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Nutley High School

300 Franklin Ave, Nutley, NJ, 07110-2734 -

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Definition of Terms

Nutley High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Essex County, NJ

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1374 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

85 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 299 students

Grade 10 - 353 students

Grade 11 - 324 students

Grade 12 - 323 students

Grade Not Listed - 75 students

This School

(NJ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:16

1:13

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NJ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	9%	7%
% Hispanic	9%	15%
% Black	1%	17%
% White	80%	61%
% Unknown	1 %	2%

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

Nutley Town School District

This School's Agency

(NJ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	7	5
Number of Students Managed	4,178 students	2,429 students
District Total Revenue	$51,924,000	$39,780,000
District Expenditure	$52,993,000	$39,973,000
District Revenue / Student	$12,428	$16,377
District Expenditure / Student	$12,684	$16,457
District Graduation Rates	98%	81%

Nutley school board member invites public dialogue for paid detention plan (The Record and Herald News)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 10:38:11 pm
Nutley Board of Education member Steven Rogers is inviting the public to attend the next Policy Committee meeting to discuss his proposal that some parents pay for their children’s detention. The date and time of the meeting is yet to be determined.
Nutley Board of Education members want to fine parents for kids' detention (The Star-Ledger)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 02:17:12 am
First-of-its-kind proposal met with opposition who say discipline is part of public education
Nutley RAKES Program Works for its Senior Citizens (Observer)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 05:13:02 pm
Nutley RAKES, a program designed by the town to help seniors and the disabled clean up the leaves on their lawns, has recently entered its second year and is gearing up for this fall’s efforts.
Raiders rout Barringer, Cetrulo breaks scoring record (The Record and Herald News)
posted on November 5, 2009 at 06:33:32 am
The Nutley football team matched their early season success in style on Saturday at the Oval with a 47-0 rout of Barringer on Senior Day.
First bowl championship team feels slighted at Beaver Stadium (Centre Daily Times)
posted on October 10, 2009 at 08:04:28 am
Sam Stellatella says he and his teammates from the 1959 Penn State football team feel a little like comedian Rodney Dangerfield — they’re getting no respect.

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Nutley High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in the Township of Nutley, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Nutley Public Schools. Its colors are maroon and gray. The school is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The school is located at 300 Franklin Avenue in Nutley, NJ 07110. All students pursue an appropriate academic program to prepare for post-secondary education or for employment.
As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,369 students and 88.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 15:5.
The school was the 141st-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 129th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state. Nutley High School had only dropped 12 ranks over those two years.
According to the "Sino Monthly New Jersey" for SAT scores, Nutley High School is ranked #150 out of all the public schools in New Jersey with a 1486 new SAT average. That still is, however, below the state public school average of 1489.
Graduation requirements
Students must pass the New Jersey High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) and earn a minimum of 120 credits in English, mathematics, science, social studies, world languages, physical/health education, visual/performing/practical arts, computer applications, and electives.
Athletics
The Nutley High School Raiders participate in the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League.
The baseball team won the 2001 North II, Group III sectionals, defeating Cranford High School 5-3 in the final. The 2004 team won the North I, Group III title, edging Paramus High School 4-3.
Administration
Core members of the high school's administration are:
Gregory Catrambone, Principal
Joseph Affinito, Vice Principal
Michael Fetherman, Vice Principal
Anne Starace, Vice Principal
Nutley High School on TRL
In 2004, Nutley High School's football team and other student organizations were featured on MTV's Total Request Live, when high school student Corey Smith directed the short 3-minute film Making the Grade, starring Hugh Jackman as a high school math teacher.[1]
Notable alumni
Robert Blake (born 1933),(Class of 1951) actor.
Ron Fraser (born 1936), "Wizard of College Baseball", Baseball coach at University of Miami.
Al Haig (1924-1982), jazz pianist, best known as one of the pioneers of bebop.
Carlo Jackie Paris (1926-2004), jazz singer and guitarist.Burnap, Campbell. "Obituary: Jackie Paris", The Independent, June 25, 2004. Accessed May 3, 2007. "Jackie Paris was born in Nutley, New Jersey, to an Italian family rather more interested in professional boxing than music. He graduated from the local high school two years ahead of the pianist Al Haig, but had already taken his first showbiz steps, as a juvenile song-and-dance act in vaudeville."
Frank Lautenberg (born 1924), current senior U.S. Senator from New Jersey. U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg. Accessed November 21, 2007.
Frederick Scalera (born 1958), represents the 36th legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly. Assemblyman Frederick Scalera, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed October 2, 2007.
Martha Stewart (born 1941, then Martha Helen Kostyra),(Class of 1959) business magnate, author, editor and homemaking advocate.Curran, John. "In her New Jersey hometown, Martha Stewart's downfall stings", The San Diego Union-Tribune, March 14, 2004. Accessed October 22, 2007. "A straight-A student, she belonged to almost every club there was at Nutley High School."
External links
Nutley High School web page
Nutley Public Schools
Data for the Nutley Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics

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