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Linden High School

121 W St George Ave, Linden, NJ, 07036-3960 -

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Definition of Terms

Linden High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Union County, NJ

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1929 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

139 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 539 students

Grade 10 - 474 students

Grade 11 - 425 students

Grade 12 - 444 students

Grade Not Listed - 47 students

This School

(NJ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:14

1:13

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NJ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	2%	7%
% Hispanic	28%	15%
% Black	38%	17%
% White	33%	61%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NJ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

25%

16%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

12%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(NJ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Linden City School District

This School's Agency

(NJ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	11	5
Number of Students Managed	6,282 students	2,429 students
District Total Revenue	$83,140,000	$39,780,000
District Expenditure	$84,160,000	$39,973,000
District Revenue / Student	$13,235	$16,377
District Expenditure / Student	$13,397	$16,457
District Graduation Rates	87%	81%

Local woman travels to Mexico to help children (Tri-County Times)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 11:31:09 am
Former Linden High School graduate and current Michigan State University (MSU) graduate student, Mallory Magalski traveled to Mexico in October to provide help and treatment to those less fortunate.
Paying tribute to a Lodian (Lodi News-Sentinel)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 11:47:10 pm
For six minutes Monday, traffic ceased at the top of the Altamont Pass on westbound Interstate 580.
Bernard Robinson May 26, 1938 - Nov. 13, 2009 (Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 06:27:23 pm
Bernard Robinson, age 71, of Newell, died Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 at the Panora Nursing Home and Rehab Center. Funeral services were Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm...
Second-chance kick a winner for Linden (The Tuscaloosa News)
posted on November 14, 2009 at 10:00:52 pm
From staff reports Linden High School got a second chance in the second round of the Class 1A state playoffs Friday night. Gerald Bruno didn’t have to be told twice.
Pacquiao not Cotto’s only foe (The Record and Herald News)
posted on November 13, 2009 at 06:55:49 am
Miguel Cotto has returned to the site of his worst night, the image-damaging evening Cotto’s critics insist ruined him. Antonio Margarito made a battered, bloodied Cotto quit 15 months ago at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

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Linden High School is a comprehensive community public high school located in Linden in Union County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Linden Public Schools.
As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,915 students and 136 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 14.1.
Linden High School has been an IB World School since July 2001, offering students the IB Diploma Programme.
The school was the 299th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 293rd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Athletics
The Linden High School Tigers participate in the Watchung Conference, a high school sports association under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). The conference consists of public high schools covering Essex County, Hudson County and Union County.
Coached by Phil Colicchio, the boys basketball team won the 2006 North II, Group IV sectional championship with a 64-38 win over Plainfield High School. In 2007 the team won the Group IV NJSIAA State Championship, edging Passaic County Technical Institute 57-56 in the semifinals and defeating South Brunswick High School 63-54 for the title.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:
Denise Cleary - Principal
Leanora Fleming - Vice Principal
Larry Plummer - Vice Principal
Mr. Sullivan - Vice Principal
Frank Bandinelli - Vice Principal
Notable alumni
Tiffany Andrade (born 1985), Miss New Jersey 2008.
John Charles (born 1944), former American football cornerback and safety who played eight seasons in the National Football League.
Waliyy Dixon (born 1974), aka "Main Event" on the AND1 Mixtape Tour; one of the original players on the famous AND1–sponsored streetball tours.
Eddie Kasko (born 1932), a former infielder, manager, scout and front office executive in Major League Baseball.
Vincent Obsitnik (born 1938), American diplomat of Slovak descent.
Frank Rumbauskas, author.
Craig Taylor (born 1966), former running back for three seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals.
External links
Linden High School
Linden Public Schools
Data for the Linden Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics

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