Perth Amboy High School

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name = Perth Amboy High School

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established = 1881
grades = 9 - 12
district = Perth Amboy Public Schools
type = Public high school
principal = Rozalia Czaban
viceprincipal = Ronald Anderson
Joesph Ferreira
Christopher Garrick
Frank Muniz
enrollment = 2,123 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 145.0 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 14.6
nickname = Panthers
conference = Greater Middlesex Conference
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location = 300 Eagle Avenue
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
information = 732-376-6030
website = [http://www.perthamboy.k12.nj.us/hs/home.html School website]

Perth Amboy High School (or PAHS) is a four-year public high school in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States. PAHS, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Perth Amboy Public Schools.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,123 students and 145.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 14.6. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412930&ID=341293003530 Perth Amboy High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed August 13, 2008.]

The current Perth Amboy High School was built in 1971, to replace an earlier building that opened in 1881. Today more than 2,030 students currently attend the school, which was originally built to accommodate 1,600 students, resulting in overcrowding. Perth Amboy High School is the only public high school in Perth Amboy other than Middlesex County Vocational High School. The school mascot is the panther.

Since the school is a “special needs” or Abbott District, it receives almost 80% of the money from the state. The total cost per pupil in the school district is $14,075. The student to faculty ratio is 12 to 1. The faculty gets paid $46,350 a year while the state average is $52,563. The administrators get paid $103,562 as the state average is $102,755.Fact|date=August 2008

The school was the 270th-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 274th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state. [ [http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/highschoolrankings/top-new-jersey-high-schools-by-rank.html "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank"] , "New Jersey Monthly", September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.]

Demographics

PAHS is 87% Hispanic, 7.5% Black, 4% White, and 1.5% Asian. [ [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412930&ID=341293003530 National Center for Education Statistics data for Perth Amboy High School] , accessed June 7, 2006] In addition, most of the students belong to working class families. 68% of the students participate in the free or reduced price lunch program. 71% of the school speaks Spanish in their homes while another 1% speaks another language that isn't English at home, mainly Portuguese, Polish, Vietnamese, or Cantonese. There are also Limited English Proficient (LEP) students, who compose 15% of the school. Limited English Proficient students cannot speak, read, or write in English and are placed in "bilingual" classes.

The average class size is 22 students, excluding special education. The school's ratio of computers to students is 12 to 1 meanwhile the state average is 4 to 1. The school day is longer than the state average. The instructional time is 7 hours whereas the state average is 5 hours and 52 minutes.

tudent performance

On the Language Arts section of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA), 58% scored proficient and 39% scored partial. On the Math section of the test, 45% scored proficient and 48% scored partial. The average SAT score is 849 out of 1600. However, these results are offset by the high number of bilingual students resulting in lower than average test scores in the school itself. The Advanced Placement Program (AP) participation is 11%. The average attendance rate is 90%. As of the 2004-05 school year, PAHS had a suspension rate of 44%. 91% of PAHS seniors graduated. 33% of the school graduated via the SRA process and 12% graduated through the Limited English Proficiency SRA process. Roughly 54% of the graduating seniors go on to two-year colleges, particularly Middlesex County College. However, another 29% of the graduating seniors go on to four year colleges.

Extracurricular activities

Extracurricular activities include Gear Up and School Based Youth Services Program. Gear Up is sponsored by Kean University and the Perth Amboy Board of Education. The School Based Youth Services Program is designed to concern the social issues and health needs of students, and is sponsored by the Jewish Renaissance Foundation and the Perth Amboy Board of Education.

Athletics

The Perth Amboy High School Panthers compete in the Greater Middlesex Conference, which includes public and private high schools located in the greater Middlesex County area. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.

Feeder patterns

All Perth Amboy Public Schools elementary and middle schools feed into PAHS.

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://www.paps.net/hs/contacts.html Telephone / Email Directory] , Perth Amboy High School. Accessed August 13, 2008.]
*Rozalia Czaban, Principal
*Ronald Anderson, Vice-Principal
*Joesph Ferreira, Vice-Principal
*Christopher Garrick, Vice-Principal
*Frank Muniz, Vice-Principal

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of Perth Amboy High School include:
* Vida Guerra (born 1974), model.Fact|date=August 2008
* Chad Kinch (1958-1994), professional basketball player. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A01E1DA173EF93BA35757C0A962958260 Chad Kinch, 35, Ex-Basketball Star] , "The New York Times". Published April 8, 1994.]
* Brian Taylor (Born 1951), former NBA basketball player. [http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=0EFD502D5C99C190&p_docnum=2&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=J4BH4EDFMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "THE ULTIMATE NEW JERSEY HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK: T-Z AND ALSO..."] , "The Star-Ledger", June 27, 1999. Accessed August 4, 2007.]
* Bruce Taylor (1948), former cornerback who played for the San Francisco 49ers.

References

External links

* [http://www.perthamboy.k12.nj.us/hs/home.html Perth Amboy High School]
* [http://www.perthamboy.k12.nj.us/ Perth Amboy Public Schools]
*NJReportCard|23|4090|0|Perth Amboy Public Schools
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412930 Data for the Perth Amboy Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.AmboyHigh.com Perth Amboy High School Alumni Web Site]