| Paterson P-TECH High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
| 201 Memorial Drive Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey 07505 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°53′37″N 74°09′12″W / 40.89374°N 74.15341°W / 40.89374; -74.15341 |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Paterson Public Schools |
| NCES School ID | 341269003109 |
| Principal | Charla Holder |
| Faculty | 17.0 FTEs |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 202 (as of 2022–23) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.9:1 |
| Website | ptech |
Paterson P-TECH High School is a four-year public high school in Paterson in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operated as part of the Paterson Public Schools. It is one of a number of academy programs serving students in ninth through twelfth grades offered by the school district. The program focuses on earth science and space science as part of a partnership with Passaic County Community College and grants from NASA.
As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 202 students and 17.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.9:1. There were 93 students (46.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and none listed as eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
Awards, recognition and rankings
The school was the 303rd-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.
The students at was then called Panther Academy won second place at the 2015 state mathematics competition organized by the Association of Mathematics Teachers of New Jersey.
References
- Staff, Paterson P-TECH High School. Accessed February 4, 2024.
- ^ School data for Paterson P-Tech, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
- Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
- Malinconico, Joe. "Paterson math team comes in second in statewide competition", Paterson Press, January 15, 2016. Accessed June 20, 2016. "A team from Paterson's PANTHER Academy finished tied for second in a statewide math competition last month. The contest was conducted by the Association of Mathematics Teachers of New Jersey."
External links
- School website
- Paterson Public Schools
- School Performance Report for Paterson P-TECH High School, New Jersey Department of Education
- School Data for the Paterson Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
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