Paterson P-TECH High School
| Panther Academy | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°53′37″N 74°09′12″W / 40.89374°N 74.15341°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Paterson Public Schools |
| NCES School ID | 3412690[2] |
| Principal | Charla Holder[1] |
| Faculty | 21.0 FTEs[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 226 (as of 2017-18)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10.8:1[2] |
| Website | School website |
The Panther Academy (formally the Academy of Earth & Space Science) is a four-year public high school in Paterson in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, operated as part of the Paterson Public Schools. It is one of a number of academy programs serving students in ninth through twelfth grades offered by the school district. The program focuses on earth science and space science as part of a partnership with Passaic County Community College and grants from NASA.
As of the 2017-18 school year, the school had an enrollment of 226 students and 21.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1. There were 138 students (61.1% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and none eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]
Awards, recognition and rankings
The school was the 303rd-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.[3]
The students of Panther Academy won second place at the 2015 state mathematics competition organized by the Association of Mathematics Teachers of New Jersey.[4]
References
- ^ Meet our staff, P-Tech @ Panther. Accessed January 25, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e School data for School Of Earth And Space Science, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 1, 2019.
- ^ Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
- ^ Malinconico, Joe. "Paterson math team comes in second in statewide competition", Paterson Press, January 15, 2016. Accessed June 20, 2016. "A team from Paterson's PANTHER Academy finished tied for second in a statewide math competition last month.The contest was conducted by the Association of Mathematics Teachers of New Jersey."
External links
- School website
- Paterson Public Schools
- School Performance Report for Panther Academy, New Jersey Department of Education
- School Data for the Paterson Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
