- Eastside High School (Paterson, New Jersey)
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name = Eastside High School
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established = 1926
grades = 9 - 12
district =Paterson Public Schools
type =Public high school
principal = Karen Johnson
enrollment = 3,087 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 328.0 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 9.4
nickname = Ghosts
conference =Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League
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location = 150 Park Avenue
Paterson, NJ 07501
information = 973-321-0510
website = [http://www.paterson.k12.nj.us/schools/eshs/ehs/index.html School website]Eastside High School (or EHS) is a four-year
public high school in Paterson,New Jersey ,United States , that serves the eastern section of Paterson. EHS, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of thePaterson Public Schools .Eastside High School opened on
February 1 ,1926 . The school mascot is the Ghost.The school was the 311th-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 309th 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, postedAugust 7 ,2008 . AccessedAugust 19 ,2008 .]Demographics and achievement
The school had an enrollment of 3,087 students and 328.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 9.4. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412690&ID=341269004866 Eastside High School] ,
National Center for Education Statistics . AccessedDecember 15 ,2007 .]EHS is 54%
Hispanic of various Latin American nationalities, 43%Black , 2%White . 37% of the school speaks Spanish in their homes while another 32% speaks another language that isn't English at home. There are also Limited English Proficiency students or LEPs who compose 12% of the school. Limited English Proficient students cannot speak, read, or write in English and are placed in "bilingual" classes. 45% of the students participate in the free or reduced price lunch program.The average class size is 39 students, excluding special education. The school's ratio of students to computers is 5 to 1, with the state average being 4 to 1.
On the Language Arts section of the
High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA), 51% scored proficient and 46% scored partial. On the Math section of the test, 39% scored proficient and 57% scored partial. The averageSAT score is 736 out of 1600. TheAdvanced Placement Program (AP) participation is 2%. The average attendance rate is 87%. As of the 2004-05 school year, EHS had a suspension rate of 10%. 60% of Eastside High School seniors graduated. 71% of the school graduated via the SRA process and 10% graduated through the LEP SRA process. Roughly 38% of the graduating seniors go on to four-year colleges and another 34% of the graduating seniors go on to two year colleges.The student to faculty ratio is 9 to 1. The faculty gets paid $46,500 a year while the state average is $52,563. The administrators get paid $105,000 as the state average is $102,755.
Since the school is in a “special needs” or one of the
Abbott District s, the district receives almost 85% of its budget from the state. The total cost per pupil in the school district is $14,280.Athletics
The Eastside High School Ghosts compete in the
Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League , made up of high schools located in Bergen County and Passaic County,New Jersey . The NNJIL is separated into three divisions, according to the classification they are given from theNew Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association .The 2008 boys basketball team won the North I, Group IV state sectional championship defeating
East Orange Campus High School by a score of 83-71 in the tournament final. [ [http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=260152&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20IV 2008 Boys Basketball - North I, Group IV] ,NJSIAA . AccessedMarch 10 ,2008 .] The win was the team's first sectional title since 1992. [Mills, Ed. [http://www.northjersey.com/hssports/boysbasketball/Eastside_standing_tall_today.html "Eastside standing tall today"] , "The Record (New Jersey) ",March 4 ,2008 . AccessedMarch 10 ,2008 . "Eastside, which won its last sectional title in 1992, raced out to a 24-8 lead, and it looked like the Ghosts might have an easy night of it."]Popular culture
Paterson Eastside High is famous for its renaissance in the mid-1980s under the leadership of then-principal Joe Clark. The school and Joe were the subject of the 1989 film "Lean on Me", starring
Morgan Freeman .Notable alumni
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Corwin Belfield (1992-1996) All-State Baseball and Track Star. Named to the Passaic County All-Century Baseball team. Corwin set the school record for stolen bases going 70 for 71 in his career, also set the school record for hits in a season with 50 in 1996
* Johnny Briggs (born 1944), major league baseball player with Phillies, Brewers, and Twins. [Costello, Brian. [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk1NiZmZ2JlbDdmN3ZxZWVFRXl5NjQwMjM2MSZ5cmlyeTdmNzE3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTM= "No. 9, Johnny Briggs"] , "Herald News ",July 13 ,2003 . AccessedNovember 28 ,2007 .]
*Essence Carson - 7th draft pick in the 2008 WNBA draft. Played college basketball at Rutgers University. [White, Nicola M. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-93975019.html "Paterson senior shines in many pursuits"] , "The Record (Bergen County) ",April 29 ,2004 . AccessedAugust 1 ,2008 .]
*Christos Cotsakos , (born 1948), former CEO ofE*TRADE . [ [http://ww2.wpunj.edu/adminsrv/pub-info/Cotsakos.htm "Trading on a great education wp's richard reiss has a conversation with E*TRADE ceo christos cotsakos"] , "WP: The Magazine of William Paterson University", Fall/Winter 1999. AccessedDecember 6 ,2007 . "Born and raised in Paterson, New Jersey, Cotsakos was a 1965 graduate of Eastside High School. He will tell you -- 'barely.'"]
*Larry Doby (1923-2003), Hall of Fame baseball player. [Stapleton, Art. [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk1NzMmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTYzOTUwNTYmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk5 "He was just Mr. Doby"] , "The Record (Bergen County) ",June 24 ,2003 . AccessedMay 31 ,2007 . "On Monday morning, Bradley stood on the corner outside the Trinity United Presbyterian Church and reminisced with friend Vince Fiasconaro, both of whom were varsity teammates of Doby's at Eastside High School."]
*Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997), beat poet. [ [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=70189432 Contributions to Periodicals by Allen Ginsburg] ,Questia . AccessedMay 31 ,2007 .]
*Gary Jennings (1928-1999), author of historical novels
*Bernard Kerik (born 1955), formerNew York City Police Commissioner . [ [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkzJmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2NjIxNDE4JnlyaXJ5N2Y3MTdmN3ZxZWVFRXl5Mg= "N.J. native to lead Homeland Security"] , "The Record (Bergen County) ",December 3 ,2004 . AccessedDecember 21 ,2007 . "Kerik, 49, was born in Newark and grew up in Paterson, where he attended Eastside High School."]
* Ken Parker, NFL cornerback for theNew York Giants
*Darren Porter (2001-2005), rushed for over 5,000 yards in a single season.
*Rory Sparrow (born 1958), NBA basketball player [Fox Ron. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22457162.html "STUDY HALL ON EASTSIDE INDUCTEES"] , "The Record (Bergen County) ",April 26 ,1999 . AccessedAugust 26 ,2008 .]
*Joseph Weber (1919-2000), physicist, developer of the laser and the gravitational wave detector.Fact|date=August 2008References
External links
* [http://www.paterson.k12.nj.us/schools/eshs/ehs/index.html Eastside High School]
* [http://www.paterson.k12.nj.us/ Paterson School District]
*NJReportCard|31|4010|040|Eastside High School
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412690 Data for the Paterson Public Schools] ,National Center for Education Statistics
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