| Number of Schools Managed |
28 |
5 |
| Number of Students Managed |
21,101 students |
2,429 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$415,724,000 |
$39,780,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$346,408,000 |
$39,973,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$19,702 |
$16,377 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$16,417 |
$16,457 |
| District Graduation Rates |
75% |
81% |
|
- Elizabeth High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Elizabeth, in Union County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Elizabeth Public Schools.
- As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 5,279 students and 410 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 12.9.
- The school was the 302nd-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 287th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
- With over 5,279 students, Elizabeth High School is the largest high school in the nation in terms of population.
- Houses
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Elizabeth High School is composed of the following eight houses (or campuses), plus an administration building, and an indoor sports center:
- Peter B. Gold Administration Building
- Thomas Dunn Sports Center
- William F. Halsey House
- John Dwyer House
- Thomas Jefferson House
- Sam E. Aboff Alternative House
- Thomas A. Edison vocational and technical Academy
- Upper Academy
- Lower Academy
- Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy
- Main Complex
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The Halsey House, Dwyer House, The Peter B. Gold Administration Building, and Thomas Dunn Sports Center share one large building, forming the Main Complex of Elizabeth High School, most commonly known as "The Main". The Main complex holds more students, teachers, and administrators than the other houses/campuses in the city. The Main Complex is known as the heart of Elizabeth High School.
- The Main Complex is where all the Elizabeth High School extracurricular activities and sports teams are found. The building functions as a hub central as other students from the other Elizabeth High School houses come here during the after school hours. The Main Complex also holds Elizabeth High School's swimming pool where the swim team practices and meets are held. The Main Complex campus is also famous in the student body for holding a unique courtyard, being the only campus in Elizabeth High School to have one accessible to its students.
- -- Thomas Jefferson House—Located across the street from City Hall and war monuments, Thomas Jefferson House is the school's oldest house. First built in 1928 as an all-boys high school and named for the author of the Declaration of Independence and third president of the United States, Jefferson is now a house of Elizabeth High School and the center for the district's performing arts program. This house is just a short walk away from The Main Complex campus.
- Thomas A. Edison Academy For Career & Technical Education
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Thomas A. Edison Academy For Career & Technical Education was originally built as Thomas Edison High School in 1935,and the last graduating class of the High school was in 1987. Named for the great inventor who worked on many of his major contributions to the scientific and commercial world right here in New Jersey. The Thomas A. Edison Academy For Career & Technical Education is the center for vocational and technical education in the city.
- Williams' Field, which holds the school's football field and outdoor track field, is adjacent to the Thomas A. Edison Academy its a great school.
- Sam E. Aboff Alternative House
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The Sam E. Aboff Alternative House is the Elizabeth High School's smallest house in terms of both population and area. It is home to troublesome students and students who are excessively absent and/or tardy. It is located less than 100 yards from the Main Complex.
- Upper and Lower Academy
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The Upper and Lower Academies were established in 2006. The Upper Academy building holds 10-12 grade students (Upper Classmen), while the Lower Academy building holds 9th graders (Lower Classmen). Its curriculum prepares students for Ivy League colleges and four-year colleges. Students enrolling in these Academies are encouraged to take honors and AP level courses. Students are required to wear school uniforms.
- Each students need to establish and maintain at least an 3.0 Grade point average to enroll or continue to stay in The Upper and Lower Academies.
- Each building is separate. Therefore, students who pass the first year of high school will proceed to the Upper Academy campus which is less than a hundred yards away. Those students who do not wish to continue to proceed to the Upper Academy may transfer to another house in Elizabeth High School. Upper Academy is the basic school for those who need a challenge.
- Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy
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Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy is the newest house in Elizabeth High School, accommodating lower and upper classmen, bringing a total of eight houses in Elizabeth High School, serving the largest high school population in the United States.
- Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy integrates a curriculum with the philosophies of the Advancement Via Individual Determination(AVID) program.
- AVID is a research-based instructional model that encourages students to prepare for andparticipate in a challenging college preparatory curriculum. In addition to enrolling in honors andAP level courses, students will receive academic support through a specially designed AVIDelective taught by AVID-trained instructors. The rigorous curriculum prepares students for Ivy League schools and four-year colleges. Students are required to wear school uniforms during school hours.
- Each student needs to establish and maintain at least a 2.0 Grade point average to enroll or continue to stay in Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy.
- Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy's campus is the farthest one Elizabeth High School. It is located next to Westfield Avenue, close to the borders of other towns. Hamilton Preparatory is the only house in which students must walk to classes that are held in a small separate one-story adjacent building know as "The Portables", which is only a few yards away from the student cafeteria back door entrance and main teachers parking lot.
- Administrative structure
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Elizabeth High School has an interim principal, Jeffrey Roszkowski. Each house has a House Director and one or more Assistant House Directors who fill the respective roles of Principal and Vice Principal.
- Dwyer House
- Anita Champagne, Asst. House Director
- Melissa Espana, Asst. House Director
- Michael Cummings, Asst. House Director
- Jacques Gonzales, Asst. House Director
- Jefferson House
- Deborah Brady, House Director
- Philip Gomez, Asst. House Director
- Sandra Harte, Asst. House Director
-Jabryant Vines - House Director- -JOHN E DWYER !
- Thomas A. Edison Academy for Career & Technical Education
- Bertenia Harmon-Carolina, House Director
- Tyra L. Joyner, Asst. House Director
- Aboff Alternative House
- Arleen Paige, House Director
- Lower and Upper Academy
- Richard Esperon, House Director
- Nancy Cirasa, Asst. House Director
- Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy
- George E. Mikros, Interim House Director
- Christina Silveira Francisco, Asst. House Director
- Athletics
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The Elizabeth High School Minutemen compete 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.
- The football team won the 2006 North II, Group IV state sectional championships, defeating Phillipsburg High School, 14-9. The team won the 1999 North II, Group IV sectional championship with a 26-14 win over Montclair High School.
- The boys basketball team won the 2003 North II, Group IV title, topping Linden High School 77-72 in the final.
- The Elizabeth High School girls rugby team won the title of Northeast Regional Champions in June 2008. They went on to become the 7th-ranked Girls U-19 rugby team in the nation. The team only formed in 2006.
- Notable alumni
- Todd Bowles (born 1963), former NFL Defensive Back with the Washington Redskins and San Francisco 49ers. Currently, the Defensive Back Coach of the Dallas Cowboys.
- Rodney Carter (born 1964), former NFL Running back/3rd Down Receiver with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- Al Catanho (born 1972), former linebacker in the NFL for the New England Patriots and the Washington Redskins.
- Chris Gatling (born 1967), former professional basketball player for numerous NBA teams from 1991 to 2002.
- Horace Jenkins (born 1974), former player in the NBA.
- Luther Wright (born 1971), former player in the NBA for the Utah Jazz.
- Additional references
- Elizabeth High School News
- External links
- Elizabeth High School web pages
- Data for the Elizabeth Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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