Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts
| Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts | |
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| Location | |
| 413 12th Avenue Paterson, NJ 07514 |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Paterson Public Schools |
| Principal | Sharon C. Smith |
| Faculty | 30 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Enrollment | 226 (as of 2009-10)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 7.53[1] |
| Website | School website |
The Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts is a four-year public high school in Paterson, New Jersey, United States, operated as part of the Paterson Public Schools. In 1986, Rosa Parks honored the school family at the opening ceremony by cutting the ribbon. To date, this is the only high school in the United States named after her.
The school provides training in each of eight art majors: Commercial Art, Fine Art, Dance, Drama, Vocal, Instrumental, Piano, and Communication Arts (Formally known as Creative Writing). Paterson residents in eighth grade can apply for admission to Rosa Parks School, with acceptance based on a competitive audition process and submission of an art or writing portfolio.[2]
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 226 students and 30 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.53.[1]
The school was the 123rd-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 137th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[3] The school was ranked 127th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[4] Schooldigger.com ranked the school 284th out of 367 public high schools statewide in its 2010 rankings (a decrease of 106 positions from the 2009 rank) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the language arts literacy and mathematics components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[5]
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[edit] Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:[6]
- Sharon C. Smith - Principal
- Peter D. Affinito - Director of Guidance
[edit] Notable alumni
- Essence Carson (born 1986), plays for the New York Liberty.[7]
- T. J. Hill (born 1980), plays for the Edmonton Eskimos.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Data for Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 30, 2011.
- ^ About Rosa L. Parks School!, Rosa L. Parks School of Fine & Performing Arts. Accessed August 1, 2008.
- ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed December 30, 2011.
- ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
- ^ New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2009-2010, Schooldigger.com. Accessed December 30, 2011.
- ^ Administration, Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts. Accessed August 22, 2008.
- ^ Ogle, Mike. "For Carson and Liberty, Excitement Is Mutual", The New York Times, April 22, 2008. Accessed December 30, 2011. "Carson attended high school at the Rosa Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts but competed athletically at Eastside, where she was also an all-state volleyball player and a state champion in the 400 meters."
- ^ Staff. "Als linebacker T.J. Hill makes sweet music on the fieldIt isn't always the athlete or the leading man who gets the girl. Sometimes that honour goes to the saxophone player in the high school jazz band.", Montreal Gazette, August 11, 2008. Accessed December 30, 2011. "Education, athletics and music proved to be his outlets at Rosa Parks School, a performing arts institution. He was named the school's top student for the 1997-98 academic year. Although Hill wasn't physically big, he played basketball, baseball and football in school, and was the captain of each team. He also played saxophone for eight years."
[edit] External links
- School website
- Paterson Public Schools
- Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Paterson Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 40°55′11″N 74°08′47″W / 40.919814°N 74.146437°W
