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Verona High School

151 Fairview Ave, Verona, NJ, 07044-1320 -

tel: (973)239-3300
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Definition of Terms

Verona High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Essex County, NJ

Students & Faculty

Total Students

597 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

44 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 139 students

Grade 10 - 158 students

Grade 11 - 154 students

Grade 12 - 146 students

This School

(NJ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:14

1:14

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NJ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	5%	7%
% Hispanic	5%	19%
% Black	4%	18%
% White	86%	56%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NJ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

25%

% 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

Verona Boro School District

This School's Agency

(NJ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	6	2
Number of Students Managed	2,047 students	1,083 students
District Total Revenue	$26,752,000	$17,415,000
District Expenditure	$25,897,000	$17,790,000
District Revenue / Student	$13,069	$34,323
District Expenditure / Student	$12,651	$17,538
District Graduation Rates	99%	100%

Verona High School is the only public high school of the Verona Public Schools in Verona, in Essex County, New Jersey.
The school mascot is the Verona Hillbilly, which was originally pictured with a bottle of whiskey and a shotgun, but was revised to be with a dog and a fishing pole, due to concerns of underage drinking, and school shootings.
Verona High School's 2006 Mock Trial team also advanced to County Semifinals, for the first time in four years.
Awards and recognition: Verona High School won the prestigious New Jersey Star School Award for the 1995-1996 school year. The school also won the New Jersey Best Practice Award in the 1995-1996 school year for Citizenship / Tolerance in recognition of its program in Prejudice Reduction. In the 1997-1998 school year, it received the Best Practice Award for Citizenship & Character Education in recognition of Teaching Responsibility Through Involvement.
Verona High School was the 47th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2006 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools.
Athletics: The Verona High School Hillbillies compete in the Colonial Hills Conference which is comprised of eighteen public and parochial high schools covering Essex County, Morris County and Somerset County in west central New Jersey, under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).
In 2005, the Verona High School athletic teams excelled in various sports. Most notably, the football team reached the state championship at Giants Stadium where they competed against Hoboken High School and lost 21-6. Also, The Girls Track Team won the North II, Group I, and the Group I Championship. The Girls Softball team won the North II, Group I title for the first time ever, and along with the baseball team, won the Conference title.
Notable alumni: Anthony Fasano, Tight end, drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft after playing at the University of Notre Dame.
Jay Mohr, comedian and actor.
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About This Zip Code (07044)

School Zip (07044)

(NJ) State Average

Population (Approximate)

13,948 people

8,215,963 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

54%

35%

Population Average Age

42 years old

36 years old

Average Household size

2.4 persons

2.6 persons

Median Household Income

$74,284

$55,509

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

6.4 rooms

5.6 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

57 years old

47 years old

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Zipcode (07044)

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% Owning / % Renting

78% / 22%

62% / 38%

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