Plainfield Academy for the Arts and Advanced Studies
| Plainfield Academy for the Arts and Advanced Studies | |
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| Location | |
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United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°35′52″N 74°27′15″W / 40.597802°N 74.454097°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Magnet public high school |
| Established | 2009 |
| School district | Plainfield Public School District |
| Principal | Angela Bento[1] |
| Faculty | 38.0 FTEs[2] |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Enrollment | 399 (as of 2015-16)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10.5:1[2] |
| Website | School website |
Plainfield Academy for the Arts and Advanced Studies (PAAAS) is a magnet six-year public middle school / high school specializing in visual and performing arts that serves students in seventh through twelfth grades from Plainfield, in Union County, New Jersey, United States. The school is part of the Plainfield Public School District, one of New Jersey's 31 former Abbott districts.[3] Opened in September 2009, the school requires that students are residents of the city who have been enrolled in the district for a minimum of a year.[4]
As of the 2017-2018 school year, the school had an enrollment of 412 students and 38.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 15:1. There were 218 students (54.6% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 41 (10.3% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2] May 1, 2019– Plainfield Academy for the Arts and Advanced Studies (PAAAS) was ranked among the best high schools in the United States, according to an announcement released by U.S. News and World Report. PAAAS ranked 147 among New Jersey’s 551 Secondary Schools and ranked within the top 40% in the nation.
Students and alumni
- Teenage jazz-and-gospel vocalist Alexis Morrast, as a high-school student at the Plainfield Academy for the Arts and Advanced Studies, won first place in vocals in 2017 at Showtime at the Apollo. The New Jersey Jazz Society has compared her to a "young Ella Fitzgerald."[5][6]
References
- ^ Staff Roster, Plainfield Academy for the Arts and Advanced Studies. Accessed November 18, 2015.
- ^ a b c d School data for Plainfield Academy for the Arts & Advanced Studies, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 12, 2018.
- ^ Abbott School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Access June 1, 2016.
- ^ Bichao, Sergio. "Plainfield graduation plan stokes fears", Asbury Park Press, February 12, 2014. Accessed March 29, 2015. "The Plainfield Academy for the Arts and Advanced Studies opened in 2009 as a new kind of public school in an effort to combat the "flight" of families who did not want their children attending the city's middle and high schools.To get in, students must live in the city, have attended a Plainfield public school at least one year before applying, and interview and audition for admission."
- ^ https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/union-county/2017/02/04/plainfield-10th-grader-wins-showtime-apollo/97486004/ Alexis Morrast
- ^ "Talented Plainfield teen helps Jersey Jazz Society celebrate 45th anniversary".
External links
- Plainfield Academy for the Arts and Advanced Studies
- Plainfield Public School District
- School Performance Reports for the Plainfield Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education
- School Data for the Plainfield Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- [1] Plainfield school principal claims she's paid less because she's a white female
