college credits for classes based in allied health and biomedical sciences through Rutgers University–Newark.
As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 286 students and 21.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.6:1. There were 8 students (2.8% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 4 (1.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
Awards, recognition and rankings
The school was one of 11 in the state to be recognized in 2014 by the United States Department of Education's National Blue Ribbon Schools Program.
In its listing of "America's Best High Schools 2016", the school was ranked 31st out of 500 best high schools in the country; it was ranked 11th among all high schools in New Jersey.
Schooldigger.com ranked the school as one of 16 schools tied for first out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (an increase of 256 positions from the 2010 ranking), which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the language arts literacy (100.0%) and mathematics (100.0%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).
Academics
The major subjects of studies for four years are the following:
- English: World Literature*, US Literature I*, AP English Language and Composition*, AP English Literature and Composition*
- Mathematics: Geometry*, Algebra II*, Pre-Calculus*, Statistics, AP Calculus**
- Sciences: Biology*, Chemistry*, Physics*, AP Environmental Science
- Social Science: World History*, US History I*, AP US History*, Sociology*, Economics*
- Health and Physical Education: All four years*
- World Language: Spanish I*, Spanish II*, Spanish III*, Spanish IV**, AP Spanish**
- Rutgers SHP Courses: Introduction to Allied Health*, Dynamics of Health Care In Society*, Medical Terminology*, Anatomy and Physiology I & II*
- PLTW (Project Lead The Way) Courses: Principles of Biomedical Sciences*, Human Body Systems*, Medical Interventions*, Biomedical Innovations*
- * Required Courses
- ** Must be selected to take course
Athletics
The Woodbridge Academy Hornets compete in the Greater Middlesex Conference, which operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). With 206 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group I for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 75 to 476 students in that grade range.
Extracurricular activities
Due to the Academy's small size, clubs in school are generally limited, though some are more active than others. A list of clubs include:
- Key Club
- Amnesty International Chapter
- HOSA
- Interact Club
- Ethics/Debate Club
- Music Club
- Newspaper Club
- Sports Club
- Dance Club
- Yearbook Club
- Art Club
- Science League
- Math League
- UNICEF
- GSA
- Junior State of America
- Model United Nations
- Drama Club
- Culture and Diversity Club
Science League
The school ranks consistently high on the Science League exams.
2014-2015 School Year Rankings
- Biology I Ranking: 4 out of 134
- Chemistry I Ranking: 7 out of 140
- Physics I Ranking: 13 out of 108
2011-2012 School Year Rankings
- Biology Ranking: 10 out of 143
- Chemistry Ranking: 19 out of 143
- Physics Ranking: 21 out of 143
Administration
The principal is Robert Fuller. His administration team includes the two assistant principals.
References
- ^ School data for Woodbridge Academy Magnet School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
- ^ Woodbridge Academy, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
- The Buzz Newsletter, Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences. Accessed May 11, 2022.
- Woodbridge Academy Overview, Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools. Accessed July 18, 2020.
- Goldman, Jeff. "Which N.J. schools were named to national 'Blue Ribbon' list?", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 2, 2014. Accessed December 31, 2014. "Eleven New Jersey schools have been named to the annual National Blue Ribbon list, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday."
- 2014 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Private, United States Department of Education. Accessed December 31, 2014.
- Staff. "America's Best High Schools 2016", Newsweek. Accessed November 11, 2016.
- New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2010-2011, Schooldigger.com. Accessed February 23, 2012.
- League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
- NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
- Administration, Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences. Accessed May 11, 2022.
External links
- School website
- Middlesex County Magnet Schools
- School Performance Report for Middlesex County Academy, New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Educational Statistics data for the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools
| Greater Middlesex Conference (NJSIAA) | |
|---|---|
| Blue Division | |
| Gold Division | |
| Red Division | |
| White Division | |