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Leonia High School

100 Christie Hgts St, Leonia, NJ, 07605-1525 -

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Definition of Terms

Leonia High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Bergen County, NJ

Students & Faculty

Total Students

630 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

67 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 130 students

Grade 10 - 164 students

Grade 11 - 148 students

Grade 12 - 149 students

Grade Not Listed - 39 students

This School

(NJ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:9

1:13

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NJ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	31%	7%
% Hispanic	20%	15%
% Black	6%	17%
% White	43%	61%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NJ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

16%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(NJ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Leonia Boro School District

This School's Agency

(NJ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	3	5
Number of Students Managed	1,766 students	2,429 students
District Total Revenue	$25,173,000	$39,780,000
District Expenditure	$29,373,000	$39,973,000
District Revenue / Student	$14,254	$16,377
District Expenditure / Student	$16,633	$16,457
District Graduation Rates	98%	81%

Director and star give birth to an intimate new 'Ragtime' (The Record and Herald News)
posted on November 1, 2009 at 11:08:47 pm
Director Marcia Milgrom Dodge and actress Christiane Noll talk about the new production of "Ragtime," opening on Braodway Nov. 15.
'Ragtime' revival linked to motherhood (The Record and Herald News)
posted on November 1, 2009 at 10:22:58 pm
If the revival of "Ragtime" is a hit, the producers can thank motherhood. "When you're a parent, the whole world changes," said director Marcia Milgrom Dodge, getting her first shot at Broadway in her 30-year career. ("I feel like I should get a gold watch.")
Flag from capital raised over Borough Hall (The Record and Herald News)
posted on October 9, 2009 at 08:11:27 pm
Leonia high school student Darius Levine donated an American flag to the Borough that was flown at the captiol building in Washington, D.C.
Many voices join for peace (The Record and Herald News)
posted on October 8, 2009 at 12:17:58 pm
Various representatives of cultural, religious and social groups gathered on the lawn of the Leonia United Methodist Church (UMC) on Broad Avenue for the annual International Day of Peace Sept. 20.
Assuming the responsibilities (The Record and Herald News)
posted on October 2, 2009 at 07:40:39 pm
A police officer’s shift can be thankless work, despite the potential danger.

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Leonia High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grade from the Borough of Leonia in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Leonia Public Schools. Students from Edgewater attend the school as part of a sending receiving relationship with the Edgewater Public Schools.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 630 students and 67.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 9.3.
Students are offered a varied program of studies to meet individual needs and goals. The high school experience includes a demanding curriculum and the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of extra and co-curricular activities. The recent $6 million expansion of the school has state-of-the-art science laboratories, a digital TV-Media Workshop, a spacious music room, and new classrooms. The school has nine periods per day with no study halls.
The Leonia High School Academy for Pharmacy, Medicine and Technology was started in 2002. The academy strives to prepare students for careers in the medical field.
Awards and recognition
The school was the 51st-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 67th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.
Athletics
The Leonia High School Lions participate in the Bergen County Scholastic League (BCSL) Olympic athletic conference.
In 2008, the boys tennis team won the North I, Group I state sectional championship with a 3-2 win in the tournament final over New Milford High School.
The 2008 girls tennis team won the North I, Group I state sectional title with a 3-2 win over Cresskill High School. The team defeated Point Pleasant Beach High School 3½-1½ of the semifinals of the Group I state tournament, but fell in the finals to New Providence High School by a score of 3-2.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:
Edward Bertolini - Principal
Ellen Hausner - Vice Principal
Notable alumni
Toomas Hendrik Ilves (born 1953), class of 1972, President of Estonia (Eesti Vabariigi president).
Bob Klapisch, sportswriter.
David Mansfield (born 1956), rock musician.
Christiane Noll, singer and actress known for her work in musicals and on the concert stage.
Ivory Sully (born 1957), former NFL cornerback who played for nine seasons, mostly with the Los Angeles Rams
External links
Leonia High School
Leonia Public Schools
Data for the Leonia Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics

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