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Roselle Park High School

185 W Webster Ave, Roselle Park, NJ, 07204-1617 -

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Definition of Terms

Roselle Park High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 8 - 12

County

Union County, NJ

Students & Faculty

Total Students

845 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

61 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 8 - 169 students

Grade 9 - 146 students

Grade 10 - 174 students

Grade 11 - 185 students

Grade 12 - 150 students

Grade Not Listed - 21 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	11%	7%
% Hispanic	31%	15%
% Black	3%	17%
% White	56%	61%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NJ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

16%

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

Roselle Park Boro School District

This School's Agency

(NJ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	5	5
Number of Students Managed	2,043 students	2,429 students
District Total Revenue	$26,742,000	$39,780,000
District Expenditure	$34,671,000	$39,973,000
District Revenue / Student	$13,090	$16,377
District Expenditure / Student	$16,971	$16,457
District Graduation Rates	95%	81%

Program advises girls on the signs of dating abuse (The Record and Herald News)
posted on October 13, 2009 at 06:53:37 am
About 20 percent of the junior and senior girls surveyed at two Union County high schools said they had been abused in a relationship. And more than 50 percent of the girls reported that they know someone who is a victim of dating abuse.
Residents who are eligible can get flu shots (Independent Press)
posted on October 7, 2009 at 03:13:34 pm
The Westfield Regional Health Department will inoculate members of the public against seasonal flu in the coming weeks. The program is open only to residents of Fanwood, Garwood, Mountainside, New Providence, Roselle Park, Springfield, Summit and Westfield. Proof of residency may be required.
Metuchen girls tennis cruising in GMC Blue (Woodbridge Sentinel)
posted on October 7, 2009 at 02:46:44 am
Fresh off sending three of its players into the quarterfinals at the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament, the Metuchen High School girls tennis team will look to stay in contention for a GMC Blue Division crown. The team is currently 5-1 in divisional play.
Metuchen girls tennis cruising in GMC Blue (Edison-Metuchen Sentinel)
posted on October 7, 2009 at 01:51:55 am
Fresh off sending three of its players into the quarterfinals at the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament, the Metuchen High School girls tennis team will look to stay in contention for a GMC Blue Division crown. The team is currently 5-1 in divisional play.
MANVILLE: Trophy ends two-year drought for girls (The Manville News)
posted on August 25, 2009 at 04:17:34 pm
The Manville Girls U14 softball team took home a third place trophy at the Roselle Park End of Summer Tournament held July 30-Aug. 2 at the Roselle Park High School.

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Roselle Park High School, established in 1963, is a four-year public high school located in Roselle Park, in Union County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Roselle Park School District. Starting as of 2007, Roselle Park High School servers grades 9-12.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 845 students and 61.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 13.7.
The current location is the fourth home for the high school. The high school was originally located at the site of today's Robert Gordon Elementary School. The school moved to a second building, now demolished, on Locust Street. The third incarnation of the high school was located in what is now the current Roselle Park Middle School. In 1993, a new wing was constructed, adding three additional classrooms.
The school was the 145th-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 156th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
Sarah Costa - Principal
Frances Kenny - Vice Principal of Academics
John Wagner - Vice Principal of Athletics
Notable alumni
Rick Barry (born 1944), professional basketball player.
Keith Loneker (born 1971), former NFL player, actor.
Alan Pasqua (born 1952), pianist, composer and jazz musician.
External links
Roselle Park High School website
Data for the Roselle Park School District, National Center for Education Statistics
Roselle Park High School bio on greatschools.net

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