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.
| Paterson P-TECH High School | |
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| Address | |
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201 Memorial Drive , , 07505 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°53′37″N 74°09′12″W / 40.89374°N 74.15341°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Paterson Public Schools |
| NCES School ID | 341269003109[2] |
| Principal | Charla Holder[1] |
| Faculty | 17.0 FTEs[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 202 (as of 2022–23)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.9:1[2] |
| Website | ptech |
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.[2]
Awards, recognition and rankings
editThe 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.[3]
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.[4]
References
edit- ^ Staff, Paterson P-TECH High School. Accessed February 4, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e 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."